Graduations
Photo gallery: Graduation speakers 2008
The following photos are of a selection of graduation speakers in 2008 and are courtesy of Memento Photography: April, May and June 2008.
Also see photo galleries: 2006, 2007
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dr Christopher Green, paediatrician, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation graduation ceremony at 2.00pm on 23 April 2008.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ms 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.
Mr 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.