The Robert Allen Simpson Memorial Fund

The Robert Allen Simpson Memorial Fund was established through the generosity of the family of the late Robert Allen Simpson. Mr Simpson was a founding member of the Council from the inception of Flinders University in 1966 until June 1980.

For most of that significant period in the formative years of the University, Mr Simpson was a member of the Finance and Building Committee. Prior to that, he was Chairman of the Finance and Buildings Committee of the University of Adelaide from 1960 –- 1965 during which time initial planning for the establishment of Flinders University was undertaken. Mr Simpson's expertise in the business world was of great benefit to University in the roles in which he served during its first 14 years. In a national context, Mr Simpson had been a member of the Australian Universities Commission from 1965 - 1975.

In 1980 Flinders University conferred on Mr Simpson an honorary degree, Doctor of Science honoris causa, in recognition of his contribution to university education in Australia, and in particular for his service to Flinders.

After Mr Simpson's death in 1996, his family gave a generous endowment which enabled the establishment of the RA Simpson Memorial Fund which has provided the University with the funds to award International Scholarships, Rural Scholarships and the Science in the New Century Scholarship.