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As more than 130 graduating students balanced the mortar boards on their heads, they also received advice on how to live their lives.
The head of the Albury-Wodonga Campus, Guinever Threlkeld, said it was a day to acknowledge achievements.
The graduation ceremony held at Catholic College Wodonga saw students from the business, economics and law, education, health sciences, humanities and social sciences, and science, technology and engineering faculties admitted to degrees.
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“There’s a lot of evidence that shows people who have tertiary degrees do better across their lives in terms of work opportunities,” Dr Threlkeld said.
“There are many wonderful jobs in the community but many of those are for people with a degree.”
Dr Threlkeld said the campus in West Wodonga provided the area with teachers, accountants, social workers, psychologists and scientists.
“We have a whole range of graduates who make a difference to the local community and that’s very important,” she said.
She said the graduation was a milestone worth marking.
“It’s a lovely rite of passage for students who have worked for a long time to pass through this ceremony,” she said.
“Everyone acknowledges their achievement and these gowns are clothes only worn by those achieving a degree.”
The guest speaker, principal of Wodonga Senior Secondary College Vern Hilditch, spoke of the importance of embracing different cultures and how they gave people in all careers a different outlook.
Mr Hilditch told graduates not to be deterred by any errors they may make.
“Previous generations of students have made mistakes and forgave themselves,” he said.
“They learnt from those mistakes and you’ll do the same, I hope, as this is a fundamental essence in both innovation in society and personal development.”
He told the students protecting their personal reputation in today’s world was vital.
“You are entering the next stage of your life in a fast, globalising world with enormous potential,” Mr Hilditch said.
“You have opportunities that are no longer constrained by national and cultural boundaries and with an open mind and the right attitude a great deal can be achieved.”
FACULTY OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND LAW
Bachelor of Accounting
Sean Geoffrey Cornish, Simon Douglas Leerson, Elspeth Rose Mildren, Liam Dario Zanardo
Bachelor of Business
Benjamin Philip Davis, Zoe Catherine Newnan, Jordan Ashley Olsen, Dean Richard Saunders, Alexandra Jayne Vonthien
Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Peter Geoffrey Marsh, Elise Marie Stow
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Graduate Diploma in Education (Middle Years)
Darren John Miles
Graduate Diploma in Teaching (P-12)
Samantha Judith Ann Bennett, Brooke Colleen Bozic, James Fraser Burbery, Natalie Linda Fraser, Mary-Anne Lisa Holligan, Kelsie Lorna McWilliams, Alice Catherine Ross
Graduate Diploma in Vocational Education and Training
Bettina Anne Harris
Master of Education
Sharyn Lea Hill
Master of Educational Leadership and Management
Patrick Thomas O’Connor
Master of Teaching (P-12)
Keith Arthur Baudinette, Katey Anne Carey, Portia Chiminello, April Amanda Daly, Storme Candice Faulkner, Karina Sarah Rachel Ferguson, Carlea Nadine Finck, Amanda Nicole Guiney, Jennifer Mary Hanuksa, Megan Claire Iskov, Jackson David Keat, Amanda Marie Norman, April Louise Ortlipp, Rebecca Yvonne Rau, Laura Anne Simsen, Bradley Richard Steele, Maria Alexandra Terblanche, Mohanaeswari D/O Umapathy, Jessica Ruth Webster
Master of Teaching (P-12) also receiving Bachelor of Arts
Lauren Ann Webb
Doctor of Education
Kaye Elizabeth Harris
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Bachelor of Nursing
Tina Atteridge, Eliza Susan Brandmeier, Simone Louise Chugg, Samantha Kathleen Clancy, Stephanie Duncan, Rachael May Elliott, Sally-Anne Maree Finch, Emily Janice Gilbert, Kimberley Elise Humphries, Becky Lou Irvin, Hannah April Jones, Kristy Louise Jones, Tara Brooke Jones, Jessica Lee Kilpatrick, Phoebe Christina Larson-Banks, Gabrielle Josephine Rose Leahy, Emily Rebecca Mackie, Lauren Elizabeth McCabe, Emma Louise McDonald, Kate Elizabeth Morrall, Claire Elizabeth Pederick, Tamara Jane Quigley, Amy Maree Roberts, Erin Margaret Rollinson, Adeboyin Olutayo Sululola, Lisa Maree Tippett, Kathryn Sylvia Jean Tobias
Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)
Bree Emily Styles
Bachelor of Nursing (Division 2 Conversion)
Tiffany Skye Campbell, Stephanie Hannah Clancey, Susannah Mary Dale, Jessica Leigh Jordan, Amy Louise Monte, Lauren Elizabeth Nagle, Kirsten Maree Pianta, Rebecca Mable Scholz, Rachel Jean Schreiber, Charlotte Elizabeth Carolin Todros, Sharon Maree Tuccori, Megan Rose Vearing, Melanie Jane Wood
Master of Social Work
Beatina Gonekai, Michelle Leah Hoppe
Master of Social Work/Bachelor of Human Services
Stefanie Jay Allan, Jade Ashlee Alvey, Katherine Elizabeth Barnett, Jennifer Margaret Geary, Tulshi Ram Guragai, Tara Jane Klein-Boonschate, Pieta Catherine Marks, Jacqueline Marie Martyn, Lori Jennifer Parmley, Nikita Joy Rinaldo, Natalie Jean Teerman, Andrea Jean Vinnicombe, Peter Jeffrey Vinnicombe, Shari Ellen Webb
Master of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Human Services
Julia Michelle Christian
Doctor of Philosophy
Zoe Ellen O’Callaghan
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Bachelor of Arts
Kymberley Jayne Amery
Graduate Diploma in Humanities
David George Spurr
Master of International Relations also receiving Bachelor of International Relations
Adam John Humphries
FACULTY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Psychological Science
Laura Ann Collins, Jessica Lauren Gay, Adam Timothy Jodko, Emily Jean McGillvery, Melissa Louise Meindl, Alexandria Johanna Novak, Paul Joseph Pfeiffer, Benjamin John Pritchard, Stephanie Anne Ryan, Sarah Nicole Sheedy, Joseph Marcellinus Slee, Stephanie Danielle Smith-O’Brien, Eliza Kate Snowdon, Colleen Frances Tait, Callum Guy Turner, Rebecca Ann Wallace
Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours
Pennie Joanne Eddy
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management and Ecology
Christopher Stephen Downward, Dane Alan Graham, Drew Bryan Graham, Graeme Edward Harris, Lucy Jean Ingram, Mathew Daniel Kiervan, Catherine Denise Morrison, Alistair Thomas Stevenson
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management and Ecology with Honours
Kelly William Thomas
Doctor of Philosophy
Michael Edward Shackleton
Awards Conferred in absentia
FACULTY OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND LAW
Diploma in Business
Buddhi Man Bhattarai, Paul Allan Niklaus, Dylan Shaun Richardson
Graduate Diploma in Accounting
Brinda Wati Bhujel, Andrew Lindsay Poy
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Graduate Diploma in Teaching (P-12)
Katrina Nicole Adams, Brhianan Frances Victoria Bourne, James Harding Foley, Rachael Maree Halpin, David Norman Hawthorn, Emily Louise Herbstreit, Michelle Emily Horsey, Jessica Mary Kemp, John Patrick Kieran O’Meara, Pauline Anne Pearson, Katelyn Sheather, Jessica Anne Sheely, Laura Southwood, Michaela Amanda Strelec, Laura Grace Elizabeth Williams
Graduate Diploma in Vocational Education and Training
Simon James Dale
Master of Teaching (P-12)
Joseph James Birckhead, Jodie Louise Egginton, Carolyn Mary O’Dwyer, Heath Anthony Quinn, Johnathon Paul Ryan, Yongmei Zhang
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Bachelor of Nursing
Marina Yrievna Black, Alex Carmel Bradbury, Brittany Louise Brunskill, Olena Viktorivna Dobrodum, Grace Jean Goodear, Kaelee Michelle Ivone, Tess Anna McGillvray, Arpita Himanshu Patel, Darien Joseph Payne, Judith Anne Penman, Sarrah Jane Philp, Lisa Michelle Smith
Bachelor of Nursing (Division 2 Conversion)
Stephen John Brooks, Jacqueline Maria Carter, Peta Catherine Mandersloot, Kellie Maree O’Connell
Bachelor of Social Work
Kathryn Jane Foster
Master of Social Work
Wendy Lee Billett, Stephenie Jillian McEnnally, Dorothea Leigh Simpson
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Diploma of Arts
Leslie Graeme Beard, Amanda Jessie Anne Goodman
Bachelor of Arts
Karen Elizabeth Annett, William Gerard Stones
FACULTY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Psychological Science
Jasmine Lee Keesmaat, Adam Charles McKenzie
Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours also receiving Bachelor of Psychological Science
Emma Louise O’Donnell
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management and Ecology with Honours
Jakob Burton Butler, Simon Andrew Mom, Stuart Charles Smith
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management and Ecology with Honours also receiving Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management and Ecology
Holly Joanna Perryman, Jane Andrea White
