Last evening, 2 April 2002, proud parents Khairon and Graham, and proud wife and daughter Julie and Sabella, attended the Queensland Performing Arts Centre to witness Rohan receive the Degree of Bachelor of Education from the Chancellor of the Queensland University of Technology. Rohan had worked exceptionally hard with extreme dedication and focus over the past three years to achieve this milestone in his career.

The night was not without a major surprise. Let Rohan tell the story in his own (modest) way …

“I arrived at the QPAC about 5.45 pm. After milling about with the other graduates for a while, we were shepherded into the auditorium, where we took our places on the stage in designated seats. On each seat was a copy the Graduation Ceremony program which contained the list of graduates and the degrees they were to receive that night.

“I quickly checked to see that my name was there. Shock! Horror! My name was missing from the B. Ed list! Nearly Panic Stations! What to do!? I did what any self-respecting graduate would do (I’m a graduate now, remember - I can do anything!), I turned the page.

“AND THERE IT WAS (and I had absolutely no knowledge of this, because no-one from QUT gave me any forewarning). The entry in the Graduation Ceremony program read

AWARD OF
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
(Adult & Workplace Education)
FIRST CLASS HONOURS
SEGAL, Rohan Khalid

I was very chuffed.”

So were we, Rohan, so were we. So speaking on behalf of the whole Segal Clan, Rohan, we are all thrilled with you and proud of you. We know the effort you put into this achievement. It’s not easy going back into an academic study environment after many years in the workforce and with a young family. You have every right to bask in the glory of this award, and we Segals all give you our heartiest congratulations and wish you well in what is now evolving as a whole new career.