Graduation - past ceremonies

Wednesday 5 May, 2010 at 6pm

Costa Hall, Geelong Waterfront Campus, Deakin University

Faculty of Business and Law
Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences

Stage Party
The Chancellor, Mr David Morgan presided, assisted by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sally Walker.
The MC was Director, Division of Student Administration, Ms Fofi Hronopoulos.
The Mace-bearer was Mr Dale Warren.
The Faculty Representative was Ms Evelyn Robottom.

Presenters were:
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Business and Law, Mr Chris Kelly.
Dean, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Professor John Catford.
Deputy Chair of the Academic Board, Professor Juli Wolfram Cox.

The student response was delivered by Ms Casey McGuffie.

Occasional Address

The occasional address was delivered by The Honourable Justice Michelle Gordon, Judge, Federal Court of Australia.

Justice Michelle Gordon was appointed to the Federal Court in April 2007. She graduated in law from the University of Western Australia in 1986. After completing her articles at Robinson Cox, Perth, she joined Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks. She was appointed Senior Associate in July 1992. Later that year, she joined the Victorian Bar and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2003. She practised in State and Federal Courts and in the High Court principally in commercial, taxation, extradition and general civil matters.