29 MARCH 2014

Sciences, Health and Medicine AwardsGraduation Ceremony

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Congratulations. Today you will graduate from the University of New England as an alumnus of Australia’s oldest regional university, a university with a distinguished tradition of excellence in teaching, learning and research. You are leaving with a highly respected degree and an experience that will stay with you for life.

Your years at UNE have provided you with life-long skills. You will graduate with a professional qualification, the skill-set to achieve in the

career of your choice, the ability to analyse and question the world around you, the capacity for truly independent thought and, I hope, a life-long love and commitment to learning. You have been given the opportunity to experience the rich cultural and social diversity that an academic environment provides. My wish for each and every UNE graduate is that you leave today with the skills to become an inspirational citizen of the world. I wish you every success in this most worthy of endeavours.

Professor Annabelle Duncan

The Hon John WatkinsChancellor

Whether you have spent the last several years living and studying on campus or completing your degree part-time by distance education, I’m sure you will agree that your UNE experience has been a special one. It is this experience that has UNE consistently receiving the maximum five-star rating for overall graduate satisfaction in the Good Universities Guides. It is also this experience that forges lifelong friendships and connections with UNE that last decades and over several generations.

You take away with you today a wonderful record of your academic achievement. I hope that as an alumnus, you will always be proud of, and an advocate for, your university, and I wish you every success in your future endeavours.

John Watkins

Professor Annabelle DuncanVice-Chancellor and CEO

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The Graduation Ceremony: A Brief History

The following is an adaptation of an Address given at a Graduation Ceremony at the University of Birmingham by Emeritus Professor R.H.C. Davis and reprinted in his book ‘From Alfred the Great to Stephen’ (Hambledon Press 1991), pp. 307-309, and reproduced with kind permission of the author.

The graduation ceremony is one of great antiquity. Its essential features have been the same since the 12th century when the first universities came into existence. Its necessary constituents are the Chancellor or his deputy, the academic staff, the graduands, and the public.

When the Chancellor confers degrees, saying to the graduands: ‘By virtue of my authority as Chancellor, I admit you to the degree of ...’ those words are a translation of the Latin form used in the Middle Ages. Then, the Chancellor’s authority to confer degrees came from the church. The church had a monopoly of education, partly because it was the guardian of true doctrine, and partly because clerics were almost the only people who could read and write. As a result, the only person who could license a teacher was the bishop of a diocese until, under pressure of other business, he deputed the task to his chief-secretary or Chancellor. Academics might complain that the Chancellor was not as learned as they, but nonetheless the church would punish anyone who dared to teach without his licence. As learning spread, teachers wanted a licence to teach not just in one diocese, but everywhere, and the only person who could give them that was the pope. The Chancellor’s authority, then, came from the pope. But at the Reformation Henry VIII assumed for the Crown all the rights which had previously been the pope’s in England. That is why all subsequent universities in England have been created by royal charter. It is for this reason also that the Chancellor does not wear ecclesiastical robes, as would have been worn in the Middle Ages, but robes similar to those of the Lord Chancellor of England.

The second group participating in the ceremony is the academic staff. In the 12th century they would all have been called ‘masters’ or MAs. At that date they were paid no salaries, but hired their own lecturerooms and charged their own fees. But they also formed themselves into a guild or union, which is what universitas originally meant. As in all guilds they were insistent that they, and only they, should determine who should be of their number, and since this involved saying who should be teachers, they soon found themselves in conflict with the Chancellor. In the 13th century they won a great victory when they persuaded the pope to decree that Chancellors were obliged to confer degrees on all those nominated by the masters. That is why the masters examine the candidates, why the dean, acting as their spokesman, reads out the names of those who are to receive degrees, and why the masters at this ceremony watch to see that the Chancellor or his Deputy does what is required of him.

Thirdly, the graduands. The word ‘degree’ comes from the Latin gradus, which means ‘a step’. When students are admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, they move one step up towards the mastership. When they are admitted to the degree of MA they climb another step and come up on a level with the masters, who then receive them into their guild or universitas. In the Middle Ages they would then have stayed on the dais, so that their old master could invest them with the symbols of office. But that was only part of the business. The new master had to deliver an inaugural lecture, entertain the whole guild of masters to dinner, and preside over disputations for forty days continuously. For that reason, taking one’s MA was called ‘inception’, or the beginning of one’s career as a master.

The public is the fourth participant in this ceremony. The public also has a function, because the whole point of the proceedings is that they should be seen and heard by valid witnesses. The public hears the words of the Dean and the Chancellor, and sees the new graduates dressed in their respective gowns or robes. The gowns are derived from the everyday dress of the medieval clergy. In the Middle Ages they were not open in front but closed like a clergyman’s cassock. It was about 1500 that academics had the front opened up so as to display the fine clothes which they were wearing underneath. The hood was the normal medieval headwear, but it soon acquired a coloured lining. By the 17th century, if not earlier, these colours were strictly controlled, so that anyone could identify from the colour of a graduate’s hood, the university, and the degree.

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Council

ChancellorJohn WatkinsBA/LLB NSW, MA, HonDLitt Macq, Dip Ed Sydney, AICD

Deputy ChancellorGeoffrey FoxBRurSc(Hons), PhD NE, MA ANU

Vice-Chancellor and CEOAnnabelle DuncanBSc, DipSc, MSc Otago, PhD La Trobe, DSc Murdoch, PSM

Chair of Academic BoardNick H ReidBSc(Hons), PhD Adelaide

MembersNeil CampbellBAFinAdmin NE

Ben Crough

Brian DenmanBA Colorado-Boulder, MA Michigan, PhD Syd

Kevin DupéBEc ANU, AMP INSEAD, FAMI, FAICD

Robert FinchACA, FLGAA

James R F HarrisHonDUniv NE

John E HobbsBSc Lond, CertEd Nott, MSc PhD NE, FRMetS, JP

Janette B McClellandBA(Hons) Syd, BLegS Macq, FACEL, FAIM, FAICD

Jeannet van der LeeBNatRes, PhD NE

Catherine A MillisBScHNF VPI&SU, BCompSc, MCompStud NE

Gae RabyBEc NE

Margaret SimsBA, MA, PhD Auckland, DipMangt NZ, DipEd Massey

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Principal Officers of the University of New England

ChancellorJohn WatkinsBA/LLB NSW, MA, HonDLitt Macq, Dip Ed Sydney, AICD

Deputy ChancellorGeoffrey FoxBRurSc(Hons), PhD NE, MA ANU

Vice-Chancellor and CEOAnnabelle Duncan

BSc, DipSc, MSc Otago, PhD La Trobe, DSc Murdoch, PSM

Pro Vice-Chancellor Educational Innovation and InternationalMichael CrockBSc(Hons), PhD Griffith

Chief Financial OfficerMichelle ClarkeBComm, MComm USQ, FCPA,GAICD

Chief Legal and Governance OfficerBrendan PeetBA, LLB QUT

Chief Operating OfficerDavid CushwayBBus CSU, MPAdmin Sydney, GAICD

Academic RegistrarEvelyn WoodberryBA, DipLib NSW, AALIA

Academic BoardChair:Nick H ReidBSc(Hons), PhD Adelaide

Deputy Chairs:Josie FisherBA(Hons), DipHum, GradCertHigherEd, PhD NE

Trevor BrownBSc(Hons), MSc ANU, PhD Adel, CChem, MRACI

Esquire BedellRoley R PiggottMAgEc NE PhD Cornell

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Alumni

Welcome to UNE’s Alumni CommunityCongratulations. You are now part of our expanding alumni community in Australia and throughout the world, which includes graduates from the University of New England (UNE), New England University College (NEUC), Armidale Teachers College (ATC), the Armidale College of Advanced Education (ACAE) and other members of Convocation.

n. pl. a-lum-nigraduates or former students of a school, college, or university

By staying in touch, you will assist in strengthening relationships between alumni and the University, and promoting the welfare of the University.

We encourage you to maintain contact by joining UNE’s online community (http://alumni.une.edu.au) where you can easily keep in touch with your peers, make new friends who have shared some of your experiences, find career information and know what’s happening at UNE. You might also wish to assist UNE in providing education to current and future students through mentoring activities, offering work experience opportunities or financial assistance.

There are formal alumni chapters in Armidale, South Australia and Malaysia and a number of our residential colleges have alumni associations. Other more informal groups operate throughout Australia and overseas and assist in organising functions and reunions.

New England AwardThe University of New England awards the New England Award (NEA) to selected graduands who have demonstrated outstanding service to the University and wider community and commitment to others. It is a non-academic award given by the University in recognition of the skills, attributes, leadership and personal qualities that are developed through extra-curricular activity and training, committee membership, voluntary work and good citizenship.

Medals

Edgar H. Booth Memorial Prize and MedalThe University’s most prestigious graduate award comprising a Prize and Medal awarded annually to the Bachelor with Honours graduate who has the most distinguished academic record during enrolment at the University and is usually selected from among the University Medallists.

Edgar H. Booth (1893-1963) was appointed in 1937 as the foundation Warden of the New England University College. He was tireless in promoting the College and its future as an independent university. He led the College successfully through the many challenges of its foundation and early development.

University MedalsThe University of New England awards University Medals to Bachelor with Honours graduates for outstanding academic achievement and excellence. University Medals are not competitively awarded but their eligibility requires an outstanding academic record above and beyond that expected of a First Class Honours graduate.

Cum LaudeSince 2010, students graduating with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) have been eligible for the award of PhD with the additional appellation cum laude [Latin: with honour]. This distinction is reserved for a PhD graduate whose examiners unanimously and independently agree that the thesis is of exceptional quality in every respect.

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Order of Ceremony

The procession and openingThe procession, including the Academic Staff, the Council and the Official Party will enter, the Congregation standing.

The National AnthemThe Congregation is requested to remain standing during the singing of the National Anthem.

Welcome to CountryThe Chancellor will welcome guests and introduce the Welcome to Country speaker.

IntroductionThe Vice-Chancellor will introduce the Occasional Address Speaker.

Occasional addressMs Judith Mackson BPharm, MMedSci (ClinEpi) will deliver the Occasional Address.

Vote of thanks to the guest speakerThe Chancellor will move the vote of thanks.

Musical interludePresented by the University of New England and the New England Conservatorium of Music.

Presentation of degrees, diplomas and certificatesCandidates will be admitted to degrees and awarded diplomas and certificates by the Chancellor.

Response on behalf of graduating studentsThe Chancellor will introduce the student speaker.

ConclusionThe Chancellor will close the proceedings.

Gaudeamus IgiturThe Congregation is requested to stand during the singing of Gaudeamus Igitur.

The Academic Procession will retire, followed by the graduates, the Congregation standing.

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Musical ProgrammeThe music for these proceedings is provided by the New England Conservatorium of Music.

PRELUDESGuitar music selected and played by Stephen Tafra

PROCESSIONALPrelude to Te Deum Charpentier

NATIONAL ANTHEMAdvance Australia Fair Peter Dodds McCormick

MUSICAL INTERLUDEBlue Skies Irving Berlin

ACADEMIC ANTHEMGaudeamus Igitur

RECESSIONALEternal Source of Light Divine G F Handel

Stephen Tafra – GuitarStephen Tafra is a guitarist living and working in Armidale whose primary occupation is teaching solo & classical guitar to students of all ages and abilities. Steve also maintains a busy performance schedule, playing classical, middle eastern and celtic music and premiering new works. He is also involved in conducting, composing and arranging music. For some time now he has been playing with Steve Thorneycroft in the duo EphenStephen releasing 2 CDs.

Ruth Strutt – Mezzo SopranoRuth Strutt attended PLC Armidale and is a graduate from the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She has performed opera, oratorio and music theatre roles with many companies, including Opera Australia, West Australian Opera and Melbourne City Opera. She is preparing for upcoming performances in Brisbane and Melbourne, while preparing to attend the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to study her Masters of Opera in 2014. Ruth currently teaches voice at the New England Conservatorium of Music, and tutors music students at the University of New England.

Warwick Dunham – Keyboard Warwick Dunham attained his ASCM diploma and Bachelor of Music degree at the NSW Conservatorium of Music, majoring in organ and composition. Postgraduate studies included a scholarship at the Royal College of Music, London, with further studies in Europe, including Paris, Vienna, Basel and Hamburg, culminating in winning First Prize at the Sydney International Organ Competition in 1992. Warwick has a substantial international performance and recording career with many contracts with ABC Classic FM, ABC Symphony Orchestras, particularly with the Sydney Symphony under Sir Charles Mackerras and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta. He is renowned as an organist, pianist, jazz pianist, conductor, accompanist, composer, arranger and musical director. Warwick has spent many years as a teacher and music educator and is currently Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Armidale Youth Orchestra.

Georgie Chorley – TrumpetGeorgina Chorley was the only student in her school to pursue all music courses available to her during her secondary education. After being awarded a scholarship at NECOM, Georgina was one of the first students to use the now widely available Video Conferencing lessons. In 2008 Georgina began her tertiary education at Newcastle Conservatorium studying a Bachelor of Music Performance, majoring in Classical Trumpet. During this time she co-managed and performed in a professional 17 piece Big Band and played in several semi professional Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras. Georgina now resides in Armidale where she has continued her studies at the University of New England, studying a Theatre course last year, and is hoping to continue more studies at UNE.

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Doctor of Philosophy cum laude

Jane Louise Ebejer (School of Environmental and Rural Science)‘Genetic and Environmental Epidemiology of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Australian Adults’ Principal Supervisor: Dr David Duffy

Doctor of Philosophy

Wijdan Al-Husseini (School of Environmental and Rural Science) (Conferred 28th January, 2014)‘Elucidating Genetic Mechanisms of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle By Gene Expression’ Principal Supervisor: Dr Yizhou Chen

Khoi Dang Do (School of Rural Medicine)‘Managing Sexually Transmissible Infections in Clinical Practice in Vietnam’Principal Supervisor: Professor Rafat Hussain

Richard James Flavel (School of Environmental and Rural Science)‘Visualising and Quantifying Cereal Root Responses to Phosphorus’Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor Christopher Guppy

Tanzila Islam (School of Environmental and Rural Science) (Conferred 5th November, 2013)‘Replication Kinetics, Shedding, Transmission and Protective Efficacy of Rispens/CVI988 Vaccine Virus in Single and Combined Infections with Very Virulent Marek’s Disease Virus’Principal Supervisor: Professor Steve Walkden-Brown

Kylie Thao Nguyen (School of Health)‘Collectivistic Culture of Vietnamese in Australia and the United States: Implications for Psychotherapy’Principal Supervisor: Professor Linda Turner

Aluisius Pratomo Edi Widodo (School of Environmental and Rural Science) (Conferred 5th November, 2013) ‘The Potential for Using High-yielding Triticale Cultivars in Diets for Broiler Chickens’Principal Supervisor: Professor Paul Iji

Anne Dulcie Williams (School of Environmental and Rural Science)‘Biological Indicators and Potential Amendments to Improve Soil Health, Crop Productivity and Profitability for Cropping Soils in Central West NSW Australia’Principal Supervisor: Professor Heiko Daniel

Please note that thesis titles for higher degrees are listed in the programme only when the degree comprised greater

than 66.66 per cent research

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Doctor of Health Services Management

Wutthichai Jariya (School of Rural Medicine) (Conferred 28th January, 2014)‘Perceptions of Primary Health Care Managers in Leading and Managing Primary Health Care Reform in Thailand’Principal Supervisor: Professor John Fraser

Simon Shiri (School of Health)‘Exploring the Working World of Occupational Therapy Clinical Leaders’ Principal Supervisor: Dr Barry Tolchard

Helen Maree Walker (School of Health, School of Rural Medicine)‘A Phenomenological Investigation of Lived Experiences of Older People in Residential Aged Care Facilities’ Principal Supervisor: Professor Penelope Paliadelis

Master of Rural Science

Robert Michael John Jones (School of Environmental and Rural Science)‘Genetic Parameters for Lamb Autopsy Traits’ Principal Supervisor: Dr Daniel Brown

Master of Science

Anthony John Collins (School of Environmental & Rural Science)‘Calibration and Application of Mid-Infrared DRIFT Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Soil Organic Carbon for Different Soil Types and Land Uses in NSW’Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor Brian Wilson

Master of Agriculture

Simon John DunlopSamantha Faye McIntyrePaul Christopher WallaceAllison Watson

Majed Abdulaziz AlfarrajAnser AliMohammed Jubran S AlqahtaniKatie Laura Austin

Master of Computer Science

Peter John Burling Horacio Andres Golding

Master of Counselling

Lola Irene Clews-DuffellLinda Kay DeboltShirley HicksAmy Elizabeth Lear

Gaylia Ann LoganLouise RakLydia Velnic

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Master of Environmental Management

Aimee Bridget Grace BeardsmoreBrendan Lee Cook

Sally June CrokerNicole Georgina Thomas

Master of Environmental Science

Robyn Catherine AllchinJohn Faulkner Lynas

Noriko Peeters

Master of Environmental Science and Management

Thi Phu Tran and New England Award

Master of Health Science

Sandra Leahy Gustafson Sebastian Liew Wei Thong

Master of Information Systems

Musaed Ali M Alharbi Robert Ighodaro Ogie

Master of Information Technology

Iftikhar AliYifan Fu

Peiquan Yu

Master of International Health Management

Rebecca Joan Heron-Dowling

Master of Nursing

Sharon BluettMichelle BoothLaura Rose BryceCatherine Ellen BuchananJoanne Michelle BurgessDonna Lee De RiviereJames Brendan DonohoeSusan Elizabeth Griffits

Ashleigh Nicole JohnsJanelle Sharon KolkJoanne MawsonElsa Guillermina Maria RussellElizabeth Maree ShieldJulie Nicole WalterLinda Christina Wills

Master of Science in Agriculture

Natalie Candice Kate Schwerin

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Master of Scientific Studies

Morah Mohammed AlahmariRahmah Dhahawi AlamriAbeer Ghazan AlharbiZaineb AswayehMegan Elizabeth Bryson

David Matthew MearnsSarah Kate Russell FrenchFatma Saeid Ahmed ShaqshaqKylie Christina StocksScott Aaron Thompson

Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying)

Jenna BastianMegan Louise DallingerScott William GartshoreBethany Kate GouldSusan Jane Humphries

Breeanna Maree KearinTania Anne PearceKahunui SneddonKatie Liza StewartJennifer Judith Teece

Graduate Diploma in Acute Care Nursing

Leah BrooksKate ChurcherLyndell Maria Crowley

Karen OldfieldHeather Jessica StapletonLaura Jane Taylor

Graduate Diploma in Counselling for Health and Social Care

Simone Margaret Clare CurreyStuart FisherChristine Gillman JohnsMechthild Ho

Sinem IbrahimTegan Lynette JonesLinda Leanne KnowlesLinda Anne Marsonet

Graduate Diploma in Environmental Systems, Markets and Climate Change

Neima Cintia Virgilio Mabota

Graduate Diploma in Health Science

Simon Angelo Cichello Alison Grace Stephen

Graduate Diploma in Rural Science

Martin Daniel CorcoranBradley Green

Elizabeth Amber Lobsey

Graduate Diploma in Science

Phillip Grant EsdaleDale Leslie HowardBardia Kolahdooz

David James OrchardKyvin SunKathryn Elizabeth Wood

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Graduate Certificate in Acute Care Nursing

Melissa Chelsea BeareChantel BoutellFiona Helen ChadwickSangeeta Rajeev ChavanKatie ColvillSuzanne Maree CramptonAndrea Maree CrestaniRachael CurranHayley Liane CurrieKarni Jane DohertyGlenys Joy EwingsSeena GeorgeJane Margaret HallErika Sky Hepburn-ChilcottAmanda Louise Hesse

Jacob Charles HowellJamie Stewart IrvineSarah Elizabeth KingBrooke Kandiss Montana LynnCheryl Lynette MasonHelma Puramattathil MathewAshleigh Donna McHughDanielle Kylie MooreJodie Anne Marie ParkesArthur Mark RowsellNicole Anne RoyleReana Lee SivyerAnneliene Louise SkipworthSally Elizabeth WestKaren Maree Wingett

Graduate Certificate in Agriculture

Charlotte Sarah AvesSally Judith BalmainNeridah Kathleen BurkeKerryn Jane CliffordMark Henry DunhamLucinda Mary Hogan

Muhammad Khalid LatifJoshua Dane MahoneyCrystal Louise McClayWilliam James PorterRebecca Raymond

Graduate Certificate in Environmental Science

Alissa Anne Hilda Hattersley Fiona Karen McDougall

Graduate Certificate in Health Management

Barbye CastilloKatharine Amanda GlenieLinda GoodwinJulie Diane GreavesErin HuntJessica Michelle Keady

Caroline Memory KuvengwawasaraSamantha Ruth McKellarSophia McLucasLeonie McNeillElizabeth Jane Worboys

Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice

Catherine Elizabeth AitkenAlan David BestSharon Lee ColemanMichelle Dianne DongesJoanna MahoneyRebecca Eve MarshallGraeme John Parish

Noel Jason PilcherAtsushi ShibaokaAlana Sian TomeDebbie Lynn TuckerLeslee WilbowLianne Ypelaan

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Graduate Certificate in Precision Agriculture

Hunter Christian Capp Geoffrey Terence Phelps

Graduate Certificate in Rural Science

Andrew James Erbacher

Graduate Certificate in Science

Colin Edward CowellJohnny DezilwaHenry Morgan Gomez

Lachlan James HartShana RoweJoseph Thanh Vu

Bachelor of Computer Science with Honours

Edmund James Sadgrove, First Class Honours

Bachelor of Environmental Science with Honours

Max Leslie Richardson, First Class Honours

Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (Clinical Exercise Physiology) With Honours

Sarah Tomlinson, Second Class Honours, Division 1

Bachelor of Livestock Science with Honours

Elizabeth Janet Rose Crerar, Second Class Honours, Division 1

Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours

Linus Theodore Armstrong, First Class HonoursDavid William Townsend, First Class Honours

Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours

Alyce Nicole Northey, First Class HonoursRachel Penelope Tarrant, First Class HonoursJessica Jay Andrews, Second Class Honours, Division 1Julia Louise Ballam, Second Class Honours, Division 1Courtney Grace, Second Class Honours, Division 1Laura Elizabeth Norman, Second Class Honours, Division 1Shannon Unsworth, Second Class Honours, Division 1

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Bachelor of Rural Science with Honours

Zachary Economou, First Class HonoursLucinda Dorothy Frizell, First Class HonoursSally Whatman, First Class HonoursTiffany Celeste Hunt, Second Class Honours, Division 1Georgina Kate Lawrence, Second Class Honours, Division 1Sean Jason Dickson, Second Class Honours, Division 2Michelle Kathleen Egan, Second Class Honours, Division 2Jordon Hogg, Second Class Honours, Division 2

Bachelor of Science with Honours

Thomas Baillie, First Class Honours (conferred 25th October 2013) Edgar H Booth Memorial Prize and MedalJuliana Katherine Holt, First Class HonoursLuisa Therese Livingstone, First Class HonoursJaya Kojima Matthews, First Class HonoursKirsty Shaye Pitman, First Class HonoursDean James Woods, First Class HonoursRoechelle Nicole Devine, Second Class Honours, Division 2Joshua Jacob Van Der Eyk, Second Class Honours, Division 2

Bachelor of Social Work with Honours

Melinda Therese Wisemantel, First Class HonoursNaomi Ruth Burgess, Second Class Honours, Division 1Sasha MacBride, Second Class Honours, Division 1

Bachelor of Agriculture/Bachelor of Business

Jessica Kate BrownTimothy James CassegrainJiancai ChenSarah Elizabeth Gardiner

Cameron NorrisDavid Christopher VaughanCameron WardKatrina Weir

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Sally Louise CraneMitchell Patrick Dillon

Ellenor Nixon

Bachelor of Agriculture

Martin Daniel Corcoran Robert Lindon

Bachelor of Biomedical Science

Clinton Oscar BerryNicholas Cordwell

Kathryn Van Den Berg

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Bachelor of Computer Science

Morgan Jonathan ChauIan Michael CrockerStephen Paul DunneZiming FangLiang Li

Glen William RamsayDaniel SlomanYuhang SunJarek Aiden TolhurstPaul Yuan

Bachelor of Engineering Technology

Mark Andrew AllenLuke Jonathan Edward GreenbankAndrew Richard Charles Grigg and New England AwardDylan Cody-James HockingAlexander Gregory Pierre Labrosse

Lachlan James NashJulien Louis Fernand ParentSimon PorterAlexander William RosnellSamuel Thomas Wilkinson

Bachelor of Environmental Science

Cornelia Sibylle BremSteven James DohertyPhoebe Tess HaslettJake HodgkinsCarly Louise LambertStephanie Martin

Ellen Joy NybergRhiannon Josephine O'BrienMartin Lloyd PattersonBenjamin Douglas SimpsonMonique ValentiPenny Evelyn Wright

Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science

Andrew James George GatusMichael Benjamin Paterson

Glenn Daryl PhippsJodi Lee Watters

Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (Clinical Exercise Physiology)

Chloe Margaret O'Reilly

Bachelor of Geoscience

Matthew GreenJames Ian Harvey

Meron Yemane OkbamichaelPaul James Parker

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Bachelor of Health, Ageing and Community Services

Jocelyn BarkerKarin Maree BongersTessa Bonnie BrownAngelena Josephine CalioJacqueline DuttonKerrianne HaggieDebin HuPamela Kay HughesVitale Kehefa

Pamela Jane Rose LittleSally MasonMichael David McGowanAlfred OduroKaren Margaret RoudenkoJennifer Ruth SchippKellie Ann ShieldsSarah Jade WalkerLauren Younan

Bachelor of Livestock Science

Jessica McCarthy

Bachelor of Marine Science and Management

Benjamin James John Neville

Bachelor of Medicine

Belinda Shuwei Chung, with DistinctionPreet Kanwar Singh Gosal, with DistinctionAlexander Boyd Humphrey, with DistinctionJohn Albert Lawson, with DistinctionStuart Christopher Sugito, with DistinctionElizabeth Mary Weissman, with DistinctionDona Hiruni Niyomalee AdikariHeather Meagen AllardDaniel Nurullah AshrafiJessica BarkerAnuj BohraPeter BurkeKristie-Lea ByrneMaryam Khalil CassimTheresa CookJunise Schuler CoxAlexandra Elizabeth CrokerFiona DoigCaitlin Paula DriscollDerek John FlemingEllen Naomi HardyHuizhong HeCourtney Allana Jennings

Timothy James KarbowiakSophie Lenore KerrMatthew KhouryTae-Jun KimCale Michael LawlorVanessa Anne LeeZhao LiuWilliam Cobley MoorAntony Mark NguyenSarvpreet PalaAbhishekh PonnuduraiGenevieve Ellen RyanJayne Elizabeth SchofieldDavid Hoi Shu SheMarcus SimonianRakulan SothirajahAmanda Jane WhaleSimone Anne WilliamsShoena Elizabeth WotherspoonElizabeth Claire WziontekVictor Kit Ling YanCarrie Rui YangWeiting Lisa Zhao

Bachelor of Natural Resources

Blake Holden

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Bachelor of Nursing

Abdullah Abdulrahman AlmadaniChloe Louise AndersonAmy-Jane AndrewsTina Gai BarnettAmber Jade BerryDouglas James BillingOlayemi Taiwo BorireKylie Ann BrownRoxane Elizabeth Burgess-JonesSinead BurkeZachary Charles ByfieldColette Joye ByrnesPatricia Maree CampbellEleanor Ann ChongLouise Catherine ChristophersenGaye Mimi-Louise ClaytonJosephine ConstantinouHannah CuttifordEmma Kirsten DeeganSharon Jo-Ann DeudneyMary-Anne Louise DieckmannLeanne DowneyTahlee Kathleen DrummondMitchell EddingtonMahia Deborah EversonEmily FerrisGeorgina Margaret FlowerCassandra Anne FordhamAshleigh Lauren FoyCindy-Lee GarnettKate Ann GeronimiAnne-Marie GoodyerDamian James GordonGordon Colin GrantJohn Paul GrayBrittany Paige HareDiane Elva May HarrisJeremy Luke HatfieldBrooke HetheringtonKatherine Patricia HindleySarah Jayne HitchcockKelly Ann HuntStephanie HuntBelinda Jane JacksonEliza Helen JamesRong KangMadeleine Jane KennedyFiona Judith KliendeinstTrent Marcus Lawlor

Rebecca Michele LettonCrystal Lorraine LiesegangChristopher Stephen MalloyLuke MazziniJasmine Lee McCallumMelinda McCormackStephanie McMahonAlyssa Kathleen McRaeRachel Louise McWhirterKimberly Margaret MillerTracey Lee MobsbyJessica Helen MoorhouseJoanne Louise MulveyTodd Anthony NaylorJessica NixonAimee-Leigh NobleDebbie Joyce O'SheaNoel PanilagaoStephanie PennColleen Mary PerichSharee Dayle RaynerPeter Jr RedonaJennifer Anne SaichAlysha ShephardPhilip SherwoodReakeeta Louise SmallwoodKristen Louise SmithAmanda Julie SmithDavid Timothy Snell and New England AwardDominique SporkMonica StevensJody StokerAngela SullivanRicky John TaskerKiralea TeagueSarah ThomasMatthew Raymond TrickerTheodora Maria Christina Van VessemTahlia VicaryArrabella Grace WhiteKirsty Margaret WhiteEmily Ruby Elsie WilesLauren Marnie WilliamsJazmin Gabrielle WillsKayne Michael WilsonMargaret Anne WilsonMitchell WoodsCuiping YangGuiqin Zhang

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Bachelor of Pharmacy

Anne-Maree Sarah Bartlett-CorryCallan BeesleyJamie BoydBenjamin Crough

Samuel HannaJaya Lutz HannElise Anne Thompson

Bachelor of Science

Kristie Ann BardenScott David BarnesStephanie BrokenshireCassandra Nicole FordTara Lauren HicksNicholas HuttonJeremy Ashley JacobsErin Mary KingettAmbrose Naw Grawng Labang

Sasha Jayne LorienHiu Ying LukTimothy Luke LysaghtOlga McKnightMatthew O'GradyAshara Jane PattersonRitesh Ravin PrakashKristy SimonettaKelly Lee Walton

Bachelor of Social Work

Samantha Louise DaviesJenna Marie GrillsSheryl Diane HardyAngelina Rachael Lee

Evanthea Irene MagnisallisGary Ivan RichardsJessica Anne SharmanClare Emma Weatherstone

Bachelor of Sports Studies

Rhys Karl Porter

Bachelor of Zoology

Nathan BanksRenay Amber BarlowGeorgina Erika BinnsJacqueline Nadine BrewGeoffrey August CoatesSamantha Jayne DoohanAnnalie Joan DorphAnna FeltonKaitlin Beth Formosa

Sarah Jane HorsleyCharmaine Mary JohnstoneBrooke Pauline Amber KennedyLaura Jane KentStacey McCormackDavid Rex MitchellCaitlin Elizabeth MurphyPeter Simeon PhillipsAlexandra Reilly

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Advanced Diploma in Nursing

Katrina Ellen AsherJade Kathleen BennellSheridan BullenSally Jayne BureyRhianna Leigh CockingDymphia Yvette CohenElizabeth Therese DieboldAlice FreemanLaura Frances FreemanKelly Joanne GeorgeDaniel Raymond GodfreyJordana Mae Grant

Casey Lee GrzazekMerryn Joy HeffernanJessica HenshawRebecca Lea HuttonBrearne Jennifer MarshMoriah Jane McLeanBrianna Louise MuldoonAmy Maree SheppardPhillipa Gayle SkinnerAmelia Mae VineySophie Elizabeth Wood

Advanced Diploma in The Sciences

Laura Therese BowenIneke JohnstonLouise Kelly

Romana LesnjakovicKristiahne Read

Diploma in Agriculture

Teagan Kaye MacKenzieRebecca Ashton ShephardAdam Skinner

Jack Keane SouthCaitlin Jane StaplesPetra Idah Urahora

Diploma in The Sciences

Mikaeli Jayne BrettWing-Leong Cheung

David Jaroslav DreherMichael Ivor Kerr

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The StoleThe stole was introduced in 1991 as part of the academic dress for diplomates. Like the other elements of academic dress - the cap, the gown and the hood - the stole has evolved from the dress of the medieval clergy; indeed the stole was once part of the hood itself. In medieval times the hood was a garment of every day dress. Over the centuries it developed an appendage or tail known as a liripipe, which was used both for pulling the hood off the head and for wrapping round the throat with the hood worn on the head, both to keep the hood in place, and for warmth.

It was during the 15th century that changing fashions dictated that the liripipe should be shortened or removed entirely from the hood to form a separate scarf or stole. The liripipe remains in stylised form today in the tail of academic hoods of this and many other universities. The stole has evolved along two paths: it remains as a separate academic article for certain awards at this University and other universities including Oxford, Cambridge and London, and although no longer in general use, vestiges of the stole remain in the form of the “lapel” on the front and the yoke at the back of all academic gowns of the Oxbridge design.

The stoles worn by Fellows and diplomates of The University of New England are in the University’s official distinguishing colour of gold and those for Fellows are edged with green silk. Diploma stoles have coloured satin ribbons to identify the disciplinary area, arranged so as to identify the level of the award. Associate diplomas have a ribbon or bar running horizontally at chest level; other undergraduate diplomas have a single vertical ribbon; graduate diplomas have two vertical ribbons.

The MaceThe mace is carried by the Esquire Bedell before the Chancellor as a symbol of the fact that the Chancellor represents the tradition of the University and that in him is vested the authority and good name of the University.

The mace, together with its teak wood box, was presented to the University by Dr P A Wright, to mark the establishment of the University and the installation of the first Chancellor, the Right Honourable Sir Earle Page on August 4, 1955.

The mace was designed and made by Gerald Benney of London under the general direction of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. The engraving on the mace was drawn by Gerald Benney and executed by T C F Wise, who was regarded as the finest engraver in Europe at the time. Prior to its dispatch to Australia, the mace was displayed at an exhibition of modern craftsmanship in gold and silver where it was regarded by competent British authorities as “the most beautiful Mace made in England in modern times”. While it combines in exact form all the characteristics of a mediaeval fighting mace, its design is modern and singularly appropriate to The University of New England.

Some data about the mace -

material: sterling silver

length: 1.2m

weight: 2.92kg

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The Coat of Arms: Explanatory NotesThe shield bears three Tudor roses on a “chief gold” and in the first quarter of the shield appears the constellation of the Southern Cross. These emblems attempt to express the idea of the University carrying on the British University tradition under southern skies. This idea is also implied in the coronet encircling the helmet which stands on the shield. The finials of the coronet are alternately a sprig of wattle for Australia and an acorn for England. The crest of the helmet is a cresset of flame which the College of Heralds recommended as a more unusual and no less significant way of symbolising “learning”. The lions of England support the shield and a hunting horn is suspended by a green cord around the neck of each lion. The hunting horn is the heraldic badge of the Forster family, to which one of the founders of the University, the late T.R. Forster of Abington, Armidale, belonged. The College of Heralds attempted to acknowledge the title of the University, thereby implying that we have risen out of British tradition and British stock, but are developing in our own way in Australia.

The motto is taken from “the Agricola” by the Roman historian Tacitus who, describing the early life of Agricola, speaks of his interest in philosophy, to which in his youthful enthusiasm he eagerly devoted himself. But, Tacitus implies, he avoided the extremes into which philosophical studies often led men at this time, when Stoicism tended to become identified with opposition to the Imperial system of government: retinuitque, quod est difficillimum, ex sapientia modum — “and he retained from his wisdom moderation — a most difficult achievement.” Modus is here used in the sense of moderation, balance, a temperament preventing one from being carried into extremes. This was a quality that Agricola displayed in practice throughout his life. In our motto the word is intended to express the same meaning, the quality of moderation reflecting a balanced judgment based on wisdom.

Distinguishing ColoursFor the purpose of academic dress for bachelor degrees and diplomas, the University has identified fifteen disciplinary areas each one of which has been awarded a distinguishing colour or colours. The areas and colours are:

humanities - white

ethnic/area studies - black and post office box red

social studies - old rose

education - violet

sciences - straw

mathematics and computing - powder blue

visual and performing arts - spectrum green

engineering - copper brown

health sciences - peony red

administration and business - spectrum orange

economics - peacock blue

law - ultramarine

built environment - mace

agriculture - dioptase

forestry, parks and wildlife - reseda

Colours are displayed in the linings of hoods, on the edges of stoles and on the facings and in the sleeve linings of gowns for doctorates. Hoods and gowns are black for degrees of bachelor and master whilst for doctorates they are scarlet.

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ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIRAustralians all let us rejoice,For we are young and free,We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;Our home is girt by sea;Our land abounds in nature’s giftsOf beauty rich and rare;In history’s page, let every stageAdvance Australia Fair.In joyful strains then let us sing,Advance Australia Fair.

GAUDEAMUSGaudeamus igitur, iuvenes dum sumus;Gaudeamus igitur, iuvenes dum sumus;Post iucundam iuventutem,Post molestam senectutemNos habebit humus, nos habebit humus.

Vivat Academia! Vivant Professores!Vivat Academia! Vivant Professores!Vivat membrum quodlibet,Vivant membra quaelibet,Semper sint in flore! semper sint in flore!

English TranslationLet us rejoice thereforeWhile we are young.After a pleasant youthAfter a troublesome old ageThe earth will have us.

Long live the academy!Long live the teachers!Long live each and every student member,For ever may they flourish.

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