GRADUATION CEREMONIES 2017 Acknowledgement of Country Unisa Respects the Kaurna, Boandik and Barngarla Peoples’ Spiritual Relationship with Their Country
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GRADUATION CEREMONIES 2017 Acknowledgement of Country UniSA respects the Kaurna, Boandik and Barngarla peoples’ spiritual relationship with their country. We also acknowledge the diversity of Aboriginal peoples, past and present. Artist: Find out more about the University’s commitment Rikurani to reconciliation at unisa.edu.au/RAP B B Elyshia Lay Nothing 2016. Acrylic on Canvas. Dimensions Variable. This booklet exhibits the outstanding work of graduates of the University of South Australia’s School of Art, Architecture and Design. 1 Rebecca Sharpe Sunset Serenity 2016. Digital Photograph. 2 3 Contents Chancellor’s welcome 4 Vice Chancellor’s welcome 5 About the University of South Australia 6 Our journey so far 8 Academic Dress 14 Ceremony Tradition 16 University of South Australia Awards 17 University of South Australia Medal Winners 19 Alumni 20 Tuesday 15 August at 10.30am 23 Tuesday 15 August at 3.00pm 33 Wednesday 16 August at 10.30am 43 Wednesday 16 August at 3.00pm 53 Prizes and Awards 61 Previous Honorary Award Recipients 69 3 Chancellor’s welcome Today is a time for celebration as you mark both the end and the beginning of exciting parts of your lives. It is also an occasion on which to look forward to the opportunities available to you as a graduate of the University of South Australia. I am honoured to be able to share this special event with you, and your family and friends. During your time with the University of South Australia you have developed a set of distinctive qualities which describe the knowledge, skills and personal abilities that you will need as you move into a constantly changing global economy. You have acquired an international outlook; a capacity for critical thought and lifelong learning; an ability to communicate effectively and work autonomously and cooperatively; and a sense of social responsibility. You are well equipped to succeed, confident in the knowledge and skills you possess. Congratulations and all the very best as you start the next big adventure in your lives. Mr Jim McDowell Chancellor Mr Jim McDowell LLB (Honours) Mr Jim McDowell is Chancellor of the University of South Australia. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he completed a law degree with honours at the University of Warwick (England) in 1977. He worked in legal, commercial and marketing roles with aerospace company Bombardier Shorts for the next 18 years. Mr McDowell joined British Aerospace in Singapore in August 1996. In 1999, he was appointed Regional Managing Director of BAE Systems for Asia, following the merger of British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems and based in Hong Kong. Upon taking over at BAE Systems Australia, he established the company’s headquarters in Adelaide, South Australia where he lives. He was Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems Saudi Arabia, a $6 billion company from September 2011 to December 2013. Mr McDowell is a passionate supporter of continuing education. He has in-depth experience in corporate governance having served, mainly as Chair, on a range of boards including the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Air Warfare Destroyer Principals Council, Total Construction Pty Ltd and Australian Defence Accelerator Ltd. He is a non-executive director of both Codan Ltd and Austal Ltd and a board Member of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Council, the Royal Automobile Association (RAA), the Adelaide Football Club and St Peter’s College Council of Governors. During his long career, he has lived and worked in the UK, the USA, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr McDowell acts in a number of advisory roles to the Minister and to the Department of Defence as a member of the First Principles Review Oversight Board, the Expert Advisory Panel for Australia’s Future Submarine Project and Naval Shipbuilding Plan Development. 4 5 Vice Chancellor’s welcome Graduating with a university degree represents a major milestone in life. Now you’re about to enter a whole new world of wonderful opportunities. You will leave us today with a parchment and a career path and we couldn’t be prouder of you. I am very pleased to share the excitement of this day with you and with the people who have supported you throughout your studies: your family, your friends and your mentors. Yours is an important graduation ceremony and we are celebrating your success along with our own. We have come a long way since 1991 when we amalgamated colleges of advanced education and institutes of technology to become the University of South Australia. Now we’re considered one of the world’s best young universities, an enterprising institution putting our best teaching and research into creating bright futures for our students and partnering with industry and the professions to bring the benefits of that teaching and research to our community. I hope the achievement you celebrate today opens many doors of opportunities for you so that you can make your mark as a global citizen, a professional in everything you do. You, like more than 200,000 graduates who have preceded you, are very important to us; you are our success stories, the role models for current students and those who might follow in your footsteps. As your career grows and your success is assured, current students look at you and see what’s possible in their own lives. I wish you every success, happiness and prosperity as you take your first steps into your new lives as graduates of the University of South Australia. Professor David Lloyd Vice Chancellor and President Professor David Lloyd BSc(Hons), PhD, CChem, FRSC David Lloyd was appointed to the University of South Australia as Vice Chancellor and President in 2012. A Dublin-born and educated chemist who specialises in computer-aided drug design, Professor Lloyd has re-focused institutional culture to position UniSA as Australia’s university of enterprise and to shape its activities to better meet the challenges of the 21st century. In 2014 Professor Lloyd was appointed to the South Australia Economic Development Board (EDB). A past Chair of the Australian Technology Network group of technology- focused universities, he now sits on the board of Universities Australia, the peak body representing the university sector where he is the lead vice-chancellor for research and innovation. Before joining the University of South Australia, Professor Lloyd was Vice-President for Research and later Bursar and Director of Strategic Innovation at Trinity College Dublin. Professor Lloyd was Chair of the Irish Research Council and prior to academia, worked in the pharmaceutical industry in the UK. He holds an honorary Professorship from Tainjin University and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. 5 are designed with strong professional About the emphasis and in partnership with industry and the professions to ensure the career University of relevance of our teaching. Our graduate employment rates are above the national South Australia average; we’re rated Number One in South Australia for the employment rate of our graduates. The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. The University has a strong research Our culture of innovation is anchored environment and we focus our efforts on around global and national links solving the problems of today and tomorrow to academic, research and industry in areas such as scarce resources, future partners. Our graduates are the new urban industries and cancer prevention and professionals, global citizens at ease with management, among others. A hallmark the world and ready to create and respond of our research is the close, collaborative to change. Our research is inventive and engagement we enjoy with our many adventurous and we create new knowledge industry, government, collegiate and that is central to global economic and social community partners, which ensures that the prosperity. outcomes are relevant to our end-users but also that the questions asked reflect real- The University’s international reputation world issues. We rank in the top one third of continues to grow. We are ranked in the top Australian universities for research income, 50 world universities under 50 years old by and in the Excellence in Research for both Times Higher Education (#32) and QS Australia 2015 evaluation more than 97 per (#24) world university rankings. THE also cent of our assessed research was deemed ranked the University of South Australia to be of world-class standard or above. amongst the world’s best international In fact, UniSA is one of two of Australia’s universities. leading universities for strategic research partnerships. With more than 32,000 students, around 6,000 of whom are international The University’s research themes contribute students, we are South Australia’s largest to a research environment that is vibrant, university and offer degree programs in responsive and outward-facing. They link business, education, arts, social sciences, our research strengths and address local health sciences, information technology, and global socio-economic needs. engineering and the environment. Programs 6 7 UniSA is committed to providing enhanced With six campuses spread from the heart of educational offerings and an outstanding Adelaide to the metropolitan area (Mawson student experience. Our focus over coming Lakes and Magill) and the regional cities of years will be to extend the support we Whyalla and Mount Gambier, the University provide to our students, through drawing provides opportunities to students from a on emerging digital technologies to provide wide range of geographic, socio-economic more personalised and flexible learning and cultural backgrounds. We are currently opportunities for our students, locally and implementing a $1 billion-plus building globally. We are committed to providing program to further create engaging learning education opportunities for students from and research spaces.