Academic Dinner Held on Tuesday 18th August, Academic Dinner 2009 is a highlight on the formal dinner calendar which gives residents, members of the College’s Board of Governors, guests and staff an opportunity to honour the academic achievers in our community. Guest speaker for the evening was Professor Michael Keniger, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor of The University of Queensland. Professor Keniger is responsible for the broad oversight of academic matters in the University, including academic and workforce planning; overall strategic direction and general superintendence of the seven Faculties, the University Library and their budgets; and, with the Vice-Chancellor, he has responsibility for professorial appointments, promotions and continuing appointments. Other guests included Professor Sushila Chang, Director of the UQ Office of Undergraduate Studies; Professor Roger Swift, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science; Professor David de Vaus, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and Professor Stephen Walker, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science.
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below that for 2008, so you have a challenge ahead of you to make good that gap.” “Special mention must also be made of our peer tutors, our 2009 Senior Tutor, Daniel Hayes, and our Academic Visitor, Dr Dale Mason. All have given of their time, both formally and less formally, to assist other students this year. The work they do in assuring that all of the students who live at Cromwell are academically supported as part of our Collegiate program is invaluable and deeply appreciated.” The following is a list of all those students who have achieved a GPA of 6 or higher for the first semester of 2009. Congratulations to all of them for their outstanding achievement.
GPA of 6 or higher in Semester 1, 2009 Katie Ah-Shay
Katrina Knox
Daniel Beatty
Kelly Lohr
Amy Bower
Chris Michalak
Ben Brimblecombe
Andrew Middleton
Seth Cheetham
Olivia Ng
Chloe Chesters
Matt Osmond
Fiona Clarke
Philip Pearson
Jocelyn D’Cruz
James Rowland
Alison Duguid
Caitlin See
Angela Faint
Louise Stephenson
Jessica Foster
Michael Stone
Toby Gordon
Sam Tregea
“As seems to be the usual state of affairs, the women have outperformed the men, with an average of 5.172 compared to the men’s 4.714.”, said Denis.
Lisa Gunthorpe
Matt Whittenbury
Allison Hall
Jessica Wrigley
“However, some exceptional performances have more than outshone these, most notably by Chris Michalak and Andros Zhu who both achieved the remarkable result of straight 7s. In all, 34 residents achieved a Semester 1 GPA of 6 or above. I must say that this figure is appreciably
Linda Hancock
Lyn Yan
Julia Hayes
Elizabeth Yorkston
Caitlin Holding
Andros Zhu
A notable guest for the evening was Steven Cosnett, Crommie Alumnus (2005 – 2007). Steven was awarded a Bachelor of Arts with Honours Class 1 in the field of Classical Studies and the University Medal at the July Graduation ceremony. To those who may be unfamiliar with this distinction, it goes to only a small minority of First Class Honours graduates whose GPA has to be far closer to 7 than to 6. Before announcing the award recipients, mein host for the evening, Dean of Students, Mr Denis Brosnan, alluded to that fact that despite not all results being in, Cromwell’s weighted GPA for Semester 1 was 5 or, to be exact, it was 4.957. This was virtually identical to that for 2007, but a marginal drop on the 5.1 the College had last year.
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The College prize and scholarship winners for 2009 are as follows: The Uniting Church Investment Service (UCIS) Prize for first year students with the highest results is awarded to Christopher Michalak, who is enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering; and Andros Zhu in the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery program They both have the perfect GPA of 7. The Frederick North Memorial Prize is given each year to encourage those with faith and to remind the whole community that the deep spiritual questions of life and the person of Jesus should not be ignored; and that they lie at the very heart of what this College stands for. The prize this year is shared between two excellent men, Jordan Herd and Sam Pocock. The Edwin Hobart Lockley Prize, named after the father of the first Principal of Cromwell College, is awarded to a student who has consistently achieved distinguished results in the Faculty of Arts, and the winner this year, with a 3 semester GPA of 6.2, enrolled in both Arts and Commerce, is Toby Gordon. The Rod McElhinney Prize, is named for a former resident of the College who has generously donated the money for this prize. It is awarded to the student in the area of Biological and Chemical Sciences who attains the highest GPA over three semesters. This year it is being awarded to a student who has achieved a GPA of 6.83, Seth Cheetham. The VE Hancock Memorial Prize is awarded to the undergraduate who gains most distinction in the area of Business, Economics, and Law. It is named in honour of Mr Viv Hancock who was a Foundation Governor and who made many generous gifts to the College. The recipient of the prize this year with a three semester GPA of 6.3 is Gavin Edgley. The Governors Prize is awarded to a student with distinguished results in the area of Heath Sciences. This year the award goes to a student enrolled in Occupational Therapy who achieved a three semester GPA of 6.875 - Julia Hayes. The Cromwell College Prize for a student in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences is this year awarded to a student studying in the Bachelor of Psychological Science program and who has a three semester G.P.A of 6.3. The recipient of the prize this year is Olivia Ng. The Old Collegians Prize is awarded to a student who gains academic distinction