School Prize Giving Ceremony
Published on the 01 May 2013
A prize giving ceremony for outstanding mathematics and statistics students was held in the Staff Common Room yesterday.
A casual lunch, attended by award recipients and several School staff members, preceded the prize giving ceremony.
15 prizes were conferred to students for their exceptional performance in courses during 2012. Head of School Bruce Henry welcomed the students in
attendance, praising their academic excellence and hard work.
Weatherzone sponsors two prizes, and their Meteorologist Team Leader Josh Fisher was on hand to present the awards to both recipients, Edward McDonald and Michael Johnson.
Wen Jia Liu collected the School of Mathematics and Statistics Prize 1, while both Elisabeth Kava and Hanning Zhang received the George Szekeres Award.
Edward McDonald was a standout student, receiving three awards in total - the School of Mathematics and Statistics Prize 2; the Westpac Banking Corporation prize; and The Weatherzone Prize.
Prize recipients who were unable to attend the ceremony were also ackowledged, with Professor Henry reading out their names and corresponding awards.
An album of photos from the event can be found on the School's Facebook page.
Full list of 2012 prize winners
| Wen Jia Liu | School of Mathematics and Statistics Prize 1 - for best performance in First Year |
| Edward McDonald |
School of Mathematics and Statistics Prize 2 - for best performance in Level 2 Higher Mathematics Units in a Bachelor Program Westpac Banking Corporation Prize - for the best performance in MATH2831 OR MATH2931 The Weatherzone Prize - for the best performance in MATH2241 Introduction to Atmospheric and Ocean Dynamics |
| Raveen De Silva |
Head of School's Prize - for excellence in four or more Mathematics units in Year 2 in a Bachelor Program The C.H. Peck Prize – for best performance in Year 2 Mathematics by a student proceeding to Year 3 in the School of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Yan Huang | J.R. Holmes Prize – for excellence in at least 4 pass-level Pure Mathematics Level 3 Units in a Bachelor of Science Program |
| Matthew Kwan | J.R. Holmes Prize – for excellence in Level 3 Pure Mathematics courses in a Bachelor of Science Program |
| Victor Chan |
Applied Mathematics Prize - for excellence in Level 3 Applied Mathematics courses in a Bachelor Program The Michael Mihailavitch Erihman Award - for the best performance in examinations in a mathematics major offered by the School of Mathematics and Statistics in any one year |
| Kevin Fong | The SAS Institute Australia Prize – for the best performance in MATH2871 Data Management for Statistical Analysis |
| Michael Johnson | The Weatherzone Prize - for the best performance in MATH3261 Fluids, Oceans and Climate |
| Sen Lin | The Alma Douglas Prize for Statistics - for the best performance in Statistics courses in the School of Mathematics and Statisitcs |
| Elisabeth Kava | The George Szekeres Award - for a student entering final year Pure Mathematics Honours |
| Hanning Zhang | The George Szekeres Award - for a student entering final year Pure Mathematics Honours |