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Fran Ciupryk was a very active member of the MAWA committee continuously from 1984-1998. During that time she had a number of roles including Vice President, conference convenor, a member of the PD planning committee and joint coordinator for the annual MAD – the Mathematics Activity Day. From 1987-89 Fran was the MAWA Councillor on AAMT and was the Vice President of AAMT for eight years from 1990-97.

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Collette Tayler graduated as a teacher in 1969 with a Teacher’s Certificate (Primary) from Kelvin Grove Teachers College, Brisbane. During her teaching career she gained further qualifications including a Diploma of Teaching at Mount Lawley College of Advanced Education,  and a Bachelor of Education at Edith Cowan University. She completed a PhD in Education in 1987 at UWA.

Professor Emeritus Collette Tayler held the Chair in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) at the University of Melbourne, for ten years. After graduating as a teacher, Collette worked in different parts of Australia and overseas, consistently focusing on effective teaching, and young children’s learning and development.

Professor Tayler passed away on Friday 1 December 2017, surrounded by family.