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GRADUATION CEREMONIES 2021
Acknowledgement of Country UniSA respects the Kaurna, Boandik and Barngarla peoples' spiritual relationship with their country. Artist: Ngupulya Pumani Find out more about the University’s commitment to reconciliation at unisa.edu.au/RAP
Aisha Rowse
In Between (detail)
2020. Linocut, watercolour and
gold leaf on paper
This booklet exhibits the outstanding work of graduates
from UniSA Creative.
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Alex Lemmer
Untitled
2020. Brass
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Contents
UniSA Acknowledgement of Peoples and Country 5
Chancellor’s welcome 6
Vice Chancellor’s welcome 7
About the University of South Australia 9
Our journey so far 10
Processional Music 18
History of Academic Dress 20
University of South Australia’s Academic Dress 21
Ceremony Tradition 22
University of South Australia Awards 23
University of South Australia Medal Winners 25
Pridham Hall 26
Leave a lasting impression 27
Welcome to your alumni network 29
Tuesday 28 September 2021 at 9.30am 31
Tuesday 28 September 2021 at 12.30pm 35
Tuesday 28 September 2021 at 3.30pm 39
Wednesday 29 September 2021 at 9.30am 43
Wednesday 29 September 2021 at 12.30pm 49
Wednesday 29 September 2021 at 3.30pm 55
Thursday 30 September 2021 at 9.30am 59
Thursday 30 September 2021 at 12.30pm 65
Thursday 30 September 2021 at 3.30pm 71
Prizes 79
Previous Honorary Award Recipients 85
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Amber Cronint
Ark (detail)
2020. Sculpture
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UniSA Acknowledgement of Peoples
and Country
We respectfully acknowledge the Kaurna, Boandik and Barngarla First
Nations Peoples and their Elders past and present, who are the First Nations’
traditional owners of the lands that are now home to the University of South
Australia’s campuses in Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Whyalla.
We are honoured to recognise our connection to the Kaurna, the Boandik and the
Barngarla lands, and their history, culture and spirituality through these locations,
and we strive to ensure that we operate in a manner which respects their Elders and
ancestors. We also acknowledge the other First Nations of lands across Australia
with whom we conduct business, their Elders, ancestors, cultures and heritage.
Kaurna
UniSA tampinthi, UniSA Kaurna yartangka yuwanthi.
Kaurna miyurna yaitya mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya,
parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlu tampinthi.
Yalaka Kaurna miyurna ithu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru
martinthi, puru warriapinthi, puru tangka martulyainthi.
We acknowledge that the University of South Australia is on the traditional
country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect
their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land, and we acknowledge
that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today.
Boandik
Ngathu putama nhu mraat, mraat Boandik-at wulnuwitjara Berrinat ba mraatat mingro Berrin.
I recognise this country (is) the country of the Boandik, the custodians
of Mount Gambier and the country around Mount Gambier.
Barngarla
Ngarrinyarlboo nagoodoo Barngarla mirinyi yoorari yarda malboo.
Ngarrinyarlboo nagoodoo Barngarla yoorari yarda wardana indoo.
We acknowledge and respect the Barngarla people as the traditional custodians
of the ancestral lands. We acknowledge the deep feelings of attachment
and relationship of Barngarla people to the country and the sea.
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Chancellor’s welcome
Today is a time for celebration as you mark both the end and the beginning of exciting and
sometimes very challenging times. It is also an occasion on which to look forward to the
opportunities available to you as a graduate of the University of South Australia.
The University is honoured to be able to share this special event with you, and your family
and friends.
During your time with the University of South Australia you have developed a set of
distinctive qualities which describe the knowledge, skills and personal abilities that you will
need as you move into a constantly changing global economy.
You have acquired an international outlook; a capacity for critical thought and lifelong
learning; an ability to communicate effectively and work autonomously and cooperatively;
and a sense of social responsibility. You are well equipped to succeed, confident in the
knowledge and skills you possess.
Congratulations and all the very best as you start the next big adventure in your lives.
Ms Pauline Carr
Chancellor
Ms Pauline Carr
BEc (ANU), MBA, FAICD, FCIS,
FGIA
Pauline Carr is the Chancellor of the University
of South Australia. She has over 30 years of
management and commercial experience in
the resources industry with both Australian
and international companies. In addition she
has over 20 years comprehensive compliance
and governance experience with listed
company boards. Previously Ms Carr was
a senior executive with Normandy Mining
Limited, where she was actively involved in the
company’s growth, its corporate activities and
its international expansion and subsequently
Newmont Mining Corporation.
Ms Carr is currently a Director of ASX listed
Highfield Resources Limited and Deputy
Chairman of National Pharmacies as well as
the Minerals and Energy Advisory Council and
the South Australian Minerals and Petroleum
Expert Group. She also provides management
support, business improvement, governance,
compliance and risk consultancy services to
companies in the resources, construction and
superannuation sectors.
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Vice Chancellor’s welcome
Graduating with a university degree represents a major milestone in life. Now, after some well
publicised challenges, your hard work and resilience has been recognised and rewarded.
You will leave us today with a parchment and a career path and we couldn’t be prouder of you.
We are all very pleased to share the excitement of this day with you and with the people who
have supported you throughout your studies: your family, your friends and your mentors.
Yours is an important graduation ceremony and we are celebrating your success along with
our own. We have come a long way since 1991 when we amalgamated colleges of advanced
education and institutes of technology to become the University of South Australia. Now we’re
considered one of the world’s best young universities – Australia’s University of Enterprise
– putting our best teaching and research into creating bright futures for our students and
partnering with industry and the professions to bring the benefits of that teaching and research
to our community.
We hope the achievement you celebrate today opens many doors of opportunities for you so
that you can make your mark as a global citizen, a professional in everything you do.
You, like over 220,000 graduates who have preceded you, are very important to us; you are
our success stories, the role models for current students and those who might follow in your
footsteps. As your career grows and your success is assured, current students look at you and
see what’s possible in their own lives.
We wish you every success, happiness and prosperity as you take your first steps into your new
lives as graduates of the University of South Australia.
Professor David Lloyd
Vice Chancellor and President
Professor David Lloyd
BSc(Hons), PhD, CChem, FRSC, FTSE
David Lloyd was appointed to the University of
South Australia as Vice Chancellor and President
in 2012. A Dublin-born and educated chemist
who specialises in computer-aided drug design,
Professor Lloyd has re-focused institutional culture
to position UniSA as Australia’s University of
Enterprise and to shape its activities to better meet
the challenges of the 21st century.
Professor Lloyd was a member of the South
Australia Economic Development Board (EDB)
from 2014 to 2018. A past Chair of the Australian
Technology Network group of technology-
focused universities, he now sits on the board of
Universities Australia, the peak body representing
the university sector where he is the lead vice-
chancellor for research & innovation. He was also
appointed to the Australian Research Council’s
(ARC) Advisory Council to provide advice to the ARC
on key research policy issues, to lend independent
strategic guidance and experience that will
strengthen the ARC’s ability to support research
and innovation in Australia.
Before joining the University of South Australia,
Professor Lloyd was Vice-President for Research
and later Bursar and Director of Strategic Innovation
at Trinity College Dublin. Professor Lloyd was Chair
of the Irish Research Council and prior to academia,
worked in the pharmaceutical industry in the UK.
He holds an honorary Professorship from Tianjin
University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of
Chemistry and a Fellow of the Australian Academy
of Technology and Engineering.
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About the Students choose from more than 200
world-class degrees across a wide range of
University of disciplines, including business, accounting,
law, education, nursing, physiotherapy,
South Australia podiatry, medical radiation, exercise
science, pharmacy, information technology,
software engineering, science, mathematics,
engineering, contemporary art, creative
The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a industries, journalism, psychology, social
globally connected and engaged university, work and more.
with a core focus on delivering research
and education that will support solutions Practical learning, informed by industry
for both industry and the professions. It is best practice, is central to UniSA’s teaching
Australia’s University of Enterprise. approach. Our graduates are a new breed
of professionals - confident global citizens,
UniSA’s teaching is industry-informed, and able to respond to change, ready for
through strong industry engagement, its opportunities that arise, and to create
researchers create knowledge that is central opportunities that contribute to their
to global economic and social prosperity. communities
In the most recent Excellence in Research Collaborations with more than 2,500
Australia assessment (2018), across 39 fields, companies worldwide to bring students
all UniSA research was ranked as world class placement, project, research and work
or better. The University was also assessed opportunities, have delivered UniSA a
as having almost 80 per cent of its research number one ranking in the State for
at the highest level of positive impact in graduate careers, student satisfaction,
society. student experience and employer
People, Programs and Precincts are the satisfaction by ComparED (QILT).
heart of UniSA operations. The University is also closely engaged
Recognised globally for excellence and with the communities it serves. MOD. at
equity - in a fast-moving world, UniSA is UniSA is a futuristic museum of discovery
well-known for the relevance of its degree that inspires young people about science
programs. and technology, showcasing how research
shapes our understanding of the world
UniSA is ranked in the top 50 best around us to inform our futures. UniSA’s
young universities in the world by both Samstag Museum of Art presents a changing
Quacarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher exhibitions program of contemporary visual
Education (THE) with a five-star rating for art and its Hawke Centre engages with local
research, teaching facilities, employability, and international communities through
internationalisation, social responsibility and public lectures, seminars and research
innovation (QS Stars Ratings). projects.
The largest university in South Australia, The University also has a strong equity
UniSA teaches more than 36,000 students mission and was the first South Australian
located across four metropolitan and university to launch a Stretch Reconciliation
two regional campuses and through its Action Plan which creates greater
innovative online education - UniSA Online opportunities for Aboriginal peoples in
- where all programs have been designed education and employment and embeds
specifically by the University for this mode their culture into the University.
of learning.
UniSA is a place for unstoppable people.
9Our journey so far
The University of South Australia (UniSA) was established in 1991 but
our foundations date back to the latter half of the 19th century. The
forerunners of today’s UniSA were the South Australian School of Art,
founded in 1856, the first of several Teacher Training Colleges formed in
1876, and the School of Mines and Industries which was established in
1889. These schools were renowned for providing quality education and
for responding to the needs of the nascent colony of South Australia.
1856
The School of Art
was established
by Charles Hill just
1876
The Training School, the first South
15 years after the Australian Teachers College, was founded.
proclamation of
1906
the new colony of
South Australia.
1889
Louis Laybourne Smith
established the first
architectural course at
The South Australian School of Mines and the South Australian
Industries was established. School of Mines and
Industries.
1907 1918
Adelaide Kindergarten Training College
for teachers was established with strong The Adelaide Technical High School was
advocacy from Lillian de Lissa. founded as a preparatory school for the
courses offered by the School of Mines and
Industries.
1960 1965
The Adelaide Technical High School and
the South Australian School of Mines The SAIT opened Whyalla campus to meet
and Industries merged to form the South the growing demand for skills in the steel
Australian Institute of Technology (SAIT). and shipping industries.
1973
The Aboriginal Task Force was established
at the South Australian Institute of
Technology and provided some of the first
education in social work specifically for
Indigenous students in Australia. It was the
first tertiary program of its kind in Australia
and provided an enclave of support for
its students and a path forward that
encouraged careers built on education.
1982
The South Australian College of Advanced
Education (SACAE) was formed out of the
amalgamation of the Adelaide College
of the Arts and Education (including the
Underdale and City campuses) along with
the Hartley (Magill), Salisbury and Sturt
Colleges of Advanced Education.
101991
The South Australian College of Advanced
1992
Education (SACAE) designated as one of
only eight Distance Education Centres.
The University of South Australia (UniSA) was
established upon the merger of SAIT and Professor David Robinson appointed
three SACAE campuses. Vice Chancellor.
John McDonald appointed first Chancellor; The Hon Dr Basil Hetzel
Professor Alan Mead the first Vice Chancellor. AC appointed Chancellor
of the University of South
Australia.
1993
1994
UniSA became a foundation member of
the Australian Technology Network (ATN)
federation.
UniSA commenced teaching programs
offshore, beginning with the International
MBA in Singapore.
Professor Eleanor Ramsay,
the first-ever Australian Pro
Vice Chancellor charged Two of the University’s key research
with improving equity and institutes, the Ian Wark Research
access to education, was Institute (IWRI) and the Institute for
appointed. Telecommunications Research (ITR), were
officially opened.
The Distance Education Centre building at
Underdale was opened.
1996
The City West campus
1997 The Unaipon School was opened offering
a range of programs in Aboriginal and
Australian Studies.
was officially opened
by Governor General Sir
1998
William Dean.
UniSA identified seven
unique graduate qualities
that described the knowledge, skills and UniSA awarded an
personal abilities required in professional honorary doctorate
careers. to then President
of South Africa,
UniSA became the first Australian university Nelson Mandela.
to develop a Statement of Commitment to
Australian Reconciliation.
1999
The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
was established.
Professor Denise
Bradley was named David Klingberg AM
the University’s Vice succeeded Dr Basil Hetzel
Chancellor and President. AC as Chancellor.
Extensively involved in
national education policy UniSA won the Business SA
groups for more than two Export Award for education
decades, she chaired the Expert Panel in for the first time.
2008 that undertook the National Review
of Higher Education.
Now Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley
AC, she was made a Companion of the
Order of Australia, Australia’s highest
honour, in recognition of her service to
higher education.
112000
2001
Nelson Mandela was announced as the
new International Patron of UniSA’s Bob
Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre.
The University celebrated its
2002
10th anniversary.
UniSA was named the leading provider of
offshore programs in Australia by IDP.
2003
UniSA was named an Employer of Choice
for Women for the first time.
2005
FedSat, Australia’s experimental satellite
developed by the CRC for Satellite Systems
and including UniSA-designed payloads,
was launched.
The first stage of the University’s $100
The UniSA Northern Adelaide Partnerships million capital development program,
(UNAP) program was established to Blueprint 2005, was completed and five
underpin economic and social development new buildings–the Kaurna Building, the
and improve education participation in Dorrit Black Building, the Garth Boomer
severely disadvantaged communities. Building, the Basil Hetzel Building and the
Mawson Centre–were opened.
2004
The University
launched four new
research institutes
The University of – the Ehrenberg
South Australia Bass Institute for
Business School Marketing Science,
became only the the Sansom
second in Australia Institute for Health
to receive European Research, the Hawke
Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) Research Institute
accreditation, one of two major for Sustainable Society, and the Institute
forms of international accreditation for for Sustainable Systems and Technologies
business schools. (since renamed the Barbara Hardy
Institute).
The University received an
overwhelmingly positive report from the The UniSA Mount Gambier Regional Centre
Australian Universities Quality Agency was opened and the Centre for Regional
(AUQA) audit, including 16 commendations Engagement established.
for good practice.
UniSA received $10 million in funding from
the Australian Government to establish a
Chair in Child Protection at the University.
UniSA delivered the Australian International
Space University intensive professional
development program, confirming South
Australia’s position as a centre for space
education and training.
UniSA won the Institutional Award from the
Australian Learning and Teaching Council
for Provision of Services to the Community.
UniSA was ranked in the top 200
universities worldwide by The Times Higher
Education Supplement.
122006
Professor John Ralston was named UniSA’s
first Laureate Professor.
The Australian Minerals Science Research
2007
Institute (AMSRI), headquartered at UniSA’s
Ian Wark Research Institute, was officially
opened. It was supported by the largest
ARC Linkage Grant ever awarded. Professor Peter Høj joined UniSA as Vice
The Royal Australian Institute of Chancellor and President of the University
Architects awarded the nation’s highest following Professor Denise Bradley’s
accolade for a public building to UniSA’s retirement.
Kaurna Building.
2008
UniSA was awarded $40 million through
the Federal Government’s Education
2009
Investment Fund to help build the $73
million building to house the Materials and
Minerals Science Learning and Research
Hub at Mawson Lakes.
Associate Professor Mahfuz Aziz won the
Dr Ian Gould, Prime Minister’s Award for the Australian
a resources industry Teacher of the Year.
professional, was
The UniSA-based Centre for Muslim and
appointed as the
Non-Muslim Understanding was launched
University’s new Chancellor
in India by then Minister of Education and
following the retirement of
future Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.
David Klingberg AM.
UniSA graduated its 100,000th student,
2010
Charlotte Mukamuberwa, a Rwandan refugee
now with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
The UniSA College was launched to offer
more opportunities for South Australians to
gain access to tertiary education.
UniSA joined forces with the International
Space University in Strasbourg, France, to
bring world-class space education to the
southern hemisphere.
UniSA secured $30 million from the Federal
Government’s Education Investment Fund
towards the cost of a $85 million learning
centre to be built in Adelaide’s West End.
2011 2012
In the 2011 QS World University Rankings,
the University of South Australia showed The second Excellence in Research
the biggest improvement of any Australian Australia (ERA) assessment rated more
university for the second year running to be than 86 per cent of UniSA’s research as
ranked 11th in Australia. world-class or better.
The first national Excellence in Research Chemist, researcher and
for Australia (ERA) assessment showed Irish university leader,
that around 70 per cent of UniSA research Professor David Lloyd, is
assessed was world-class standard or above. appointed as the University
of South Australia’s new
Vice Chancellor and
President.
The new China-Australia Centre for
Sustainable Urban Design, is founded in
partnership with Tianjin University.
132013
2014
UniSA became the first university in the
world to host an online brainstorming
event and ideas generator – unijam. It
hosted 17,000 unique posts and more than In April the University’s $85 million Jeffrey
1300 conversation threads from across 56 Smart Building was officially opened,
countries. featuring eight floors spanning 12,480m²
Crossing the Horizon was launched – a with the latest technologies and cutting
strategic action plan designed to change edge learning spaces.
the way the University operates and
engages with its communities.
C RO S S I N G T H E
HOR I ZON
Our Strategic Action Plan 2013 - 2018
To mark the 20-year partnership between
UniSA and Hong Kong Baptist University,
UniSA ranked in the world’s top 50 under a new suite of jointly offered full-time
50 years of age by both the QS and THE degrees is launched.
world university rankings. The University
also ranked in the THE’s global Top 100 UniSA partners with the Institute for Choice
for engineering and technology. to bring global experts together in the
science of human choice behaviour; and is
UniSA’s MBA program is one of only announced as the national headquarters
three nationally to win a five-star rating for an $88 million Data to Decisions CRC.
for the sixth consecutive year from the
2015
Graduate Management Association’s Good
Universities Guide.
An alliance with SA Pathology is announced
that will see UniSA support the growth UniSA was ranked as one of the world’s
of one of Australia’s top cancer research best young universities (THE ranks us #38
centres. With a Federal Government on their list of the world’s best 50 under
investment of $40 million, the Centre 50; Quacarelli Symonds moves us up to
for Cancer Biology (CCB) expansion was #25). We had some stunning research
announced by the then Prime Minister Julia results as well: Excellence in Research
Gillard during a visit to UniSA in June. Australia rated 97 per cent of our assessed
research as world-class or above.
The University was appointed lead partner
of a new Cooperative Research Centre
for Cell Therapy Manufacturing set to
underpin significant innovations in the
treatment available for diabetes, wound,
and transplant patients.
UniSA was also ranked as one of the
world’s best international universities. We
entered into a significant relationship with
the University College London to establish
our Future Industries Institute (FII) and
became the recipient of an incredibly
generous contribution from the late, great,
Sir Terry Pratchett, a perpetual scholarship
fund worth more than $1 million.
UniSA also opened the Innovation
Collaboration Centre at City West in
partnership with Hewlett Packard
Enterprise and forged a partnership with
one of China’s largest drug manufacturers,
Yabao Pharmaceuticals, to develop and
bring to market new cancer treatments.
142016
2018
Jim McDowell,
former BAE
systems Saudi
Arabia CEO and Major new infrastructure opened when
a passionate UniSA launched two new buildings. Pridham
supporter of Hall and the University of South Australia
continuing Cancer Research Institute were both
education, opened in May 2018. Pridham Hall is a $50
succeeded Dr million cultural and sporting centre of the
Ian Gould AM as University.
the University’s
Chancellor.
Future Industries Institute (FII) was officially
launched and received $7.5 million from the
South Australian Government.
Professor Irene Watson was appointed as
the first Pro Vice Chancellor: Aboriginal
Leadership and Strategy, and Unaipon
Chair.
Esteemed investment banker, Chairman
of the Sydney Swans Board and UniSA
Alumnus, Andrew Pridham, presented a
$5 million philanthropic gift to support
construction of the new great hall.
Acknowledging this as the largest single
private donation in the University’s 25
year history, the multipurpose facility was
named Pridham Hall. The $247 million University of South
Australia Cancer Research Institute, is home
to UniSA’s research-rich School of Pharmacy
2017
and Medical Sciences, the globally
recognised Centre for Cancer Biology and
our technology-based business incubation
UniSA’s rapid rise up the international hub, the Innovation Collaboration Centre
rankings continued with Times Higher The building is also home to MOD.,
Education (THE) rating the university as Australia’s leading future focused museum.
#32 in their list of the world’s best young The new Samsung SMARTSchool, one of the
universities. UniSA was the youngest most technologically advanced teacher-
Australian university on the list and ranked training facilities in the country, opened its
by THE as #9 in Australia, of universities doors at UniSA’s Magill campus.
of any age. UniSA’s Law School, in only
its 10th year, was ranked as one of the In September,
world’s best at #88 and the best in South UniSA appointed
Australia. Quality Indicators for Learning a new Chancellor,
and Teaching (QILT) rated UniSA as #1 in Ms Pauline Carr.
South Australia for graduate careers and for With more than 30
student satisfaction. years’ management
and commercial
In 2017 UniSA developed a new suite experience in the
of high-quality, 100 per cent online resources industry,
undergraduate courses that can be studied Ms Carr has been
anytime, anywhere. a member of the
University’s Council
since 2010.
UniSA launched its Enterprise25 plan,
re-imagining UniSA with a laser-like focus
on its programs and an aim to reduce its
operational silos. The plan is to re-shape
and review
programs to
Enterprise25
ensure they Our Strategic Plan
are leading- 2018-2025
edge, end user
endorsed and
that are all
ranked among
the best in the
world.
AUSTRALIA’S
UNIVERSITY
OF ENTERPRISE
152019 2020
UniSA became the lead institution for one Despite the phenomenal impact of the
of the most significant space industry bushfires, followed closely by the COVID-19
research concentrations in Australia, pandemic which closed down much of the
heading up a new Cooperative Research nation, UniSA proved unstoppable, swiftly
Centre for Smart Satellite Technologies and moving our teaching online.
Analytics – The SmartSat CRC.
The University continued to feature in the
The new CRC is a national research world’s top 50 under 50 in both THE (#25)
powerhouse involving a $190 million and QS (#29), solidifying our status as one
investment in cash and in-kind from 84 of the best young universities.
research and industry partners.
With $55m funding from the Federal
Government through the Department
of Industry, Science & Technology’s
successful CRC program, the SmartSat CRC
will be the biggest investment in space
industry R&D in Australia’s history. It will
play a key role in meeting the Australian
Space Agency’s goal to triple the size of
Australia’s domestic space industry
to $12 billion, generating an extra
20,000 jobs by 2030. UniSA business education and research
was awarded another significant
international endorsement, earning the
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools
of Business (AACSB) international business
accreditation. This was coupled with a full
five-year reaccreditation from the leading
international network for management
development (EFMD).
2021
In 2021, UniSA celebrated 30 unstoppable
years. Since 1991, we have been
continuously recognised as one of the
world’s best young universities by both THE
and QS, and ranked #1 in South Australia for
In 2019, UniSA geared up for a future that graduate outcomes, student satisfaction,
is being transformed by technology, both campus facilities, student services and
in the way industry operates and in the teaching quality by QILT.
expectations of our students.
We also boast the most diverse student
As a key commitment in the University’s community in the state, with the largest
strategic plan – Enterprise25, UniSA number students with a non-English
introduced a program-focused speaking background, disability or low
organisational structure. This will allow us socio-economic status. UniSA also has the
to achieve our ambitions and ensure that largest cohort of regional and Aboriginal
we continue to deliver quality teaching, students, along with female students
research and student outcomes. completing studies in non-traditional areas.
A significant educational figure in the
University’s history was also honoured this
year – the late Emeritus Professor Denise
Bradley AC. She became the namesake
of the Bradley Building located on North
Terrace – home to some of the brightest
minds in cancer research and a place for
unstoppable people to create, learn
and explore.
Our staff and students continued to show
their ability to be flexible, with online
lectures remaining as part of the learning
experience, and face-to-face tutorials and
practicals returning to the mix. We also
welcomed new cohorts of international
students to UniSA, commencing their
studies online from their home country.
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Processional As a composer Deborah has received
numerous commissions since the success
Music of her opera Pecan Summer (2010) and
now specialises in working with traditional
languages.
Ancient Land Processional
The processional music played at the start The Ngarrindjeri Women’s Choir
of the graduation ceremony has been Singing is an essential part of identity in
composed by Deborah Cheetham AO. The Aboriginal culture. The women who gather
work is sung by the Ngarrindjeri Women’s to sing in Murray Bridge do so because it is
Choir and the Marryatville Concert Choir, part of who they are as Aboriginal women.
supported by the Adelaide Symphony These women have performed for many
Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Buc. important events over the past decade
but are never happier than when singing in
“From the beginning I wanted this community and passing on culture through
processional to be a powerful reminder song.
that knowledge has been passed for more
than 2000 generations on the lands that
the University now occupies. For that
reason it was essential to include the
traditional language groups from each of
the campuses of the University of South
Australia - Kaurna (Adelaide), Boandik (Mt
Gambier) and Barngarla (Whyalla). Ancient
Land Processional is music for ceremony
and for celebration. I wanted this work to
convey the importance and excitement of
one of life’s great rites of passage – the
graduation ceremony”.
- Deborah Cheetham AO
Deborah Cheetham AO
Deborah Cheetham, Yorta Yorta woman,
soprano, composer and educator has been
a leader in the Australian arts landscape
for more than 25 years. In the 2014
Queen’s Birthday Honours List, Deborah
was appointed as an Officer of the Order
of Australia (AO), for distinguished service
to the performing arts as an opera singer,
composer and artistic director, to the
development of Indigenous artists, and to
innovation in performance.
Deborah Cheetham AO
The Ngarrindjeri Women’s Choir
18The Marryatville Concert Choir Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
– Aldis Sils Musical Director Established in 1936, the internationally
The choir is one of the many co-curricular acclaimed Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
ensembles at Marryatville High School’s is South Australia’s largest performing
internationally acclaimed Special Interest arts organisation. Today the ASO plays
Music Centre. The choir is recognised as a major role in Adelaide’s cultural and
one of the best school choirs in Adelaide. economic vibrancy, and enriches the
In the past decade it has won competitions community through a diverse program
in Adelaide (Adelaide Choral Eisteddfods), of world-class performances to more
Sydney (Sydney Performing Arts Challenge, than 90,000 concertgoers each season.
ABC Classic FM Choir of the Year State The Ancient Land Processional orchestral
Champion 2006), and internationally music was performed by the ASO,
(Tallinn International Choral Festival 2007). conducted by Nicholas Buc and recorded
The choir has toured Central Europe in Adelaide’s ABC studios.
including concerts at the Kodaly School
in Kecskemet. The choir performs a wide
variety of repertoire in a range of styles, and
where possible in original languages.
The Marryatville Concert Choir
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Photo: Shane Reid
19History of At Canterbury, in the 13th century, the
monks’ hoods were lined with fur because
Academic Dress of the cold. Windows in those days were not
glazed.
It would seem that no matter how young a
Academic dress has a long history, almost
university is, one of the first priorities is to
as long as that of universities themselves. It
adopt a style of academic dress which is
began with the foundation of the European
distinctive.
universities in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Until that time, education was carried out The University of South Australia is
within the monasteries, such as one at no exception. In 1991, the University
Oxford where divinity, philosophy and arts acknowledged the academic dress of
were studied as early as the 8th century. its predecessor institutions and then in
February 1992, the University’s academic
It was not until the 12th century that
dress was determined by the Council and
groups of teachers and students gathered
the first graduation ceremonies wearing the
together for classes outside monastery
new University of South Australia academic
walls in a move that was recognisable as
dress occurred during April 1992. It is
the beginnings of universities. Two of the
interesting to note that the hood chosen is
outstanding schools at that time were in
of Oxford Burgon style while the gown is of
Bologna and Paris. During the 13th century
the Cambridge style, an interesting link with
the Roman legal word universitas became
two of the greatest European universities of
a common name for study groups. The
the Middle Ages.
third great university of the Middle Ages,
Oxford, emerged at that time. Much of the
symbolism of academic dress is bound up
with the history of those early universities
which have influenced the creation and
maintenance of a distinctive form of dress.
In the earliest times, university statutes
concerning academic costume were
somewhat vague, and it was not until the
late 14th and early 15th centuries, as lay
fashions began to change, that universities
began to adopt the policy of setting down
particular requirements for the shape and
cut of academic dress.
Over the centuries, gowns have evolved
in various forms from the original outer
garment or robe commonly worn by the
laity and members of the clergy, to the
many modern versions for the various
levels of academic awards. Hoods have
developed from the head coverings worn
by students in the early ages. They were
especially useful in inclement weather and
in the draughty cloisters of monasteries.
Architecture
and Building
Creative Arts
Engineering and
related technologies
Health
Sciences
Information
Technology
Management
and Commerce
Education
Agricultural, Environmental
and related studies
Society and Culture
Natural and Physical Undergraduate Diploma Associate Graduate Graduate
Sciences Certificate Degree Certificate Diploma
20University of Professional doctorates
Oxford-style black gown faced with discipline
South Australia’s colour (as shown below) on front of gown
and around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet
Academic Dress bonnet with black tassel. Black hood lined
with discipline colour with gold edging.
Doctor of Science higher doctorate Masters degrees
Oxford-style red gown with blue facing Oxford-style black gown. Black mortarboard
and gold ribbon trim on front of gown and with black tassel. Black oxford burgon style
around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet hood lined with blue with gold edging.
bonnet with red cord and tassel. Red hood
lined with blue and edged with gold ribbon Graduate diplomas and
with two gold stripes on either side. Graduate certificates
Cambridge-style black gown with relevant
Doctor of Letters higher doctorate
stole. Black mortarboard with black tassel.
Oxford-style red gown with gold facing
and blue ribbon trim on front of gown and Undergraduate degrees
around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet Cambridge-style black gown. Black
bonnet with red cord and tassel. Red hood mortarboard with black tassel. Black oxford
lined with gold and edged with blue ribbon burgon style hood lined with discipline colour.
with two blue stripes on either side.
Associate degrees
Doctor of Laws higher doctorate Cambridge-style black gown with relevant
Oxford-style red gown with gold facing and stole. Black mortarboard with black tassel.
blue and red ribbon trim on front of gown
and around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet Diplomas
bonnet with red cord and tassel. Red hood Cambridge-style black gown with relevant
lined with gold and edged with red ribbon stole. Black mortarboard with black tassel.
with two red stripes on either side.
Undergraduate certificates
Doctor of Engineering higher doctorate Cambridge-style black gown with relevant
Oxford-style red gown with green facing stole. Black mortarboard with black tassel.
and gold ribbon trim on front of gown and
around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet Mortarboard tassels for Indigenous
bonnet with red cord and tassel. Red hood Australian graduates
lined with green and edged with gold The University of South Australia is proud of
ribbon with two gold stripes on either side. its commitment to Australian reconciliation.
To enable Indigenous Australians to have
Doctor of Visual Arts higher doctorate their ancestry recognised, Aboriginal and
Oxford-style red gown with light blue facing Torres Strait Islander graduates have the
and gold ribbon trim on front of gown and option of wearing a mortarboard with a tassel
around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet incorporating the colours of the respective
bonnet with red cord and tassel. Red hood flags (red, black and yellow for Aboriginal
lined with light blue and edged with gold graduates and blue, green and white for
ribbon with two gold stripes on either side. Torres Strait Islander graduates).
Doctor of Philosophy degrees
Oxford-style black gown with red facing
on front of gown and around sleeve cuffs.
Black Tudor velvet bonnet with black tassel.
Black hood lined with red with gold edging.
Oxford burgon
style hood
Mortarboard tassels for
Indigenous Australian
graduates
21Ceremony End of Ceremony
The academic recession signals the end of
Tradition the ceremony and is led by the Chancellor,
followed by the stage party in the reverse
order to which it entered. Newly conferred
graduates join the recession signalling their
Academic Procession and stage party
entry to the academic community.
The traditional custom in which dignitaries
of the university enter the graduation hall
is known as the academic procession. The
University of South Australia’s academic
procession is led by higher degree
graduates and members of the University
Council, followed by academic staff and
senior management of the University,
including the Vice Chancellor. The
Chancellor is the last to enter.
In some circumstances the Chancellor may
be represented by the Deputy Chancellor
or Pro Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor may
be represented by the Provost and Chief
Academic Officer or Deputy Vice Chancellor,
Research and Enterprise.
Academic Dress
Academic dress usually reflects the highest
academic qualification of the wearer. Special
ceremonial gowns are also worn and these
represent the wearer’s position and title. The
Vice Chancellor can be recognised by the
distinctive Fairford Brocade gown adorned
with silver oakleaf lace, and black bonnet
with blue tassel. The Chancellor’s gown is
also Fairford Brocade but incorporates gold
oakleaf lace and notably this is worn with a
black bonnet finished with a gold tassel.
If you look carefully you will see that this
gown also has a combination of gold stripes
on each sleeve instead of the silver stripes
located on the Vice Chancellor’s gown.
22University of Double degree
A double degree is a program where two
South Australia contrasting and complementary programs
at the same level have been combined to
Awards complement each other, such that the core
elements of the two awards are undertaken
simultaneously and the requirements of
each award are fully met. These graduates
Degree types receive two parchments.
University of South Australia students
have a range of program options when Bachelor degree
undertaking their study. The following are
A bachelor degree is an undergraduate
examples of other degree titles you may
award of three or more years of full-time or
hear in addition to Bachelor awards, during
equivalent part-time study.
the graduation ceremony.
Co-badged degrees
Doctor of Philosophy
A collaborative arrangement between
Doctor of Philosophy programs provide
recognised providers, resulting in a single
training and education with the objective of
award and may include the co-badging of a
producing graduates with the capacity to
single parchment.
conduct research independently at a high
level of originality and quality.
Dual degrees
Professional Doctorate Collaborative partnerships between the
University of South Australia and another
A Professional Doctorate is a rigorous
recognised provider enable students to
program of advanced study and research,
undertake a degree jointly facilitated
designed specifically to meet the needs
by both institutions. Graduates of these
of industry and professional groups.
programs will be issued with parchments
Professional Doctorates usually consist of a
from each institution.
blend of coursework and research.
Degree with Honours
A degree with Honours is a program of four
or more years in duration, which includes a
minimum of one year of advanced studies,
for students who demonstrate a high level
of achievement in the initial years of their
program.
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University of University of South Australia Medals
Awarded annually to graduands in
South Australia each Academic Unit for outstanding
academic merit throughout all years of
Medal Winners an undergraduate degree program:
UniSA Allied Health &
Human Performance
University of South Australia Medals
Elio Stefan Arruzza
Outstanding academic achievement is
recognised through numerous prizes and Benita Roslyn Helmore
awards. The most prestigious of these for Aleksandra Daniella Mavrandonis
undergraduate students are the University
of South Australia Medals and Honours UniSA Business
Medals. Diana Elizabeth Eyers-White
The Medals are silver in colour and bear Brooke Christine Klement
an enamel version of the University of Nicole Angela Mitchell
South Australia seal on the front and the N Wakwella Gamage Dhanushka Er
recipient’s name is engraved on the reverse Nanayakkara
side. Medals are awarded annually. Tiana Passelli
The 2020 recipients are: UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
Kate Ella Brockhoff
University of South Australia
Honours Medals Elizabeth Sanchia Connole
Ashlee Tara Harvey
Awarded annually to graduands in
each Academic Unit for outstanding Vu Minh Thi Hoang
academic merit throughout all years of UniSA Creative
an honours degree program:
Declan Joseph Luke
UniSA Allied Health & Jasmin Jodie Teurlings
Human Performance
UniSA Education Futures
Nicola Chelsea Evans
Heidi Lee Grace
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences Victoria Grace Griggs
Laura Jacinta John Ben Michael Robinson
UniSA Creative UniSA Justice & Society
Joshua Dylan Bernardi Tsz Tung Li
Amber Rosemary Cronin Stephanie Jane Walters
UniSA Justice & Society UniSA STEM
Chantelle Alysse Schutz Zhou Dai
Sandeep Santhosh Kumar
UniSA STEM
Liang Zhao
University of South Australia Medal
25Pridham Hall The first Pridhams arrived in South Australia
in 1849, just 13 years after the proclamation
of Government in SA. This is an investment
of 170 years by my family and its preceding
Pridham Hall is named to acknowledge the
generations. South Australia is important
extraordinary benefaction and leadership
to our family and in particular my direct
of Mr Andrew Pridham AO. Mr Pridham is
family, being my parents LR (Bob) and Marie
a proud alumnus of the UniSA Property
Pridham and my siblings Helen, David, Mary
Resource Management degree (1988).
and Richard.
His transformative gift to the University
I hope for the great success of all students
acknowledges his gratitude to UniSA for his
who pass through the doors of this great
‘outstanding education’ as well as reflecting
hall in the process of their studies at UniSA.“
his belief in the positive role education can
– Andrew Pridham AO.
play in one’s life.
Mr Pridham also believes that those The Pridham Foundation
that have the capacity to contribute to Andrew Pridham AO
the broader community should do so Amelia Pridham
generously and encourage others to do the Carolyn Pridham
same. Oliver Pridham
“The University of South Australia is an Grace Pridham
important institution very worthy of
support. Universities develop minds and
foster new thinking. It is a privilege for The
Pridham Foundation to support UniSA and
contribute to this impressive building and
be a part of the process of developing
future generations.
Andrew Pridham AO
26Leave a lasting Support UniSA’s Scholarship Fund
UniSA’s Scholarship Fund provides
impression scholarships, grants and prizes that
recognise academic achievement and give
vital financial support to students who need
it most.
Embed yourself in the DNA
of the Pridham Hall UniSA has more students from a
By building Pridham Hall we have created disadvantaged background than any other
a heart of the University - an iconic venue university in South Australia, and there are
where thousands of memories will be many students at UniSA for whom money
made. is a real issue. Many have multiple jobs
to support themselves, some come from
The state-of-the-art facility features a remote rural areas, and more than 25 per
sports complex, a swimming pool, and cent have little financial support at home –
facilities for graduations and corporate and which puts them at risk of not completing
cultural events. It is a significant part of the their degrees and foregoing their dream.
student experience and offers important
sport and fitness services to the entire local The Fund supports students tackling the
community, including the Health Precinct problems of the world as they progress
on North Terrace. through masters and PhD studies, as
well as students just starting out in their
There are three spaces and sculptural undergraduate studies who are finding their
forms where we can permanently etch your purpose and inspiration.
name and your three words to live by in
Pridham Hall to forever inform and inspire By making a donation to the Scholarship
future generations of students. Fund you can help future students.
It is a wonderful way of giving back
Hundreds of graduates, staff and supporters and acknowledging what you have
have already donated $1,000 to embed accomplished. To give someone else a
their name and words, or those of a loved boost please visit:
one, into the chandelier, inverted pyramid giving.unisa.edu.au/causes/scholarship-
and the swimming pool. fund
To find out more about how you too can
participate in this unique initiative please
visit www.unisa.edu.au/pridhamhall
Pridham Hall
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Welcome to your Stay connected
Regular alumni networking events, activities
alumni network and webinars are held locally, interstate
and around the world. UniSA has formal
network chapters in Malaysia, Hong Kong,
and Singapore. As an alumnus, you are
Congratulations on receiving your degree.
kept up to date with the achievements of
We are pleased to welcome you as a
your fellow alumni and the university with
member of the University of South Australia
regular online delivery of UniSA Connect
alumni community, which includes over
(packed with alumni stories and updates)
220,000 of your fellow graduates and
UniSA News, and Enterprise magazine.
extends across more than 134 countries.
UniSA supports a thriving worldwide You also continue to have access to your
community for all graduates through its UniSA email account for life, though you
alumni network. may also wish to update your personal
details to ensure you receive updates
Lifelong learning and invite to events and networking
As an alumnus you will continue to receive opportunities.
free library membership providing ongoing To update your current contact details,
access to the University’s vast learning please visit: www.unisa.edu.au/alumni/
resources. stayconnected
You will also receive invitations to special
events including public lectures, webinars
and international seminar series that
feature leading academic thinkers. These
and many other benefits can be accessed
with your digital Alumni Network Card
which you will automatically receive via
email. Be sure to look out for it!
Careers
The University’s career services program
provides you with continued advice
on career development and forums to
facilitate contact with employers and
professional bodies. Additionally, the UniSA
alumni network maintains a dedicated
business directory that outlines discounted
services available for fellow alumni.
For further information about the alumni network and access to its wide range of
services you can visit: www.unisa.edu.au/alumni
Graduates celebrating after the ceremony
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28 September:
9.30 am
Tuesday 28 September 2021 at 9.30am
PRIDHAM HALL
Order of Ceremony
Processional music will be played.
The audience is requested to stand for
the entrance of the Academic Procession,
Council and Official Party.
The Australian National Anthem will be
sung by Mr Mark Oates, Tenor.
The Chancellor, Ms Pauline Carr, FAICD,
FCIS, FGIA, MBA, BEc(ANU), will open the
ceremony.
Uncle Lewis Yarlupurka O’Brien AO, Senior
Kaurna Elder, will give the Welcome to
Country.
The Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor
Allan Evans, PhD BPharm, will address the
ceremony.
Professor Andrew Beer FeRSA, AcSSE, PhD,
BA, Executive Dean UniSA Business, will
present Professor Larry Lockshin PhD,
MSc, BA for the honorary academic title of
Emeritus Professor.
Professor Beer will present Professor
Graham Brown PhD, MPhil, BSc for the
honorary academic title of Emeritus
Professor.
The Chancellor, on behalf of the University,
will confer awards on the candidates.
The Chancellor will close the ceremony.
The audience is requested to stand as the
Official Party, Council, Academic Procession
and Graduates retire.
31The Presentation
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for the degree of Bachelor of
Stephen Andrew Corrie, by thesis entitled: Business (International Business)
Culturally responsive possibilities: Billy Bryant *(16/04/2021)
leaders’ voices in remote Indigenous Max James Thomas Garden
schools Junjie Li
(conferred: 14 September 2021) Yuqing Lian
Muskaan Pandya
Yuanyuan Qin
Feng Qiu
* indicates a conferral of award date prior to
Yueshan Yuan
this ceremony
Jiajun Zeng
for the degree of Bachelor of Business
(Logistics and Supply Chain Management)
for the Graduate Certificate in Business
Kyle Benjamin Graetz
Thomas Peter Lindsay Carrig Rongxin Huang
Elizabeth Jayne Lakin Yisheng Huang
Kathryn Mah Pin-Wei Kuo
Guy Stuart Milsom Xue Jing Lam
Xiu Sun Junxian Li
Mathew Harrison Werfel Lin Hang
Jiaxin Xu Jiaqi Liu
for the degree of Bachelor of Business Mahathelge Joseph Mayantha Rehan Peiris
Grayce Isabella Bartemucci Zihao Ren
Cameron James Bates Keegan Sperling
Giovanni Leonardo Brancato Duojie Wang
Lauren Elise Channon Frederick Alfred Wheaton
Haiwon Chung Wenhao Zhao
Karyn Cloonan for the degree of Bachelor of
Jack Douglas Davies Business (Management)
Cheyenne Elliott Maddison Paige Cocks
Antony Joseph Gagliardi Liwei Dai
Jiaqi Hu Isabella Amalia DeMarco
Daniel James Illman Oliver Di Palma
Yucong Li Elizabeth Gladwich
Kalbinur Mahpirof Hui Sze Lan
Catherine Daisy Cecilia Matters Praveen Cainan Kumar
Claire Alycee May Ka Yan Lee
Mohamed Zafran Mohamed Zahir Tran Phuong Khanh Linh Nguyen
Abdul Jalil Nasery Luke Anthony Oxley
Liam Rowland Georgette Paraskevopoulos
Zihan Xu Mohammad Rezai
Yap Yu Xuan Xingyu Su
Nurqistina Nabilah Binti Zainal Yanni Sun
for the degree of Bachelor of Business Daniel Vozzo
(Information Strategy and Management) Hao Wang
Ted John Bassett Yuen Ting Wong
Haoze Chen Yuk Hung Ronald Wong
Zhibo Han Fanshu Wu
Benjamin David Lister Baoshuai Xing
Abhayyank Manchanda Fei Xu
Naveena Lakshmi Tanuku Xiaoxing Xu
Liang Yi
for the degree of Bachelor of Business
(Innovation and Entrepreneurship) for the degrees of Bachelor of Business
(Marketing) and Bachelor of Business
Marina Patiyants
(Tourism and Event Management)
Phat Hong Pham
Tara Jayne Ellis
3228 September:
9.30 am
for the degree of Bachelor of So Sum Angie Leung
Business (Marketing) Natasha Susanne Little
Daniel James Bowshall Benjamin Macmichael
Linjie Cai Idaiishe Simbarashe Lynn Mavunganidze
Darren Cameron Georgie-Lou Mccracken
Marcus John Caporaso Thi Minh Anh Nguyen
William Casey Eleftheria Nikolaidis
Jessica Anne Colthorpe Lara Louise Sommerville Patterson
Henan Cong Linfei Peng
Dean De Casto Casey Elizabeth Peters
Grace Marie Edwards Anuki Vihara Yahampath
Tiffany Samantha Fowler Zhanwei Zhang *(23/12/2020)
Angela Habis
Rishab Harish
Dragana Kljajic
Cheuk Kwan Ho
Annie Sarah Hogben
Sam Jackson
Paige Lagonicos
Chun Yin Lee
Wei-Che Lee
Ying Li
Chi Hao Mong
Runa Nodo
Julia Saracini-Palombo
Aidan Michael Iain Schultz
Weixun Shao
Rosemary Ann Simper
Jagwantpreet Singh
George Sotiropoulos
Victoria Jane Tait
Nichole Tan
Ge Tian
Rohan Trivedi
Adam Van Den Munckhof-Zogoolas
Hugo William Wallace
Gang Wang
Yi Wang
Mengyu Yan
Shuhan Yang
Zheng Zhenyu
for the degree of Bachelor of Business
(Tourism and Event Management)
Tharynaldo Anthony
Mohammed Abdullah F Aldawsari
Nana Asai
Isabell Maria Azzalini
Kei Ching Chan *(02/09/2020)
See Wei Chua
Kayla Yvonne Cotterill
Anh Minh Dao
Christina Elizabeth Fabbian
Stacey Jane Franklin
Haicel Graham
Rhythm Gulati
Mia Eve Bosco Hamilton
Crystal Ebony Heazlewood
Esther Hniang
Kaitlin Michelle Inthavong
Rungeyi Lan
Sze Yin Lau
Wai Ming Lau
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28 September:
12.30 pm
Tuesday 28 September 2021 at 12.30pm
PRIDHAM HALL
Order of Ceremony
Processional music will be played.
The audience is requested to stand for
the entrance of the Academic Procession,
Council and Official Party.
The Australian National Anthem will be
sung by Mr Mark Oates, Tenor.
The Chancellor, Ms Pauline Carr, FAICD,
FCIS, FGIA, MBA, BEc(ANU), will open the
ceremony.
The Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor
Allan Evans, PhD BPharm, will address the
ceremony.
The Chancellor will close the ceremony.
The audience is requested to stand as the
Official Party, Council, Academic Procession
and Graduates retire.
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