Hastings

Anne Hastings received a BH Neumann Award at a function at the Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney, on Saturday 23 June 2007.

Peter Taylor and Anne Hastings after the presentation.

Anne with from left sons Gary and Bradley, husband John, mother Patricia Miller, AMC Problems Committee Chairman Warren Atkins and brother Tony Miller with partner Kate Coyne.

Citation

Anne was born at Narrabri NSW and educated at a boarding school in Lochinvar NSW.

She started Medicine at the University of New South Wales, but after a year switched to Mathematics. At the same time John Hastings switched from Engineering to Mathematics, they met and later married.

In the late 1970s Anne and John both started teaching in various schools, mainly in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.

In the 1990s Anne worked in the NSW Board of Studies and worked particularly on a new syllabus for Years 9 and 10, particularly ensuring there was a significant assessment collection to match.

In the 1990s Anne also gave significant service to the Mathematical Association of New South Wales (MANSW), convening several annual conferences, managing the secondary program and serving a 2-year term as President, later being made a Life Member.

Anne also has given significant service to the Australian Mathematics Trust, having served the Australian Mathematics Competition Problems Committee and being a moderator for a period of about 15 years (continuing). During this time she has composed many of the problems, particularly in the discriminatory middle parts of the secondary papers.

Anne is currently Deputy Principal at Kambala School, in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.

Peter Taylor

Saturday 23 June 2007