When the Armidale Teachers’ College (ATC) was established in 1928 there was a need to provide accommodation for the women students and this was met by using Girrahween a building opposite Central Park, which had originally been constructed as a private boarding school for girls.

[3] During the period following amalgamation, the College Finance Officer was Ms Allison Rocks and the Head of Residence was Dr AW (Sandy) Scott.

Why John Bliss, the builder, used the St Andrews Cross on a curved raised surface set on scroll-like background is not known.

However, the origin of the motto is: in 1992 Maurice Kelly, a retired UNE classics scholar was asked to write a Latin phrase to encapsulate the ideas of good living, health, and learning.

The motto Cognoscimus quo vivamus literally means “learning to live”, the idea coming from Isabelle Davidson.

This was located in the Drummond College buildings with Dr AW (Sandy) Scott as Principal and Ms Allison Rocks as Finance Officer.

The shield for Drummond and Smith College was officially unveiled by Professor Michael Stoddart (DVC Academic) on 25 October 1997 following a design competition amongst students early in 1997.

Allison Rocks took on as The Acting Head until July, 2000 when the university appointed Edwina Ridgway as Principal of both Drummond & Smith and Duval Colleges.