HeyU Issue 50 - 21 September | Page 8

8 The Essentials

ACHIEVEMENTS

Let ’ s celebrate some of the incredible achievements of our USQ alumni and current students in their professional careers ! We are proud of all USQ alumni achievements , but only a select could take out the Alumnus of the Year awards for 2016 . Congratulations to our winners ! # usqpride

Congratulations to USQ scientists Doctor Malcolm Gillies and Doctor John Bennett on winning a 2016 Young Tall Poppy Award for their work in soil science research . To the students , staff and leaders in the USQ community , thanks for your part in the latest USQ ratings by the Good Universities Guide , including 3 five-star categories .
Congratulations to USQ lecturers Robert Kronk and Matt Scholten after being nominated as finalists for the Australian Writers ’ Guild ’ s 49th AWGIE Awards in the Youth Theatre category .