{"id":702,"date":"2017-07-14T13:38:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T12:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/?p=702"},"modified":"2019-01-09T14:47:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T14:47:18","slug":"smsas-students-graduate-at-canterbury-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/smsas-students-graduate-at-canterbury-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"SMSAS Students Graduate at Canterbury Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students from the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS), graduated on Friday 14 July in Canterbury Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>The Cathedral provided the perfect backdrop for friends, relatives and members of staff to proudly watch the graduating students collect their degree certificates. Following the ceremony, graduates had the opportunity to take photographs with lecturing staff from the School, before heading to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/smsas\/student_life\/sibson.html\">Sibson Building<\/a> for the annual SMSAS Prize Presentation and Party.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Prize Presentation and Party was the largest one to date, with more than 200 graduates, friends and family members joining the School\u2019s academic and professional services staff in celebrating their achievements. Graduates and guests enjoyed a plethora of sweet treats, pimps, teas and coffees in the School\u2019s new state-of-the-art building.<\/p>\n<p>Head of School, Professor Peter Hydon, gave a congratulatory speech before handing out this year\u2019s School Prizes. The 2017 prize winners included:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joshua Yetman \u2013 Tony Large Prize<\/li>\n<li>Kelvin Lau \u2013 Bizley Memorial Undergraduate Prize<\/li>\n<li>Mark Rumbles \u2013 Colonial Mutual Prize<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Johnson \u2013 IMA Prize<\/li>\n<li>Oliver Marley \u2013 IMA Prize<\/li>\n<li>Jacob Fysh \u2013 The RSS Prize<\/li>\n<li>Shane Butt \u2013 SMSAS School Prize<\/li>\n<li>Joey Chong \u2013 McVittie Prize<\/li>\n<li>John Lubi \u2013 McVittie Prize<\/li>\n<li>Katharine Edwards \u2013 SMSAS Postgraduate Diploma Prize<\/li>\n<li>Timur Lavro \u2013 Dean\u2019s Prize<\/li>\n<li>Muhammad Azman \u2013 Rotary Prize<\/li>\n<li>Zihao Chen \u2013 Rotary Prize<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photos from the day can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/smsasunikent\">School\u2019s Facebook Page.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/smsas-students-graduate-at-canterbury-cathedral\/&amp;t=SMSAS Students Graduate at Canterbury Cathedral' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=SMSAS Students Graduate at Canterbury Cathedral%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/smsas-students-graduate-at-canterbury-cathedral\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/smsas-students-graduate-at-canterbury-cathedral\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/smsas-students-graduate-at-canterbury-cathedral\/&amp;title=SMSAS Students Graduate at Canterbury Cathedral' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/smsas-students-graduate-at-canterbury-cathedral\/&amp;title=SMSAS Students Graduate at Canterbury Cathedral' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students from the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS), graduated on Friday 14 July in Canterbury Cathedral. 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