Jubilee graduates relive golden years
Alumni Shared memories and laughter were the order of the day as more than 100 University of Adelaide alumni returned to their alma mater last month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their 1959 graduation. Known as the Golden Jubilee reunion, the commemoration ceremony held in Bonython Hall attracted alumni from as far away as the US and Kenya, and from across Australia. Professor Deane Terrell, who graduated with an Honours degree in Economics and was also the university's Rhodes Scholar in 1959, gave the Golden Jubilee address. After graduating, Professor Terrell went on to have a distinguished academic career, including being Vice-Chancellor at the Australian National University in Canberra. "Today is a wonderful opportunity... to meet with fellow graduates of 1959 and to recall the academic, social and sporting adventures and interactions that were such a rewarding part of those times," Professor Terrell said in his address. Vice-Chancellor Professor James McWha commended the Golden Jubilee graduates for the distinction and service they had brought to the University and the community over the last 50 years. "This event also reaffirms that the reputations of universities are largely built on the quality of the graduates they produce - not only at the time of their graduation, but what they go on to achieve, and how they use their education to better the lives of others," Professor McWha said. The Golden Jubilee ceremony is held annually and gives University of Adelaide graduates the opportunity to reconnect with friends and places from their time at the University 50 years ago. Story by Ben Osborne
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