Graduations
Graduation speakers in 2011
The following photos are of a selection of graduation speakers in March / April / May, October and November 2011.
Gallery
March 2011
Associate Professor Richard Hillman was guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 9.30am on 25 March 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography. Professor Hillman is a member of staff of the Sexually Transmitted Infections Research Centre (STIRC), a research and teaching centre within the University of Sydney.
Dr Andrew Refshauge was guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 11.30am on 25 March 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography. Dr Refshauge was Deputy Premier of NSW from 1995 until 2005 and a former senior medical officer, Aboriginal Medical Service, Redfern.
Professor Richard Lindley was guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 2.00pm on 25 March 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography. Professor Lindley is Moran Foundation for Older Australians Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Sydney.
Dr John W Dale AO was guest speaker at the Faculty of Dentistry graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 4.00pm on 25 March 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
April 2011
Professor Michael Lewis was guest speaker at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 9.30am on 1 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography. Professor Lewis is Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Sydney.
Professor Barbara Caine was guest speaker at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 11.30am on 1 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography. Professor Caine is Professor of History at the University of Sydney.
Professor Tim Bedding was guest speaker at the Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 2.00pm on 1 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography. Professor Bedding is from the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA), which is part of the School of Physics in the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney.
Libby Gleeson AM was guest speaker at the Faculty of Education and Social Work graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 4.00pm on 1 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography. Libby is a children’s book author and Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney.
Dr Adi Paterson, CEO, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, was guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation held at 9.30am on 8 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Mrs Gabi Hollows, Founding Director of The Fred Hollows Foundation, was guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony held at 11.30am on 8 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Associate Professor Herbert Biggs, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology was guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony held at 2.00pm on 8 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Mary Chiarella, Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, was guest speaker at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery graduation ceremony held at 4.00pm on 8 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Mr Clive Lucas OBE, Director of Clive Lucas, Stapleton and Partners Pty Ltd, a Sydney based architecture and heritage consultancy, since 1970 and recipient of the honorary degree of Doctor of Science in Architecture, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of of Architecture, Design & Planning graduation ceremony held at 9.30am on 15 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Emeritus Professor Ken Eltis AM, former Dean of the University’s Faculty of Education and Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor and recipient of the honorary degree of Doctor of Education, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of of Architecture, Design & Planning / Faculty of Education and Social Work graduation ceremony at 11.30am on 15 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Shane Houston, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services), University of Sydney, was guest speaker at the Faculty of Education and Social Work graduation ceremony held at 2.00pm on 15 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dr Phil Lambert, Regional Director (Sydney), NSW Department of Education and Training, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Education and Social Work graduation ceremony held at 4.00pm on 15 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Alex Malley, Chief Executive Officer, CPA Australia, was the guest speaker at the 9.30am Faculty of Economics & Business graduation ceremony on 21 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dimity Hodge, Head of Women in Leadership, The Westpac Group, gave the occasional address at the 11.30am Faculty of Economics & Business graduation ceremony on 21 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Simon Tormey, Head, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the 2.00pm Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony on 21 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Annamarie Jagose, Head, School of Letters, Art and Media, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the 4.00pm Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony on 21 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Chris Styles, Associate Dean (Management Education), University of Sydney Business School, was the guest speaker at the 9.30am Faculty of Economics & Business graduation ceremony on 29 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Paul Brunner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australia, was the guest speaker at the 11.30am Faculty of Economics & Business graduation ceremony on 29 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor David Schlosberg, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney, was the guest speaker at the 2.00pm Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held on 29 April 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
May 2011
Professor Barry Spurr, Professor of Poetry and Poetics, Department of English, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the 9.30am Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony on 6 May 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Mark Ledbury, Director, Power Institute for Art and Visual Culture, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the 11.30am Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held on 6 May 2011 in the Great Hall, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dr Brian Fisher AO PSM, former Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and recipient of the honorary degree of Doctor of Science in Agriculture at this ceremony, was the guest speaker at the 2.00pm Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and Faculty of Veterinary Science graduation ceremony held on 6 May 2011 in the Great Hall, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Ben Quilty, artist and 2011 Archibald Prize winner, was the guest speaker at the 4.00pm Sydney College of the Arts graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall on 6 May 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dr Barry Catchlove, Fellow of Senate, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the 9.30am Faculty of Medicine graduation ceremony held on 13 May 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
The Hon Jillian Skinner, NSW Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, gave the occasional address at the 11.30am Faculty of Medicine graduation ceremony held on 13 May 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Emeritus Professor Michael Field, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, gave the occasional adress at the 2.00pm Faculty of Medicine graduation ceremony held on 13 May 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dr Deanna D’Alessandro, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the 4.00pm Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held on 13 May 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
John Hardie, President, Royal Society of New South Wales, was the guest speaker at the 9.30am Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held on 20 May 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dr Peter Goode, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Transfield Services, was the guest speaker at the 11.30am Faculty of Engineering & IT graduation ceremony held on 20 May 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Chris Vonwiller, Chairman, Appen Butler Hill, was the guest speaker at the 2.00pm Faculty of Engineering & IT graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall on 20 May 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, former President of India, and recipient of the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering, was the guest speaker at the 4.00pm Faculty of Engineering & IT graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall on 20 May 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
October 2011

Tim Ebbeck, President and Chief Executive Officer, SAP Australia and New Zealand, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 9.30am on 7 October 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.

Chris Eccles, Director General, New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 11.30am on 7 October 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.

Nicholas Burton-Taylor AM, Director, Australian Agricultural Company, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 4.00pm on 7 October 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.

Denise North, Chief Executive Officer, Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 9.30am on 14 October 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.

Professor Will Christie, Department of English, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 11.30am on 14 October 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.

Professor Jeffrey Riegel, Head, School of Languages and Cultures, was the guest speaker at the 2.00pm Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall on 14 October 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.

Professor Colin Wight, Department of Government and International Relations, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 4.00pm on 14 October 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
November 2011

John Della Bosca, Campaign Director, National Disability Insurance Scheme, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 9.30am on 25 November 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.

The Hon Greg Smith SC MP, NSW Attorney General and Minister for Justice, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Law graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 11.30am on 25 November 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.

Harry Partridge, Director, Partridge Partners, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning graduation ceremony held in the Great Hall at 2.00pm on 25 November 2011, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
