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FORMER OSCA AND FOUNDATION PRESIDENT RECEIVES OSCA ’ S HIGHEST AWARD
OSCA HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP TO DOUG LORDING (’ 64 ) AND MERIT AWARDS TO FIVE CLUB STALWARTS
The presentation of OSCA Honorary Life Membership to Associate Professor Doug Lording AM (’ 64 ) was a major highlight of the OSCA President ’ s Dinner , held in the Cardinal Pavilion ’ s Boykett Room on the evening of 15 November 2023 .
Along with Doug ’ s award , four OSCA club members and a long-serving Victorian Scottish Heritage Cultural Foundation volunteer received OSCA Merit Awards during the dinner , in recognition of their devoted service .
DOUG LORDING attended Scotch from 1960 to 1964 as a member of Morrison House , of which he was 1964 Vice Captain . He played in the premiership 1964 1st XI , and was a member of the 1962 and 1963 1st Basketball teams , and Vice Captain of the 1964 1st Basketball team . Doug was a 1964 Probationer and a CUO in the Cadets .
He passed Matriculation in 1963 and was awarded a Commonwealth Government Scholarship . In 1964 Doug sat for further Matriculation subjects , gaining first class Honours in Pure Mathematics and Chemistry , and second class Honours in Calculus and Applied Mathematics , and in Social Studies .
Doug was an early member of the Old Scotch Basketball Club , and became Captain . He was also Captain and President of the
Old Scotch Collegians ’ Cricket Club , including two successive grand final appearances and a premiership . He played cricket until 1990 and was named in the club ’ s team of the first 50 years .
On 28 November 1991 Doug joined the Old Scotch Collegians ’ Association Council . He was its Junior Vice President and Vice President between 1995 and 1997 . After leaving the Council in 1997 he rejoined in 2013 and subsequently was President from 2016 to 2017 , leaving the OSCA Council on 21 November 2018 .
From 2014 to 2023 Doug was a member of the Scotch College Foundation board , of which he was President from 2017 to 2023 . On 1 November 2015 Doug became a member of the School Council , on which he served until 31 October 2021 . He is one of just 14 Old Boys known to have served in the governance of OSCA , the Foundation and the School Council .
Doug married Dr Elizabeth ( Liz ) Anne McDonald AM in 1976 at the Monash University Chapel . Their sons Tim Lording (’ 95 ) and James Lording (’ 98 ) attended Scotch . Doug ’ s daughters are Prudence Lording , who married Brendon Herron (’ 96 ), and Penelope Lording .
Doug ’ s grandsons attending Scotch are Rupert Herron ( Year 6 , 2024 ) who is Vice Captain of the Junior School , and his brother Charles Herron ( Year 2 , 2024 ); and their cousin Sebastien Lording
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