October 2020
Professor Rosie Young 楊紫芝 is very special to HKU. She is a graduate of MBBS and MD, the first female Dean of Medicine and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Emeritus Professor and currently the Chairperson of HKU Foundation. She is a world-renowned educator and one of the foremost global authorities on endocrinology.
To celebrate her 90th birthday, $1.08M was raised to establish the “Rosie Young 90 Medal for Outstanding Young Woman Scholar” to honour her immense achievements and contributions to the University. The Medal aims to recognise and encourage talented young female academics to follow in her illustrious footsteps for many, many years to come.
2021 awardees:
Dr Cora Sau-Wai Chan Associate Professor Faculty of Law
Dr Pamela Pui-Wah Lee Clinical Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine
2022 awardees:
Dr Chao Ren Associate Professor Faculty of Architecture
Dr Anya Adair Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts
Dr Pauline Pui-Ning Yeung Clinical Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine
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