Over 500 of the University of Southern Queensland’s (USQ) best and brightest were honoured at the first of Toowoomba’s
autumn graduation ceremonies held on 20 April.
Approximately 2000 guests witnessed graduands from the Faculty of Business and Law, the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying being congratulated by USQ Chancellor Mrs Bobbie Brazil.
During the ceremony, academic Dr David Woodhouse was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Jan Thomas said universities award honorary doctorates in recognition of an individual's outstanding personal achievements.
“They are a rare honour conferred only after great deliberation,” Professor Thomas said.
“Dr Woodhouse was given the honorary doctorate in recognition of distinguished service in the field of quality assurance in the global higher education environment.
“All our graduates should be proud of their achievements – USQ is certainly very proud of them.”
The
Faculty of Sciences and
Faculty of Education students will receive their testamurs Saturday 27 April 2013.
- David Woodhouse: Dr Woodhouse was born in England in 1940 where he studied a Master of Arts and Doctorate of Philosophy at Oxford University. He played a leading role in mathematics extension work in schools in South Africa before moving to Australia and founding the Department of Computer Science and La Trobe University. From 1990 to 1994 he was the Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation with responsibilities for the quality of degree courses in Hong Kong. Dr Woodhouse is also the founding Director of the New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit (1994 to 2001) and was appointed founding Executive Director of the Australian Universities Quality Agency which is responsible for auditing Australian universities and other higher education institutions.
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