8 December 2017 Launceston
WELCOME FROM THE CHANCELLOR As Chancellor of the University of Tasmania, I offer my warmest congratulations to you as you become our newest graduates. I am honoured to be able to share this special event with you, and your family and friends. Today marks a milestone event in your life as you take a significant step towards your future. In your time as a University of Tasmania student, you have focused your talents and energy on the goal of succeeding in your studies with the help and support of the University’s community. You have learnt to be knowledgeable within your discipline and to use your knowledge to change the world for the better. I encourage you to be proud of your achievements and to actively and positively contribute to your community. You graduate today from one of Australia’s leading universities – the fourth oldest university in the country. Since 1890 we have combined teaching and research in a powerful way, serving our State, our nation and the world. As we reflect on our many achievements in research, teaching and learning excellence we also look forward to the bright future that each of you as graduates will help to shape. We are indeed proud of our graduates and you can be assured that today you join a body of graduates that have, and will continue to have, an impact on the advancement of society. Graduation is not a final farewell to the University. We now count more than 100,000 alumni around Australia and the world of which some 12,500 live overseas. We look forward to welcoming you back as members of our global Alumni community, by continuing formal studies and by participating in the many symposia, lectures, concerts and events hosted here at the University and across the globe each year. For today, enjoy your achievement. Celebrate with your mentors, colleagues, family and friends. The University community is extremely proud of your success and we look forward to your continued involvement and support in the future. The Hon. Dr Michael Field AC Chancellor
Mission Statement The University of Tasmania continues a long tradition of excellence and commitment to free inquiry in the creation, preservation, communication and application of knowledge, and to scholarship that is global in scope, distinctive in its specialisations and that reflects our Tasmanian character. The University will provide leadership within its community, thereby contributing to the cultural, economic and social development of Tasmania.
A MESSAGE FROM THE VICE–CHANCELLOR Graduation is an important rite of passage for all students; a formal recognition of achievement and a celebration of the commitment you made to further your education. You can justly feel proud of your accomplishments. The University of Tasmania’s motto is Ingeniis Patuit Campus – the field is open to talent. Your studies have helped identify, shape and hone your talents. With your graduation today you become alumni of the University and join our fine family of graduates and diplomates. As alumni you, like those who have come before you, will take your learning and talent into the community and apply them to the benefit of humankind, contributing to society, adding to the intellectual, social, economic and cultural fabric of communities in Australia and around the world. Many of our alumni have reached heights of great eminence. It is now your turn to use the skills and knowledge you have acquired to explore new opportunities and to make your mark in the world. The motto ‘open to talent’ remains a fitting description of our intent. We are here because we believe in the University, and we believe in what the University is yet to achieve in Tasmania, in Australia and across the world. It is our reputation for excellence that ensures you, our graduates, have the kind of opportunities that you seek in the board rooms, laboratories and newsrooms of Tasmania, Sydney, Shanghai, New York and London. I invite you to continue your relationship with your University. Our Alumni association is an invaluable resource for you as you embark on your career, with connections across all disciplines and with chapters in Australia and many other countries. I urge you to take advantage of, and contribute to, the extraordinary community of graduates who choose to retain close association with their alma mater and demonstrate pride in their university. Congratulations on reaching this exciting milestone, and my very best wishes to you for your future. Professor Peter Rathjen Vice-Chancellor
A HISTORY OF GRADUATIONS 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 or her 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 on 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 deputised the task to his chief secretary or chancellor. 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 that 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 lecture rooms 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 spokesperson, 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 a Bachelor degree they move one step up towards the mastership. When they are admitted to a masters degree 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 masters degree was called ‘inception’, or the beginning of one’s career as a master. The public is the fourth participant. It has an important 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 academic 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 in 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. Based on Davis, R.H.C. 1991, From Alfred the Great to Stephen, Hambledon Press, London, pp. 307–309.
UNIVERSITY MACE & BLACK ROD UNIVERSITY MACE
THE BLACK ROD
Most Australian universities have adopted a ceremonial mace that symbolises, in its material and decoration, the universities ethos. Before assuming a ceremonial function, the mace was a weapon carried into battle by medieval knights and war-like bishops. Gradually the role of the mace changed to be purely one representative of authority.
In 2014, the University of Tasmania reintroduced the use of a Black Rod as a symbol of authority at ceremonial occasions.
The University of Tasmania was inaugurated in 1890 and the original object used as the symbol of authority was a simple black rod. In 1982 the university commissioned a mace. Peter Taylor, a local sculptor, designed and co-ordinated its creation and a number of Tasmanian artisans contributed to its making. The head is made of ceramic and bronze. Twelve shaped ceramic flanges or ‘vanes’ form the lower part of the head. The vanes are alternately enamelled in the university colours of red and blue. Gilding is applied to the outer edges of each of the 12 vanes and is topped by a bronze crown. Four of the 12 ceramic vanes extend through the crown and are chamfered to form a visual focus for the paws of four bronze thylacines (Tasmanian tigers) which surround the crown. At the base of the head is a large undecorated wooden knop and the tapered wooden shaft has two knops. The lower knop is coloured blue on its upper surface and red underneath. Its outer perimeter is gilded. The foot knop of turned wood is painted blue. Source: Australiana 2012, February, vol.34, no.1, p.29
The use of a Black Rod dates back to the 14th century in Britain. An Usher of the Black Rod was appointed to serve the monarch in the British House of Lords and was originally an officer of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a British order of knighthood. The Black Rod was used to discipline anyone who offended the Order. The Usher of the Black Rod leads the official party in and out of important ceremonial occasions, calls the ceremony to order and assists with maintaining order throughout. The University’s Black Rod is made from Hydrowood Blackheart Sassafras. Specialty timbers including Huon Pine, Sassafras and Myrtle as well as Eucalyptus and Blackwood have laid dormant on the bed of Lake Pieman on Tasmania’s rugged West Coast since the site was flooded in the 1970s. Now, these sustainably recovered timbers, the lost trees of Hydrowood, are available for use by furniture designers and woodworkers, as well as in high-end residential and commercial construction. The Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood, an extension of the University of Tasmania’s School of Architecture and Design, is collaborating with the State Government and Sustainable Forest Management in the Hydrowood project. The Centre’s role is to provide mainstream timber producers with confidence that the recovered logs can be economically and efficiently converted into usable products. The University black rod is designed by award-winning designer and Program Director of Furniture Design, Simon Ancher.
University of Tasmania Mace
University of Tasmania Black Rod
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
8 December 2017
THE PROCESSION will enter the Albert Hall in the following order: Usher of the Black Rod Faculty Members Deans of Faculty, or their representative Acting Provost Acting Chair of Academic Senate Guest Speaker Mace Bearer Chancellor THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Australians 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 gifts Of beauty rich and rare, In history’s page let every stage Advance Australia fair. In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Australia fair. WELCOME TO COUNTRY by Aunty Dawn Blazely, BCA WELCOME BY THE CHANCELLOR The Honourable Dr Michael Field, AC, BA, HonLLD THE OCCASIONAL ADDRESS by Mr Peter Walker, BEnvDes, BArch MUSICAL INTERLUDE by Ms Kate Hudson, BMus (Hons) THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES THE VALEDICTORY ADDRESS to be delivered by Mr Ivan James, AO, BA (Hons), FCA, FCPA CLOSING REMARKS by the Chancellor THE RECESSION of the stage party in reverse order to that of entry, followed by the new graduates REFRESHMENTS will be served after the ceremony in the Academy of the Arts building at the Inveresk campus
This program includes the names of those candidates who will receive their degrees and diplomas in person and in absentia, and is correct at 5 December 2017.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS, LAW AND EDUCATION
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KAREN SWABEY, BEd TCAE, MSc CalState, PhD Q’ld, Acting Dean, Faculty of Education, will present the graduates and diplomates DIPLOMA OF FAMILY HISTORY Louise-Anne Pilsbury DIPLOMA OF LANGUAGES Brolin Ren Barr Akala-Erin Angeline Whittleston DIPLOMA OF MUSIC Ross Anthony Challender Vanessa Margaret Clark Brian Robert Kellond Suzanne Mary Jacottet Terry DIPLOMA OF UNIVERSITY STUDIES (ARTS) Maree Leedham Rhiannon Kristy Lockhart Nicole Tapp Clara Lilian Tyeson
Adrian James Poole Peter Rueben Straight-Arrow Ross Jamie Louise Sands Heather Marie Sheehan BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH HONOURS Sarah Jane Harms BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH HONOURS First Class Honours Ivan David James University Medallist BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH PROFESSIONAL HONOURS (HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICE) Gaye Kleehammer-Bent
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN ARTS Justin David Bidgood James Kenneth Fenton Loretta Michelle Lincolne Blake Nolan Theressa Roberts Samuel Michael Taylor Casey Jan Wood BACHELOR OF ARTS Zoe Liona Bennett Thomas Charles Buckney Shannon Joann Cahoon Monique Dale Amber Monique de Wit Eric Fanet Kiyono Sara-Jane France Arsha Ghosh Connor Harrison Dorothy Cara Jones Melissa Jayne Maher Louise Beverley McCulloch Georgina Perkins 2.
BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF BUSINESS Zachary John Brinkman BACHELOR OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS Karsha Bannister-Christie Yasmine Emily Barrett Hannah Elizabeth Bishop Evangeline Margaret Chalk Choo Fang Yi Hayden Luca Collins Robyn Mae Daly Jenna Dennis Jessica Rose Flynn Carmen Kar Mun Lai Rebecca Jane Lee Georgia Rose Lilley Rosalie Lyall Jon Donald Keith Marthick Katie Christina McKenna Jessica Maddison Payne
Indea Siobhan Quinn Sabrina Reihana Michael Peter Rice Karishma Solomonsz Bonnie Starick Kerry Francis Tylor Yossi van den Berg Kevin Vong Kar Wai Amelia Beverly Whiterod BACHELOR OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS WITH HONOURS Deborah Lynch Kathryn Lee Camm Jamie Dobbs Stephanie Elizabeth Donnelly Michelle Louise Smith BACHELOR OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS WITH HONOURS First Class Honours Tracey Lea Delphin Stewart Kenneth Ralph University Medallist BACHELOR OF JUSTICE STUDIES Louise Jane Madden BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Rebecca Aganas Gabrielle Annie Frances Baldock Megan Jane Morgan Williams BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (POLICE STUDIES) Joel Robert Doran Caroline Isobel McGregor
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BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK Larena Kay Bailey Harriet Bertram Emily Bordin Isabella Jacqueline Bracey Keva Coulson Ebony Da Silva De Jesus Ashley Hayden Drake Shani Nareen Dudman Brittany Kathleen Gorjanc Alycia Louise Green Becky Sheree Hollis
Chelsea Ann Louise Kaczmarek Caroline Kamanda Stephanie Josephine Patricia Mills Kelly Lee Philp Tara Poutama Piper Paul Ramsay Emma Swanson Katrina Walker Jacinda Louise Williams
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Eliza Allan Katie-Jayne Boxhall Katelyn Maree Buckney Melissa Jane Carter Lucas Keith Corbett Sharon Dutton Frances Jean Horan Tamara Denice Reynish Yvonne Elizabeth Rawson Starkey
FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSOR KIRSTEN ORR, BArch(Hons) Technol.Syd, PhD NSW, FAIA, Head, School of Architecture and Design, will present the graduates. ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN FURNITURE DESIGN Harry Holcombe-James Morgan Jessica Whyte BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN Imran Bin Mohamed Basir Sarah Emily Bomford Lauren Bonney Chang Shi Min Maybelline Guangwen Chen Kate Frances Criggie India Jacqueline Dawe Savannah Denny Georgina Anne East LizNataska Yiek Mee Foo Jesse Rhys French Alexander Michael Gaetani Jack Haki Dean George Nyssa Carla Gigante
Lauren Elizabeth Glover Andrew James Grant Emma Jenny Hall Juncheng Hu Jingwen Huo Philippa Sarah Jarvis Daniel Joachim Kahl Lau Hui Ci Leong Hui Min Fong Bee Lim Vanessa Jia Ying Lim Shu Min Looi Jie Jun Low Edward Lukman Joshua Mayne James Mcindoe Samantha Annalise Milne Muhammad Firdaus Hilmi Mohammad Faizal Le Minh Nguyen
Jared Pan Zhi Xun Ka Yin Peck Liam John Preece Sarah Ju Leem Quah Raja Hana Nazurah Raja Raimi Quinlan Revell Louisa Alexandra Seddon Wan Ping Tay Aydin Turhal Xuanzhi Xiong Caleb Zhiyuan Xu Pengfei Yang Taylor Jack Yates Tommy Yeo Zhaohao Eric Yih Yeong Yong BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN WITH HONOURS First Class Honours Geoffrey Cameron Marshall Jackson John Wells 3.
8 December 2017 MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Saeid Akbari Ying Bai Julian Richard Charles Balcombe David Shen Boon Shong Yiing Chai Brenda Chew Yee Chian Yin Huei Chin Samuel Collins Joseph William Crothers Gareth Christopher Davies James Emmerson-Armstrong Juliana Endang Jit Sheng Gan Yixuan Gao Thomas James Gillie Ashlea Krystyna Graham
Georgina Hall Joshua Marc Halliwell Abby Grace Hibberd Yanwei Huang Wei Jiang Ahmed Yousry Moustafa Kabodan Shaun Khor Hui Zhi Zhen Tao Daniel Lam Lau Hao Shun Lau Hiu Ching Gloria Kwan Chak Law Loo Ni-Shie James Terrance Lucas Wei Ma Mohamad Haziq Mohd Fauri
Mu Jianzhou Choo Han Ng Lewis James Austin Northcote Shien Loong Aaron Oh Chivonne Laree Prouse Soh Weng Soon Gabriel Nathaniel Blaine Steward Alicia Wen Yun Tan Jian Rong James Tan Tri Minh Thach Seng Teck Norman Tie Thi Kim Lien Tran Simon Andrew Wills U’Ren Siti Aishah Yahya
GRADUATE RESEARCH PROFESSOR DOMINIC GERAGHTY, BSc (Hons) Dub, PhD Deakin, representing the Dean of Graduate Research, will present the graduates. GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN RESEARCH Melissa Jane Belle MASTER OF FINE ARTS Sonya Kristie Brough School Creative Arts Thesis Title Translating Virtual Architectures into Ceramic Form: Experiments in clay slip Supervisors Dr SJ Henderson, Dr DS Malor, Dr TD Ruffels, Professor MA Sierra, Dr LD Trouton DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Melissa Jane Belle School Social Sciences Thesis Title Contextual and Contingent: Critical care nurses’ professional identities Supervisors Dr PS Cook, Dr EC Hansen, Dr KA Natalier,
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Graduates and diplomates who were admitted to degrees and awarded diplomas at a meeting of the University Council on 22 October 2017 DIPLOMA OF DEMENTIA CARE Vicki Bunting Nerida Slater
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING (CLINICAL NURSING AND TEACHING) Maree Elizabeth Hill
BACHELOR OF NURSING James Tobias McGarry
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING (RENAL NURSING)
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING (CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING)
Jayamma Saju
GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF CLINICAL PHARMACY Ashleigh Elizabeth Buccheri Jason Buccheri Hui Kiu Lau Mark Minervini GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF LEGAL PRACTICE Andrew Henry John Isles Toby MacGregor Cameron Michael Topfer
Ecila Yee
Graduates and diplomates who were admitted to degrees and awarded diplomas at a meeting of the University Council on 10 November 2017 DIPLOMA OF DEMENTIA CARE Catherine Zuluaga
BACHELOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING
Tang Zhenyu
Angela Smith
BACHELOR OF NURSING WITH CLINICAL HONOURS (LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE)
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING (ANAESTHETIC AND RECOVERY NURSING)
Marie Bernadette Fermin
Amelia Leonie Beasley Sambridhi Gautam Christopher Mark Neilson
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS Cheng Pui Ka Chu Wing Hei Bobo Lam Hon Fai Lee Man Hin Brian Tam Yu Hin Tsang Po Yee Tso Shui Yan BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY) Leanne Sammut BACHELOR OF E-HEALTH (HEALTH INFORMATICS) (PROFESSIONAL HONOURS)
BACHELOR OF PARAMEDIC PRACTICE Jason Nicholls Carrick GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Iona Elizabeth Johnson
Kylie Parks
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN LEADERSHIP (HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES)
BACHELOR OF EXERCISE SCIENCE
Justine Gameiro
Simon Joseph Dudgeon
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING (CRITICAL CARE NURSING) James Eastlake Gillian Ann Shanahan GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING (EMERGENCY NURSING) Matei Andrin John Gray Kaitlyn Therese Hickey Leah McGeough
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Graduates and diplomates who were admitted to degrees and awarded diplomas at a meeting of the University Council on 10 November 2017 (CONT) GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING (NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE NURSING) Shaini Abraham Leanne Lucy Darvill GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING (NEUROSCIENCE NURSING) Zureen Khan GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING (PERIOPERATIVE NURSING) Clare George Nilanthi Wells
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN NURSING (RENAL NURSING)
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH Antoinette Maree Tanner- Dhanapriya Mesina Nothdurft Purushothaman GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN RESEARCH Leanne Joy Morrison GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MARITIME ENGINEERING (NAVAL ENGINEERING) Stephen Geoffrey Marsh
GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF ADVANCED PARAMEDICINE (ADVANCED CARE PARAMEDIC PRACTITIONER) Lucy Oatley GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF SOCIAL WORK (ADVANCED PRACTICE) April Heather Gourlay
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Davina Brown School Education Thesis Title Writing to be Heard: Authorial voice in the written discourse of Chinese international students Supervisors Associate Professor G Castleton, Dr S Fan, Professor D Kember, Dr T Le, Dr M Short, Dr P Throssell Brendan Leigh Churchill School Social Sciences Thesis Title Changes in Attitudes towards Gender Roles in Australia: A life course perspective Supervisors Associate Professor D Habibis, Associate Professor N Jackson, Professor J Pakulski, Professor M Walter Leanne Joy Morrison School Tasmanian School of Business and Economics Thesis Title Western Environmental Discourse in The Corporate Report Supervisors Dr S Shimeld, Associate Professor T Wilmshurst
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UNIVERSITY ARMS & MEDALS UNIVERSITY ARMS Prior to 1936, the University used a Common Seal that was the seal of the Tasmanian Council of Education. In 1937, the University Council arranged a competition, seeking designs for a coat of arms from University graduates. A design by Mr Egbert Holder Harry BA, BCom, a Launceston resident, was declared the winner from 47 submissions. Mr Harry’s design was a rough sketch, with a shield divided into silver and blue quarters bearing the following charges: –– a red lion being the Tasmanian badge as decreed by Queen Victoria –– a gold book signifying ‘the academic side of University Activity’ –– a gold Southern Cross ‘representative of Australia’ –– a red Olympic torch ‘representing the athletic side of University activity’ The original design also contained a crest, which was later removed. Over time, the university commissioned UK designer for the Royal Mint, Mr George Kruger Gray, to produce a beautifully painted drawing that looks much like the regal logo in use today. He kept the emblems of Mr Harry’s design, arranging them in a visually appealing, heraldically correct manner.
The blazon of a Grant of Arms is the official definition of the Arms. The blazon for the University’s shield, from the Grant of Arms is translated (from heraldic language) as follows: A white/silver shield on which is a red lion walking across facing straight ahead with right forepaw raised with blue claws and tongue, holding in its right forepaw a flaming torch in natural colours; and on the shield is also a broad red bar making up the top one-third on which is a broad central blue vertical bar with a yellow/gold border down each side, carrying the [five] brightest stars of the Southern Cross in white/silver; between two yellow/gold books closed with clasps. The University of Tasmania’s logo, used on its stationary and web sites today, is based on a standardised and stylised version of the red Lion passant from the Coat of Arms. UNIVERSITY MEDALS The University Medal is the highest academic award made to an undergraduate student. The medals are awarded to students who have a consistent record of exceptional academic achievement at all levels of a bachelor’s degree program, and qualify for a bachelor’s degree with first class honours. Up to thirteen medals can be awarded annually.
In the 1970’s the University applied to the College of Heralds for a Grant of Arms. This application was successful, and for the first time the University had Arms.
University of Tasmania Coat of Arms
University of Tasmania Medal
ACADEMIC REGALIA The University’s academic dress is based on the styles worn at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The academic regalia consists of a scarlet or black cloth gown; a separate hood or stole; and a trencher cap (also known as mortarboards) or bonnet. Gowns and hoods of different shapes indicate the degrees of Bachelor, Master and Doctors. The colour of the hoods represents the discipline of study. Honorary Doctorate A gown of scarlet cloth faced on the opening of the sleeves and on the full length of the lapels with coloured silk representing the academic discipline. The hood is black and fully lined with coloured silk. A black velvet tudor bonnet with a gold cord and tassel.
Australian Maritime College Bachelors Degree A gown of black cloth. The hood is black and fully lined with coloured silk and bound on the tippet and cowl with gold braid. A black trencher cap with a black cord and tassel.
Honorary Master Degree
Associate Degrees and Diplomas
A gown of scarlet cloth faced on the opening of the sleeves and on the full length of the lapels with coloured silk representing the academic discipline. The hood is black and fully lined with coloured silk. A trencher cap with a gold cord and tassel.
A gown of black cloth. A stole of coloured silk representing the academic discipline. A black trencher cap with a black cord and tassel.
Professional Doctorates
Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor
A gown of black cloth faced on the opening of the sleeves and on the full length of the lapels with coloured silk representing the academic discipline. The hood is black and fully lined with coloured silk. A black velvet tudor bonnet with a gold cord and tassel.
A gown of black damask silk trimmed with gold braid, and featuring gold embriodery designs representing the lion from the University’s coat of arms and the Tasmania floral emblem, the Tasmanian Flowering Blue Gum. A black trencher cap with the cap edged with gold braid, or a black velvet Tudor bonnet, with a gold cord and tassel.
Doctor of Philosophy A gown of black cloth faced on the opening of the sleeves and on the full length of the lapels with scarlet silk. The hood is scarlet and fully lined with scarlet silk. A black velvet tudor bonnet with a scarlet cord and tassel.
CEREMONIAL REGALIA
Members of UTAS Council A gown of black cloth with gold braid running from front to back on each shoulder. A black trencher cap with a black cord and tassel.
Masters Degree
Members of the Australian Maritime College Board
A gown of black cloth. The hood is black and fully lined with coloured silk. A black trencher cap with a black cord and tassel.
A gown of black cloth with a square collar of gold silk and faced on the full length of the lapels with gold silk. A black trencher cap with the cap edged with gold braid and a black cord and tassel.
Australian Maritime College Masters Degree A gown of black cloth. The hood is fully lined with coloured silk and bound the on tippet and cowl with gold braid. A black trencher cap with a black cord and tassel. Bachelors Degree A gown of black cloth. The hood is black and lined with coloured silk on the tippet and cowl. A black trencher cap with a black cord and tassel.
Fellow A gown of black cloth with a stole of red trimmed with gold. A black trencher cap with a black cord and tassel.
ACADEMIC REGALIA FACULTY, SCHOOL OR DISCIPLINE ARTS Music & Performing Arts Fine/Visual Arts and Craft All other Arts Awards COMMERCE All awards LAW All awards EDUCATION All awards HEALTH Medical Science Medicine and Surgery Nursing Pharmacy All other Health Awards SCIENCE and ENGINEERING Agricultural Science Architecture and Town Planning Environmental Design Environmental Studies Geomatics and Surveying Engineering and Technology All other Science, Engineering and Technology Awards AUSTRALIAN MARITIME COLLEGE Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability Marine Engineering and Hydrodynamics Maritime Operations Marine and Logistics Management Certificate I-IV (all disciplines) Diploma (all disciplines)
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WELCOME TO YOUR UNIVERSITY ALUMNI COMMUNITY Congratulations on completing your studies successfully and graduating today. As a graduate of the University of Tasmania, you are part of a vibrant global family of over 107,000 alumni that live and work in all continents around the world and across more than 120 countries. The University of Tasmania’s alumni program enables you to keep or renew contact with your former classmates, colleagues, friends and professional networks globally. So as a graduate of the University we encourage you to: Share your graduation moments Graduation is a celebration of your success at university and we encourage you to share celebration messages and photos of your smiles, gowns, families and friends on the University’s Alumni Facebook page at facebook.com/UTASAlumni. Show your University pride
Recognise the exceptional The prestigious University of Tasmania Distinguished Alumni and Foundation Graduate Awards are held annually and recognise the achievements of our graduates globally who are making a significant difference in their communities. For more information or to nominate outstanding alumni for the awards visit utas.edu.au/alumni. Make a difference The University of Tasmania Foundation provides important philanthropic leadership for projects and programs that underpin excellence at the university. As part of this role, scholarships for students who would not otherwise be able to access a University of Tasmania education are always a high priority. So if you would like to make a gift to support a scholarship or another area please phone + 61 3 6226 8575.
The University of Tasmania is ranked in the top 2% of research universities worldwide and is also a multi-award winner for teaching excellence – extraordinary achievements when you think about them. So if you are proud of your achievements and proud to be one of our alumni, then tell the world! Reap the benefits As a graduate of the University of Tasmania you have access to many exclusive services and benefits including: –– professional development events and webinars; –– career mentoring programs; –– discounts on further study; –– lifelong learning opportunities; –– career development services; –– free access to the University Library; –– lifelong email; –– alumni news services and social media;
KEEP IN TOUCH We encourage you to keep your contact details updated with our Alumni Relations Office so we can continue to keep you informed about all the exclusive opportunities available to you as a graduate of the University of Tasmania. To update your contact details online or for more information about your alumni community visit utas.edu.au/alumni.
–– volunteering opportunities; –– company discounts AND –– reunions and networking events.
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MEET SOME OF YOUR ALUMNI FAMILY As a member of the University of Tasmania’s alumni community you are part of an illustrious family that continues to achieve extraordinary success globally. Meet some of your inspirational alumni family… Luke McGregor BA/BEc 2007 As a comedian and actor, Luke McGregor has forged a successful career in the Australian entertainment industry over the last decade. Luke’s impressive body of comedic work includes TV roles in Studio A, It’s a Date, The Time of Our Lives, Legally Brown and the Logie-winning Utopia. In 2016, he was cocreator and star of the hit ABC documentary series Luke Warm Sex. He has also performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, winning Best Newcomer for his show My Soulmate is Out of My League in 2013. Recently he has also performed to sold out audiences at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Tasmania’s 10 Days on the Island Festival. Brooke Saward BA 2013 A Launceston local and avid world traveller, Brooke is the founder of renowned travel and lifestyle blog World of Wanderlust, an online source of travel tips and inspiration. Established in 2013, the blog has been a massive success, attracting one million social media followers and six million readers globally to date. In 2016, Brooke released her highly acclaimed first book, World of Wanderlust: How to Live an Adventurous Life, through Penguin Random House and also unveiled a World of Wanderlust app.
Dr Saul Eslake, BEc(Hons) 1979, LLD honoris causa 2012 As one of Australia’s preeminent economists, Saul Eslake has worked in the Australian financial markets for more than 25 years, including as Chief Economist at McIntosh Securities in the late 1980s, Chief Economist (International) at National Mutual Funds Management in the early 1990s, as Chief Economist at the Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) from 1995 to 2009, and as Chief Economist (Australia & New Zealand) for Bank of America Merrill Lynch from 2011 until June 2015. In 2015 Saul commenced his own economics consultancy business in Hobart and the following year was appointed as the University’s inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow. Dr Clare Smith BBiotech (Hons) 2007, PhD 2012 Dr Clare Smith is currently in the United States researching tuberculosis treatment with the University of Massachusetts and has become an international leader in research into the eradication of malaria, through her discovery of a new antimalarial compound. Clare has used genetic and pharmacological techniques to investigate the role of host enzymes in malarial infection. This discovery has the potential to have an immense global impact, with clinical trials on the patented research now underway. Clare was awarded the University’s Foundation Graduate Award in 2016 and was named Tasmanian Young Australian of the Year in 2014. Brodie Neill BFA (Hons) 2001 Brodie works from his London studio designing furniture destined for the major cities of the world. He has been previously named in TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential Designers and one of the best designers in the world by Taschen’s Design Now. In 2016, Brodie was given the important honour of representing Australia at the inaugural London Design Biennale. This event included works from 35 countries and was attended by over 90,000 visitors.
ALUMNI PROFILES Professor Roger Byard AO, PSM, MBBS 1978, B Med Sci 1975 Roger is one of Australia’s most distinguished contributors to the medical profession. His achievements in the field of pathology have been recognised globally. He is an Officer of the Order of Australia, a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of the United Kingdom, a Fellow of the College of American Pathologists, Honorary Member of the College of Forensic and Legal Medicine of Sri Lanka and a Registered Expert with the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Roger is the George Richard Marks Chair of Pathology at the University of Adelaide and a Senior Specialist Forensic Pathologist at Forensic Science SA. He has a specific interest in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and has published over 500 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2016 – one of the University’s highest accolades. Dr Mansoor Mirkazemi FRACS (Plas), B Med Sci 1993, MBBS 1995 Mansoor arrived in Tasmania in 1986 as a 17 year-old Iranian refugee, and has gone on to become a highly successful plastic surgeon and humanitarian. Currently working with Collins Plastic Surgery in Melbourne, he specialises in cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery and hand surgery. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), a member of the Australian Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPS) and a member of the Australasian Cleft Lip and Palate Association and travels frequently to Indonesia and Fiji as an Interplast volunteer where he treats children with cleft lips and palates, burn injuries, hand injuries and tumours. He received the University’s prestigious Foundation Graduate Award in 2015. Alison Watkins, BCom 1985 Originally from Tasmania’s midlands, Alison has gone on to forge a ground-breaking career in the Australian business sector over the last three decades. Alison is currently Group Managing Director of Coca Cola Amatil and Non-Executive Director for The Centre of Independent Studies. Prior to her appointment with Coca-Cola Amatil in 2014, Alison’s roles included CEO of agribusiness GrainCorp Limited, CEO of Berri Limited and Managing Director of Regional Banking at ANZ. She also spent ten years at McKinsey & Company from 1989-1999 and became a partner of the firm in 1996 before moving to ANZ as Group General Manager Strategy. Alison remains one of only a few females to have held a CEO position with an ASX200 company and was the first appointed to head a listed Australian agribusiness. Shane Gould MBE, MEnvMgt 2010, MCA (Visual Arts) 2012 Shane won five individual Olympic swimming medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games and is the only swimmer ever to hold every freestyle world record simultaneously. She was the first female swimmer to win three Olympic gold medals in world-record time and was a torch-bearer for the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Now based on Tasmania’s east coast, Shane is a highly successful businesswoman, author, photographer and keynote speaker.