1,495 Trisakti students graduate

1,495 Trisakti students graduate

Over 1,490 graduates of the prestigious Trisakti University
were honored in a gala ceremony at the Jakarta Convention Center
in Central Jakarta yesterday.

More than 10,000 of their relatives, including Ali Sadikin, a
well known opposition leader and former governor of Jakarta,
packed the convention center as well as its lobbies to watch
their beloved, decked out in black caps and gowns, rewarded for
their long years of effort.

A university official told The Jakarta Post that Ali Sadikin
was on hand because his nephew was among the graduates.

Six of the graduates received cum laude status because their
academic indexes were greater than 3.5.

Indonesian campuses reward "A" academic achievement with four
grade points.

The six diligent scholars were Lea Setianti of the Economic
School (index 3.80), Eric Usthavia Frans of the School of Machine
Engineering (3.70), Martin Wibisono of the School of Electronics
Engineering (3.66), Titien of the Economic School (3.56), Christo
Setiadi of the School of Industrial Engineering (3.55) and Ni Luh
Chandrayani of the Civil Engineering School (3.52).

Trisulo, the chairman of the Trisakti Foundation, said that
the university, established in 1965, has around 19,000 alumni in
addition to the new grads. (09)