Address by Dr Rufus Black at the Service for the Commemoration of Founders and Benefactors on 30 August 2009.

The annual Service for the Commemoration of Founders & Benefactors celebrates the Ormond tradition of giving to sustain each generation of Ormondians: past, present and future.

Donors, recipients, staff and students gathered in the College Chapel where the Master Dr Rufus Black began his address with these words:

'Tonight I want to make what might seem to be a surprising connection between a man who began life as a stable hand in the colony of Victoria and today's President of the United States - a link between Francis Ormond and Barak Obama. What connects them is a vision of citizenship as a task that is indissolubly ethical and intellectual...'.

To hear the Master's complete address, please press the play button below. You may also download the address here.