Hank Nelson.
Papua New Guinea scholar the late Professor Hank Nelson has been honoured through a new endowment established by the ANU Pacific Institute. The Hank Nelson Memorial Endowment will support an annual, international award for the best higher degree research thesis on Papua New Guinea (PNG) history, politics and society and pays tribute to the renowned history professor who died in February. Michael Cookson, Executive Officer of the ANU Pacific Institute, said the endowment celebrates Professor Nelson's pioneering and enduring contribution to the study of PNG history, politics and society. "Hank was a man of great intellect, generosity and humility," Cookson said. "Hank arrived in PNG in 1966 to teach at the Administrative College, moving in 1968 to become a lecturer in history at the newly established University of Papua New Guinea. In 1973, he took up a research position in Pacific history at ANU, where he remained for the rest of his life. "Throughout his career, Hank worked through his teaching, writing and commentary to promote a better understanding and knowledge of PNG and its peoples.
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