Graduating students with families and friends(hq)

Following the formal ceremony at the Clancy Auditorium, the graduates, their family and friends and academic staff met in the Naked Lady Lawn for an informal chat with food and drinks. This was followed by the prize-giving ceremony. Current final year students volunteered with catering arrangements to make it a memorable occasion.

At the ceremony, Professor Hebblewhite presented prizes for academic excellence to the following students:

• Guy Oosterhoff – Roxborough Prize for the best achievement in the first year mining engineering course
• Richard Gelson – Barrick Gold Prize for best academic performance in third year mining engineering course
• Nathan Hinton – Barrick Gold Prize for best overall performance in Mining Engineering program
• Nathan Hinton and Rhys James – Joint winner of the Mitsubishi Prize for the best overall performance related to coal mine planning.

Prof Hebblewhite with the prize recipients - (From L to R) Rhys James, Nathan Hinton, Guy Oosterhoff

Congratulations to all the prize winners and to all the graduates on completing their studies. The staff in the School wishes the students all the best as they begin their professional careers as Mining Engineers.

[Note: (hq) - a high quality version of the image can be downloaded by clicking on the image.]

Rudrajit Mitra