Graduation Contents

Graduation Contents

Contents 2 Introduction 3 Ceremonial office holders 10 A historical perspective 11 Ceremonial robes 12 Hood and stole colours 14 Michael Fowler Centre ceremonies 15 Te tangi pūoro and haka pōhiri 17 Ceremony 1 Wellington School of Business and Government 27 Ceremony 2 Wellington School of Business and Government and Faculty of Law 35 Ceremony 3 Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation and Wellington Faculty of Engineering 45 Ceremony 4 Wellington Faculty of Health and Wellington Faculty of Science 59 Ceremony 5 Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 73 Ceremony 6 Wellington Faculty of Education and Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 84 Music 86 Te Hui Whakapūmau 87 He Maioha 88 Ceremonial office holders 91 Ceremony 7 95 Acknowledgements 96 Welcome to our alumni community Graduation May 2021 Introduction Congratulations to our graduates After years of hard work, countless hours in the lecture theatre, tutorial room, lab, and library, you have completed your studies and are graduating from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand’s globally ranked capital city university. You should be very proud of your achievements. I am pleased to be able to celebrate with you in person considering the unique circumstances we find ourselves in. Graduation is a time of celebration and reflection—the chance to mark what you have achieved and consider where your accomplishments might lead. We celebrate this milestone with you and acknowledge the hard work and perseverance that have brought you here today. Today is also an opportunity to recognise the contribution made by families, whānau, and friends to your success. On behalf of the University, we thank them for everything they have done to support you. Your qualification provides you with a platform to success, in life and in your chosen field. As well as gaining a world-class education, you have developed as a person in ways that may not immediately be obvious, but which will reveal themselves in the years to come. Your ability to learn, to question, to collaborate, and to lead are just as important, if not more so, than the knowledge you have absorbed. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is proud to have played a part in providing graduates who will drive the economy, lead thinking on major environmental and scientific issues, use creativity and innovation to generate new ideas, and enrich our society through the arts. We hope you have been inspired to contribute in your own way to a better world. Today’s ceremony is the end of one journey but, in many ways, it marks the first step in many others, and we look forward to you staying in touch with the University. On behalf of the entire university community, please accept my warmest congratulations and best wishes to you all for wherever those journeys may lead. Neil Paviour-Smith Chancellor 2–Te Herenga Waka Ceremonial office holders Chancellor Neil Paviour-Smith BCA Wgtn, FCA, ACIS, AFA, CFinstD, FCFIP, MSAA Neil Paviour-Smith has worked in the New Zealand capital markets for 30 years and is the managing director of investment firm Forsyth Barr. He is chair of the New Zealand Regulatory Board of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand as well as a fellow chartered accountant, fellow of the Institute of Financial Professionals NZ, chartered fellow of the Institute of Directors, and member of Governance New Zealand and the global CFA Institute. Mr Paviour-Smith also lends his expertise to the art sector as director of the NZ Art Show. He is a former director of NZX and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. In 2005, he was an inaugural recipient of a Sir Peter Blake Trust Leadership Award. Mr Paviour-Smith’s connection to Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington goes back to when he studied for a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration. He was appointed to the University’s Council in 2013, was elected Pro-Chancellor in 2016, and Chancellor in 2018. Pro-Chancellor Dr Dianne McCarthy CNZM CRSNZ BA BSc MSc(Hons) PhD Auck Dr Dianne McCarthy joined the University Council in March 2020 for a four-year term and was elected Pro-Chancellor in 2021. She has extensive experience in senior management and governance roles in the tertiary education, science, and health sectors. She is a former chief executive of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. She is currently deputy chair of the board of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, a director of the Bragato Research Institute, a trustee of the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, and a member of various governance boards, including the Dodd Walls Centre of Research Excellence. Dr McCarthy was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to education in 2008, a Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi for her services to science in 2015, and a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to science, business, and women in 2016. Victoria University of Wellington–3 Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Guilford BPhil BVSc Massey, PhD UC Davis Professor Grant Guilford became Vice-Chancellor in March 2014. He came to Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington from the University of Auckland, where he was Dean of the Faculty of Science and a member of the senior management team. He has led other large academic organisations. Earlier in his career, Professor Guilford undertook teaching, research, clinical, and leadership roles at the University of Missouri and the University of California, Davis (United States) and Massey University. Roles in academic leadership have given him in-depth experience of university strategy, policy, financial and operational management, and led to many successful collaborative and philanthropic ventures. Professor Guilford has held positions on the boards of several companies, research consortia, joint venture entities, and centres of research excellence, including the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery and the Crown research institute Landcare Research Ltd. Provost Professor Wendy Larner BSocSc Waik, MA(Hons) Cant, PhD Carleton Professor Wendy Larner is an internationally respected social scientist whose research sits in the interdisciplinary fields of globalisation, governance, and gender. She has held academic positions at the University of Waikato, the University of Auckland, and the University of Bristol, and visiting fellowships at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (United States), Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom), and the University of Frankfurt (Germany). Her research has been recognised with a range of scholarships and awards, including a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship and a Fulbright Senior Fellowship. Professor Larner is president of the Royal Society Te Apārangi; a fellow of the New Zealand Geographical Society, and the Academy of Social Sciences (United Kingdom); and a principal fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Māori) Professor Rawinia Higgins (Tūhoe) DipMāori BA Wgtn, PGDipArts MA PhD Otago, CELTA RSA/Cambridge Professor Rawinia Higgins was appointed Tumu Ahurei/Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Māori) in 2016. She was previously Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Māori Research) and head of school for Te Kawa a Māui/School of Māori Studies. Professor Higgins came to Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington as a senior lecturer in 2009 after holding academic positions at the University of Otago for 12 years. Her research expertise is Māori language revitalisation and, more specifically, language planning and policy. Professor Higgins is a member of the Waitangi Tribunal and has served on a number of governance boards for government and her iwi. In 2017, she won the Te Waitī award for te reo Māori and tikanga Māori at the Matariki awards and, in 2018, she won the Education section of the Wellingtonian of the Year awards. In 2018, Professor Higgins was appointed chair and commissioner for Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission. She is the first woman to hold this role. 4–Te Herenga Waka Dean of Architecture and Design Innovation Professor Marc Aurel Schnabel Dipl-Ing UdK Berlin, MEd Syd, PhD Hong Kong Professor Marc Aurel Schnabel was appointed Dean of the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation in November 2016. As Professor of Architectural Technology, he leads research and education in the field of digital media in architectural and urban design. Professor Schnabel has taught and worked in Germany, Australia, and Hong Kong, and is recognised for his work in the areas of computational design and learning environments. He is engaged in research of augmented and virtual reality, parametric-design learning, and inter-professional development programmes. He has featured in a number of international publications about novel perspectives in digital architecture and urban design. Dean of Education Professor Stephen Dobson BA Goldsmiths, GradDip Oppland, Magistergrad Oslo, PhD Nottingham, PhD UCol London Professor Stephen Dobson was appointed Dean of Education in July 2018. He was previously Dean of Education at the University of South Australia, where he continues in an adjunct professor role. Professor Dobson is guest professor at the Centre for Life Long Learning at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and a member of the Teacher Education Expert Standing Committee for the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. His research and teaching interests include assessment, professional development, refugee studies, bildung—the German tradition of self-cultivation combining philosophy and education—inclusion, and classroom studies. Before entering academia, Professor Dobson worked for 13 years with refugees as a community worker. Dean of Engineering Professor Dale Carnegie BSc MSc(Hons) PhD Waik Professor Dale Carnegie was appointed Dean of Engineering in January 2015. He has a Bachelor of Science in Physics, Mathematics, and Electronics; a Master of Science with First Class Honours in Physics and Electronics; and a doctorate in Computer Science.

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