Former Senior Officers since 1975
The awards and qualifications listed below relate to the applicable term in office.
Former Chancellors
- Robert Marsden Hope (dec'd) AC CMG LLB Syd, Hon LLD W'gong, Hon LLD Syd, QC 1975-1997
- Michael Henry Codd AC BEc (Hons) Adel, Hon DLitt W'gong 1997-2009
- Jillian Broadbent AC BA Syd, Hon DLitt UWS 2009-2020
- Christine McLoughlin AM, BA LLB (Hons) ANU, FAICD 2020-2023
Former Deputy Chancellors
- David Edwin Parry (dec'd) BE Syd, Hon DSc W'gong, MIE Aust, MAus IMM 1975-1978
- Hon Lawrence Borthwick Kelly (dec'd) AM 1980-1988
- Brian Somerville Gillett BA DipEd Syd, Hon DLitt W'gong, ACES 1988-1997
- George Anthony Edgar BSc (Tech. Met.) UNSW, FAIM 1998-2005
- Susan Louise Chapman BA W'gong, Dip Health Admin CSU, MBA W'gong, FAICD, GAICD 2006-2009
- Dr Stephen Andersen OAM, MBBS Syd, BSc MBA W’gong 2010-2015
- Noel Cornish AM, BSc (Metallurgy) MEngEc UoN 2016-2017
- Dr Elizabeth Magassy MBBS, Syd, Dip RACOG 2017-2021
- Mr Robert Ryan BE Syd, MCI Macq 2018-2024
Former Vice-Chancellors
- Professor Lindsay Michael Birt (dec'd) AO CBE, BAgrSc BSc PhD Melb, DPhil Oxon, Hon DLitt W'gong, Hon LLD Sheff, Hon DSc UNSW, Hon DSc Qld, Hon DUni CSU, FTSE 1975-1981
- Professor Kenneth Richard McKinnon AO, AUA Adel, BA BEd Qld, EdD Harv, Hon DLitt W'gong, Hon DLitt Deakin, Hon DLitt UNSW, Hon DUni JCU, FACE 1981-1994
- Professor Gerard Roger Sutton AO, BE (Hons) MEngSc UNSW, PhD CUA, Hon DSc W'gong 1995-2011
- Professor Paul Wellings CBE, BSc (JntHons) Lond, MSc Dunelm, PhD East Ang, Hon DSc Lanc, Hon DUniv Surrey, Hon DSc W’gong 2012-2021
- Professor Patricia M. Davidson BA MEd W’gong, PhD UoN, HonDHIthSc UTS, RN FAAN 2021-2024
Former Deputy Vice-Chancellors
- Professor Austin Keane (dec'd) MSc Syd, PhD NSW, DSc W'gong 1976-1978
- Professor Alexander Marshall Clarke (dec'd) BA NSW, PhD ANU, ASTC, FAPsS 1977-1985
- Professor Ian William Chubb MSc DPhil Oxon 1985-1989
- Professor Peter Desmond Rousch BA BEd Melb, PhD Wayne State, FACE, FAIM 1985-1988
- Professor Gerard Roger Sutton BE (Hons) MEngSc UNSW, PhD CUA 1990-1994
- Professor Peter Mather Robinson AM, BSc (Hons) PhD DSc Wales, FTSE, FIEA 1995-2001
- Professor Robert Gordon Castle BEc MEc Syd, Hon DLitt W'gong 2005-2012
- Professor Margaret Mary Sheil BSc (Hons) PhD UNSW, FRACI, FTSE 2005-2007
- Professor John Patterson DipPE Syd, MSc Oregon, MEd Syd, EdD UNC, FAICD, FACHPER 2005-2014
- Professor Eeva Leinonen BSc (Hons) Aston, MPhil Exon, PhD Leic 2012-2016
- Professor Judy A Raper AM, BE (Hons) PhD UNSW, FTSE, FIEAust, FAICD 2008-2018
- Professor Alison Jones MD, FRCPE Edin, FRCP, CBiolFRSB Lond, FRACP Aust, FACMT USA, FAACT USA, GAICD 2017-2021
- Professor Joe Chicharo OM, BE (Hons) PhD W'gong, FIEAust, SMIEEE 2019-2021
- Professor Jennifer L Martin AC, BPharm MPharm DPhil Oxon, FAA, FRACI, CChem 2019-2022
- Professor Alex Frino BCom MCom (Hons) W’gong, MPhil Cantab, PhD Sydney 2016-2023
- Professor Theo Farrell BA (Hons) UCD GradDipIR Vienna, MA UCD PhD Bristol FAcSS FRSA FRSN 2019-2024
- Professor David Currow BMed N’cle MPH Syd PhD Flinders, FRACP FRSN FAChPM GAICD 2021-2024
- Professor Sean Brawley BA (Hons) GradCert HEd PhD UNSW, PFHEA FRSN GAICD 2021-2024
Former Pro Vice-Chancellors
- Professor J Lauchlan Carter Chipman BA (Hons) Melb, DipTertiaryEd NE, MA (Hons) LLB Melb, BPhil DPhil Oxon, FACE, FAIM 1989-1993
- Professor Christine Elizabeth Ewan AM, MBBS (Hons) MA PhD Syd, FAFPHM 1993-1999
- Professor William John Lovegrove (dec’d) BA PhD Qld, MAPS 1993-1998
- Professor Chris Brink MSc MA Rhodes, PhD Camb, DPhil Rand Africaans 1999-2000
- Professor Robert Gordon Castle BEc MEc Syd 2001-2004
- Professor John Patterson DipPE Syd, MSc Oregon, MEd Syd, EdD UNC, FAICD, FACHPER 2001-2004
- Professor Ah Chung Tsoi MSc PhD Salford, BD Otago, FIE Aust, FIEE, SMIEEE, CPEng, CEng 2001-2004
- Professor Margaret Mary Sheil BSc (Hons), PhD UNSW, FRACI, FTSE 2002-2004
- Professor Lee Astheimer BSc (Hons) Lakehead, PhD UCDavis 2006-2009
- Professor Joe Chicharo BE (Hons) PhD W'gong, FIEAust, SMIEEE 2008-2010
- Professor Don Iverson (dec'd) BSc UND, MSc PhD UO 2009-2014
- Professor Michael Calford BSc (Hons), PhD Monash 2013-2014
- Professor Barry Harper BSc Dip Ed UNSW, PhD W'gong 2013-2014
- Professor Paul Chandler BSc (Hons), DipEd Syd, MSc (Psych), PhD UNSW, MAICD 2015-2020
- Professor Alison Jones MD, FRCPE Edin, FRCP, CBiolFRSB Lond, FRACP Aust, FACMT USA, FAACT USA, GAICD 2016-2017
- Professor Colin Picker A.B Bowdoin College, J.D Yale, PhD UNSW 2018-2019
- Professor Paul Gollan BA (Hons) UNSW, MBA (General) Nott, MSc PhD LSE, FCIPD, FAHRI 2018-2020
- Professor Julia Coyle MCSP GradCertUTL PhD CSturt GradDipManipPhysio MManPhysio La Trobe, GAICD 2018-2021
- Professor Tony Travaglione BBus Curtin, MiR PhD UWA 2023-2024
- Professor Bradley Williams MSc PhD (Organic Chemistry) University of Johannesburg 2023 - 2024
- Professor Louise Hickman BNg Ara Canterbury MPH UNSW PhD UWS 2022-2025
Former Vice-Principals
- Kenneth Eardley Baumber BSc St And 1989-1996
- Dr James Langridge BBus DipTech (PublicAdmin) UTS, DipTertEd MEd (Admin) UNE, DBA Southampton, FAICD 1989-2008
- David William Rome BSc (Hons) MSc UWA, FAICD 1996-2005
- Christopher John Grange BA UNSW, MCom W'gong 2005-2012
Former Chief Administrative Officer / Chief Operating Officer
- Melva Crouch CSM, BBus USQ, GradDipAsST UNE, GradDipMgmt ACSC, MAIR Deakin 2013-2019
- Damien Israel BBus MAcc CSU, FCPA 2019-2022
- Alan Corr BBus, Trinity College, Dublin Chartered Accountant, ICAEW GDAFI, Australian Securities Institute 2022-2023
- Adam Malouf BCom LLB UNSW, FACID, F.GCCBDI 2023-2024
Former Chairs of Academic Senate
- Professor Geoffrey Brinson MSc Melb, PhD Sheff, MA (Hons) GradDip W'gong, FIM, MAuslMM, CEng 1976-1982
- Professor John Bede Ryan MCom Auck, FASA, ACA CMA(NZ) ACIS, FAIM 1983
- Professor Ronald Charles King BCom BEd Melb, PhD Monash, FAPsS 1984-1989
- Professor Helen Elizabeth Craig Gamble LLB LLM ANU 1990-1991
- Professor Barry Conyngham AM, MA Syd, DMus Melb 1992-1993
- Professor James Edward Falk BSc PhD Monash 1994-1996
- Professor Robert Gordon Castle, BEc MEc Syd, Hon DLitt W'gong 1997-2000
- Professor Joan Ann Cooper BMath (Hons) PhD Newcastle, FTICA, MACS, MIEEE 2000-2001
- Professor David Griffiths BSc UNSW, DPhil Oxon 2001-2008
- Associate Professor Diana Kelly BA Macq, MCom (Hons), PhD W'gong 2008-2014
- Professor Wilma Vialle BEd MEd Tas, PhD USF 2014-2020
- Professor Greg Rose BA LLB LLM Monash 2020-2022
Former University Librarians
- Jeffrey Clyde Hazell BA Syd, ALAA 1975-1982
- John Howard Petrie BSc Hull, MSc Sheff, M Inf Sci 1984-1986
- John Neville Shipp BA DipEd Macq, DipArchivAdmin UNSW, AALIA 1986-1997
- Felicity McGregor BA DipLib UNSW, AALIA 1997-2009
- Margie Jantti, BA LibInfoSci CSU, MBA UOW, GAICD, AALIA 2010-2025
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Teachers' College and the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Institute of Education*
*The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Institute of Education, previously the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Teachers' College, amalgamated with the University in 1982.
College Principals
- William Clement McGrath (dec'd) BA AIEd Lond, MACE 1962-1973
- Maurice Edward Hale (dec'd) MA, ABPsS, FAIM 1973-1974
Institute Directors
- Maurice E Hale (dec'd) MA, ABPsS, FAIM 1974-1978
- Walter Pike (dec'd) BA Exe, MA DipPA Lond, DipEd Camb, Hon DLitt W'gong, FACE 1978-1980
- Professor Peter Desmond Rousch BA BEd Melb, PhD Wayne State, FACE, FAIM 1980-1982*
* and post amalgamation of WIE with UOW also Director of the Institute of Advanced Education within UOW 1982-1984
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ University College*
*Prior to the establishment of the University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in 1975, the senior position held at its predecessor institution the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ University College was that of College Warden.
Former College Warden
- Professor Charles A M Gray (dec'd) Hon JMN, BSc ME Syd, Hon DSc UNSW, Hon DSc W'gong, CEng, FIMechE, MICE, MIE Aust, FIE (Malaysia), Emeritus Professor University Malaya 1961-1974