GRADUATION 2010
Over 1700 students graduated during four days of ceremonies at His Majesty’s Theatre from 13-16 July. Students from across the three faculties - Aberdeen Business School, Health and Social Care and Design and Technology, celebrated the culmination of their hard work and listened to words of wisdom from eminent honorary graduates including environmentalist Dr Gabrielle Walker, nurse and humanitarian Dr Dame Claire Bertschinger, explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, entrepreneur Alasdair Locke, businessmen Stewart Spence and Donald Emslie and musician and actress Barbara Dickson.
Sir Fiennes
Dr Walker
Stewart Spence
New Professor celebrates three PhD students graduating together
Dr Bertschinger
PhD supervisor Professor Paul Kong, from the School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, celebrated a rare occasion when three of his students - Gemma Barron, Clare Hoskins and Louisa Vincini - graduated together on Tuesday 13 July.
Barbara Dickson
Baby three means Certificate success is enough for busy mum! Mature student and University staff member Tori Wilkie graduated on 14 July with a Graduate Certificate in Project Management. Tori is the timetabler for the University’s Aberdeen Business School. She is now pregnant with her third child, which is due in December, and is putting her studies on hold to concentrate on her growing brood which consists of Rosie (3) and Millie (1).
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