Nicholas Saunders (vice-chancellor)
Nicholas Andrew Saunders, AO (born 26 June 1946) is an Australian academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 2004 to 2011.[1]
Nicholas Saunders | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle | |
| In office 2004–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Caroline McMillen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1946 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Bond University University of Newcastle Monash University Flinders University Harvard Medical School McMaster University |
Early life
editSaunders was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Newington College (1959–1962),[2] before graduating in medicine from the University of Sydney.[3]
Medical and academic career
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (December 2022) |
Saunders undertook his specialist physician training at Royal North Shore Hospital. In 1974 he spent two years as a Research Fellow at McMaster University Medical Centre in Canada, followed by two years as assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He was a foundation member of the University of Newcastle Faculty of Medicine in 1978 and Professor of Medicine from 1983.
Saunders practiced as a specialist in respiratory and sleep medicine at the Royal Newcastle Hospital and then the John Hunter Hospital from 1990 until 1992, where he was also Chair of the Department of Medicine. From Newcastle he went on to become the Head of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine at Flinders University, South Australia between 1993 and 1998. From 1998 to 2003 he was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University, Victoria.
University leadership
editSaunders commenced a five-year term as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Newcastle in 2004,[4] following his long-standing association with the university and the Hunter River district.[5] During his time at Newcastle, Saunders cut more than 400 positions—one job in five—to deal with the university's financial woes.[6]
Appointments
editSaunders has served on the following boards and councils:
- Chair – National Health and Medical Research Council[7]
- Member – Higher Education Council
- Member – Prime Minister's Science Engineering and Innovation Council
- Member – Australian Research Council
- Member – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council
- Chair – Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools
- Member – Newington College Council[8]
Honours
editOn 1 January 2001, Saunders was awarded the Centenary Medal for "outstanding leadership in medicine and education as Dean of Medicine, Monash University".[9] On 11 June 2012, he was named an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to medicine and to higher education through administration and clinical leadership roles, and as a significant contributor to national academic and professional organisations."[10]
References
edit- ^ Who's Who in Australia 2007 (Crown Content Melb, 2007) page 1816
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 174
- ^ "Graduate Careers Australia". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ University of Newcastle
- ^ Hunter Medical Research Institute
- ^ ABC Radio National
- ^ Monash University
- ^ Newington News – College Council Retrieved 1 September 2012
- ^ "Nicholas Andrew Saunders". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia – The Queen's Birthday 2012 Honours Lists" (PDF). Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. 11 June 2012. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2012.