Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce AC congratulates UQ on its 100 year milestone.

Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce AC

Australia’s first female Governor-General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC, graduated from UQ with a Bachelor of Arts in 1962 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1965. From 1968 – 1983, Ms Bryce also lectured and tutored at the UQ School of Law. She has also made many contributions and advancements to human rights and equality, the rights of women and children, and the welfare of the family throughout her distinguished career.

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Former UQ Vice-Chancellor Brian Wilson congratulates UQ on its 100 year milestone.

Dr Natalis Yuen

Dr Natalis Yuen graduated in Medicine from UQ in 1965 and was awarded a UQ Honorary Doctor of Medicine in 1995. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, a great grandmaster of kung fu and an accomplished calligrapher. In 1994, the Nat Yuen Collection of Chinese antiquities was kindly gifted to the University of Queensland by Dr Yuen.

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Former UQ Vice-Chancellor Brian Wilson congratulates UQ on its 100 year milestone.

Former UQ Vice-Chancellor Brian Wilson

Professor Brian Wilson served as UQ's Vice-Chancellor from 1979 - 1995. In 2009, he returned to Australia to celebrate the silver anniversary of Uniquest Pty Limited, UQ’s main commercialisation company which now has sales of $5.24 billion per year. Professor Wilson was instrumental in the development of Uniquest, as it was his vision during the 1980s that helped the company become one of Australia’s largest and most successful university commercialisation groups.

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