Graduations
Graduation speakers in 2008
The following photos are of a selection of graduation speakers in April, May, June, October and November 2008.
Gallery
April 2008
David Britton, Fred Hollows Foundation, presented the occasional address at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony held at 11.30am on 4 April 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Adrian Ford, CEO, Autism Spectrum Australia, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony at 2.00pm on 4 April 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Kate White, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, presented the occasional address at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery graduation ceremony held at 9.30am on 11 April 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Adam Spencer, Fellow of Senate, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Education and Social Work graduation ceremony at 9.00am on 18 April 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Louise Voight, CEO, Barnardo's, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Education and Social Work graduation ceremony at 11.00am on 18 April 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Father Arthur Bridge, St Patrick's, Blacktown, was the guest speaker at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music graduation ceremony at 2.00pm on 18 April 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Richard Banati, Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation graduation ceremony at 11.30am on 23 April 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dr Christopher Green, paediatrician, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation graduation ceremony at 2.00pm on 23 April 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Jeremy Steele, recipient of the title of Honorary Fellow of the University, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony at 4.00pm on 23 April 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
May 2008
Professor John Funder, Senior Fellow, Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Medicine graduation ceremony at 11.30am on 2 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Neville Yeomans, Foundation Dean, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Medicine graduation ceremony at 2.00pm on 2 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Webby, Professor of Australian Literature, Faculty of Arts, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony at 9.30am on 9 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Adrian Vickers, Professor of South East Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony at 11.30am on 9 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Kaye Dening AM, Managing Director of the Dening Group of Building and Property Investment Companies, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony at 2.00pm on 9 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Bob Savage, Former Chairman and Managing Director of IBM Australia and General Manager, Australia and New Zealand, and a Director, Fairfax Media Limited, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony at 4.00pm on 9 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Jennie Brand-Miller, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, Faculty of Medicine, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held at 9.30am on 16 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dr John Woodward, Ventracor Limited, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies graduation ceremony held at 4.00pm on 16 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Brent Fisse, Sydney solicitor specialising in trade practices and competition law and former Professor of Law at the University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Law graduation ceremony held at 11.30am on 23 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Anthony Cole, Director, Mercer Investment Consulting, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held at 2.00pm on 23 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
The Hon Andrew Rogers QC, Formerly Chief Judge, Commercial Division, Supreme Court of NSW, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held at 4.00pm on 23 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Glen Boreham, CEO and Managing Director, IBM Australia and New Zealand, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held at 9.30am on 30 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Geoff Dolphin, CFO, Innovation Capital, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held at 2.00pm on 30 May 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
June 2008
Peter Coleman, writer, editor, reviewer, critic and former politician and recipient of the degree of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held at 9.30am on 6 June 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dr Robert Harper SC, barrister, Queen’s Square Chambers, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held at 11.30am on 6 June 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Director, Australian Centre for Field Robotics, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held at 2.00pm on 6 June 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Clive Baldock, School of Physics, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held at 4.00pm on 6 June 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Stewart Dunn, Professor of Medical Psychology, Psychological Medicine, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held at 9.30am on 13 June 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Richard Christopherson, Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held at 11.30am on 13 June 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
October 2008
Professor Alex Frino, Discipline of Finance, University of Sydney, and CEO, Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held at 9.30am on 10 October 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Jane Spring, President of Sydney University Women’s Rowing Club, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held at 11.30am on 10 October 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Deborah Page AM, Company Director, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held at 2.00pm on 10 October 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Percy Allan AM, Principal, Percy Allan & Associates, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held at 4.00pm on 10 October 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the University's graduation ceremony held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China on 18 October 2008, photo, courtesy University of Sydney.
Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the University's graduation ceremony held in Hong Kong on 21 October 2008, photo, courtesy University of Sydney.

The Hon Gareth Evans AO QC, President and Chief Executive, International Crisis Group, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held at 11.30am on 24 October 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
November 2008
Jackie Menzies, Chief Curator for Asian Art, Art Gallery of NSW, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held at 9.30am on 7 November 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor John Yu, former Chancellor of the University of NSW, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held at 11.30am on 7 November 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Andrew Upton, playwright and Joint Artistic Director, Sydney Theatre Company, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Education and Social Work graduation ceremony held at 2.00pm on 7 November 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Justice Virginia Bell, Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Law graduation ceremony held at 9.30am on 28 November 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Gregory Andrews, CEO of Indigenous Community Volunteers, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony held at 11.30am on 28 November 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Geoffrey Atherden, playwright and TV writer and an alumnus of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the Faculties of Architecture, Design & Planning and Engineering & Information Technologies graduation ceremonies held at 2.00pm on 28 November 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.
Professor Tony Vassallo, Delta Electricity Chair in Sustainable Energy, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Information Technologies, University of Sydney, gave the occasional address at the Faculty of Engineering & Information Technologies graduation ceremony held at 4.00pm on 28 November 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography.