22 MARCH 2014

Law and Business 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 Jim Barber

The Hon John WatkinsChancellor

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

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

John Watkins

Professor Jim BarberVice-Chancellor and CEO

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The Graduation Ceremony: A Brief History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Council

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

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

Vice-Chancellor and CEOJames BarberBSocSc RMIT, BA(Hons) Flinders, PhD Adelaide, DUniv Flinders

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

MembersNeil CampbellBAFinAdmin NE

Ben Crough

Brian DenmanBA Colorado-Boulder, MA Michigan, PhD Syd

Kevin DupéBEc ANU, AMP INSEAD, FAMI, FAICD

Robert FinchACA, FLGAA

James R F HarrisHonDUniv NE

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

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

Jeannet van der LeeBNatRes, PhD NE

Catherine A MillisBScHNF VPI&SU, BCompSc, MCompStud NE

Gae RabyBEc NE

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

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Principal Officers of the University of New England

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

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

Vice-Chancellor and CEOJames BarberBSocSc RMIT, BA(Hons) Flinders, PhD Adelaide, DUniv Flinders

Deputy Vice-ChancellorAnnabelle DuncanBSc, DipSc, MSc Otago, PhD La Trobe, DSc Murdoch, PSM

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

Chief Financial OfficerMichelle ClarkeBComm, MComm USQ, FCPA,GAICD

Chief Legal and Governance OfficerBrendan PeetBA, LLB QUT

Chief Operating OfficerDavid CushwayBBus CSU, MPAdmin Sydney, GAICD

Academic RegistrarEvelyn WoodberryBA, DipLib NSW, AALIA

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

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

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

Esquire BedellRoley R PiggottMAgEc NE PhD Cornell

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Alumni

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

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

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

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

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

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

Medals

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

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

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

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

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Order of Ceremony

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

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

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

Presentation of the Honorary DegreeThe Vice-Chancellor to present for admission honoris causa to the degree of Doctor of Letters to Tony Windsor BEc NE.

IntroductionThe Vice-Chancellor will introduce the Occasional Address Speaker.

Occasional addressTony Windsor BEc, HDTT NE will deliver the Occasional Address.

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

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

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

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

ConclusionThe Chancellor will close the proceedings.

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

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

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

PRELUDESGuitar music selected and played by Stephen Tafra

PROCESSIONALMarch from Judas Maccabeus G F Handel

NATIONAL ANTHEMAdvance Australia Fair Peter Dodds McCormick

MUSICAL INTERLUDEMy Funny Valentine Rogers and Hart

ACADEMIC ANTHEMGaudeamus Igitur

RECESSIONALEternal Source of Light Divine G F Handel

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

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

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

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

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Doctor of Philosophy cum laude

Kezang Sherab (UNE Business School, School of Education)‘Gross National Happiness Education in Bhutanese Schools: Understanding the Experiences and Efficacy Beliefs of Principals and Teachers’ Principal Supervisor: Professor Ray Cooksey

Doctor of Philosophy

Darren Geoffrey Dallinger (UNE Business School)‘Local Government Amalgamation in Queensland: A Case Study of the Moreton Bay Regional Council’Principal Supervisor: Professor Brian Dollery

Simone Valle de Souza (UNE Business School)‘A Bioeconomic Model for Management of Banana Prawns (Penaeus merguiensis) in the Australian Northern Prawn Fishery’Principal Supervisor: Professor Oscar Cacho

Joseph James Drew (UNE Business School) (Conferred 28th January, 2014)‘The Empirical Analysis of Council Size, Council Performance and Council Amalgamation in Australian Local Government’Principal Supervisor: Professor Brian Dollery

Md Nazrul Islam (School of Law)‘Can Reflexive Governance Deliver Integrated Water Resources Management Outcomes in Bangladesh?’Principal Supervisor: Professor Paul Martin

Nguyen Thi Mai Phuong (UNE Business School) (Conferred 5th November, 2013)‘Promoting Academic Staff Capacity in Vietnamese Higher Education: Towards an Effective and Sustainable Development Model’Principal Supervisor: Professor Victor Minichiello

Sujatha Vaidun Vidyadhar (UNE Business School)‘Risk Governance in Financial Institutions and its Influence on Firm Performance: An Australian Life Insurance Companies Perspective’Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor Martin Hovey

Master of Economics (Research)

Anak Agung Sagung Putri Komaladara (UNE Business School)‘Farm Contracts and Biosecurity: The Case of Broiler Farmers in Bali, Indonesia’ Principal Supervisor: Dr Nam Hoang

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

than 66.66 per cent research

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Master of Laws (Research)

Mohamed Saeh (School of Law) (Conferred 28th January, 2014)‘A Legal Framework for Effective Patent Licenses that Support Technology Transfer: A Libyan Perspective’Principal Supervisor: Professor Mark Perry

Master of Business (Research)

Ali Tunne Godana Wako

Master of Business

Selina AkhterYan Yan Guo

Nur IslamKun-Han Li

Master of Business Administration

Jonathan Francis BerryPeta Laurie CameronHelen Stroma ChristieIan ElgeyJustin FieldRishi Nand

Paul William NevilleKhalid Mustafa Elzubair OsmanMuhammad Muzaddid RashidNicola ThomsonRodney David Trebilco

Master of Commerce

Waleed Salem A AlmazyadZhen Song ChenWei Jian DingSuliman Ali ElnaasYuan FangFan FengXiaowen GuoHui HuaNgoc Tuan Anh LeZheng LiFangyuan LiuYuan LiuLin Lu

Chima Festus OnuohaQuan QiCheng ShangShalendra SinghYi Ming SunRonghui Tan and New England AwardWei Joo TanZong Mei Zi XieXiaoting XingBo Wei YangYan ZhangYao Yao ZhangZi Jian Zhou

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Master of Commerce (Professional Accounting)

Beverley Jacqueline AmosNicolle BellCosmin Dan-MaricaKathleen Louise Marie FinnJason Britton FurzeXiaowen HeAnastasia JedniukDavid Christopher JohnstonLeanne Christina JuilleratMaxim Wilhelm KeytIrmgard Kuhn

Peter Rolf LatzelAndrew An Truc LieuKathryn Natalie LittleMegan Anne MannMatthew Chris McAuleyImraaz MohammedMitchell Zeke MoroneyJamahal David NicholasMelissa PizzutoIrvan Stanley

Master of Economics

Basem Elmukhtar K H ErtimiDavid Allan FullerPauline McAlary

Thi Khanh Van TaThi Oanh Vuong

Master of Economic Studies

Geoffrey James AlexanderLara Brie CampbellGillian Megan EckersleyLee Hayward

David Hore-LacyMark LauderRiver Jade O'Loghlen Paul

Master of Educational Administration

Alison Patricia Druce

Master of Laws

Nathaniel George Freeman

Master of Leadership

Angeline AlamaDeborah Catherine BarnesRosemary CrowhurstRita Eva D'ArcySimon Davies

Evelyn Frances GavelLinda Ruth MoonJanine Mary PhillipsAntoine Maurice RoussetyKaren Webb

Master of Professional Accounting

Hong Yuan ChenMehmed HasicScott May

Ronak Anilkumar PatelBrett Andrew Ryan

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Master of Strategic Organisational Development

Rosanna Brennan Tracey Lee Stewart

Master of Sustainability

Sarah Jane Jenkins

Master of Training and Development

Rebecca Maree CosgroveAlison Janet Sally Edwards

Diana Elizabeth JaquesSuzanne Lee Warner

Graduate Diploma in Accounting

Susan ChenStewart Neil Webb

Michelle Woodcock

Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics

Kathryn Marie Kenny

Graduate Diploma in Econometrics

Russell John de Lacy Evans

Graduate Diploma in Economics

David Bruce AnningGlenn BroadhurstMatthew Stephen ClarkShirley DiezStephanie Gabriella FargherMatthew William Hickey

Timothy William JohnstonAna Puli MatotoMonica Anne PoelRachel ThomasDaniel Verdouw

Graduate Diploma in Financial Management

Jemma Mary Hartog

Graduate Diploma in Financial Services

Ian Edwin Grayburn

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Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies

Patrick David ArmstrongAndrea Jean ButlerRobert Errol CampbellNikolaos Cazouris

Craig Warren DonnellyVanessa Jessie MorrisJon William Sheppard

Graduate Diploma in Management

Mark JohnBelinda Caroline Noble

Belinda Gaye Zammit

Graduate Diploma in Sustainability

Julia Kathleen Woiwod

Graduate Certificate in Accounting

Frances Mary ContiJeremy Kaleb Edwards

Emma Alice MurphyRuomin Wu

Graduate Certificate in Financial Services

Danae Lee Lacey Matthew James Marsh

Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management

Julienne Catherine Clifford

Graduate Certificate in Management

Benjamin AresJohn Ashley BallantyneKirk Thomas DarbyCatherine Lynette DavisAndrew David EatonAndrew Paul Galbraith

Riarna Terese HamiltonJohn Walker HayesJeremy Ross Llewellin HearneJeshurun Anojkumar KulasinghamTimothy David Wilde

Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

Bindi Sue BeynonMansur BobokalonovDebra Patricia CalderMario CarlosKeng Ling ChanManjing ChenCherry DimapilisNina Renata FerraroGuy Fitzsimmons

Simone Dallas GillanSharon Anne HainMarcus James HandoSrinivas HanumanthSanjay HiraCatherine Mary KeoghGabriel Chun Leung LamAlice Lisheng LittleGeraldine Major

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James Robert McClellandHeike Barbara ObermayrBarry Leigh SaundersJayne SmithYuan Sun

Katherine Jane TarnowskiBao Linh TieuMatteo ValliAletta ViljoenBradley Wszola

Graduate Certificate in Sustainability

Peta Evans

Juris Doctor

Lisa Jane BajricMaegan Desiree Baker and New England AwardRebecca Kate BergBradley Michael BianchinBenjamin Lannin Cooper

Nadia DeanDamian William HoffAshley KelsoFiona Jane LehnJane Louise MacCullochAngela Mathilda Sungaila

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws with Honours

Joel Marc Eng, Second Class Honours Division 2

Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws with Honours

Nava Jaber, First Class Honours

Bachelor of Criminology and Bachelor of Laws with Honours

Jennifer Ann Spear, First Class Honours

Bachelor of Economics with Honours

Victoria Rose Goyen, First Class Honours

Bachelor of Laws with Honours

Skye Jane O'Dwyer, First Class Honours and New England AwardBenjamin Mathew Duck, Second Class Honours Division 2Daniel Adam McMahon, Second Class Honours Division 2

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws

Cody Lee AtkinsonMichael Francis BradyEmma Josephine CarruthersTadross Saad Samhan GabrialLindsey GrahamMorgan JanePeter Martin

Sarah Louise MitchellStephanie Pearl O'NeillCarey Evelyn PearsonTegan Bre-Elle RodgersGemma Viveen RopePerminder Kaur SandhuTodd Anthony Trotter

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Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws

James Francis Hughes Troy Daniel Nutley

Bachelor of Criminology and Bachelor of Laws

Rachel Elizabeth Brown Dannielle Louise Ford

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws

Stephanie Elyse Jupp

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Economics

Casey Jane Taylor

Bachelor of Administrative Leadership

Belinda Nicole Stacey Ashley Bruce Wilson

Bachelor of Agribusiness

Jessica Rae DansonKristy-Lee Fogarty

Catherine Helen Nastase

Bachelor of Agricultural and Resource Economics

James Andrew Campbell Macarthur

Bachelor of Business

Stephen James AveryMichael Ian BarclayAnru ChenTian ChenWuyue ChenJames David De FerrantiLimeng FangJames Trevor FeeneyCassandra Jane FinnertyCody Rae FookesJian Feng FuVanessa Alice HegartyDouglas Alexander HuttonHaoqing JiangXiao Hua JiangAviva LeitchMing Li

Yanchao LiangCheng LingMeng Xu LiuYuhong LiuChen Han LuDongjian LuanPavel MeckSarahanne Louise MoodyEliza Jane NeilChen NiFlavio PalaciXiang QuKarlene Donna ReesDaniel Brady RyanCallum ShaddockYuchen ShiMarie Genevieve Caroline Skinner

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Rebecca TaylorJames Marshall TishlerAimee Frances VellaXixuan WangXuying WangKatie WicksLee Witchard

Li Zhe XiangYi Shan YaoWei YuanNing ZhangYing ZhangWeijun Zhao

Bachelor of Commerce Rodger Lee Burman Lauren Chaplyn

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

Joseph Andrew ArmfieldKate Patricia BuchananYubing CaiLuqian ChenTing ChenCatherine Joanne CollinsJames EveringhamYanru FengMark James JacksonKristy Nicole LeonKai LiYuting LiMofei Liu

Shujuan LongSharyn Maree LoweYishan LuZachery Robert MaherGrace Edith MurphyShane David NankivellTruc Thi Thanh NguyenRyan PinkertonChenyu XuJiachen XuYu YangJiayu ZhaoLongji Zhu

Bachelor of Economics

Tshiamo BakwadiSamuel James BallardAndrew Duver and New England AwardJustin Matthew Knife

Ryan MasonNinisahafo Sikota NehejaJock William Tolmie and New England AwardHarry Young

Bachelor of Financial Administration

Mark John FraserCatriona Leigh GordonCameron James Marshall

David John NashIrene Vivian Skellern

Bachelor of Laws

Samantha Elizabeth AberPolikarros AgrotisScott AmbroseRodger Lee BurmanMichelle ByrneAndrea Evelyn CarverJacinda Louise CassonWendy Ann-Marie Collins

Jade Stephanie ConnorRobert Anthony ContarinoHeidi Monique CouveeMichelle Suzanne CoxheadMegan Heather D'AmicoMatthew John DavisRosalind DevereuxRobert Alan Duncan

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Benjamin Craig DunnNicholas John ForrestNancy Gray Amelia GardinerJulie Michelle GoochTimothy David HansenNicole Rochelle HartFiona Louise HealeyAmber HollisMelinda Gaye HoranAlison Elizabeth Jacobsen-RealJohn KennedyJennifer Janice LeachAnne MasonBenjamin Edward McGrathByron NazerLaura Narelle Paterson

Jodi Anne PhelpsTracy Marie PrattSuleikha PriorLauren Rose QuillGarry John RoweLucy SchodelTony SinghDavid Gerwyn Anthony StephensHeng SunAshur George TamsonWilliam Scott WatersonPaul Jonathan David WereRhys WilkieCraig Nicholas WilsonLee WitchardNatasha Kate Wood

Bachelor of Organisational Leadership

Paula Andrea ArciagaJeremy Dean DrydenDarren John HuntMatt William LevouneBenjamin Anthony MostynChris O'Brien

Shelley Kimberley PotenChristian Anthony RafteryJody Michelle SchulzeAinsley Margaret SlatteryAdrian Glenn SpencerKaylene Washington-Hague

Bachelor of Sustainability

Hana Elizabeth Badger Barry Evison

Diploma in Business

Cono Siciliano Brooke Allana Studt

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some data about the mace -

material: sterling silver

length: 1.2m

weight: 2.92kg

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

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

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

humanities - white

ethnic/area studies - black and post office box red

social studies - old rose

education - violet

sciences - straw

mathematics and computing - powder blue

visual and performing arts - spectrum green

engineering - copper brown

health sciences - peony red

administration and business - spectrum orange

economics - peacock blue

law - ultramarine

built environment - mace

agriculture - dioptase

forestry, parks and wildlife - reseda

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

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

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

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

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

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

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