Kate Powe

(1st year Arts)
Merricks, Victoria
The Patrick Moore Scholarship

The Patrick Moore Scholarship is for an academically able student of good character and with a strong record in extra-curricular activities – including sport in general and preferably rowing in particular – who would otherwise be unable to come into residence.

This demanding list of attributes is seemingly tailor-made for its first recipient, Kate  Powe, who comes from Merricks, on the Mornington Peninsula. ‘I wanted to come to Trinity because I’d heard about its wonderful atmosphere and sense of community and tradition. In addition, the College presents you with so many  opportunities, not only to pursue your strengths, but also to try new things,’  Kate says.

And Kate has plenty of strengths. The recipient of Gold, Silver and Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards, she competed in inter-school skiing, equestrian and rowing events, and was selected for the Victorian Institute of Sport Development Program in Rowing. However, she relinquished her involvement with rowing in 2007 to spend a year as an au pair in Cannes, France. She also enjoys dance, pentathlon and travel.

Kate is majoring in French and Psychology and hopes eventually to work in the areas of clinical or neuropsychology. But for now she is revelling in College life. ‘I love the enthusiasm of everyone in the College and how they get involved with everything. It’s gone far beyond my expectations – I love it here,’ she says.