This year’s Academic Dinner was held on Tuesday 23 August 2011.
The guest speaker was former Cromwellian and Channel 9 “Today” News Reporter, Mrs Alison Ariotti (nee Fletcher). Alison spoke of her time at Cromwell (1998-2000), linking her experiences here to what has become a very successful career in Journalism.
This year, Cromwell students studied a number of different degrees in various faculties at UQ, QUT and Griffith University. The breakdown of students in each Faculty is Arts19, Business/Economics/Law 49, Engineering/Architecture/IT 65, Health Sciences 42, Science 36,Social & Behavioral Sciences 31.
In addition there were 4 students from Dickinson College (Pennsylvania), who joined us for a semester exchange.
Cromwell had a Cumulative GPA of 5.02 in Semester 1 2011 and a Cumulative GPA of 4.93 in Semester 2.
There were 57 students who received a grade of 7 for an individual course, and 25 of these students received a grade of 7 for more than one subject.
Three students received grades of 7 for every course they studied.
Almost one third of all Cromwell first year students in semester one, received at least one grade of 7.
The students who received straight 7’s were Edward Brazier (Nhulunbuy NT) Engineering 1st year GPA 7 (4 x 7’s), Matthew Ennever (Uralla NSW) Engineering 2nd year GPA 7 (5 x 7’s), Hanika Patel (Kenya) Health Science/ MBBS 2nd year GPA 7 (4 x 7’s).
The College is deeply indebted to a number of generous benefactors who donate prizes at the Academic Dinner.
Academic Dinner Awards
6.0 – 6.49 – High Academic Achievement
| Miss Briana Davis | B Arts | 01 | 6.33 |
| Miss Melissa Hankinson | B Nursing/B Midwifery | 02 | 6.33 |
| Mr Maxwell Braddick | B Medicine, Surgery & Science | 02 | 6.25 |
| Miss Celina Cacho | B Science/BArts | 01 | 6.25 |
| Ms Shae Frawley | B Medicine, Surgery & Science | 01 | 6.25 |
| Mr Ryley Lawson | B Engineering/BCommerce | 01 | 6.25 |
| Mr Christopher Michalak | B Engineering | 03 | 6.25 |
| Ms Alyssa Miskin | BCreativeArts | 02 | 6.25 |
| Mr Ross Van Der Werff | B Physiotherapy | 03 | 6.25 |
| Miss Nicola Ward | B Arts/BSocialScience | 02 | 6.25 |
| Mr Alan Wrigley | B Arts/BLaws | 01 | 6.25 |
| Miss Jocelyn D’Cruz | B Psychological Science | 04 | 6.00 |
| Ms Alana Dinsdale | B Physiotherapy | 03 | 6.00 |
| Miss Chloe Dinnison | B Arts/BSocialScience | 01 | 6.00 |
| Mr Brad Gallant | B Commerce/BLaws | 03 | 6.00 |
| Mr Samuel Grimes | B Engineering/BArts | 01 | 6.00 |
| Miss Kate Kowitz | B Arts/BEducation(Sec) | 01 | 6.00 |
| Miss Alix Lee | B Journalism/BArts | 01 | 6.00 |
| Miss Allison Llewellyn | B BusMan/BCommerce | 01 | 6.00 |
| Mr Robert Michalak | B Engineering | 02 | 6.00 |
| Miss Gianni Ribeiro | B Psychological Science | 02 | 6.00 |
| Mr Stuart Sharpe | B Engineering/BCommerce | 01 | 6.00 |
| Miss Samantha Tregea | B Social Work | 02 | 6.00 |
| Miss Eloise Winch | B Science | 02 | 6.00 |
| Miss Sophie Wen | B Science/B Journalism | 01 | 6.00 |
| Miss Siobhan Yorkston | B Arts | 02 | 6.00 |
6.5 – 7.0 – Academic Excellence
| Mr Edward Brazier | B Engineering | 01 | 7.00 |
| Miss Rochelle Chin | B Pharmacy | 01 | 7.00 |
| Mr Matthew Ennever | B Engineering | 02 | 7.00 |
| Miss Genesta Nicolson | B Psychological Science | 04 | 7.00 |
| Miss Hanika Patel | B Health Science/MBBS | 02 | 7.00 |
| Mr Lewis Chambers | B Science | 01 | 6.75 |
| Miss Heidi Hunter | B Commerce/BArts | 02 | 6.75 |
| Ms Nicole Tomsett | B EnvMan | 01 | 6.75 |
| Mr Mark Thompson | 6.75 | ||
| Mr Dominic Retschlag | B Music/BArts | 01 | 6.67 |
| Mr Thomas Ennever | B Arts | 01 | 6.50 |
| Mr Benjamin Healey | BCreativeArts | 01 | 6.50 |
| Mr Duncan McGrouther | B Arts, Medicine & Surgery | 01 | 6.50 |
| Mr Thomas Pegoraro | B BusMan/BInfTech | 01 | 6.50 |
| Miss Jessica Walker | B International Hotel&TourMgmt | 02 | 6.50 |
| Mr Kieran Wood | B Engineering/BScience | 02 | 6.50 |
Uniting Church Investment Service award (U.C.I.S)
Mr Edward Brazier B Engineering 01
Mr Lewis Chambers B Science 01
Ms Nicole Tomsett B EnvMan 01
Mr Mark Thompson B Engineering 01
Edwin Hobart Lockley Prize – Arts
Miss Siobhan Yorkston B Arts 02
Rod MCElhinney Prize – Science
Mr Christopher Fillmore B Science 02
VE Hancock Award – BEL
Miss Heidi Hunter B Commerce/BArts 02
The Governors Prize – Health Science
Miss Hanika Patel B Health Science/MBBS 02
Cromwell College Prize – Social & Behavioural Science
Miss Genesta Nicolson B Psychological Science 04
Old Collegians Prize – EAIT
Mr Matthew Ennever B Engineering 02
Yvonne Rogers Memorial Prize – Improvement
Miss Jessica Walker B International Hotel&TourMgmt 02
Cromwell College Foundation Scholarship
Miss Caitlin See B Medicine, Surgery & Science 03
Mr Andros Zhu B Arts, Medicine & Surgery 03
Senior Tutors Award
Matthew Ennever B Engineering
Cromwell College Student Association Prize
Miss Shae Frawley B Medicine, Surgery & Science
D.C. Gale Shield
Top Han 5.79 1st
Top Dowling 5.50 2nd
Top Cock 5.47 3rd
Bottom Thatcher 5.43 4th
Bottom Dowling 5.22 5th