Graduation marked with awards

Cardiff Business School’s 2017 Graduation ceremonies and reception were held on Wednesday 19 July.

The formal ceremonies, honouring Undergraduate, Specialist Masters, MBA, PhD and DSc graduands, were conducted at St David’s Hall while a lunchtime reception was held in a marquee on the lawn of Cardiff University’s historic, and architecturally impressive, Main Building. This was an opportunity for graduates to celebrate with friends, family and faculty and raise a toast to their success and the beginning of a new chapter in their lives.

The Class of 2017 reflects the School’s diverse, international community of faculty and students and is the second tranche to graduate since the launch of the School’s distinctive and progressive public value strategy. The strategy, which promotes economic and social improvement, encourages students to think differently, question the status quo, and consider how they can make a positive change to business practice and society.

During the reception, Professor Martin Kitchener, Dean of Cardiff Business School, presented a number of Postgraduate student awards which recognise academic achievement.

MSc prizes

• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in Accounting & Finance – Jingjing Chen
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in Finance – Zhiwen Xiong
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in International Economics, Banking and Finance – Guanhua Qiu
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in Financial Economics – Shi Yang
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in Human Resource Management – Emma Jane Dixon
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in International Human Resource Management – Han Gao
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in International Management – Denis Pietzka
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in Logistics and Operations Management – Shupeng Huang
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in Marine Policy – Tarig Ali Eddrgash
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in Strategic Marketing – Christopher Edward Findon
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in International Transport – Fathima Mallena Maryam Awn
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in Business, Strategy & Entrepreneurship – Herve Kubwimana

MBA prizes

• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in General MBA Pathway and Best Overall – Jasper John Hart
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place in Accounting and Finance Pathway – Saket Vadarevu
• Sir Julian Hodge Prize First Place Operations Management and Logistics Pathway – Tingdong Lu

Professor Kitchener said: “On behalf of Cardiff Business School, I would like to congratulate the Class of 2017 and wish them every success for the future. Your commitment to academic excellence, hard work and drive to achieve are commendable, and these traits will serve you well as you enter the next phase in your professional lives – whether that is stepping onto the career ladder or undertaking further study.

He continued: “Graduation is a wonderful time for graduates, their family and their friends, but also for us as a School. I know I speak for all of the faculty when I say how proud we are of your achievements and how humbling it is to have been a part of your development during your time with us. We wish you well and hope you will keep in touch.”