Gradfest celebrates graduate talent
13 December 2012
In November, the Gradfest event introduced the next generation of talented graduates, with fresh new ideas, taking the world by storm!
 In this annual event graduate students from the Faculty of Creative Industry and Business had the opportunity to showcase their best work and innovative ideas. Graduates from Accounting & Finance, Architecture, Communication Studies, Computing, Design and Visual Arts, Landscape Architecture, Management & Marketing and Performing and Screen Arts, shared their achievements and successes with their various projects and work in action.
A number of shows took place over November across Unitec’s Mt Albert campus from 29 November to 6 December. http://www.unitec.ac.nz/gradfest.
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Accounting & Finance, Computing, Management & Marketing
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Design & Visual Arts
Communication Studies
We congratulate the graduate award winners:
Department of Accounting & Finance
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Award
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Sponsor
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Winner
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Best Overall Performance BBus Accountancy First Year Student
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NZICA
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Jierong Guo
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Best Overall Performance BBus Accountancy Second Year Student
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NZICA
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Harveen Bajaj
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Best Overall Performance BBus Accountancy Third Year Student
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NZICA
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Salma Delara
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Best Overall BBus Accountancy Graduate
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NZICA
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Shan Qi
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Best Overall Diploma in Professional Accountancy Graduate
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CPA Australia
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Monita Kalsi
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Best Overall New Zealand Diploma in Business Graduate
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Unitec
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Melissa Dickens
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Best Overall Certificate in Business (Introductory) Graduate
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Unitec
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Jeremy Shearer
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Best Overall Certificate in Business Administration and Computing
Level 3 Graduate (Based in Australia)
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Drake International
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Vivienne Rosvall
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Best Overall Certificate in Business Administration and Computing
Level 4 Graduate (Based in Christchurch)
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Drake International
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Jessica Subritsky
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Department of Architecture
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Award
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Sponsor
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Winner
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Year 1 – Studio
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NZIA
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Rory Keegan
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Year 2 – Studio
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NZIA
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Thomas Hopwood
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Year 3 – Studio
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NZIA
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Brad Pearless
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Year 4 – Studio
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NZIA
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David Cook
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Year 5 Head of Department Award
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Department
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Arnika Blount
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Award for Excellence
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NZACS
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Megan Kully
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Award for Excellence
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NZACS
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Elfie Kitchingham Hamilton
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Top Student Award
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Crossen Clarke Carnachan Architects
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Averil Moore
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Top Student Award
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Department
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Jurgen Eisenhauer
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Top Student Award
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Department
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Rory Keegan
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Top Student Award
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Department
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Thomas Hopwood
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Top Student Award
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Team Architecture
(Glen Frost)
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Kate Morland
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Award for the best use of digital technology in Studio
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Department
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Fan Yang
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The inaugural
Pro Clima NZ Ltd Scholarship for Passive House Designer/Consultant Course 2012
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ProClima Ltd
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Rafe Maclean
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Top Student in Year 1 (BAS)
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Warren Architectural Education Charitable Trust
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Brent Withers and Rory Keegan
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Top Student in Year 2 (BAS)
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Warren Architectural Education Charitable Trust
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Thomas Hopwood
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Top Student in Year 3 (BAS)
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Warren Architectural Education Charitable Trust
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Brad Pearless
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Top Student in Year 4
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Warren Architectural Education Charitable Trust
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Averil Moore
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Top Student in Year 5
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Warren Architectural Education Charitable Trust
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Arnika Blount, Matt Roberts, Joshua McIntosh and Kathryn Collins
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Department of Communication Studies
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Award
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Winner
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Rising Star – for top student in the Certificate in Communication & Media Arts
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Sean Clynes
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Deliquo Communication in a Global Context Award – for top student in Intercultural Communication
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Svetlana Antonova
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PRINZ award for Excellence in Public Relations (Undergraduate) – for top student in Public Relations
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Vivienne Frost
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Eventimento award for Event Production – for top student in Event Production
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Alecia Sanderson
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E.W. Mason Award for News Writing - for top student in News Writing for the Media
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Ron George Varghese
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Westpac Award for Outstanding Performance as an Intern - for the single best performer in an internship course across all evaluations
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Marieke Esveld
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Award for Outstanding Performance as an Intern – Semester 2, 2012
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Cody Neilson
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PRINZ Award for Postgraduate Communication Management – for top student in Strategic Communication & Information Management
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Sandra Judy Noronha
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The Senate Prize
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Marina Beck
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