Over 200 undergraduate and postgraduate residents enjoyed the annual Academic Awards Dinners on Thursday 7 March 2024 which was held to recognise the outstanding academic results of our students.
Professor Bruce Abernethy AM, first class Honours graduate and university medallist from the University of Queensland, PhD graduate from the University of Otago, International Fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Fellow of the Australian Sports Medicine Federation and a Fellow of Exercise and Sport Science Australia, was our guest speaker.
Professor Abernethy has recently been appointed as Executive Director of UQ’s Engagement with the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, and he used his address to talk about his role overseeing and coordinating all aspects of the University’s engagement with the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Professor Abernethy gave our students a behind-the-scenes insight into this once in a lifetime event for Brisbane and south-east Queensland.
Several prizes were awarded on the evening, and the following students are to be congratulated on their exceptional academic achievements.
Special mention goes to fourth year student Vishaak Gangasandra who received the Dr Diana Cavaye Scholarship for the third consecutive year, for academic excellence and service to others, and was also awarded the top honour of Merrington Scholar for the second year in a row, after achieving the highest cumulative GPA of 7.
Merrington Scholar
Vishaak Gangasandra
Sir Harry Gibbs Law Scholarship
Jack Thatcher
Graham Thomson Scholarship
Vaughn Tully
Dr Diana Cavaye Scholarship
Vishaak Gangasandra
Mark McKay Memorial Scholarship
Jack Thatcher
Students’ Club Prize for Academic Accomplishment
Grace Taplin
Principal’s Medal
Bridget Wegner
Rain Yang
Alastair MacLeod Civil Engineering Scholarship
Tim Murdoch
Experience Scholarship
Layla Cramb
Scholarships
Lucy Morris Stevens Scholarship
Bridget Wegner
3rd Year 2023 Academic Prize
Vishaak Gangasandra
2nd Year 2023 Academic Prize
Nilaya Cannon
Chloe Deans
Marc Kuan
Tom McCarthy-James
Grace Taplin
1st Year 2023 Academic Prize
Jack Bortolanza
Molly Boyd
Tom Brentnall
Reese Casey
Sian Fisher
Cameron Garven
Ruby Graven-Dugmore
Thomas Gray
Emma Mountain
Aarav Rawlley
Eliza Roach
Edison Sole
Bridget Wegner
Edmond Wu
Rain Yang
Academic Scholarship for 1st Year Residents
Matt Bray
Taku Doherty
Patrick Kennedy
Vaughn Tully
Caitlin Wadley
