Faces of graduation - why the tassle's worth the hassle
Published on 16 September, 2010
One of our PhD graduates quoted a pithy phrase this week - the tassle's worth the hassle - nicely summing up the feelings of many of the 164 graduates who crossed the stage at Rockhampton Campus this week.
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Engineering graduates Blake Harvey (left) and sister Chanelle congratulate their brother Stuart, who graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Co-op) with Honours and a Diploma of Professional Practice (Engineering), meaning the three siblings have now all become engineers.
A new format for seating showed the scale of the event
Faculty medal winner Helen Ramoutsaki graduated with Distinction from her Bachelor of Learning Management (Secondary Vocational Education and Training) degree
PhD graduate Juliusz Zajaczkowski is congratulated by Associate Professor Russel Stonier and his wife Marie. Juliusz completed a thesis on the Analysis of the hierarchial fuzzy control using evolutionary algorithms
A sea of mortarboards
Chancellor Rennie Fritschy presents a Nulloo Yumbah sash to Indigenous graduate Rachel Carte. Rachel graduated with a Bachelor of Environmental Science
Professor Rob Reed accepts his 2009 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teacher of the Year from Professor Scott Bowman