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Mr Scott Alderdice, Lecturer (Acting) at USQ was proud to learn that the person he nominated for an Alumnus of the Year Award was not only winner of the Faculty of Arts but also overall Outstanding Alumnus of the Year. In the 26 years since graduating from the University Of Southern Queensland Diploma Of Arts (Creative), Russell Dykstra has built a reputation as one of Australia’s most versatile and engaging actors.
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If you told a younger Martin Smith that he’d transition from a University of Southern Queensland graduate to sitting in the Pentagon presiding over the future operational concepts of the world’s most potent fighting force, he would have laughed at you. But 25 years later, the 2013 International Alumnus of the Year is doing just that, as well as commanding a multi-national force of 600 members and sustaining a Forward Operating Base of 6500 personnel in Afghanistan.
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It takes passion, drive, determination, a focused vision and finding your niche in life to succeed. If you have all of this under control before the age of 35, you are doing very well.
Tanya Stevenson is employed as the Area Manager of the Wide Bay Burnett Region of UnitingCare Community. Tanya manages 39 staff and counsellors across 16 programs throughout the Wide Bay Burnett Region.
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