21 March 2015
Education 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
Professor Annabelle DuncanVice-Chancellor and CEO
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.
James Harris
James HarrisChancellor
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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
ChancellorJames R F HarrisHonDUniv NE
Deputy ChancellorJanette B McClelland AM
BA(Hons) Syd, BlegS Macq, FACEL, FAIM, FAICD
Vice-Chancellor and CEOProfessor Annabelle DuncanBSc, DipSc, MSc Otago, PhD La Trobe, HonDSc Murdoch, PSM
Chair of Academic BoardProfessor Nick C H Reid BSc(Hons), PhD Adelaide
MembersRobert FinchACA, FLGAA
Professor Donald HineBSc University of Alberta, MA, PhD University of Victoria
John E HobbsBSc(Hons) Lond, CertEd Nott, MSc PhD NE, FRMetS, JP
Michael Kirk
Rosemary LeamonBFA NE, CA
Jeannet van der LeeBNatRes, PhD NE
Robyn MuldoonBA, DipEd, M.Ed, EdD NE
Anne Myers
MBA AGSM, GAICD
Les RidgewayBEd, DipTech NCAE
Stuart RobertsonBsocSc NE
Professor Margaret SimsBA, MA, PhD Auckland, DIM NZ, DipEd Massey
Meredith SymonsBFA NE ACA
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Principal Officers of the University of New EnglandChancellorJames R F HarrisHonDUniv NE
Deputy ChancellorJanette B McClelland AMBA(Hons) Syd, BlegS Macq, FACEL, FAIM, FAICD
Vice-Chancellor and CEOProfessor Annabelle DuncanBSc, DipSc, MSc Otago, PhD La Trobe, HonDSc Murdoch, PSM
Deputy Vice-ChancellorProfessor Faith Trent AM, FACEDipTeach (Sydney Teachers College), BSc USyd, MA Simon Fraser University, Canada, MA(Hons) Macq, D.Litt Flinders
Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic)Professor Alison Sheridan BAg Econ(Hons) USyd, PhD NE, GAICD, FANZAM, CAHRI
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)Professor Heiko DanielBSc, MSc Hannover University, PhD UWA
Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor (External Relations)Gabrielle RolanB Bus (Communications) QUT
Acting Executive Director OperationsRobert Irving BA(Hons),MBA, MAICD, CAUDIT
Chief Financial OfficerMichelle ClarkeBcomm, Mcomm USQ, FCPA, GAICD
Chief Legal and Governance OfficerBrendan PeetLLB QUT Lawyer, Solicitor of the High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of QLD
Academic BoardChair:Professor Nick C H Reid BSc(Hons), PhD Adelaide
Deputy Chairs:Professor Trevor BrownBSc(Hons), MSc ANU, PhD Adelaide, CChem, MRACI
Associate Professor Josie FisherBA(Hons), DipHum, GradCertHigherEd, PhD NE
Esquire BedellEmeritus Professor Amarjit KaurBA (Hons.), MA, Dip Ed (University of Malaya); Cert. in Southeast Asian Studies, M.Phil., PhD (Columbia University), FASSA
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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.
MedalsEdgar 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 AddressDr James White DipEd AgSc, ACAE, BA, Adv DipStats, UoN, MEd, EdD UNE, FACEL, PSM. Executive Director of Australian Leadership and Communication Training and Adjunct Professor in the School of Education at the University of New England will deliver the Occasional Address.
Vote of thanks to guest speakerThe Chancellor will move the Vote of thanks.
Musical interlude Presented 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 students The Chancellor will introduce the student speaker.
Conclusion The 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
PROCESSIONALRondeau - Jean-Joseph Mouret
NATIONAL ANTHEMAdvance Australia Fair
MUSICAL INTERLUDEThe Blessing - David Downes
ACADEMIC ANTHEMGaudeamus Igitur
RECESSIONALTornami a Vagheggiar from Alcina - George Frederic 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. He holds a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Music from UNE and is a tutor for external UNE music students in the School of Arts. 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 originally completed a Diploma of Business through the University of New England in 2007 and went on to gain her Bachelor of Music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2011. She is now studying under the tutelage of world-renowned mezzo-soprano Anthea Moller and is currently a member of the Opera Australia Melbourne company. Ruth is affiliated with Opera North West, Opera Queensland and Pacific Opera and enjoys performing across a range of genres including opera, cabaret, music theatre and jazz. She currently teaches voice in Armidale and is also a music and vocal tutor for the Bachelor of Music students in the School of Arts at UNE.
Warwick Dunham - KeyboardWarwick 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.
Benn Tracy – TrumpetBenn Tracy gained a Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of New England in 2013, having previously graduated with a Bachelor of Music at the University of Newcastle’s Conservatorium of Music. He has pursued his passion for education and now works locally teaching senior music. Benn has previously held Band Master positions with the Great Lakes Band and the Civic Big Band, and currently conducts the Armidale Wind Ensemble at the New England Conservatorium of Music. He has also enjoyed an eclectic performance career with a variety of musical groups, musical theatre and opera. He has been tutoring brass privately for many years, and has more recently become involved in the variety of initiatives offered by the New England Conservatorium of Music.
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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
Doctor of Philosophy cum laudeDennis James Foster (School of Education)‘Music: Pathways to Personal Meaning’Principal Supervisor: Dr Terrence Hays
Doctor of PhilosophyKaye Elizabeth Chalwell (School of Education)‘Special Religious Education: An Exploration of Pedagogy’Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor Mary Macken-Horarik
Steven Jeffery Martin (School of Education)‘Preparing Teachers to Program Philosophy/Critical Thinking in Subject English to Explore Indicators of Giftedness in Secondary Students in Western Australia’Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor Linley Cornish(Conferred on 27th January 2015)
Nadia Rizk (School of Education)‘Empirical Investigation of an Adapted Fourth Generation Evaluation: The Case of Evaluating a Secondary Science Teacher Preparation Program’Principal Supervisor: Professor Neil Taylor
Lisa Jane Sonter (School of Education)‘Queensland Preparatory Year Teacher Aides' Lived Experiences: Some Knots and Frays’Principal Supervisor: Dr Rhonda Forrest
Julie Florence Storer (School of Education)‘Inhabiting Transience: Stories of Learning through Chronic Illness, the Body, Place and Creativity’Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor Robert Boughton
Tshering Wangmo (School of Education)‘Examining 'Funds of Knowledge' of Pre-Primary Children as they Transition from Home to School in Bhutan: In the Context of 'Educating for Gross National Happiness' ’Principal Supervisor: Dr Margaret Brooks
Master of Education with HonoursJessica Beth Horne-Kennedy (School of Education)‘Speaking in Our Own Voice - The Stories of Rudolf Steiner Early Childhood Educators in the Context of the Early Years Learning Framework’Principal Supervisor: Professor Margaret Sims
Mufutau Afolabi Nasiru (School of Education)‘An Exploration of Behaviour Management Strategies Used by Teachers in Thailand Schools’Principal Supervisor: Dr Ahmed Kuyini-Abubakar
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Master of Education (Special Education)Emma Leigh Fines
Jennifer Jane HenryJodi-Lee Jenkins
Master of Education
Sue-Ellen Maree Adler
Dianne Elizabeth Carr
Briony Katherine Mackay Forster
Jillian Green
Joanne Louise Griffin
John Arthur Harrop
Stacey Kernaghan
Marc John Lawrence
Gregory Craig Luther
Jarod-Lee Paul Milko
Georgina Elizabeth Nash
Phillip Thomas Wellesley Pain
Colin Arthur Ross
Lisa Singleton
Jesse Andrew Smith
Calum Ernest Stuart
Alice Mary Timmer
Master of Education (Primary)
Alison Kate Alessio
Lesley Jean Aliphon
Elisabet Bartlett
Alec Beckett
Jacklyn May Boyd
Deborah Brown
Emma Jane Canning
Michelle Louise Catley
Mark Colston
Judith Louise Cook
Patricia Croser
Lorna Marie Daglas
Raphaela Gala Dernocoure
Kimberly Douglas
Susan Patricia Downie
Claudia Elias
Georgina Elizabeth Galbraith Exton
Katrin Games
Lynleigh Joy Glass
Ellen Nola Green
Adam Charles Nicholas Grima
Laura Kristen Hall
Penelope Claire Harrison
Sarah Guinevere Hayes
Samantha Ritchie Hickson
Toni Noelene Hodges
Andrea Hogan
Juliana Patricia Horton
Rebecca May Hunter
Craig John Hutchinson
Kane Arthur Jardine
Jessica Anne Kaiser
Rossana de Camargo Kay
Julie Marie Knott
Iman Maassarani Kourouche
Deborah Krimotat
Jackie Jay Langdon Down
Noel Peter Levy
Kirsten Maina
Janet Lorraine Matthews
Benjamin Paul Mattick
Jenna Lee McKenzie
Gregory David McLaren
Madeline Jenna McLeod
Gregory Scott Meakin
Llana Maria Menezes
Marielle Tracy Mohindra
Joanne Morris
Helen Nystazos
Alice Palmer
David James Picot
Emma Louise Pracy
Ramona Pye
Ann-Marie Reid
Maria Clara Selina Rivera
Brent John Robens
Ashlea Jae Robinson
Gretta Marie Ros
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Katy Roukos
Brian Michael Sawaki-Gillard
Francis Scalici
Natalie Kate Schieb
Meghan Grace Skelton
Jade Maree Staples
Greta Sun
Alison Mary Symons
Annaliese Tanzer
Alison Jean Taylor
Jeddah Teasdale
Mark Learmont Thomas
Melanie Jane Thomas
Amelia Kate Thompson
Stephanie Ik Sieng Tiong
Elise Ann Tolbert
Ashleigh Turner
Maree Nicole Van Der Wielen
Holly Louise Weal
Felicity Webb
Martin James Whiting
Danielle Roxanne Woodman
Louise Kirschner Worrall
Sabeeha Yakub
Kim Alexandra Yatras
Amanda Yuen
Master of Education (Secondary)
Carly Maree Andrews
Ozan Angin
Morag Murray Ayres
Tanya Jane Bottrill
Susan Jane Clark
Kara Amelia Clarke
Peter Jonathon Curtis
Sally Rose Deans
Kylie Beth Dospisil
Thomas Gordon Gilmour
Shasta Lorraine Gurney
Sally Hamilton
Angell Patricia Jeanette Harris
Rosemary Tamara Johnson
Julie Marie Kearns
Genevieve Katherine McGuire
Ken Phillip McKenzie
Fatma Mehana
Valerie Giselle Miller
Peter Winston Newman
Andrea Orlandini
Susannah Adele Pinter
Melinda Margaret Quigley
Susan Gaye Robinson
Rebecca Louise Scane
Helen Jane Thompson
Jane Diana Walker
Nicholas Hamilton Willis
Graduate Diploma in Education
Teresa De Los Angeles Almeida-Fernandez
Renee Louise Arena
Leah Joy Barrett
Jasmin Kiera Bedford
Timothy George Birkett
Liza Anne Booth
Kathleen Nicole Bowers
Christopher Joseph Brunner
Kane Liam Burns
Victoria Louise Canavan
Julie Ann Carmichael
Amanda Patrice Cassegrain
Matthew Charlesworth
Lianda Dawn Chiu
Graham Tyler Clarkson
Elise Bridget Daly
Andrew Stewart Doodson
Benjamin Walter Douglas
Brett Conrad Easton
Pradeepika Ekanayake
Timothy James Emmerson
Ashley Jane Emmerton
Jo-Anne Louise Evans
Ssraa Fawzy
Lauren Elizabeth Ferguson
Emma Louise Flick
Leisal Kim Florien
Renee Elizabeth Foot
Timothy Ross Forgeard
Adrian Frecklington
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Kristy Leigh Freney
Jessica Jane Giaprakas
Gemma Amy Glynn
Ivan Lindsey Gray
Jessica Rose Grundy
Lisa Rose Hales
Stuart Hammett
Julie Leanne Haskell
Nicole Amy Hellyer
Theresa Mary Elizabeth Herbert
Ellen Louise Hoy
Courtney Frances Hutchings
Vanessa Maree Jackson
Vazhel Akamma John
Dylan Huw Jones
Louise Joy Lamella
Erin Amelia Lans
Peter Kuan-Lin Lee
Wesley Lee
Tomas Robert George Leggatt
Penny Sue Lindley
Laura Mae Llewellyn
Nell Macdonald
Nina Prudence MacLeod
Max John Malkin
Terry Leigh McLeod
Jessica Louise Mitmannsgruber
Ute Morris
Angus David Nivison Murray
Ellen Amy Newberry
Jennifer Michelle O'Reilly
Tanija Maree Parker
Simone Maree Parkinson
Abby Ruth Partridge
Kathleen Scarlett Pellizzer
Mark Andrew Peters
Yvonne Maree Povea-Roworth
Timothy Edward Ratcliffe
Rebecca Rodgerson
Rebecca Renee Ronchin
Madeleine Rowley
Phillip Saidi
Sarah Louise Skelly
Louise Sligar
Natalie Jan Smith
Sheree Clare Smith
Isabella Mariel Elizabeth Soto
Elyse Kate Stephens
Rosemary Stewart
Rachel Ragan Tandang
Sarah Johanna van Staden
Sarah Louise May Wallace
Christian Peter Watson
Bronwen Jane Whyatt
Marilyn Whyte
Tarryn Wilson
Sarah Wyatt
Michele Zarro
Graduate Certificate in eLearning
Kirsty Suzanne Bell
Melissa Jane Brodie
Wendy Ann Collins
Leanne Marilyn Courtney
Paul David Dickinson
Jill Maree Ellis
Annemaree Patricia Gleeson
Narelle Nadia Kliendanze
Wayne Phillip Larsen
James Herman Stolz
Steven John Taber
Graduate Certificate in Education Studies
Tracy Ann Campbell
Ella Mae Linton
Daniela Irma Powell
Graduate Certificate in Gifted and Talented Education
Meredith Lynette Brown Helen Rhonda Jones
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Graduate Certificate in Integrated Early Childhood Service Delivery
Jennifer Ann Mountney
Graduate Certificate in School Leadership
Tammy Leanne Stacey Mark Anthony Taylor
Graduate Certificate in Special Education
Elizabeth Bailey
Monique Bennie
Natalie Jade Flew
Charmian Maree Harrington
Melitta Jane Smith
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Susan Louise McInerney Susan Margaret Stott
Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education
Leopold Bayerlein
Ruth Elizabeth Draycott
Mary Elizabeth McMillan
Natashia Josephine Scully
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching
Melissa Carol Arki
Kate Joy Barnett
Simone Louise Bawden
Jacob Luke Berg
Connor Boyko
Tiana Rose Clayworth
Sonya Lee Donohue
Michelle Helen Ellis
Melissa Fisher
Melissa Galiatsatos
Duncan James Gardner
Lachlan William Glasby
Laura Greening
Jacinta Jane Hohnke
Yasmin Ismail
Angela Maree Kelly
Dimity Leigh McKinlay
Ellen Elizabeth Morgan
Sally Madeline Parker
Charlotte Pierce
Alice Elizabeth Riley
Justin Rylewski
Morgan Jayne Smith
Erin Dawn Smith
Morgan Lee Walsh
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Bachelor of General Studies/Bachelor of Teaching
Karen Leanne Barry
Teena Louise Battersby
Melanie Terease Beer
Justine Leigh Blinco
David Reginald Arthur Bunting
Renee Elyse Campbell
Emma Joy Coffey
Jessica Louise De Santis
Elaine Currie Mair
Danielle McHugh
Nenia Robertson
Michelle Rosiak and New England Award
Ben Russell Targett
Rachel Joan Taylor
Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Teaching
Julie Maree Whiting
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Teaching
Timothy Edward James Cooper
Christopher John Lennox
Brett Mowle
Noman Shoaib
Bachelor of Special Education (Primary)/Bachelor of Disability Studies
Leigh-Ann Caroline Barton
Andrew Cooper
Tamora Elena Griffin
Kelly Maree Lynch
Tracey Maree O'Connor
Elizabeth Jan Rixon
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
Tenille Abbott
Karlee Annetta Barnes
Melissa Christine Carter
Melissa Kate Cheetham
Sarah Jane Clarke
Nichole Bernadette Clendenning
Clare Elizabeth Collins
Vanessa Jane Collins
Julie Michelle Griggs
Jennifer Hall
Kelly-Nicola Hawkins
Michelle Orma Healey
Wendy Michelle Hibbard
Karen Marie Hyde
Natalie Anne Joass
Kelly Anne Keith
Margaret Clair Kingston
Anita McDonnell
Anita Maree McLennan
Debra Joy Mitchell
Amanda Moran
Catherine Louise Owen
Kylie Gai Pattison
Lauren Rizk
Jessica Lee Rogers
Kylie Maree Stevens
Melinda Gaye Thone
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Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Emily Mary Alison
Tameika Allport
Jessica Nichole Andrews
Jason Artuso
Glenn Cameron Baker
Madeline Lauren Baldwin
Shae Elizabeth Beathe
Liesl Jan Behrens
Kerry Ann Bowman
Amy Louise Brodbeck
Grace Elizabeth Buchanan
Emma Jane Buckley
Rachael Bugg
Emily Marie Burton
Courtney Ann Byrne
Thys Aaron Byrt
Riley Kathleen Carter
Suzanne Chambers
Teresa Patrice Charlton
Tamara Jean Clout
Stacey Cornish
Jessica Maree Coster
Margaret Lois Cother
Nichaud Jade Cowan
Rebecca Lindsay Cowell and New England Award
Ryan Cox
Stephanie Anne Creagan
Michaela Jane Crook
Rachelle Susan Daley
Emily Jane Davis
Shannon Mary Denman
Alisha Ann Dunne
Mary-Anne Dykes
Helen Maree Foukkare
Jake Robert Freeman-Duffy
Alicia Elizabeth Gauslaa
Sally Hannah Gervink
Chrissie Elizabeth Grenfell
Michelle Elizabeth Grogan
Kate Halliday
Bianca Lea Hamilton
Jade Ruth Hamilton and New England Award
Laura Maree Hanna
Amy Lee Harris
Stefan Michael Heinz
Erin Pauline Hickson
Allyson Gail Hoban
Hannah Geraldine Hunt
Andrew Jordan Inman
Peta Jeffree
Hannah Clare Johnston
Emma Louise Kelly
Sophie Rhianna Kelly
Patrick Francis Lantry
Jenette Linda Leenstra
Tammy Elise Lloyd
Courtley Mancell
Brooke Manuel
Alicia Louise Marks
Gabrielle Maree Marson Potbury
Abby McAnally
Kara McFadden
Jessica Reinelde McKellar
Thomas Charles McLean
Katie Ann McMeniman
Heba Merhi
Kayla Jane Miller
Annabelle Kate Morrissey
Sarah Tommina Newell
Jonathon William Norton
Shannon Tahnee O'Reilly
Hannalise Paris
Christie Lee Paton
Bernadette Ashley Paull
Melanie Gai Petrovski
Jessica Anne Pokoney
Kate Pollock
Erin Porter
Daniel Thomas Pratt
Chloe Jane Reeves
Kylie Ann Robinson
Lorraine Kaye Salon
Melissa Lee Shaw
Jacquelyn Rae Sheridan
Haylee Shipway
Julia Slade
Lucy Margaret Stevenson
Melanie Siobhan Street
Emily Stubbs
Michelle Anne Taylor
Jessica Louise Thomas
Zoe Jean Underwood
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Ellie Maree Wade
Danielle Louise Welsh
Laura Amy Wetherspoon
Sarah Whale
Jackson Wicks Pace
Alannah Young
Bachelor of Educational Studies
Margaret Therese Ashley
Aimee Elizabeth Brazel
Natalie Marie Nicolopoulos
Heather Sills
Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)
Vanessa Marie Bagnato
Krystal Lea Bailey
Faiza Bechaye
Araz Bilbosian
Jo-Anne Blackman
Marion Jane Blair
Schahana Beth Clark
Alexander John Dillon
Lauren Lesley Driscoll
Marlena Fogarty
Alicia Shirley Forster
Shannon Lee Gledhill
Sheridan Lee Hewson
Kate Hewat
Samantha Dawn Joy Hill
Dianne Irene James
Marni Leah Jeffery
Taghrid Kamaleddine
Safa Kameleddine
Brooke Amy Lapsin
Judith Mary Latham
Stephanie Kate McKie
Cassandra Lee McLeod
Melita Jane Moresby
Lauren Murphy
Suzanne Maria Nicholl
Felicity O'Brien
Samantha Jane Palmer
Janet Ann Pannowitz
Bernadette Patricia Paterson
Natalie Marie Payne
Alisha Pritchard
Harmony Renee Profke
Lisa Ralston
Marnie Rose Roelink
Nina Fleur Sampson
Rebecca Fay Seckold
Naomi Everard Shaw
Tanya Louise Spice
Brooke Starrett
Sarah Stathers
Karen Stephens
Ashlee Jayne Sullivan
Alisha Sue Taferner
Suzanne Louise Tangey
Debra Lee Toshack
Jessica Vetrisano
Stephanie Ann Wallace
Kayla Walmsley
Renee Kim Williams
Lisamarie Elizabeth Wotten
Anella Yeomans
Somer Zapirain
Daniela Sarah Ziino
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Bachelor of Training and Development
Subba Rao Akula
Kylie Balmont
Paul Anthony Buckley
Karina Lee Burt
Scott Caswell
Christopher Bruce Coleman
Donna Cherie Dimmock
Michael James Dorman
Carmen Tangiata Eriksson
Kristian David Ford
Michael James Ikenasio
Allan Janicijevic
Delia Rosemary Lidstone
Eryn Long
Eleanor Constance McPhillips
Leroy Martin Meulengraaf
Gary Parker
Ian James Preisig
Gary David Rees
Kristy Lee Richards
Jason Bernard Russell
Andrew Thomas Ryan
Char-Lee June Sorbie
Nicole Sorlie
Marie Vanina Nathalie Vamben
Wayne Wheatley
Eleisa Jane White
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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: 1.2mweight: 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 ten disciplinary areas each one of which has been awarded a distinguishing colour or colours. The areas and colours are:
Arts, Humanities - White (BCC 1)
AgEc, Agribus, Business, Commerce - Peacock Blue (BCC 120)
Computer Science, Information Technology - Powder Blue (BCC 193)
Education, Teaching - Violet (BCC 179)
Law - Ultramarine (BCC 148)
Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Allied Health - Peony Red (BCC 37)
Natural Resources, Env Science - Reseda (BCC 77)
Rural Science, Agriculture - Dioptase (BCC 203)
Science - Straw (BCC 51)
Social Sciences, Social work, Psychology - Old Rose (BCC 157)
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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