Bernie Alan, Denis O'Connor and Rikki Morris
The Arts Honours Board was introduced in 2006 by the Sacred Heart College PTA to mark the association’s Golden Jubilee - 50 years of service and support to our College. The Executive of that time, led by Mr Kelvin Mephan, presented to the College an Arts Honours Board to recognise Old Boys who have contributed significantly to the Arts in the fields of Literature, Visual Arts, Music, Film, Dance or Drama, and have been recognised on a national or International basis. This proposal has been endorsed by the Board of Trustees and Senior Management, the Old Boys Association and the Sacred Heart College Development Foundation.
Ceremonies to celebrate and induct new members were held in 2006, 2008, and 2014, and the most recent group was honoured, fittingly, in 2017 on the occasion of the inauguration of the new 'School of Imagination'.
The following is the list of Old Boys who have been inducted as members of our Arts Honours Board:
| Recipient |
Awarded For |
Year Awarded |
| Peter George Bush ('47) |
Photography |
2006 |
| Daniel Davin ('30) |
Literature |
2006 |
| David Joseph Dobbyn ('74) |
Music |
2006 |
| Brian Timothy (Tim) Finn ('70) |
Music |
2006 |
| Toa Anthony Fraser ('92) |
Drama |
2006 |
| Michael Joseph ('30) |
Literature |
2006 |
| Milan Mrkusich ('41) |
Art |
2006 |
| Vincent Gerard O'Sullivan ('55) |
Literature |
2006 |
| Mike Chunn ('70) |
Music |
2008 |
| Gregory L O'Brien ('78) |
Literary Arts |
2008 |
| John Cowie Reid ('31) |
Literature |
2008 |
| Jeffrey Grice ('70) |
Music |
2014 |
| Paul Harrop ('58) |
Music |
2014 |
| Edward Kavanagh ('10) |
Broadcasting |
2014 |
| Michael Morley ('59) |
Literature |
2014 |
| Francis Desmond Torley ('57) |
Television |
2014 |
| Peter Urlich ('74) |
Music |
2014 |
| Bernal (Bernie) Alan ('54) |
Music |
2017 |
| Ian Morris ('74) |
Music |
2017 |
| Rikki Morris ('78) |
Music |
2017 |
| Denis O'Connor ('63) |
Artist |
2017 |
| Keith Waite ('43) |
Literary Arts |
2017 |
