GRADUATION CEREMONIES 2019
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Acknowledgement of Country UniSA respects the Kaurna, Boandik and Barngarla peoples’ spiritual relationship with their country. We also acknowledge the diversity of Aboriginal peoples, past and present. Artist: Find out more about the University’s commitment Rikurani to reconciliation at unisa.edu.au/RAP B
Adele Pittendreigh Untitled 1 2018 This booklet exhibits the outstanding work of graduates of the University of South Australia’s School of Art, Architecture and Design. 1
Contents Chancellor’s welcome 4 Vice Chancellor’s welcome 5 About the University of South Australia 7 Our journey so far 8 Processional Music 14 Academic Dress 16 Ceremony Tradition 18 University of South Australia Awards 19 University of South Australia Medal Winners 21 Pridham Hall 22 You can leave your mark on UniSA 23 Alumni 25 Tuesday 1 October 2019 at 10:30am 27 Tuesday 1 October 2019 at 3:00pm 35 Wednesday 2 October 2019 at 10:30am 43 Wednesday 2 October 2019 at 3:00pm 51 Prizes 57 Previous Honorary Award Recipients 65 3
Chancellor’s welcome Today is a time for celebration as you mark both the end and the beginning of exciting parts of your lives. 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. 4
Vice Chancellor’s welcome Graduating with a university degree represents a major milestone in life. Now you’re about to enter a whole new world of wonderful opportunities. 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 215,000 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 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 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. 5
About the The University’s strong research environment focuses on areas such as University of ageing, scarce resources, future industries and cancer prevention and management. The close, collaborative engagement it South Australia enjoys with its many industry, government, collegiate and community partners is reflected in its ranking as the No.1 University The University of South Australia (UniSA) in Australia for Industry Research Income in is Australia’s University of Enterprise. the 2019 THE World University Rankings. It is known for its culture of innovation anchored around global and national links The University is also closely engaged with to academic, research and industry partners. the communities it serves. It has recently Its graduates are global professionals at opened MOD, Australia’s future-focused ease with the world and ready to create museum of science, innovation and design; and respond to change. Its research is its Samstag Museum presents a changing inventive and adventurous and it creates exhibitions program of contemporary visual new knowledge that is central to global art, and its Hawke Centre engages with local economic and social prosperity. and international communities through public lectures, seminars, and research Its reputation continues to grow. It is projects. The University also has a strong considered one of the world’s best young equity mission and recently became the universities, ranked 30th in the World’s Top first South Australian university to unveil 50 Under 50 by the Quacarelli Symonds’ a Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan which 2020 rankings and 26th in Times Higher creates greater opportunities for Aboriginal Education’s 2019 THE Young University peoples in education and employment and Rankings. embeds their culture into the University. With around 31,000 students, almost 6,000 of whom are international students, UniSA is South Australia’s largest university and offers degree programs in business, education, arts, social sciences, health sciences, information technology, engineering and the environment. Programs are designed with strong professional emphasis and in partnership with industry and the professions to ensure the career relevance of its teaching. In fact, UniSA is ranked number one in South Australia for graduate careers and employer satisfaction (2016-18 QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey and 2018 Employer Satisfaction Survey). In the 2018 Excellence in Research Australia rankings, 100 per cent of its detailed research was rated at or above world standard, and the University was rated the best in Australia on a combined metric of Impact, Approach to Impact and Engagement in the Australian Research Council’s research impact assessment. 7
Our Ourjourney journeyso sofar 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. 8
1991 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. 9
2000 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. UniSA sponsored the Tour Down Under cycling race for the first time. FedSat, Australia’s experimental satellite developed by the CRC for Satellite Systems and including UniSA-designed payloads, was launched. The UniSA Northern Adelaide Partnerships (UNAP) program was established to underpin economic and social development 2003 and improve education participation in severely disadvantaged communities. 2004 UniSA was named an Employer of Choice for Women for the first time. 2005 The University of South Australia Business School became only the second in Australia The first stage of the University’s $100 to receive European million capital development program, Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) Blueprint 2005, was completed and five accreditation, one of two major new buildings–the Kaurna Building, the forms of international accreditation for Dorrit Black Building, the Garth Boomer business schools. Building, the Basil Hetzel Building and the Mawson Centre–were opened. The University received an overwhelmingly positive report from the The University Australian Universities Quality Agency launched four new (AUQA) audit, including 16 commendations research institutes for good practice. – the Ehrenberg Bass Institute for UniSA received $10 million in funding from Marketing Science, the Australian Government to establish a the Sansom Chair in Child Protection at the University. Institute for Health Research, the Hawke UniSA delivered the Australian International Research Institute Space University intensive professional for Sustainable Society, and the Institute development program, confirming South for Sustainable Systems and Technologies Australia’s position as a centre for space (since renamed the Barbara Hardy education and training. Institute). UniSA won the Institutional Award from the The UniSA Mount Gambier Regional Centre Australian Learning and Teaching Council was opened and the Centre for Regional for Provision of Services to the Community. Engagement established. UniSA was ranked in the top 200 universities worldwide by The Times Higher Education Supplement. 10
2006 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 UniSA joined Pedal Prix, the Human Powered appointed as the Vehicle super series, as lead sponsor. University’s new Chancellor following the retirement of David Klingberg AM. 2010 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. The UniSA-based Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding was launched UniSA secured $30 million from the Federal in India by then Minister of Education and Government’s Education Investment Fund future Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. towards the cost of a $85 million learning centre to be built in Adelaide’s West End. UniSA graduated its 100,000th student, Charlotte Mukamuberwa, a Rwandan refugee now with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. 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 for Australia (ERA) assessment showed and Irish university that around 70 per cent of UniSA research leader, Professor David assessed was world-class standard or above. Lloyd, is 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. 11
2013 UniSA became the first university in the world to host an online brainstorming event and ideas generator – unijam. It 2014 In April the University’s $85 million Jeffrey hosted 17,000 unique posts and more than 1300 conversation threads from across 56 Smart Building was officially opened, countries. featuring eight floors spanning 12,480m² with the latest technologies and cutting Crossing the Horizon was launched – a edge learning spaces. strategic action plan designed to change 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 UniSA ranked in the world’s top 50 under 50 years of age by both the QS and THE world university rankings. The University To mark the 20-year partnership between also ranked in the THE’s global Top 100 UniSA and Hong Kong Baptist University, for engineering and technology. a new suite of jointly offered full-time UniSA’s MBA program is one of only degrees is launched. three nationally to win a five-star rating UniSA partners with the Institute for Choice for the sixth consecutive year from the to bring global experts together in the Graduate Management Association’s Good science of human choice behaviour; and is Universities Guide. announced as the national headquarters An alliance with SA Pathology is announced for an $88 million Data to Decisions CRC. that will see UniSA support the growth 2015 of one of Australia’s top cancer research centres. With a Federal Government investment of $40 million, the Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB) expansion was announced by the then Prime Minister Julia UniSA was ranked as one of the world’s Gillard during a visit to UniSA in June. best young universities (THE ranks us #38 on their list of the world’s best 50 under The University was appointed lead partner 50; Quacarelli Symonds moves us up to of a new Cooperative Research Centre #25). We had some stunning research for Cell Therapy Manufacturing set to results as well: Excellence in Research underpin significant innovations in the Australia rated 97 per cent of our assessed treatment available for diabetes, wound, research as world-class or above. 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. 12
Jim McDowell, former BAE 2016 2017 UniSA’s rapid rise up the international systems Saudi Arabia CEO rankings continued with Times Higher and a passionate supporter Education (THE) rating the university as of continuing education, #32 in their list of the world’s best young succeeded Dr Ian Gould AM universities. UniSA was the youngest as the University’s Chancellor. Australian university on the list and ranked by THE as #9 in Australia, of universities The University celebrated its 25th birthday of any age. UniSA’s Law School, in only since establishment in 1991. its 10th year, was ranked as one of the UniSA joined forces with SA’s larget private world’s best at #88 and the best in South health care provider, Calvary Health Care Australia. Quality Indicators for Learning Adelaide, to expand health education and and Teaching (QILT) rated UniSA as #1 in research. South Australia for graduate careers and for student satisfaction. Future Industries Institute (FII) was officially launched and received $7.5 million from the In 2017 UniSA South Australian Government. developed a new suite of high-quality, Professor Irene Watson was appointed as 100 per cent online the first Pro Vice Chancellor: Aboriginal undergraduate courses Leadership and Strategy, and Unaipon Chair. that can be studied Esteemed investment banker, Chairman of anytime, anywhere. the Sydney Swans Board and UniSA Alumnus, Each of UniSA Online’s Andrew Pridham, presented a $5 million new bachelor degree philanthropic gift to support construction programs is designed specifically for of the new great hall. Acknowledging this online education giving students the as the largest single private donation in the best possible learning resources to University’s 25 year history, the multipurpose encourage deeper and broader intellectual facility was named as Pridham Hall. engagement and to support personalised learning and assessment strategies. 2018 The new Samsung SMARTSchool, one of the most technologically advanced teacher- training facilities in the country, opened its doors at UniSA’s Magill campus. Powered by Major new infrastructure opened when UniSA Samsung technology, the $4 million facility launched two new buildings. Pridham Hall will equip Australian students and teachers and the University of South Australia Cancer with the skills and tools that are shaping Research Institute were both opened in May Australia’s future. 2018. Pridham Hall is a $50 million cultural In September, UniSA and sporting centre of the University. appointed a new Chancellor, The $247 million Ms Pauline Carr. With more University of South than 30 years’ management Australia Cancer and commercial experience Research Institute, in the resources industry, is home to UniSA’s Ms Carr has been a member research-rich School of of the University’s Council since 2010. Pharmacy and Medical UniSA launched its Enterprise25 plan, Sciences, the globally re-imagining UniSA with a laser-like focus recognised Centre for on its programs and an aim to reduce its Cancer Biology and our operational silos. The plan is to re-shape and technology-based business incubation hub, review programs to ensure they are leading- the Innovation Collaboration Centre. edge, end user endorsed programs and that The building is also are all ranked among the best in the world. home to MOD., Enterprise25 Australia’s leading Our Strategic Plan future focused 2018-2025 museum, which provokes new ideas at the intersection of science, art and innovation. It opened with an exhibition, MOD.IFY which took audiences on an immersive and unexpected journey that AUSTRALIA’S UNIVERSITY OF ENTERPRISE challenged what they think they know about what it means to be human. 13
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 Ngarrindjeri Women’s Choir The processional music played at the start Singing is an essential part of identity in of the graduation ceremony has been Aboriginal culture. The women who gather composed by Deborah Cheetham AO. The to sing in Murray Bridge do so because it is work is sung by the Ngarrindjeri Women’s part of who they are as Aboriginal women. Choir and the Marryatville Concert Choir, These women have performed for many supported by the Adelaide Symphony important events over the past decade Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Buc. but are never happier than when singing in community and passing on culture “From the beginning I wanted this through song. processional to be a powerful reminder 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 14
The 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 15
Academic Dress bonnet with red cord and tassel. Red hood lined with light blue and edged with gold ribbon with two gold stripes on either side. Doctor of Science higher doctorate Doctor of Philosophy degrees Oxford-style red gown with blue facing Oxford-style black gown with red facing and gold ribbon trim on front of gown and on front of gown and around sleeve cuffs. around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet Black Tudor velvet bonnet with black tassel. bonnet with red cord and tassel. Red hood Black hood lined with red with gold edging. lined with blue and edged with gold ribbon with two gold stripes on either side. Professional doctorates Oxford-style black gown faced with Doctor of Letters higher doctorate discipline colour (as shown below) Oxford-style red gown with gold facing on front of gown and around sleeve and blue ribbon trim on front of gown and cuffs. Black Tudor velvet bonnet with around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet black tassel. Black hood lined with bonnet with red cord and tassel. Red hood discipline colour with gold edging. lined with gold and edged with blue ribbon with two blue stripes on either side. Masters degrees Oxford-style black gown. Black Doctor of Laws higher doctorate mortarboard with black tassel. Black Oxford-style red gown with gold facing hood lined with blue with gold edging. and blue and red ribbon trim on front of gown and around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor Graduate diplomas and velvet bonnet with red cord and tassel. Red Graduate certificates hood lined with gold and edged with red Cambridge-style black gown with relevant ribbon with two red stripes on either side. stole. Black mortarboard with black tassel. Doctor of Engineering higher doctorate Undergraduate degrees Oxford-style red gown with green facing Cambridge-style black gown. Black and gold ribbon trim on front of gown and mortarboard with black tassel. Black around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet hood lined with discipline colour. bonnet with red cord and tassel. Red hood lined with green and edged with gold ribbon with two gold stripes on either side. Associate degrees Cambridge-style black gown with relevant Doctor of Visual Arts higher doctorate stole. Black mortarboard with black tassel. Oxford-style red gown with light blue facing and gold ribbon trim on front of gown and Diplomas around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet Cambridge-style black gown with relevant stole. Black mortarboard with black tassel. Architecture and Building Creative Arts Engineering and related technologies Health Sciences Information Technology Management and Commerce Education Agricultural, Environmental and related studies Diploma Associate Graduate Graduate Degree Certificate Diploma Society and Culture Natural and Physical Sciences 16
Hoods In the earliest times, university statutes All University of South Australia hoods concerning academic costume were are of the Oxford burgon style. somewhat vague, and it was not until the late 14th and early 15th centuries, as lay fashions began to change, that universities Mortarboard tassels for Indigenous began to adopt the policy of setting down Australian graduates particular requirements for the shape and The University of South Australia is proud of cut of academic dress. its commitment to Australian reconciliation. To enable Indigenous Australians to have Over the centuries, gowns have evolved their ancestry recognised, Aboriginal and in various forms from the original outer Torres Strait Islander graduates have the garment or robe commonly worn by the option of wearing a mortarboard with a laity and members of the clergy, to the tassel incorporating the colours of the many modern versions for the various respective flags (red, black and yellow for levels of academic awards. Hoods have Aboriginal graduates and blue, green and developed from the head coverings worn white for Torres Strait Islander graduates). by students in the early ages. They were especially useful in inclement weather and History of academic dress in the draughty cloisters of monasteries. Academic dress has a long history, almost At Canterbury, in the 13th century, the as long as that of universities themselves. It monks’ hoods were lined with fur because began with the foundation of the European of the cold. Windows in those days were not universities in the 12th and 13th centuries. glazed. Until that time, education was carried out It would seem that no matter how young a within the monasteries, such as one at university is, one of the first priorities is to Oxford where divinity, philosophy and arts adopt a style of academic dress which is were studied as early as the 8th century. distinctive. It was not until the 12th century that The University of South Australia is groups of teachers and students gathered no exception. In 1991, the University together for classes outside monastery acknowledged the academic dress of walls in a move that was recognisable as its predecessor institutions and then in the beginnings of universities. Two of the February 1992, the University’s academic outstanding schools at that time were in dress was determined by the Council and Bologna and Paris. During the 13th century the first graduation ceremonies wearing the the Roman legal word universitas became new University of South Australia academic a common name for study groups. The dress occurred during April 1992. It is third great university of the Middle Ages, interesting to note that the hood chosen is Oxford, emerged at that time. Much of the of Oxford Burgon style while the gown is of symbolism of academic dress is bound up the Cambridge style, an interesting link with with the history of those early universities two of the greatest European universities of which have influenced the creation and the Middle Ages. maintenance of a distinctive form of dress. Oxford burgon style hood Mortarboard tassels for Indigenous Australian graduates 17
Ceremony If you look carefully you will see that this gown also has a combination of gold stripes Tradition on each sleeve instead of the silver stripes located on the Vice Chancellor’s gown. When representing the Vice Chancellor the Provost and Chief Academic Officer wears Academic Procession and stage party a black Fairford Brocade gown adored by The traditional custom in which dignitaries silver oakleaf lace. of the university enter the graduation hall Senior management wear a black gown is known as the academic procession. The with blue facing on the front and rear collar, University of South Australia’s academic and a black bonnet with silver tassel. The procession is led by higher degree academic registrar wears a similar gown. graduates and members of the University However you will note that the blue facing Council, followed by academic staff and is not as wide and the collar is black, and a senior management of the University, black mortar board with blue tassel is worn. including the Vice Chancellor. The Readers wear the gown reflecting their Chancellor is the last to enter. highest award, as do Professors receiving Academics sit at the rear of the stage the honorary title of Emeritus Professor, and and Council members in the second those being awarded with the honorary title to front row. The front row is reserved of University Fellow. Recipients of honorary for staff reading graduand names, the Doctor of the University awards wear academic registrar, senior managers, the the prestigious blue University of South Vice Chancellor, guest speaker, honorary Australia honorary doctorate gown trimmed award recipients, special guests and the with yellow and red facing, and a red, yellow, Chancellor. and blue hood. A black bonnet with gold tassel is the accompanying headwear. In some circumstances the Chancellor may be represented by the Deputy Chancellor Council members are distinguished with or Pro Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor may black silk-like gowns with red, blue, and be represented by the Provost and Chief gold facing, and a black bonnet and gold Academic Officer. tassel. Candidates graduating with a PhD wear a black Oxford-style gown with red Academic Dress facing, and those receiving professional doctorates wear the same style gown but Academic dress usually reflects the highest with coloured facing representing their academic qualification of the wearer. Special discipline. ceremonial gowns are also worn and these represent the wearer’s position and title. The Vice Chancellor can be recognised by the End of Ceremony distinctive Fairford Brocade gown adorned The academic recession signals the end of with silver oakleaf lace, and black bonnet the ceremony and is led by the Chancellor, with blue tassel. The Chancellor’s gown is followed by the stage party in the reverse also Fairford Brocade but incorporates gold order to which it entered. Newly conferred oakleaf lace and notably this is worn with graduates join the recession signalling their a black bonnet finished with a gold tassel. entry to the academic community. 18
University of Degree with Honours A degree with Honours is a program of four South Australia or more years in duration, which includes a minimum of one year of advanced studies, Awards for students who demonstrate a high level of achievement in the initial years of their program. Degree types Double degree University of South Australia students A double degree is a program where two have a range of program options when contrasting and complementary programs undertaking their study. The following are at the same level have been combined to examples of the degree titles you may hear complement each other, such that the core during the graduation ceremony. elements of the two awards are undertaken simultaneously and the requirements of Doctor of Philosophy each award are fully met. These graduates receive two parchments. Doctor of Philosophy programs provide training and education with the objective of producing graduates with the capacity to Co-badged degrees conduct research independently at a high A collaborative arrangement between level of originality and quality. recognised providers, resulting in a single award and may include the co-badging of a Professional Doctorate single parchment. A Professional Doctorate is a rigorous program of advanced study and research, Dual degrees designed specifically to meet the needs Collaborative partnerships between the of industry and professional groups. University of South Australia and another Professional Doctorates usually consist of a recognised provider enable students to blend of coursework and research. undertake a degree jointly facilitated by both institutions. Graduates of these Honours degree programs will be issued with parchments from each institution. The Honours degree is a separate, stand- alone one-year program of advanced studies for students who demonstrate a high level of achievement upon completion of their pass degree program. 19
Barbara Hesselschwerdt The Nature of Connections 2,3,4 photo by Sarah Sturm 20
University of University of South Australia Medals Awarded annually to graduands in South Australia each Division for outstanding academic merit throughout all years of an Medal Winners undergraduate degree program: University of South Australia Business School University of South Australia Medals Lauren Elizabeth Horne Outstanding academic achievement is recognised through numerous prizes and Joshua Schneider awards. The most prestigious of these for James Swan undergraduate students are the University Danielle Simone Weir of South Australia Medals and Honours James Garnet Weir Medals. The Medals are silver in colour and bear Division of Education, Arts an enamel version of the University of and Social Sciences South Australia seal on the front and the recipient’s name is engraved on the reverse Flora Walker Carbo side. Medals are awarded annually. Luke Anthony Frahn The 2018 recipients are: Rita Kellaway Daniel Thomas Mather University of South Australia Toni Fay Walsh Honours Medals Awarded annually to graduands in Division of Health Sciences each Division for outstanding academic merit throughout all years of an honours Alice Sinead O’Connell-Debais degree program: I Gusti Ayu Agung Cintya Dharmayanti Kenneth Do University of South Australia Harold Dale Gathercole Business School Alana Rose Giacomelli Alex Lazar Diana Margaret Hill Naomi Louise Siderius Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences Tara Rowhani-Farid Division of Information Technology, Division of Health Sciences Engineering and the Environment Sarah Louise Graham David Thomas Darr Earles Nghia Trong Nguyen Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment Alycia Maddison Winter University of South Australia Medal 21
Pridham 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 22
You can leave your Support UniSA’s Scholarship Fund UniSA’s Scholarship Fund provides mark on UniSA scholarships, grants and prizes that recognise academic achievement and give vital financial support to students who need it most. Embed yourself in the DNA UniSA has more students from a of the Pridham Hall disadvantaged background than any other By building Pridham Hall we have created university in South Australia, and there are a new heart of the University - an iconic many students at UniSA for whom money venue where thousands of memories will is a real issue. Many have multiple jobs be made. 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 The Fund supports students tackling the sport and fitness services to the entire problems of the world as they progress local community, including the new Health through masters and PhD studies, as Precinct on North Terrace. well as students just starting out in their Under the guidance of the design teams we undergraduate studies who are finding their have selected three spaces and sculptural purpose and inspiration. forms where we can permanently etch your By making a donation to the Scholarship name and your three words to live by in Fund you can help future students. Pridham Hall to forever inform and inspire It is a wonderful way of giving back future generations of students. and acknowledging what you have Hundreds of graduates, staff and supporters accomplished. To give someone else a have already donated $1,000 to embed boost please visit their name and words, or those of a loved www.unisa.edu.au/scholarshipfund one, into the chandelier, inverted pyramid and the swimming pool. To find out more about how you too can participate in this unique initiative please visit www.unisa.edu.au/pridhamhall Pridham Hall 23
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Alumni Advancing careers The alumni network maintains a dedicated business directory that outlines discounted services available for fellow alumni, and Alumni Network the University’s career services program The University of South Australia supports also provides continuing advice on career a thriving worldwide community of its development and forums to facilitate graduates through its alumni network. contact with employers and professional Upon receiving your degree, you will bodies. automatically become a member of the alumni network that includes over 215,000 Staying in touch of your fellow graduates and extends Regular networking events are held locally, across more than 134 countries. interstate and around the world. There are Your digital Alumni Network Card is your formal network chapters in Malaysia, Hong key to access the services of the network. Kong, Singapore, China and the United Kingdom. Keeping up to date More information on the alumni network Alumni network members are able to keep and access to its wide range of services and up to date with the achievements of fellow resources is available at graduates and the University by receiving www.unisa.edu.au/alumni regular electronic copies of UniSA News, Alumni News and Enterprise magazine. Alumni continue to have access to their University email account for life. Continuing to learn Alumni network members receive library membership for free, providing ongoing access to the University’s vast learning resources. They receive invitations to special public lectures and the University’s International Seminar Series that feature leading academics and thinkers. 25
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1 October: 10.30am Tuesday 1 October 2019 at 10:30am PRIDHAM HALL The Occasional Address Order of Ceremony Professor Caroline McMillen Processional music will be played. The audience is requested to stand for BA(Hons), MB, BChir(Cantab), the entrance of the Academic Procession, MA(Oxon), DPhil(Oxon), FRSN, Council and Official Party. FAHMS The Australian National Anthem will be Professor Caroline McMillen is Chief sung by Ms Sharon Turley, Soprano. Scientist for South Australia, a role she took on in 2018 after serving as Vice-Chancellor The Chancellor, Ms Pauline Carr BEc(ANU) of the University of Newcastle for seven MBA, FAICD, FCIS, FGIA will open the years. ceremony. Professor McMillen is a Fellow of the Uncle Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien AO, Senior Australian Academy of Health and Medical Kaurna Elder, will give the Welcome to Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Country. New South Wales and a Bragg Member of The Vice Chancellor and President, the Royal Institution, Australia. She holds Professor David Lloyd BSc(Hons), PhD, a BA (Honours) and Doctor of Philosophy CChem, FRSC, will address the ceremony. from the University of Oxford, and completed her medical training graduating The Occasional Address will be delivered by with an MB, BChir from the University of Professor Caroline McMillen, Chief Scientist Cambridge. She has served in academic for South Australia. leadership positions at Monash University, The Chancellor, on behalf of the University, the University of Adelaide and at the will confer awards on the candidates. University of South Australia where she held the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor The Chancellor will close the ceremony. Research and Innovation prior to her move to Newcastle. The audience is requested to stand as the Official Party, Council, Academic Procession Professor McMillen’s research focusses and Graduates retire. on the role of the environment in early development in determining the metabolic and cardiovascular health of the offspring in later life. Her research group was funded for two decades by both the ARC and the NHMRC. She was a member of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council Working Group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders health focusing on maternal, fetal and post-natal health and she has been a chair and member of international and national research policy, review and assessment panels. She has also served on a range of industry boards including the National Automotive Industry Innovation Council, Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive Technology, Cooperative Research Centre for Rail Innovation, the South Australian Premier’s Climate Change Council, the NSW Innovation and Productivity Council as well as a range of state industry and government leadership groups. 27
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1 October: 10.30am The Presentation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Kalana Ishara Patuwatha Withanage, by Ali Nassir Hussein Al-Gemeel, by thesis thesis entitled: entitled: Robotic vision for in-situ fall recovery Development and characterization assistance of hybrid engineered cementitious (conferred: 22 August 2019) composite (ECC) and its application to column retrofitting Georgia Danielle Pollard, by thesis entitled: (conferred: 22 August 2019) Different kinds of worth: a practical investigation into the productivity, Rinkubahen Sandipsinh Chhasatia, by thesis resource efficiency and social value of entitled: urban agriculture Optical and electrochemical platforms for (conferred: 06 June 2019) detection of insulin secreted by human islets Morgan Faith Schebella, by thesis entitled: (conferred: 22 August 2019) The nature of health: understanding the nuanced relationship between Anne Elizabeth Jean Fordham, by thesis biodiversity and human wellbeing entitled: (conferred: 22 August 2019) Corporate social responsibility in the resource sector and its contribution to Shivanita Umapathi, by thesis entitled: development outcomes for rural and Investigation of water and water-related remote Australia energy performance in sustainable urban (conferred: 02 May 2019) dwellings (conferred: 19 December 2018) Nishtha Gaur, by thesis entitled: Investigating plasma-tissue interactions Satriyo Krido Wahono, by thesis entitled: in the context of wound healing Natural zeolites and plasma surface (conferred: 22 August 2019) engineering for innovating biogas purification and advanced adsorbents Sumyea Helal, by thesis entitled: (conferred: 02 May 2019) A data mining approach to analyse the influence of student features on their Zhalama, by thesis entitled: academic outcomes Weakening the faithfulness assumption (conferred: 22 August 2019) in causal discovery (conferred: 22 August 2019) Jacqueline Mary Jepson, by thesis entitled: Development of a decision-making model for the degree of Doctor of Information for selecting risk tools and techniques for Technology Management construction project management Barry Desmond Blundell, by thesis entitled: (conferred: 22 August 2019) Executive level management of electronic Hye Won Jung, by thesis entitled: evidence: are we preparing our leaders to Multiple MCT particle detection and meet the challenges? tracking for analysing cystic fibrosis (conferred: 22 August 2019) treatments in synchrotron phase contrast x-ray imaging Saiful Islam, by thesis entitled: (conferred: 06 June 2019) Key Success Factors of PRINCE2 Project Management Method in Software Javad Naderi, by thesis entitled: Development Projects Strategies for combatting the formation (conferred: 02 May 2019) of fungal biofilms on biomaterials surfaces (conferred: 22 August 2019) * indicates a conferral of award date prior to Omerebere Ogbughalu, by thesis entitled: this ceremony Microbial stimulation using simple and complex organic amendments for pyrite oxidation control in acid mine drainage (conferred: 14 February 2019) Andrea Elayne Parks, by thesis entitled: Learning to support Year 12 student university study choice (conferred: 22 August 2019) 29
DIVISION OF INFORMATION Himasri Pamidi *(20/12/2017) TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING Chandrakanth Perla AND THE ENVIRONMENT Dinoop Raj for the degree of Master of Engineering Vaishnavi Rajagopal (Environmental Science and Engineering) Jaspreet Singh Sidhu *(26/04/2019) Qing Xiao *(02/05/2019) Pavan Kumar Vanaparthy for the degree of Master of Science for the Graduate Diploma in Aviation (Environmental Science) Todd Steven Everard Chin How Goh *(06/06/2019) Rohit Paudel for the Graduate Diploma in Engineering THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (Engineering Management) for the degree of Master of Dongni Wang Engineering (Autonomous Systems) for the Graduate Diploma in Hiren Suresh Sanathara Engineering (Systems Engineering) Shusen Zhai Clayton Brian Langley for the degree of Master of for the Graduate Diploma in Human Engineering (Electrical Power) Factors and Safety Management Systems Tajrian Akther *(26/04/2019) Alexander Philip Harald Keys Jaison Alias Lance Joseph Breen Arnav Sunil Belapurkar Gordon Smith Yang Hu Georgia Alice Tuckwell Tuo Jiang Puraskar Sapkota for the Graduate Certificate in Human Factors and Safety Management Systems for the degree of Master of Engineering Ian Firth (Engineering Management) Ali Mohamed Abdullahi for the Graduate Certificate in Logistics James Adediran Adeyeye and Supply Chain Management Muhammad Arfa Akram Elena Shevchenko Jima John Anak Warren Williams Sagar Arora for the Graduate Certificate in Sreeram Chennupati Organisational Safety and Human Factors Anirudh Dalmia Nicholas Peter Borrow-Jones Anto Vellara Francis Sharyn Joy Cobbin Muhammad Yaseen Hanif Warren John Daley Nguyen Ngoc Hoang Elise Kosch Rajas Santosh Kambli Damien Paul Manning Akhil Kochukutty Suresh Pene Louise Mellors Bharath Kondaveeti Chi Sing Kwok for the Graduate Certificate in Space Studies Krushank Dipakkumar Limbachiya Varun Sai Mandava Bal Dhital Ashams Marakkacherry Winnes Kyle Benjamin Faulkner Michael Rey Orlino Rishi Khan Arthkumar Sureshbhai Patel for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Dharamkumar Patel (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic) Lakshman Sri Harsha Ponnam Salah Hassan A Alyahyawi Prince Pushpa Rajan Timothy Paul Chiknaikin Barla Vishnuvardhan Reddy Sushmita Borkakati Jaimin Pankajkumar Shah Andrew Du Simran Sharma Manamalage Nuwan Sampath Sanjeewa Carly Lee Sutton Fernando Simranjeet Singh Hong Kingsley Shaun Ashley Taylor Hiu Tung Hung Krishna Chaitanya Tummala Wasala Muhandiramge Chatura Mahesh Jayawardena for the degree of Master of Andre Nagy Engineering (Telecommunications) Emil Haiqal Suhaimi Navya Krishna Dasari Wang He Sundar Paul Dasari Zhang Jun Jigar Jasvantkumar Desai Ritesh Maheshkumar Gajjar for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Jobanpreet Singh (Honours) (Electrical and Mechatronic) Joseph Mathew Deng Seng Ang Dilawer Mehmood Archangelo Amelkare Sangu Nawalpreet Kaur *(26/04/2019) 30
1 October: 10.30am for the degree of Bachelor of Kai Xuan Lee Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) Kun Sang Leong Hassan Ahmed A Al Ghawas Leung Man To Yousef Khalifa Al Thawadi Tam Chun Lam Helal Yahya S Alobayli Bradley Terence Todd Mustafa Ahmed A Alzahrani Fook Chuen Wan Borui Bai for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Phone Khant Myat (Electronics and Communications) Ming Long Yeung Thabologang Goitsemang Kevin Peter Brock Tyson Phillips for the degree of Bachelor of Paul Raymond Summerton Engineering (Mechanical) Ashiq Basheer *(06/06/2019) for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical for the degree of Bachelor of and Advanced Manufacturing) Technology (Mechanical and Ajaypreet Singh Bhatti Manufacturing Engineering) Husain Murtaza Lloyd Murray Ashton Abhilash Saini for the Associate Degree in Engineering Erik Richard Welin Thomas Conrad Casey Yao Yu Drew Reginald Eager for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Jayantha Ranasooriya (Honours) (Mechanical and Mechatronic) Vincy Thomas Joshua Joseph Kade Alexander Warin Muhammad Adib bin Mohd Afandi THE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION for the degree of Bachelor of TECHNOLOGY AND Engineering (Honours) (Mechatronic) MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Lachlan Benjamin Ahrens for the degree of Master of Business Isaiah Fergus Blumson Information Management Tengku Mohd Syafiq bin Engku Hadi Sophie Turtle Muhammad Aizuddin Hussin Sneha Manimurugan for the degree of Master of Cybersecurity Masman Bin Osman Rama Lakshmi Achanta Muhammad Nazmie Bin Razali Siddesh Sandeep Chowkekar Adam Syahir Bin Umar Hamizi Patrick Higgins Safdar Majeed for the degree of Bachelor of Aviation Damien Stone Ramana Miles Wai Lam Ng Samuel Daddow Muh Abdur Rohman Aishan Li Mohan Shahi Bennett Muller *(26/04/2019) Oliver Stone for the degree of Master of Data Science Ophilia Daniel for the degree of Bachelor of Khandoker Omur Faruqe Aviation (Management) Renqiang Luo Chang Yen-Jung Danny Umair Mehmood Tsz Yin Ho Aradhana Priya Mehta Chi Hong Ian Neeraj Rajendra Naidu Ethan Alexander Inglis Luke Gordan Anthony Oswald Ho Hang Lo Shitanshu Dineshchandra Parekh Bianca Renee Lucas Raj Atul Parmar Saurabh Vitthalbhai Patel Alistair Stuart Pearce Luke Lawrence Sinclair Arjun Dev Singh Ramesh Bless Joseph Tom William Tuck Onn Thong King Hei Tsang Yan Yan for the degree of Master of Information Management (Library for the degree of Bachelor and Information Management) of Aviation (Pilot) Kaitlyn Siobhan Gotley Mohammed Mishal Anzari Emma Marie Hamilton Yu-Tung Terrica Cheung Megan Anne Mahon Todd Steven Everard *(26/04/2019) Jack Walker Samson Luke Michael Holland Emily Marguerite Buffy Wilson Kosuke Hori Samuel Dean Keys Chi Kuen Lau Shao Quanxin 31
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