Sydney + Melbourne AdSchool graduation

December 14 2010, 10:31 am | BY Kim Shaw | No Comments

Last night marked the student graduation of the 19th year of AdSchool, held at City Hotel in Sydney. Sydney students, guest speakers and other industry individuals celebrated at this year’s graduation, which followed on the recent Melbourne graduation last Wednesday.

Hakan Gogebakan_Wunderman_John Speers_DDI_Joanna Stokes_ AMBA Communications_Emma Sheehan_The Farm.jpg Hannah Donovan_ McCann Worldgroup_Tatum Paterson_Droga5_Holly Williams_Ward6.jpg Melbourne’s AdSchool graduation was hosted by Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne CEO Peter Biggs (above right), who reminded graduates and guests of the importance of generosity of time and spirit in the workplace.

Hosted by The Communications Council’s Education Committee chairman Sudeep Gohil (above left) and sponsor Peter Miller (above centre), managing director at Adstream, the Sydney evening saw students across 32 courses receive their certificates.

Recapping the past Adschool year, Gohil thanked sponsor Adstream, as well as speakers and guest lecturers for the time they invested in AdSchool, and shared the highlights of the past year. Says Gohil: “2010 has been a great year for AdSchool with over 700 students taking part. Moving forward, we are evolving the AdSchool model to be even more reflective of the way we work, with an emphasis on learning by doing, facilitated by the best and the brightest in the industry.”

Adds Daniel Leesong, CEO of The Communications Council: “I’d like to thank lecturers and guest speakers for their commitment to fostering the next generation of AdSchool grads. Congratulations to all and we look forward to seeing great things from you.”

AdSchool wishes to thank the following individuals for their involvement in AdSchool 2010:

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Rod Buchecker, Rod Buchecker Project Management | Peter Bucklow, Mediaedge:cia | Jason Hollamby | Chris McArdle, 19eightynine | Parris Mesidis, Showpony Advertising

Victoria

Western Australia