Awards honour stellar alumni

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The outstanding achievements of Arts, Education and Law alumni were recognised at a special awards ceremony recently.

ARIA award-winning singer Katie Noonan won the 2012 AEL Alumnus of the year and teacher and NAIDOC Youth of the Year winner Kiel Williams-Weigel was awarded the AEL Young Alumnus of the Year.

School winners

Griffith Law School – Senator Larissa Waters

Education and Professional Studies – Professor Peter O’Connor

Queensland College of Art – Michael Zavros

Griffith Film School – Angie Fielder

Humanities – Dr Janet Marles

Languages & Linguistics – James Lamond

Criminology & Criminal Justic – Miria Bastock

 

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