2023 Bell Ringer Announced

16 November 2023

The Tuckwell Scholarship is pleased to announce that Chi Chi Zhao (2023 Tuckwell Scholar) from Hope Valley, SA has been elected by her peers to the position of Bell Ringer.

The role is awarded to a Tuckwell Scholar from the most recent cohort who has consistently demonstrated the Tuckwell attributes and who best represents what it means to be a Tuckwell Scholar. The position title stems from the Tuckwell handbell used in the 'ringing in' ceremony at the annual Commencement Dinner. As this year’s Bell Ringer, Chi Chi will play a lead role in the 2024 Commencement Weekend festivities.

Chi Chi is currently studying a Bachelor of Philosophy (Science) at ANU. In her first year at with the Tuckwell Scholarship Program, Chi Chi has already represented Australia as one of three students to attend the 2023 International Summer Science Institute (ISSI), at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, taken acting roles with the National University Theatre Society, and took the position of content writer and sub-editor for Woroni, an ANU student newspaper.

In accepting the position of Bell Ringer, Chi Chi joins an impressive list of Scholars who have also held the role:

2014 Matthew Jacob

2015 Mary Parker

2016 Max Moffat

2017 Sahibjeet Bains

2018 Ryan Mannes

2019 Ellie George

2020 Isaac Martin

2021 Mariane Johnstone