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The Yolla award first came about during 1973/74, when the Yolla Journal was being established.
The first editor, Michael Boyle, was asking people to make contributions to the new journal. He asked Group Captain Rob Joske what he would contribute, and Rob promised to give $100 each year for the best essay on Defence.
Initially called the Joske Award, the name was changed after a few years to the Yolla Award. GPCAPT Joske (Retired) personally funded the Award for over 30 years!
Rob was a graduate of the first course (1/70) of Joint Services Wing in 1970. He was then posted to Butterworth as the Base Commander. However, in 1974 he took early retirement for family reasons and then worked at Parliament House as Secretary to the Senate Committees for about five years until retiring for good.
In 2007 Rob was made an ADCA Honorary Life Member in recognition of his voluntary work with the Association and establishment and financial contribution to the Yolla Award. After Rob passed away in 2010, the ADCA Council resolved to rename the Yolla Award as the Robert Paul Joske Prize. The Prize may now be awarded annually to a course member from the Defence and Strategic Studies Course and, since 2009 also from the Australian Command and Staff Course (Joint).
RECIPIENTS OF THE JOSKE ESSAY AWARD
1980 |
Mr R.H. (Richard) Mills |
1981 |
CAPT W.S.G (Sam) Bateman, RAN |
1983 |
COL V.St L. (Vane) Green, OBE, RL |
1984 |
BRIG R.A. (Ray) Sunderland, AO |
1984 |
COL V.ST L. (Vane) Green, OBE, RL |
1985 |
Mr R.A. (Rob) Lovett |
1987 |
WGCDR J.W. (John) Steinbach |
1989 |
COL P.R. (Peter) Rose |
RECIPIENTS OF THE EMERSON AWARD
1980 |
BRIG H.J. (John) Coates, MBE |
1981 |
COL V.St L. (Vane) Green, OBE, RL |
RECIPIENTS OF A JSSCA FELLOWSHIP (YOLLA SCHOLARS)
JSSC Cse |
Name |
30/84 |
COL J.C. (john) Hartley |
30/84 |
LTCOL R.D. (Richard) Umphelby |
31/85 |
LTCOL K.J. (Kevin) Fletcher |
31/85 |
Mr R.A. (Rob) Lovett |
31/85 |
GPCAPT T.C.A. (Terry) Wilson |
32/85 |
WGCDR D.C. (Doug) Chipman |
32/85 |
Dr R.N. (Bob) Johnson |
32/85 |
Mr P.M. (Patrick) Regan (twice) |
33/86 |
LTCOL P.J. (Paul) Tys |
33/86 |
WGCDR J.A. (John) Bushell |
33/86 |
CAPT P.J.A. (Peter) Wyatt, RN |
33/86 |
WGCDR J.W. (John) Steinbach |
35/87 |
COL P.R. (Peter) Rose |
35/87 |
Dr I.S. (Ian) Williams |
40/89 |
Mr A.W. (Andrew) Selth |
46/92 |
LTCOL M.J. (Mike) Bird |
RECIPIENTS OF THE YOLLA AWARD
1996 |
LTCOL P.J. (Pat) Gallagher (JSSC Cse 54/96) |
1997 |
LTCOL Lam Pin Hien (Singapore) (JSSC Cse 55/97) |
1998 |
LTCOL M.P.P. (Mick) Crane (JSSC Cse 56/97) |
1998 |
Mr J.D. (Jeff) Robinson (DFAT) (JSSC Cse 57/98) |
1999 |
COL G.C. (Greg) McDowall, CSC (US NWC) |
2000 |
Ms J. (Julia) Dixon (DFAT) (ADC 2000 (ADC Y2K)) |
2000 |
BRIG B.R. (Brian) Dawson, AM, CSC (ADC 2000 (ADCY2K) |
2001 |
LTCOL Ng Kok Cheong (Singapore) (DSSC 2001) |
2001 |
Ms H.S. (Hilary) Hall (DSSC 2001) |
2002 |
Mr M.A. (Marc) Ablong (DSSC 2002) |
2003 |
BRIG S. (Simon) Porter (DSSC 2003) |
2004 |
COL T. (Tim) Gall (DSSC 2004) |
2005 |
BRIG A. (Andrew) Smith (DSSC 2005) |
2006 |
GPCAPT B. (Bill) Henman (DSSC 2006) |
2007 |
CAPT K. (Kevin) Keat, ONZM (DSSC 2007) |
2008 |
GPCAPT C. (Carl) Nixon, ONZM (DSSC 2008) |
2009 |
Dr. M. (Marcus) Hellyer (DSSC 2009) |
2009 |
MAJOR T. (Troy) Ramage (ACSC(J)) |
RENAMED ROBERT PAUL JOSKE PRIZE
2010 |
LTCOL C. (Christopher) Ayotte (Canada) (ACSC(J)) |
2011 |
COL D. (Devindar) Kumar (India) (DSSC 2011) |
2011 |
MAJ L. (Lachlan) Mead (ACSC(J)) |
