News Release:
Thousands to enjoy academic pageantry at UNE
| Date 3/4/03 No 039/03 More than 2,000 visitors are expected in Armidale over Friday and Saturday [April 4 and 5] for the first of this year's Autumn Graduation ceremonies at the University of New England. During the initial ceremony, on Friday, the Chancellor of the University, Dr Pat O'Shane, will present testamurs to more than 300 graduands from the Faculty of The Sciences and the School of Health. Dr Bernie Bindon, Chief Executive Officer of the Cooperative Research Centre for Cattle and Beef Quality, will give the Occasional Address at this ceremony. Dr Bindon, who holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Rural Science from UNE and a PhD from the University of Sydney, has an international reputation for his research on the reproductive biology and genetic improvement of cattle and sheep. Four Science graduands will receive University Medals. One of these, David John Fisher, graduating with a Bachelor of Rural Science (Honours) degree, will also be presented with the Edgar H. Booth Medal.
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Roderick West, the Occasional Address speaker at Saturday's ceremony for the Faculty of Arts, holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the University of London. He has had a distinguished career as a teacher and administrator at several of the most renowned schools in Australia, and in England. In 2002 he was Interim Principal of PLC Armidale. During Saturday's ceremony around 230 graduands will receive their testamurs from the Chancellor, and two Bachelor of Arts (Honours) graduands will be presented with University Medals. The following week, the ceremonies for Economics, Business and Law and Combined Law (Friday 11 April) and Education and Professional Studies (Saturday 12 April) will also bring about 2,000 visitors to Armidale. Altogether, just over 2,000 students are graduating from UNE this Autumn, with about 1,000 of those actually attending the ceremonies. Those unable to attend are sent their testamurs in the mail. Media contact: Marney Tilley, Graduation Officer, UNE, Armidale (02) 6773 3459 or Jim Scanlan, Public Relations, UNE, Armidale (02) 6773 3049. |
