Congratulations to you! You’ve shown such perseverance throughout your degree, especially in such tricky times! Our teams have missed seeing all of your delightful faces at our Armidale campus, throughout the trimester and during intensives. We welcome life returning back to “normal” in the coming months and seeing business as usual – especially, at Graduation times.
Graduation is often the first time that many of you visit UNE’s Armidale campus – and we’re sad not to see you here right now. We hope to see you in future, when campus is looking back in shape, and, after in-person ceremonies are announced again.
Know that your hard work has been worth it – well done from everyone here at UNE Life. You make us incredibly proud.
UNE Life Team
Well done! You’ve made it through your studies and now you’re ready to take on the world! This graduation represents the summation of so many of your accomplishments – each and every assessment, every minute of study (even when you didn’t feel like it), every moment with family or friends put aside – this is an incredibly significant occasion and we encourage you to take a moment and reflect on the glorious achievement you have made!
Congratulations, and welcome to the global network of UNE Alumni.
Ben Bible
UNE Life General Manager, Communications & Student Experience
Sending the warmest congratulations to you, on your graduation day. You should be incredibly proud of your achievements and I hope you celebrate your hard work, with your loved ones today. We (UNE Life) can’t wait to celebrate with you on campus as soon as the catch-up celebrations are announced.
Alahna Fiveash
UNE Life, Brand Strategy & Marketing
Congratulations, 2021 Graduates! You should all be so proud of yourselves.
Completing your degree is a huge accomplishment in itself, let alone while the world was going mad.
I hope you all take time to celebrate with friends and family. Good luck with your future endeavours!
Tiarne Akers-Jones
UNE Life Advocate & Bach of Law/Bach of Arts (Psychology) 2018
Well done, what an incredible achievement! Sending you all the best wishes for your future, and looking forward to seeing you all continue to kick goals in your future!
UNE Life Functions & Catering
Nice work guys! In spite of so many setbacks, challenges, and changes, you did it. You’ve reached your goal and we’re so proud! It’s no small feat to have studied over the past few years, and all those late nights, coffees, tears, moments of chaos, and uncertainty all led you to this point.
Enjoy it, celebrate your success, and all the very best for what lies ahead.
Congratulation, cohort of 2021! You did it! Wishing you all the best with your future endeavours
Sara Perry, Bachelor of Media & Communications
UNE Student & UNE Life Marketing Assistant
Congratulations on your graduation. Be proud of your accomplishment and enjoy not studying.
Shannan
Diploma in Business, 2019
Congratulations from the team at UNE Taree.
Erin
UNE Taree
A huge congratulations to all our 2021 Summer Graduates! Well done completing your studies and particularly through the tough times we’ve been through recently! Best wishes from the team at UNE Wellness Centre for a bright future ahead!
Elise Dale
Well done, graduands. I’m so proud of your achievements in such difficult conditions. Enjoy your celebrations!!!
Jillian Lea Beness
PhD, 1990
Congratulations on your extraordinary achievement. My best wishes to you for a bright future. Work hard and enjoy life and take care of those around you.
Rexley Suhunaraj Gunaratnam
Bachelor of Law, 2021
Congratulations. Acknowledge your success. In recognition reward yourself with a small gift to yourself.
Geoff Quinn
Masters Rural Science, 2001
Congratulations! Now just go for it. You are inhibited only by your own fears.
Angus
Bachelor of Agricultural Economics (Hons), 1979
Congratulations, for all your hard work and perseverance, has accumulated to this day. Best wishes to each of you for your success.
Cathy Murray
Master of Commerce (Public Accounting), 2019
Congratulations on completing your degree under difficult conditions. I hope you will have the opportunity to celebrate this milestone with friends before very long.
Wishing you a stimulating and fulfilling career path, wherever it takes you. May your time at UNE with its peaceful rural surroundings, remain special for you, as it has for me.
Elizabeth Cameron
BSc (Hons), MSc, 1969, 1976
No matter what degree you have achieved… Make sure you stay happy and healthy. Remember your time at UNE as a time of growth, learning, and friendships. Good luck.
Karen Horne (Durheim)
B.A./Dip.Ed, 1985
Enjoy the journey.
Scotty Davison
B Professional Studies, 2002
Congratulations on completing your degrees and awards during such challenging times. Working online requires enormous discipline and endurance. UNE is a recognized and respected place to have studied and I hope that you are feeling equipped to launch into your next phase of training or work. My friends, family, and lecturers were there for me and I endured and thrived in my 25 years or so of a teaching career so UNE worked for me! Blessings to you and your loved ones.
Jeffrey Tabley
Bachelor of Arts, 1991
WOW – is what maybe best describes your achievements! You have done exceptionally well to continue your studies during these crazy times and persisted with the world changing around us and most of us experiencing unprecedented isolation from our normal networks and routines! No matter how you got there and how long it took you – you made it as a Graduate of UNE! Congratulations and all the best for your future endeavours! Whatever these will be, you can be assured that you will bring resilience, strength, and flexibility to any workplace and life situation you will face! All the best
Mirela Suciu
Manager – Student Accessibility & Wellbeing, UNE
Congratulations to all of the December 2021 graduands for achieving all of your course outcomes to graduate in your respective degrees.
Ray Harris
Academic Board Student Representative/ LLB student
Congratulations! Finishing your degree is a marvelous achievement. You never know where it might take you. I send you all good wishes as you start this next phase of your life.
Alice Gorman
PhD, 2001
Congratulations on your graduation. This represents a major academic achievement in your life, the first step to other amazing opportunities. This is a reward for your sacrifices, dedication, and focus – not to forget your talent in applying your skills and high intelligence. Pat yourself on the back and be justly proud!
Marie Jacqueline Lee
BA, 1997
Well done, you should be so proud to have completed your studies. Learning is a lifelong journey and it is very important to keep exploring new things, seizing new opportunities, as they will take you to places you may not have imagined. Time goes by so quickly, so take the time to celebrate each moment, even the small wins and as you step forward towards your new and exciting future, remember to give back to others because others will follow you and will need your guidance and your knowledge. So share your learning and your experiences and tell others about your story. Best wishes for your next steps!
Helen Smirniotis
MBA, 2009
Don’t expect to jump to the top of the tree just because you’ve graduated; you still have a lot to learn. But if you are patient, courteous, and believe in yourself – you will be unstoppable! Congratulations on your achievements so far.
Irena Williams
BAL, 2005
Congratulations and always be glad you are special with something to offer as a New Englander! Belief kept me going for forty years here and in three countries and in expat situations, and still does so!
Jolanda Allen
BA, 1959
Congratulations to all of the 2021 summer graduates. I hope that no matter how your journey has played out, that you are very proud of your accomplishment. Most of you will have had doubts, faced setbacks and had to make sacrifices throughout your time at UNE. Therefore it is even more important to celebrate your success and resilience. From one UNE Alumni to another, welcome and well done.
Samantha Fowler
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws, 2007
Student Engagement Manager, Oorala Aboriginal Centre, University of New England
Congratulations. The last two years have been difficult and you have still succeeded. So, go face the world with confidence and enjoy your new skills!
Paul Mills
Doctor of Philosophy, 2019
To all those graduating from UNE in 2021, a huge congratulations on your achievement. It’s likely that you have had to navigate some extra hurdles in the last few years to get to this point, and we are really disappointed we can’t celebrate with you on-campus here in Armidale. But make sure you do something extra special to mark the occasion, and reflect on all that you have achieved. Well done!
Matt Pine
High-Performance Manager, SportUNE
Congratulations on completing your studies! If you have the motivation, dedication, and resilience to keep this focus on your future during such a turbulent and unsure time, I believe you can do just about anything. I hope you take the time to celebrate with friends and family, as you truly deserve it.
Carolyn Millet, B Arts, Grad Dip Ed
UNE Social Media Manager, Corporate Communications & Events
Remember that the path in life is not straight, pass on your knowledge to others, and be kind in everything you do.
Good work on getting through your degree during COVID! Strange times, so congratulations on getting there – you should be so proud of yourself. Not having a physical ceremony isn’t the end of the world – it just provides you with the opportunity to get creative with how you celebrate! I also didn’t get my uni graduation, but it meant my cohort made the effort to stay connected and celebrate in our own way.
Rachel Roan
UNE Social Media Officer, Corporate Communications Department
A big congratulations on getting your award during such a difficult time, I think anyone graduating at the moment deserves 2 awards. Well done and enjoy your celebrations!
Dr Marg Rogers
PhD 2017
As a staff member, I have really missed our beautiful graduation ceremonies. I can’t imagine what it must be like for students who’ve worked tirelessly, and under huge stress over the past couple of years, to miss out on this significant celebration. Hopefully, we will see you all in person over the next 12 months as we endeavour to catch up on face-to-face ceremonies. Congratulations, and all the best for your post-study life!
Libby Kettlestring
Each year we’re so excited to dress you in your well-deserved gowns and trenchers and send you off to your graduation. We’re sad that this grad isn’t in person again – and looking forward to the catch-up ceremonies. Nonetheless, we hope you have an incredible day, and celebrate your past few years of study – you’re incredible perseverance and determination is a great start leading to a bright future! Well done!
The Shop Team
Congratulations to you all on your wonderful achievements. I wish you all the best in the career that you will be choosing and your future beyond. Happy graduation!
Katy Saint
UNE Residential Colleges Hub
Congratulations on graduating! You have worked hard and it has paid off! Wishing you the best of luck with your future endeavors.
Alana Cox
Congratulations Graduands! Despite the drought, bushfires, COVID restrictions, lockdowns, tornados, and floods – you’ve made it!
Leisa Rayner
Well done for completing the academic tasks, overcoming the adversities, and being dedicated to reaching your goal which have all been part of achieving your qualification this year. Take the time to reflect on your learning journey, be proud, and say thanks to yourself for the commitment you had made and now have succeeded in. Continue to be prepared to invest in yourself and your career by adopting a ‘learning for life’ approach. Remain eager to engage in educational and experience opportunities and keep a record of all that you do. I wish you all, all the very best.
Lynda Clements-Smith
UNE Graduate, Master of Mental Health Practice, Master of Nursing Practice, Graduate Diploma in Counselling for Health and Social Care, Bachelor of Arts, Major in Psychology
Congratulations to our inspirational Graduands! You’ve overcome adversity in all its forms and you’ve persevered to not only cross the finish line but you are about to bestow your gifts of courage and determination to whatever endeavour and wherever you pursue in the future! Our world is now in your safe and secure hands. Thank you!
Dr. Judith Sainsbury Thomas
M.Litt, 1985
Congratulations on your amazing achievements, Go forward, enjoy your future paths, and the beautiful memories of UNE will remain forever etched with your degree journey. Well done!!
Jennifer Demeral
Bachelor of Nursing, 2000
Have a great day. Enjoy your day!
David Moles
Grad Dip Counselling, 2018
Whatever your degree, treasure it and use it to help human tide.
Donald Robert Humphry
BA, 1972
Congratulations on your brilliant effort through challenging times. The best of luck with your future careers.
Helen Momota
Diploma of Education ( BA Hons 1 Psychology, University of Newcastle), 1974
Congratulations!!! All the hard work, long nights and juggling uni/work/life has paid off! Welcome to the UNE alumni 🙂
Rebecca
Congratulations UNE Graduands! You did it! Especially to Marshall and Susana from Samoa completing it in 2021. Thank you
Dennis Chan Tung
Masters of Commerce, 2016
Congratulations and best wishes for achieving your results. May you enjoy the fruits of your success always! Xxx
Linda Shoostovian
Bachelor of Music with Honours, 2017
Congratulations on your huge achievements!! Well done.
Lisa Ward,
Law Lecturer, UNE
Congratulations to all the recent graduates for getting through the past two demanding and difficult years. This takes one of the great attributes in all facets of life; perseverance. Well done.
Greg Creek
Natural Resources, 1982
Graduands as you look back on your Uni years, remember the challenges, the opportunities and the thirst for knowledge that you gained. Embrace change at every turn and embrace lifelong learning for you are never too old to learn.
Andrew Curthoys
Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning, 1987
Be “Healthy, Wealthy and Wise”. Graduating with a UNE degree in a subject you love, makes you Happy and leads to physical and mental health; Wealth, doing work you love is the gift for which people make you rich; and Wise, using your skill and knowledge to make the world a better place is always wise. So, be Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise. Congratulations!
Dianna
Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning BURP, 2014
Congratulation and thank you all for the hard work and effort you put in your studies. Being able to graduate is something we all look forward to at the end of our studies… Unfortunately, sometimes we need courage and patience to include in the equation, to cope with obstacles exist on the way. It may not goes well with others who have plans already laid down, but what can we do. Best wishes with you all and your families in this Christmas Season, and hope you will deserve something much better when time and restrictions are allowed. Good luck to you all.
Lelava Tommy Fuifui
Master of Commerce & Professional accounting, 2013
Congratulations graduates. Work hard and grab opportunities when they arise. Good luck for your future.
Ling Yoong
BSUS, 2000
By focusing on a journey of personal development and lifelong learning, you can overcome any obstacles in life. So, stay on track all the time.
Tshewang Tandin
Master in Education Administration, 1992-94
You have had a tough couple of years battling with study coupled with the restraints of Covid. Your degree will mean the beginning of a new life and career with new opportunities. My life changed with my degree, and I was never without work. UNE is the best, you will be valued having achieved so much as a graduate. Congratulations
Murray Leonard Davis
Master of Counselling, 2003
Cheers to you all, this school will give you fruitfully memory, brightening mind and unforgettable society. We miss such a thing of celebration…
FX Pranoto Dirhan Putra
Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2012
Despite it all you have achieved.
Regardless of the challenges of COVID, regardless of the hurdles of lockdown, you’ve completed this leg of the journey. Congratulations on this victory and all those to come.
Jacob Johnston, Bachelor of Media & Communications, 2020
Communications Officer at UNE
Congratulations to all the Autumn 2021 Graduands! You have all done such an amazing job in such trying circumstances and we are very proud of your achievements. We wish you all the best for your future endeavours, whatever they may be and most of all, stay in touch.
Lisa Rice
Manager, Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships
As a UNE academic staff member who engaged with many of you as you started your journey in Orientation and through your early studies, your achievements in reaching this landmark of graduation is to be celebrated! A big congratulations to all our Graduands.
Nola Holmes
UNE First Year & Academic Advisor-Business & Law
You’re finished! You made it! Well done! Completing your studies is a time to celebrate, reminisce and look to the future. We wish you every success.
UNE Employability & Careers Team
Congratulations December graduates! Even though your graduation is going to look different, the achievement is still the same. You’ve put a lot of hard work and energy into your studies, now it’s time to celebrate! Best of luck in your future endeavours.
Lynda Cooper
Student Life Co-Ordinator
We’re sure your graduation looks different to how you had envisioned, but your achievement is enormous! Well done. Keep kicking goals! =)
SportUNE Team
You’ve made it to the finish line! Congratulations and wishing you a well-deserved break. We know how challenging studying is and everything that goes into juggling your life around it all…it takes resilience and a great deal of support. Best wishes for your future and hope that we meet again through the alumni connection.
Jane Schmude
Graduate Diploma of Counselling
UNE Accessibility & Wellbeing
The Team at Tamworth Study Centre are so proud of all our Graduands of 2021. This has been a tough couple of years, but we’ve watched you battle through lockdowns, restrictions, and uncertainty to come out on top! Your late nights and early mornings, your struggles and tears, your tough assignments and stressful exams, all have led to this moment of glorious triumph! Congratulations, you have all earned this celebration. Here’s to you, and to your bright futures!
Lynn Stahlhut & UNE Tamworth Study Centre Team
Congratulations. Enjoy this, you’ve worked hard for it and deserve it. Now. Go out there and change the world!
Luke Fowler
Manager, Student Engagement, University of New England
Congratulations to all UNE Graduands for December 2021. What an unusual time to be achieving a big milestone. I hope this achievement is recognised and celebrated as much as it would be if you were able to attend a ceremony. It deserves to be. All the best in everyone’s future endeavours.
Bryn Griffiths
Assoc. Director UNE Corporate Communications
Congratulations on your achievements through challenging times. The beginning of a whole new approach to Life and a journey of further achievements & mentoring to others. Well done.
Kay Roser
B.A., Grad Diploma in Education. AMusA(Piano) LIMEB,(Teacher of Singing)
Cherish and maintain the deep friendships you’ve developed during these years of learning and growth.
David Hawes
BA(Hons) 1980
Never give up!
Maureen Lebii
Masters of Nursing Practice, 2018
Your years here will always be remembered as some of the best years of your life as your own years roll on by with family and friends. UNE will always be the place where you learned independence and a way forward to a life filled with challenges, experiences, and above all the friendships that shaped you into the person you have now become. Well done to all graduates in 2021.
Damien Antico
BEc, 1977
Congrats to all the graduates as your hard work has finally paid off!
Callan Robinson
Master of Business Administration, 2017
Congratulation to you all. UNE is the best thing you will ever do.
Sandy Walker
Rural Science, 2000
As a UNE alumnus, I’d like to congratulate you on your graduation. I know this major accomplishment has involved sacrifice and commitment and whilst you can’t celebrate together, I really encourage you to take the time to reflect and celebrate n your own way. Congratulation on this amazing achievement. Well done!
Samantha Klintworth
Graduate Diploma in Psychology, 2002
CEO/National Director, Amnesty International Australia
I hope graduation not only represents a chance to celebrate your academic success, but also the resilience, good humour and strength of character you have shown to get to the end. May the path you’ve walked set you up with renewed self-appreciation to run at the one ahead!Percy (CAPS Psychotherapy Dog) would encourage you to stop and smell the roses to really embrace the moment. Eat, sleep and enjoy the sun on your back – you’ve earned it!
Gwen Shumack
BA (Psych), Psychology Honours, 2009
Senior Counsellor, UNE Student Counselling & Psychological Service
No matter how long it took you, be proud that you have reached the heights that not everyone will try, or be able, to reach. Give yourself time to relax before you head off into your unlimited future. Congratulations!
Mary Gudzenovs
Bachelor of Arts – History, Ancient History, 2014
Congratulations. You made it! Time to reap the rewards of all your hard work. Move forward with pride and distinction into your selected career. Find your niche with passion and determination. Your journey has just begun with wonderful new doorways of opportunity. Take them!
Jenetta Haim
M. Litt, 2000
I would like to extend my congratulations to the new graduands. Despite the pandemic, you persevered in your studies and succeeded. Like you, I also just finished my master’s this year, so I do not doubt that your studies at UNE have made an invaluable impact on your lives.I hope that your degrees would prove helpful in so many ways, whether in pursuing your dream careers or, more broadly, in making decisions that impact your well-being and those of the people in your lives. I wish you all the best, and again congratulations.
Jennifer Estellore
Master of Applied Linguistics, 2021
There are three major concepts that have been with me through a long domestic and international career:
1. Remember all things are possible (before they may be thought impossible) i.e., always have a positive outlook.
2. Problems are only challenges to be solved.
3. It takes two fools to have an argument (this was passed on to me by Captain Doug Strath in 1954. Doug was an old sea dog, who had a captain certificate for sailing old-time sailing ships off the Chilean coast.)
Ralph
Bachelor of Rural Science (plus two Honorary Doctorates from Mongolian Universities), 1965
Congratulations to all graduands. Best wishes for a wonderful future.
Louise Mackay
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), 2003
To all the 2021 Graduands, congratulations on reaching the end of your studies with UNE. It has been a challenging year in lots of ways but you have made it! We wish you all the very best in your future career and we hope to see you back on our beautiful Armidale campus soon. With our all best wishes.
Peta MacDougall
UNE Corporate Communications & Events Team
Congratulations – you made it…!! What an extraordinary time we have had for the past 2-3 years and amongst it all you finally finished. Well done…!! The advice I have for you is to don’t be afraid to take your newly minted degree out for a spin to see what it can do. You made it this far under exceptional circumstances so this is your time to shine and show the world what you are capable of. The last piece of advice is to follow your dreams – if you love the work, it doesn’t become hard work.
Tina
Master of Social Work, 2016
Congratulations Graduates, I was lucky to get Alan Turing (AI), teaching experience and Aussie Languages as part of my internationally excellent UNE Maths degree. Messages: M1: Aim high, the rewards will follow. M2: Choose worthwhile goals. A decade ago I focused on Better Maths Education in Australia and we got the equations back into Physics. Success is possible. M3: I am currently trying to improve our Financial Maths to Singapore’s standard. Getting the Fin. Maths equations back into Fin. Literacy might be the first step. Good luck to all.
Davidleon Allen
Hons in Pure Maths & Stats, 1969
