Uni Queensland emeritus Professor Peter Andrews is named a Queensland Great for ’24. He played a “significant role” in establishing biotech in the State and was Qld’s inaugural Chief Scientist.
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Frederick Anseel is confirmed as UNSW dean of business. He joined UNSW in 2019 and has been interim dean since this January.
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Larissa Behrendt (UTS) is appointed to the National Library of Australia’s council
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Katerina Kapobassis is Uni Melbourne’s new VP-Administration and Finance and COO. It’s an internal appointment.
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At UWA, Amit Chakma has a second term as Vice-Chancellor and business leader Diane Smith-Gander is incoming Chancellor, replacing Robert French.
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Kings Birthday Honours include
Companion of the Order of Australia: Karen Canfell (Uni Sydney)
Officer of the Order of Australia: Ross Coppel (Monash U) * Jo Anne Douglass (Uni Melbourne) * John Furness (Uni Melbourne) * Suzanne Hand (UNSW) * Thomas Maschmeyer (Uni Sydney) * Donald Nutbeam (Uni Sydney) * Kate Smith-Miles (Uni Melbourne)
Member of the Order of Australia: Amanda Baric (Uni Melbourne) * Elivio Bonollo (Uni Canberra) * Thea Brown (Monash U) * Michael Buxton (RMIT) * Kathleen Clapham (Uni Wollongong) * John Cullen (Uni Sydney) * Jacqueline Curtis (UNSW)
* John De Groot (Uni Queensland) * Katina D’Onise (Uni Adelaide) * Kathleen Eagar (UNSW, QUT) * Sharon Goldfeld (Uni Melbourne) * Glen Gole (Uni Queensland) * Heather Goodall (UTS) * Elizabeth Hartland (Hudson IMR) * Anthony Holley (Uni Queensland) * Christine Jeffries UWA) * Robert Kelly (UTS) * Elizabeth Kendall (Griffith U) * Pauline Kerr (ANU) * Lisa Kervin (Uni Wollongong) * Linda Kochanski (Uni Southern Queensland) * Brett McDermott (James Cook U) * Brendan Moore (ANZ College of Anaesthetists) * James Mullins (Deakin U) * Tracey O’Brien (UNSW) * Gretta Peci (Uni Tasmania) * Michael Pender (Uni Queensland) * Darren Pennay (ANU) * Carolyn Quadrio (UNSW) * Helen Reddel (Macquarie U) * Philippa Rodda (Uni Melbourne) * Peter Rossdeutscher (UWA) * David Russell (Royal Melbourne Hospital) * Una Ryan (Murdoch U) * Gregory Scalia (Uni Queensland) * James Scurry (Uni Newcastle) * John Skerritt (Uni Melbourne) * Andrew Stephen (Uni Oxford) * Jane Tomnay (Uni Melbourne) * Peter van Heerden (Hebrew Uni of Jerusalem) *
