Charlene Mell made history by becoming the Unitech’s first ever female Student Representative Council (SRC) President. The 22 year old from Mt. Hagen is a final year Mechanical Engineering student. She has big plans for the university and hopes to “make it stand out among other institutions”.
She won convincingly with more than 600 votes with the nearest runner-up with about 400 votes – a margin of more than 200 votes.
The student leaders for 2011 are:
- Naomi Selarn – Vice President (female);
- Robert Kombuk – Vice President (male);
- Roger Maran – (Treasurer), and;
- Tara Kepas – (Secretary).
source: Unitech Website – Female president elected