Previous ceremonies
2008
The 2008 Graduation ceremony was held on Thursday 24 April in the Sports Stadium. The Graduating Class of 2008 numbers 1,063 (to date).
The award recipients at the ceremony were:
Honorary awards
Doctor of the University
Ian Kennedy AO
Senior Fellow
Associate Professor Karen Brooks
Dr Paul Corcoran
Martha Shepherd
Staff awards
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Researcher
Associate Professor Julie Matthews
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Teacher
Dr Ann Parkinson
Student awards
Chancellor's Medal
Marjorie Blowers
University Medals
Lauren Clark
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Nicole Kahler
Faculty of Business
Roslyn Clapperton
Faculty of Science, Health and Education and Overall Highest Academic Achievement
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2007
The 2007 Graduation ceremony was held on Friday 18 May in the Innovation Centre. The Graduating Class of 2007 numbered 979.
The award recipients at the ceremony were:
Honorary awards
Doctor of Letters
Caroline Jones AO
Doctor of the University
Harold Guida
Senior Fellow
Frayda Myers Cooper
Terri Irwin AM
Peter Owen
Graeme Pearce
Staff awards
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Researcher
Dr Alison Shapcott
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Teacher
Dr Phillip Ablett
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding Service (Administrative, Professional and Technical)
Linda Addona
Judy Jakeman
Sharon Lenord
Student awards
Chancellor's Medal
Cathryn Morriss
University Medal
Belinda Vere
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Aaron Cork
Faculty of Business
Vanessa Moscato
Faculty of Science, Health and Education
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2006
The 2006 Graduation ceremony was held on Thursday 20 April in the Innovation Centre. The Graduating Class of 2006 numbered 855.
The award recipients at the ceremony were:
Honorary awards
Doctor of the University
Robert de Castella, MBE
The Hon Dr David Kemp
Senior Fellow
Arija Austin
Harry Reed
Ken Reed
Margaret Reed
Beryl Spencer
Staff awards
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Researcher
Dr Gary Crew
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Teacher
Dr Maria Raciti
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding Service (Administrative, Professional and Technical)
Mark Bradley
Lynn Foster
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding Service (Teaching and Research)
Dr Elizabeth Eddy
Student awards
Chancellor's Medal
Emma Kill
University Medal
Michael Buky
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Amanda Carrol
Faculty of Business
Leanne Taylor
Faculty of Science, Health and Education
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2005
The 2005 Graduation ceremony was held on Thursday 31 March in the Innovation Centre. The Graduating Class of 2005 numbered 779.
The award recipients at the ceremony were:
Honorary awards
Doctor of the University
No Award 2005
Senior Fellow
Doug Biggs, AM
Shay Zulpo
Staff awards
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Teacher
No Award 2005
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Researcher
No Award 2005
Student awards
Chancellor's Medal
Suzanne Burford
University Medal
Inez Mahony
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Karen Smallcombe
Faculty of Science
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2004
The 2004 Graduation ceremony was held on Friday 16 April in the Innovation Centre. The Graduating Class of 2004 numbered 685.
The award recipients at the ceremony were:
Honorary awards
Doctor of the University
No Award 2004
Senior Fellow
Margaret Ann Gargan
Everald Ernest Compton
Lindsay Barrie Clare
Kerry Clare
Staff awards
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Teacher
Dr David McKay
Dr Michael Harker
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Researcher
Dr Helen Wallace
Student awards
Chancellor's Medal
Brad James Byrne
University Medal
Lee-Anne Maree Bye
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Alison Hartwell Smith
Faculty of Business
Samantha Jane Frew
Faculty of Science
Phoenix Award for Tertiary Achievement
Tracey Ann Henry
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2003
The 2003 Graduation ceremony was held on Thursday 24 April in the Innovation Centre. The Graduating Class of 2003 numbered 611.
The award recipients at the ceremony were:
Honorary awards
Doctor of the University
Marcus Einfeld, AO
Senior Fellow
Ted Fitzgerald
Rod Forrester
Sir Clem Renouf
Staff awards
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Researcher
Dr Thomas Schlacher
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Teacher
Dr Peter Brooks
Student awards
Chancellor's Medal
Mary-Rose Adkins
University Medal
Stacey Joy Angelides
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Frances Ane-Cathrine Roberts
Faculty of Business
Rachael Christina James
Faculty of Science
Phoenix Award for Tertiary Achievement
Andrew Barclay East
Anna Palthe
Kiat Lee Towson
Lael Sara Stokes
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2002
The 2002 Graduation ceremony was held on Friday 19 April in the Innovation Centre. The Graduating Class of 2002 numbered 551.
The award recipients at the ceremony were:
Honorary awards
Doctor of the University
Richard Butler, AM
Senior Fellow
Sue McKenzie
Norma McMichael
Benny Pike
Staff awards
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Researcher
Dr Tara Magdalinski
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Teacher
Dr Karen Brooks
Student awards
Chancellor's Medal
Eta Shifra Brand
University Medal
Michael Angelides
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Andrew Gerard Savage
Faculty of Business
Eta Shifra Brand
Faculty of Science
Phoenix Award for Tertiary Achievement
Mark Richard Thompson
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2001
The 2001 Graduation ceremony was held on Friday 20 April in the Innovation Centre for the first time. The Graduating Class of 2001 numbered 356.
The award recipients at the ceremony were:
Honorary awards
Doctor of the University
Jose Ramos-Horta
Gabriel Poole
Senior Fellow
Raelene Boyle
Rosalind Hourigan
Staff awards
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Researcher
Dr Michael Harker
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Teacher
Jeanette Van Akkeren
Student awards
Chancellor's Medal
Peter Glenn Davies
University Medal
Gregory Malcolm Sheppard
Faculty of Business
Jill Kate Alroe
Faculty of Science
Phoenix Award for Tertiary Achievement
Tamara Santina Gauzzi
Karin Van Der Heijde
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2000
The 2000 Graduation ceremony was held on Friday 7 April in a marquee on campus. The ceremony also marked the official opening of Stage III of the University. The Graduating Class of 2000 numbered 283.
The award recipients at the ceremony were:
Honorary awards
Doctor of the University
Leneen Forde, AC
Lawrence Daws
Senior Fellow
Penelope Embrey-Bond
Jill Morris
Maroochy Barambah
Lisa Curry
Grant Kenny
Steve Irwin
Herbert Stanley Tutt
Staff awards
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Researcher
Dr Peter Pollard
Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding University Teacher
Dr Debra Harker
Student awards
Chancellor's Medal
Helen Margaret Ison
University Medal
Bruce Williams
Faculty of Arts
Arabella Sara Volkov
Faculty of Business
Karen Douglas
Faculty of Science
Phoenix Award for Tertiary Achievement
Dorothy Josephine Kelly
Stephen Leslie Tucker
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1999
The inaugural Graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday 13 April 1999 in a marquee on campus. The ceremony also marked the official opening of the University under the new name of University of the Sunshine Coast, and the installation of the Chancellor. The first graduating class of the University numbered 132.
The award recipients at the ceremony were:
Honorary awards
Doctor of the University
The Right Honorable Sir Zelman Cowen
The Hon Justice GE (Tony) Fitzgerald
Professor Dennis Gibson
Dr Arthur Harrold
Senior Fellow
Patrick Evans
Trevor Harch
Alison Kerr-Jones
Wyn Rahilly
Ronald Young
Student awards
Chancellor's Medal
Louise Mary Emily Quinn
University Medal
Jennifer Diefenbach
Faculty of Arts
Betty Anne Harper
Faculty of Business
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