2024 Academic Dinner & Alumnae Awards
Thursday 7 March 2024 5:45pm - 9:00pm
This significant occasion is an invitation-only event to honour the exceptional scholarship of our students and acknowledge the finalists and winners of the Alumnae Awards.
Event summary
Date: Thursday 7 March 2024
Time: 5:45pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Harriet Marks Dining Hall, The Women’s College
Dress: Business Attire/Academic Gown
RSVP: By Tuesday 27 February 2024
Further information: events@womens.uq.edu.au or phone (07) 3377 4500
About the guest speaker
Amanda Johnston-Pell (alumna 1989 – 1991) is a recognised global leader in business & digital transformation, sales, marketing, brand and entrepreneurship. Her career spans 25 years across US, Canada, APAC and Japan markets in both Executive and Non-Executive roles.
She currently serves as IBM’s Chief Digital Officer and Vice President Digital Sales APAC region.
In 2021, Amanda was the inaugural award winner of The Women’s College Alumna of the Year. She was awarded The University of Queensland’s Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award in 2022 for outstanding leadership in business, and for service to community, education and private diplomatic initiatives.
Amanda is a Member of Chief Executive Women Australia representing Australia’s most senior and distinguished women leaders, whose shared mission is ‘women leaders enabling other women leaders’. She is an active mentor working closely with the next generation of female leaders.
Information for parents of Academic Prize winners and Scholarship Awardees
If parents are interested in purchasing a gift for their daughter to celebrate their academic/scholarship achievements, please visit our Online Store. The gift will be wrapped and available for collection on arrival at the College.
Additional information
By taking part in this event, you grant The Women’s College full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for promotional purposes. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity and social media. If you do not wish to be photographed, please contact the event organiser at events@womens.uq.edu.au