On Wednesday, 20 September a celebration was held at Curtin University, St Georges Terrace in honour of those individuals who have been so important to Curtin’s journey over the past five decades: our history-makers.
These individuals forged new ground for WAIT or Curtin or made a significant contribution to a particular field of endeavour, with many being the pioneers after whom major roads, buildings, lecture theatres and public lectures are named.
Throughout our anniversary year, these history-makers have been profiled on large posters installed in prominent locations at our Bentley, Kalgoorlie, Sarawak and Singapore campuses as well as on a limited edition collection of coffee cups distributed at major coffee shops on our Bentley campus.
More information about their achievements can be found on our history-makers page.
'A drop of History' coffee cups
Vice Chancellor Deborah Terry delivers her welcome speech
Ann Paterson and Jill Johnson
Michael Hall, Alwyn Hall and Sue Di Loreto
Joshua Hayes, Darren Hayes, Jane Hayes and Associate Professor Frank Sheehy
Ann Jones, Emeritus Professor Odwyn Jones and Sian Flynne
Graeme Reynolds, Emeritus Professor Lesley Parker, Philippa Hegvold, Ian Nowak and Emeritus Professor Margaret Nowak
Robin de Laeter and Mark de Laeter
Sue Hartley, Shirley Hartley, Vice Chancellor Deborah Terry and Christine Hartley
Kaye Grubb, Emeritus Professor Warren Grubb, Emeritus Professor Odwyn Jones and Carole van Wees
Tom Silvan, Richard Silvan, Andrew Silvan and Kylie Silvan
Bo Wong, Milo Williamson Wong, Mary Bickley, Jemima Williamson Wong, Rupert Williamson Wong, Emma Williamson, Kieran Wong and Sue Fyfe
Emeritus Professor Jo Barker, Vice Chancellor Deborah Terry, David Waddell, Amy Mogridge, Emeritus Professor Laurie Hegvold and Emeritus Professor Margaret Nowak
Val Raubenheimer, Patricia Barblett and Ann Paterson
Marco Schultheis and Chris Moran
Emeritus Professor Laurie Hevgold and Ian Nowak
Jill Johnson, Fiona Johnson and Katie Fielding
Vice Chancellor Deborah Terry and Jill Lawson
Robert de Laeter and Robin de Laeter
Vice Chancellor Deborah Terry, Emeritus Professor Warren Grubb, Emeritus Professor Jo Barker and David Waddell
Jill Lawson, Erika Beazley, Peter Underwood, Claire Bradshaw and Richard Lawson
Kieran Wong, Mary Bickley and Bo Wong