2001 School Magazine

,I ^ ^ : recognition of achievement

Uq'S Graduate of the Year Recognition of Karen Dancers outstanding record of academic achievement was celebrated at UQ's May Graduation Ceremony when she became the University of Queensland's Graduate of the Year. in 1999 the UniversityS Alumni Association initiated the award for the University medallist with the highest Grade Point Average haren who is now a PhD student in the Mathematics Department at the University of Queensland completed Year 12 at BGGS in 1996 with an OPl She then studied Science at UQ, achieving a Grade Point Average of 6.99 for her Science degree which was awarded with first class honours in Mathematics. Her honours thesis, supervised by Dr Elizabeth Billington, was in the field of combinatories, specialising in design theory Karen has earned eight Dean's commendations during her tertiary academic career, also winning the Priest Memorial Prize and the James Cecil Stevenson Memorial Prize, both in 1998;the Dulcie Evelyn Williams Memorial Prize in 1999;and the Harriett Marks Bursary and the Ethel Raybould Prize for Mathematics, both in 2000

ScholarshipWinner Alexandra Merce" one of our valued magazine committee members, was awarded a gold medal for outstanding results in the 2000 Australian Schools Science Competition. She received an amazing score of 44 out of 45, which placed her in the I 00th percentile of Year 8 entrants for Queensland. Alex is to be further congratulated on winning a scholarship to attend Timbertop next year. Although she will be missed by her many friends at Grammar we wish this exceptional student all the best in 2002

Pictured below. Kalen Dorice, Photo courtesyoflhe Courier-Moil

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