21 March 2015

Education AwardsGraduation Ceremony

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

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

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

Professor Annabelle Duncan

Professor Annabelle DuncanVice-Chancellor and CEO

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

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

James Harris

James HarrisChancellor

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The Graduation Ceremony: A Brief History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Council

ChancellorJames R F HarrisHonDUniv NE

Deputy ChancellorJanette B McClelland AM

BA(Hons) Syd, BlegS Macq, FACEL, FAIM, FAICD

Vice-Chancellor and CEOProfessor Annabelle DuncanBSc, DipSc, MSc Otago, PhD La Trobe, HonDSc Murdoch, PSM

Chair of Academic BoardProfessor Nick C H Reid BSc(Hons), PhD Adelaide

MembersRobert FinchACA, FLGAA

Professor Donald HineBSc University of Alberta, MA, PhD University of Victoria

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

Michael Kirk

Rosemary LeamonBFA NE, CA

Jeannet van der LeeBNatRes, PhD NE

Robyn MuldoonBA, DipEd, M.Ed, EdD NE

Anne Myers

MBA AGSM, GAICD

Les RidgewayBEd, DipTech NCAE

Stuart RobertsonBsocSc NE

Professor Margaret SimsBA, MA, PhD Auckland, DIM NZ, DipEd Massey

Meredith SymonsBFA NE ACA

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Principal Officers of the University of New EnglandChancellorJames R F HarrisHonDUniv NE

Deputy ChancellorJanette B McClelland AMBA(Hons) Syd, BlegS Macq, FACEL, FAIM, FAICD

Vice-Chancellor and CEOProfessor Annabelle DuncanBSc, DipSc, MSc Otago, PhD La Trobe, HonDSc Murdoch, PSM

Deputy Vice-ChancellorProfessor Faith Trent AM, FACEDipTeach (Sydney Teachers College), BSc USyd, MA Simon Fraser University, Canada, MA(Hons) Macq, D.Litt Flinders

Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic)Professor Alison Sheridan BAg Econ(Hons) USyd, PhD NE, GAICD, FANZAM, CAHRI

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)Professor Heiko DanielBSc, MSc Hannover University, PhD UWA

Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor (External Relations)Gabrielle RolanB Bus (Communications) QUT

Acting Executive Director OperationsRobert Irving BA(Hons),MBA, MAICD, CAUDIT

Chief Financial OfficerMichelle ClarkeBcomm, Mcomm USQ, FCPA, GAICD

Chief Legal and Governance OfficerBrendan PeetLLB QUT Lawyer, Solicitor of the High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of QLD

Academic BoardChair:Professor Nick C H Reid BSc(Hons), PhD Adelaide

Deputy Chairs:Professor Trevor BrownBSc(Hons), MSc ANU, PhD Adelaide, CChem, MRACI

Associate Professor Josie FisherBA(Hons), DipHum, GradCertHigherEd, PhD NE

Esquire BedellEmeritus Professor Amarjit KaurBA (Hons.), MA, Dip Ed (University of Malaya); Cert. in Southeast Asian Studies, M.Phil., PhD (Columbia University), FASSA

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Alumni

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

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

By staying in touch, you will assist in strengthening relationships between alumni and the University, and promoting the welfare of the University. We encourage you to maintain contact by joining UNE’s online community (http://alumni.une.edu.au) where you can easily keep in touch with your peers, make new friends who have shared some of your experiences, find career information and know what’s happening at UNE. You might also wish to assist UNE in providing education to current and future students through mentoring activities, offering work experience opportunities or financial assistance. There are formal alumni chapters in Armidale, South Australia and Malaysia and a number of our residential colleges have alumni associations. Other more informal groups operate throughout Australia and overseas and assist in organising functions and reunions.

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

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

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

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

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

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Order of Ceremony

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

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

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

IntroductionThe Vice-Chancellor will introduce the Occasional Address Speaker.

Occasional AddressDr James White DipEd AgSc, ACAE, BA, Adv DipStats, UoN, MEd, EdD UNE, FACEL, PSM. Executive Director of Australian Leadership and Communication Training and Adjunct Professor in the School of Education at the University of New England will deliver the Occasional Address.

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

Musical interlude Presented by the University of New England and the New England Conservatorium of Music.

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

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

Conclusion The Chancellor will close the proceedings.

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

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

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

PRELUDESGuitar music selected and played by Stephen Tafra

PROCESSIONALRondeau - Jean-Joseph Mouret

NATIONAL ANTHEMAdvance Australia Fair

MUSICAL INTERLUDEThe Blessing - David Downes

ACADEMIC ANTHEMGaudeamus Igitur

RECESSIONALTornami a Vagheggiar from Alcina - George Frederic Handel

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

Ruth Strutt – Mezzo SopranoRuth originally completed a Diploma of Business through the University of New England in 2007 and went on to gain her Bachelor of Music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2011. She is now studying under the tutelage of world-renowned mezzo-soprano Anthea Moller and is currently a member of the Opera Australia Melbourne company. Ruth is affiliated with Opera North West, Opera Queensland and Pacific Opera and enjoys performing across a range of genres including opera, cabaret, music theatre and jazz. She currently teaches voice in Armidale and is also a music and vocal tutor for the Bachelor of Music students in the School of Arts at UNE.

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

Benn Tracy – TrumpetBenn Tracy gained a Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of New England in 2013, having previously graduated with a Bachelor of Music at the University of Newcastle’s Conservatorium of Music. He has pursued his passion for education and now works locally teaching senior music. Benn has previously held Band Master positions with the Great Lakes Band and the Civic Big Band, and currently conducts the Armidale Wind Ensemble at the New England Conservatorium of Music. He has also enjoyed an eclectic performance career with a variety of musical groups, musical theatre and opera. He has been tutoring brass privately for many years, and has more recently become involved in the variety of initiatives offered by the New England Conservatorium of Music.

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

than 66.66 per cent research

Doctor of Philosophy cum laudeDennis James Foster (School of Education)‘Music: Pathways to Personal Meaning’Principal Supervisor: Dr Terrence Hays

Doctor of PhilosophyKaye Elizabeth Chalwell (School of Education)‘Special Religious Education: An Exploration of Pedagogy’Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor Mary Macken-Horarik

Steven Jeffery Martin (School of Education)‘Preparing Teachers to Program Philosophy/Critical Thinking in Subject English to Explore Indicators of Giftedness in Secondary Students in Western Australia’Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor Linley Cornish(Conferred on 27th January 2015)

Nadia Rizk (School of Education)‘Empirical Investigation of an Adapted Fourth Generation Evaluation: The Case of Evaluating a Secondary Science Teacher Preparation Program’Principal Supervisor: Professor Neil Taylor

Lisa Jane Sonter (School of Education)‘Queensland Preparatory Year Teacher Aides' Lived Experiences: Some Knots and Frays’Principal Supervisor: Dr Rhonda Forrest

Julie Florence Storer (School of Education)‘Inhabiting Transience: Stories of Learning through Chronic Illness, the Body, Place and Creativity’Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor Robert Boughton

Tshering Wangmo (School of Education)‘Examining 'Funds of Knowledge' of Pre-Primary Children as they Transition from Home to School in Bhutan: In the Context of 'Educating for Gross National Happiness' ’Principal Supervisor: Dr Margaret Brooks

Master of Education with HonoursJessica Beth Horne-Kennedy (School of Education)‘Speaking in Our Own Voice - The Stories of Rudolf Steiner Early Childhood Educators in the Context of the Early Years Learning Framework’Principal Supervisor: Professor Margaret Sims

Mufutau Afolabi Nasiru (School of Education)‘An Exploration of Behaviour Management Strategies Used by Teachers in Thailand Schools’Principal Supervisor: Dr Ahmed Kuyini-Abubakar

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Master of Education (Special Education)Emma Leigh Fines

Jennifer Jane HenryJodi-Lee Jenkins

Master of Education

Sue-Ellen Maree Adler

Dianne Elizabeth Carr

Briony Katherine Mackay Forster

Jillian Green

Joanne Louise Griffin

John Arthur Harrop

Stacey Kernaghan

Marc John Lawrence

Gregory Craig Luther

Jarod-Lee Paul Milko

Georgina Elizabeth Nash

Phillip Thomas Wellesley Pain

Colin Arthur Ross

Lisa Singleton

Jesse Andrew Smith

Calum Ernest Stuart

Alice Mary Timmer

Master of Education (Primary)

Alison Kate Alessio

Lesley Jean Aliphon

Elisabet Bartlett

Alec Beckett

Jacklyn May Boyd

Deborah Brown

Emma Jane Canning

Michelle Louise Catley

Mark Colston

Judith Louise Cook

Patricia Croser

Lorna Marie Daglas

Raphaela Gala Dernocoure

Kimberly Douglas

Susan Patricia Downie

Claudia Elias

Georgina Elizabeth Galbraith Exton

Katrin Games

Lynleigh Joy Glass

Ellen Nola Green

Adam Charles Nicholas Grima

Laura Kristen Hall

Penelope Claire Harrison

Sarah Guinevere Hayes

Samantha Ritchie Hickson

Toni Noelene Hodges

Andrea Hogan

Juliana Patricia Horton

Rebecca May Hunter

Craig John Hutchinson

Kane Arthur Jardine

Jessica Anne Kaiser

Rossana de Camargo Kay

Julie Marie Knott

Iman Maassarani Kourouche

Deborah Krimotat

Jackie Jay Langdon Down

Noel Peter Levy

Kirsten Maina

Janet Lorraine Matthews

Benjamin Paul Mattick

Jenna Lee McKenzie

Gregory David McLaren

Madeline Jenna McLeod

Gregory Scott Meakin

Llana Maria Menezes

Marielle Tracy Mohindra

Joanne Morris

Helen Nystazos

Alice Palmer

David James Picot

Emma Louise Pracy

Ramona Pye

Ann-Marie Reid

Maria Clara Selina Rivera

Brent John Robens

Ashlea Jae Robinson

Gretta Marie Ros

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Katy Roukos

Brian Michael Sawaki-Gillard

Francis Scalici

Natalie Kate Schieb

Meghan Grace Skelton

Jade Maree Staples

Greta Sun

Alison Mary Symons

Annaliese Tanzer

Alison Jean Taylor

Jeddah Teasdale

Mark Learmont Thomas

Melanie Jane Thomas

Amelia Kate Thompson

Stephanie Ik Sieng Tiong

Elise Ann Tolbert

Ashleigh Turner

Maree Nicole Van Der Wielen

Holly Louise Weal

Felicity Webb

Martin James Whiting

Danielle Roxanne Woodman

Louise Kirschner Worrall

Sabeeha Yakub

Kim Alexandra Yatras

Amanda Yuen

Master of Education (Secondary)

Carly Maree Andrews

Ozan Angin

Morag Murray Ayres

Tanya Jane Bottrill

Susan Jane Clark

Kara Amelia Clarke

Peter Jonathon Curtis

Sally Rose Deans

Kylie Beth Dospisil

Thomas Gordon Gilmour

Shasta Lorraine Gurney

Sally Hamilton

Angell Patricia Jeanette Harris

Rosemary Tamara Johnson

Julie Marie Kearns

Genevieve Katherine McGuire

Ken Phillip McKenzie

Fatma Mehana

Valerie Giselle Miller

Peter Winston Newman

Andrea Orlandini

Susannah Adele Pinter

Melinda Margaret Quigley

Susan Gaye Robinson

Rebecca Louise Scane

Helen Jane Thompson

Jane Diana Walker

Nicholas Hamilton Willis

Graduate Diploma in Education

Teresa De Los Angeles Almeida-Fernandez

Renee Louise Arena

Leah Joy Barrett

Jasmin Kiera Bedford

Timothy George Birkett

Liza Anne Booth

Kathleen Nicole Bowers

Christopher Joseph Brunner

Kane Liam Burns

Victoria Louise Canavan

Julie Ann Carmichael

Amanda Patrice Cassegrain

Matthew Charlesworth

Lianda Dawn Chiu

Graham Tyler Clarkson

Elise Bridget Daly

Andrew Stewart Doodson

Benjamin Walter Douglas

Brett Conrad Easton

Pradeepika Ekanayake

Timothy James Emmerson

Ashley Jane Emmerton

Jo-Anne Louise Evans

Ssraa Fawzy

Lauren Elizabeth Ferguson

Emma Louise Flick

Leisal Kim Florien

Renee Elizabeth Foot

Timothy Ross Forgeard

Adrian Frecklington

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Kristy Leigh Freney

Jessica Jane Giaprakas

Gemma Amy Glynn

Ivan Lindsey Gray

Jessica Rose Grundy

Lisa Rose Hales

Stuart Hammett

Julie Leanne Haskell

Nicole Amy Hellyer

Theresa Mary Elizabeth Herbert

Ellen Louise Hoy

Courtney Frances Hutchings

Vanessa Maree Jackson

Vazhel Akamma John

Dylan Huw Jones

Louise Joy Lamella

Erin Amelia Lans

Peter Kuan-Lin Lee

Wesley Lee

Tomas Robert George Leggatt

Penny Sue Lindley

Laura Mae Llewellyn

Nell Macdonald

Nina Prudence MacLeod

Max John Malkin

Terry Leigh McLeod

Jessica Louise Mitmannsgruber

Ute Morris

Angus David Nivison Murray

Ellen Amy Newberry

Jennifer Michelle O'Reilly

Tanija Maree Parker

Simone Maree Parkinson

Abby Ruth Partridge

Kathleen Scarlett Pellizzer

Mark Andrew Peters

Yvonne Maree Povea-Roworth

Timothy Edward Ratcliffe

Rebecca Rodgerson

Rebecca Renee Ronchin

Madeleine Rowley

Phillip Saidi

Sarah Louise Skelly

Louise Sligar

Natalie Jan Smith

Sheree Clare Smith

Isabella Mariel Elizabeth Soto

Elyse Kate Stephens

Rosemary Stewart

Rachel Ragan Tandang

Sarah Johanna van Staden

Sarah Louise May Wallace

Christian Peter Watson

Bronwen Jane Whyatt

Marilyn Whyte

Tarryn Wilson

Sarah Wyatt

Michele Zarro

Graduate Certificate in eLearning

Kirsty Suzanne Bell

Melissa Jane Brodie

Wendy Ann Collins

Leanne Marilyn Courtney

Paul David Dickinson

Jill Maree Ellis

Annemaree Patricia Gleeson

Narelle Nadia Kliendanze

Wayne Phillip Larsen

James Herman Stolz

Steven John Taber

Graduate Certificate in Education Studies

Tracy Ann Campbell

Ella Mae Linton

Daniela Irma Powell

Graduate Certificate in Gifted and Talented Education

Meredith Lynette Brown Helen Rhonda Jones

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Graduate Certificate in Integrated Early Childhood Service Delivery

Jennifer Ann Mountney

Graduate Certificate in School Leadership

Tammy Leanne Stacey Mark Anthony Taylor

Graduate Certificate in Special Education

Elizabeth Bailey

Monique Bennie

Natalie Jade Flew

Charmian Maree Harrington

Melitta Jane Smith

Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Susan Louise McInerney Susan Margaret Stott

Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education

Leopold Bayerlein

Ruth Elizabeth Draycott

Mary Elizabeth McMillan

Natashia Josephine Scully

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching

Melissa Carol Arki

Kate Joy Barnett

Simone Louise Bawden

Jacob Luke Berg

Connor Boyko

Tiana Rose Clayworth

Sonya Lee Donohue

Michelle Helen Ellis

Melissa Fisher

Melissa Galiatsatos

Duncan James Gardner

Lachlan William Glasby

Laura Greening

Jacinta Jane Hohnke

Yasmin Ismail

Angela Maree Kelly

Dimity Leigh McKinlay

Ellen Elizabeth Morgan

Sally Madeline Parker

Charlotte Pierce

Alice Elizabeth Riley

Justin Rylewski

Morgan Jayne Smith

Erin Dawn Smith

Morgan Lee Walsh

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Bachelor of General Studies/Bachelor of Teaching

Karen Leanne Barry

Teena Louise Battersby

Melanie Terease Beer

Justine Leigh Blinco

David Reginald Arthur Bunting

Renee Elyse Campbell

Emma Joy Coffey

Jessica Louise De Santis

Elaine Currie Mair

Danielle McHugh

Nenia Robertson

Michelle Rosiak and New England Award

Ben Russell Targett

Rachel Joan Taylor

Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Teaching

Julie Maree Whiting

Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Teaching

Timothy Edward James Cooper

Christopher John Lennox

Brett Mowle

Noman Shoaib

Bachelor of Special Education (Primary)/Bachelor of Disability Studies

Leigh-Ann Caroline Barton

Andrew Cooper

Tamora Elena Griffin

Kelly Maree Lynch

Tracey Maree O'Connor

Elizabeth Jan Rixon

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)

Tenille Abbott

Karlee Annetta Barnes

Melissa Christine Carter

Melissa Kate Cheetham

Sarah Jane Clarke

Nichole Bernadette Clendenning

Clare Elizabeth Collins

Vanessa Jane Collins

Julie Michelle Griggs

Jennifer Hall

Kelly-Nicola Hawkins

Michelle Orma Healey

Wendy Michelle Hibbard

Karen Marie Hyde

Natalie Anne Joass

Kelly Anne Keith

Margaret Clair Kingston

Anita McDonnell

Anita Maree McLennan

Debra Joy Mitchell

Amanda Moran

Catherine Louise Owen

Kylie Gai Pattison

Lauren Rizk

Jessica Lee Rogers

Kylie Maree Stevens

Melinda Gaye Thone

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Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Emily Mary Alison

Tameika Allport

Jessica Nichole Andrews

Jason Artuso

Glenn Cameron Baker

Madeline Lauren Baldwin

Shae Elizabeth Beathe

Liesl Jan Behrens

Kerry Ann Bowman

Amy Louise Brodbeck

Grace Elizabeth Buchanan

Emma Jane Buckley

Rachael Bugg

Emily Marie Burton

Courtney Ann Byrne

Thys Aaron Byrt

Riley Kathleen Carter

Suzanne Chambers

Teresa Patrice Charlton

Tamara Jean Clout

Stacey Cornish

Jessica Maree Coster

Margaret Lois Cother

Nichaud Jade Cowan

Rebecca Lindsay Cowell and New England Award

Ryan Cox

Stephanie Anne Creagan

Michaela Jane Crook

Rachelle Susan Daley

Emily Jane Davis

Shannon Mary Denman

Alisha Ann Dunne

Mary-Anne Dykes

Helen Maree Foukkare

Jake Robert Freeman-Duffy

Alicia Elizabeth Gauslaa

Sally Hannah Gervink

Chrissie Elizabeth Grenfell

Michelle Elizabeth Grogan

Kate Halliday

Bianca Lea Hamilton

Jade Ruth Hamilton and New England Award

Laura Maree Hanna

Amy Lee Harris

Stefan Michael Heinz

Erin Pauline Hickson

Allyson Gail Hoban

Hannah Geraldine Hunt

Andrew Jordan Inman

Peta Jeffree

Hannah Clare Johnston

Emma Louise Kelly

Sophie Rhianna Kelly

Patrick Francis Lantry

Jenette Linda Leenstra

Tammy Elise Lloyd

Courtley Mancell

Brooke Manuel

Alicia Louise Marks

Gabrielle Maree Marson Potbury

Abby McAnally

Kara McFadden

Jessica Reinelde McKellar

Thomas Charles McLean

Katie Ann McMeniman

Heba Merhi

Kayla Jane Miller

Annabelle Kate Morrissey

Sarah Tommina Newell

Jonathon William Norton

Shannon Tahnee O'Reilly

Hannalise Paris

Christie Lee Paton

Bernadette Ashley Paull

Melanie Gai Petrovski

Jessica Anne Pokoney

Kate Pollock

Erin Porter

Daniel Thomas Pratt

Chloe Jane Reeves

Kylie Ann Robinson

Lorraine Kaye Salon

Melissa Lee Shaw

Jacquelyn Rae Sheridan

Haylee Shipway

Julia Slade

Lucy Margaret Stevenson

Melanie Siobhan Street

Emily Stubbs

Michelle Anne Taylor

Jessica Louise Thomas

Zoe Jean Underwood

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Ellie Maree Wade

Danielle Louise Welsh

Laura Amy Wetherspoon

Sarah Whale

Jackson Wicks Pace

Alannah Young

Bachelor of Educational Studies

Margaret Therese Ashley

Aimee Elizabeth Brazel

Natalie Marie Nicolopoulos

Heather Sills

Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

Vanessa Marie Bagnato

Krystal Lea Bailey

Faiza Bechaye

Araz Bilbosian

Jo-Anne Blackman

Marion Jane Blair

Schahana Beth Clark

Alexander John Dillon

Lauren Lesley Driscoll

Marlena Fogarty

Alicia Shirley Forster

Shannon Lee Gledhill

Sheridan Lee Hewson

Kate Hewat

Samantha Dawn Joy Hill

Dianne Irene James

Marni Leah Jeffery

Taghrid Kamaleddine

Safa Kameleddine

Brooke Amy Lapsin

Judith Mary Latham

Stephanie Kate McKie

Cassandra Lee McLeod

Melita Jane Moresby

Lauren Murphy

Suzanne Maria Nicholl

Felicity O'Brien

Samantha Jane Palmer

Janet Ann Pannowitz

Bernadette Patricia Paterson

Natalie Marie Payne

Alisha Pritchard

Harmony Renee Profke

Lisa Ralston

Marnie Rose Roelink

Nina Fleur Sampson

Rebecca Fay Seckold

Naomi Everard Shaw

Tanya Louise Spice

Brooke Starrett

Sarah Stathers

Karen Stephens

Ashlee Jayne Sullivan

Alisha Sue Taferner

Suzanne Louise Tangey

Debra Lee Toshack

Jessica Vetrisano

Stephanie Ann Wallace

Kayla Walmsley

Renee Kim Williams

Lisamarie Elizabeth Wotten

Anella Yeomans

Somer Zapirain

Daniela Sarah Ziino

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Bachelor of Training and Development

Subba Rao Akula

Kylie Balmont

Paul Anthony Buckley

Karina Lee Burt

Scott Caswell

Christopher Bruce Coleman

Donna Cherie Dimmock

Michael James Dorman

Carmen Tangiata Eriksson

Kristian David Ford

Michael James Ikenasio

Allan Janicijevic

Delia Rosemary Lidstone

Eryn Long

Eleanor Constance McPhillips

Leroy Martin Meulengraaf

Gary Parker

Ian James Preisig

Gary David Rees

Kristy Lee Richards

Jason Bernard Russell

Andrew Thomas Ryan

Char-Lee June Sorbie

Nicole Sorlie

Marie Vanina Nathalie Vamben

Wayne Wheatley

Eleisa Jane White

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The StoleThe stole was introduced in 1991 as part of the academic dress for diplomates. Like the other elements of academic dress - the cap, the gown and the hood - the stole has evolved from the dress of the medieval clergy; indeed the stole was once part of the hood itself. In medieval times the hood was a garment of every day dress. Over the centuries it developed an appendage or tail known as a liripipe, which was used both for pulling the hood off the head and for wrapping round the throat with the hood worn on the head, both to keep the hood in place, and for warmth.It was during the 15th century that changing fashions dictated that the liripipe should be shortened or removed entirely from the hood to form a separate scarf or stole. The liripipe remains in stylised form today in the tail of academic hoods of this and many other universities. The stole has evolved along two paths: it remains as a separate academic article for certain awards at this University and other universities including Oxford, Cambridge and London, and although no longer in general use, vestiges of the stole remain in the form of the “lapel” on the front and the yoke at the back of all academic gowns of the Oxbridge design.The stoles worn by Fellows and diplomates of The University of New England are in the University’s official distinguishing colour of gold and those for Fellows are edged with green silk. Diploma stoles have coloured satin ribbons to identify the disciplinary area, arranged so as to identify the level of the award. Associate diplomas have a ribbon or bar running horizontally at chest level; other undergraduate diplomas have a single vertical ribbon; graduate diplomas have two vertical ribbons.

The MaceThe mace is carried by the Esquire Bedell before the Chancellor as a symbol of the fact that the Chancellor represents the tradition of the University and that in him is vested the authority and good name of the University.The mace, together with its teak wood box, was presented to the University by Dr P A Wright, to mark the establishment of the University and the installation of the first Chancellor, the Right Honourable Sir Earle Page on August 4, 1955.The mace was designed and made by Gerald Benney of London under the general direction of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. The engraving on the mace was drawn by Gerald Benney and executed by T C F Wise, who was regarded as the finest engraver in Europe at the time. Prior to its dispatch to Australia, the mace was displayed at an exhibition of modern craftsmanship in gold and silver where it was regarded by competent British authorities as “the most beautiful Mace made in England in modern times”. While it combines in exact form all the characteristics of a mediaeval fighting mace, its design is modern and singularly appropriate to The University of New England.Some data about the mace -material: sterling silver length: 1.2mweight: 2.92kg

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The Coat of Arms: Explanatory NotesThe shield bears three Tudor roses on a “chief gold” and in the first quarter of the shield appears the constellation of the Southern Cross. These emblems attempt to express the idea of the University carrying on the British University tradition under southern skies. This idea is also implied in the coronet encircling the helmet which stands on the shield. The finials of the coronet are alternately a sprig of wattle for Australia and an acorn for England. The crest of the helmet is a cresset of flame which the College of Heralds recommended as a more unusual and no less significant way of symbolising “learning”. The lions of England support the shield and a hunting horn is suspended by a green cord around the neck of each lion. The hunting horn is the heraldic badge of the Forster family, to which one of the founders of the University, the late T.R. Forster of Abington, Armidale, belonged. The College of Heralds attempted to acknowledge the title of the University, thereby implying that we have risen out of British tradition and British stock, but are developing in our own way in Australia.The motto is taken from “the Agricola” by the Roman historian Tacitus who, describing the early life of Agricola, speaks of his interest in philosophy, to which in his youthful enthusiasm he eagerly devoted himself. But, Tacitus implies, he avoided the extremes into which philosophical studies often led men at this time, when Stoicism tended to become identified with opposition to the Imperial system of government: retinuitque, quod est difficillimum, ex sapientia modum — “and he retained from his wisdom moderation — a most difficult achievement.” Modus is here used in the sense of moderation, balance, a temperament preventing one from being carried into extremes. This was a quality that Agricola displayed in practice throughout his life. In our motto the word is intended to express the same meaning, the quality of moderation reflecting a balanced judgment based on wisdom.

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

Arts, Humanities - White (BCC 1)

AgEc, Agribus, Business, Commerce - Peacock Blue (BCC 120)

Computer Science, Information Technology - Powder Blue (BCC 193)

Education, Teaching - Violet (BCC 179)

Law - Ultramarine (BCC 148)

Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Allied Health - Peony Red (BCC 37)

Natural Resources, Env Science - Reseda (BCC 77)

Rural Science, Agriculture - Dioptase (BCC 203)

Science - Straw (BCC 51)

Social Sciences, Social work, Psychology - Old Rose (BCC 157)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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