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The funeral of murdered landscape artist Joanna Yeates will take place today with around 100 family members expected to attend.
Her university tutor last night said the 25-year-old ‘was destined for great things’ before her life was taken from her.
Joanna's parents David and Theresa have said burying their daughter will be their ‘darkest day’ and have appealed for privacy to grieve.
Miss Yeates, who lived in Clifton, Bristol, with her boyfriend Greg Reardon, 27, disappeared on her home.
Vincent Tabak, 33, who lived next door, has been charged with her murder.
Her funeral ceremony will take place at midday in St Mark’s Church, Ampfield, Hampshire, in the town where she grew up. After the service there will be a private family burial.
Last night as Joanna’s University of Gloucestershire tutor paid tribute to her, a new picture was released of her from last June proudly standing over a piece of work she produced for her post graduate diploma.
After completing the course she went on to work in the Bristol office of design firm BDP where she met her boyfriend.
David Booth, her postgraduate programme director, said: 'The university community has been deeply saddened by the tragedy of Joanna's death and our heartfelt condolences are with her family and friends.
'As a student on the postgraduate course in landscape architecture Jo only studied with us for a year, but in that time she made a strong and lasting impression on staff and students alike with the quality and depth of thinking in her work, setting standards in her research, her written work and in her graphic presentations that her fellow students admired and aspired to.
'Jo had worked in practice in between studies and continued to work at BDP in Bristol whilst studying here full time, her design flair and professional experience showed immediately, especially in her large scale landscape planning work which was already at such a high professional standard that any practice would be proud to put their name to it.
He added that Miss Yeates was one of their most gifted students – and they will be dedicating a new annual prize to her.
'Jo was one of those students who you can tell would be destined for great things and it almost goes without saying that she graduated at the end of her studies in July 2010 with a distinction from her postgraduate diploma.
'Her death is a huge loss to all, she was very well liked and admired by her peers, she was a very gifted student and a high achiever in all she did.
'Many of our students have contacted us to say how much of an inspiration she was and that their thoughts are with her family.
'The university is honoured to be able to remember Jo through the giving of an annual landscape design prize in her name sponsored by BDP and hosted by the University as a lasting tribute.'
Dutch suspect Tabak, an engineer who works at Buro Happold in Bath, is to stand trial in October.
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