Current Membership
The composition of Academic Board is determined by Paragraph 4 - Membership of Board of the University of Canberra Academic Board Rules 2011 [formerly Academic Board Statute 1990 (Statute No. 1)] and Division 2.3 of the University of Canberra Act 1989 (as amended)
(a) the Vice-Chancellor or his or her nominee; (1)
| Professor S Parker | Vice-Chancellor |
(b) the Chairperson appointed by Council under section 21 of the Act; (1)
| Professor G Cho | - term expires 31 December 2012 |
(c) the heads of faculties determined by Council under section 8 of the Act; (6)
| Professor A Georges | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Professor L Anderson | Faculty of Arts & Design |
| Professor L Pratchett | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
| Professor G Riordan | Faculty of Education |
| Professor D Gibson | Faculty of Health |
| Professor D Sharma | Faculty of Information Sciences & Engineering |
(d) the heads of other bodies designated by Council under section 20(d) of the Act; (1)
| Associate Professor W Brady | Ngunnawal Centre |
(e) the Deputy Vice-Chancellors appointed by Council under section 10(3) of the Act (2)
| Professor C Kayrooz | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) |
| Professor F Shannon | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) |
(f) up to four professors who are not members of the Board under another paragraph of this subsection elected by the academic staff who have been appointed as professor by the Council; (4)
| Professor S Frith | - term expires 31 December 2012 |
| Professor K Lyons | - term expires 31 December 2012 |
| Professor M Wagner | - term expires 31 December 2012 |
| Professor J Webb | - term expires 31 December 2012 |
(g) one member of the academic staff of each faculty elected by the academic staff members of that faculty; (7)
| Assistant Professor S Foster | Faculty of Applied Science - term expires 31 December 2012 |
| Dr S Hinton | Faculty of Arts & Design - term expires 31 December 2012 |
| TBA | Faculty of Business, Government & Law - term expires 31 December 2012 |
| Professor P Christie | Faculty of Education - term expires 31 December 2012 |
| Associate Professor G Kyle | Faculty of Health - term expires 31 December 2012 |
| Associate Professor M Mohammadian | Faculty of Information Science & Engineering - term expires 31 December 2012 |
(h) one member of the general staff elected by members of that staff to be a member of Council under section 11(1)(f) of the Act and appointed to Academic Board by Council under section 20(g) of the Act; (1) (See also para (j) below)
| Ms I Davis | - term expires 31 December 2013 |
(i) one member of the academic staff elected by members of that staff to be a member of the Council under section 11 (1) (e) of the Act; (1)
| Dr M Kennedy | - term expires 31 December 20 |
(j) one undergraduate and one postgraduate student elected from among their number by the students of the University; (2)
| Mr M Bennett | undergraduate representative - term expires 31 December 2012 |
| Mr J Paris | postgraduate representative - term expires 31 December 2012 |
(k) the person or persons (if any) appointed by the Council after receiving the advice of the Board under section 20(g) of the Act. (0 + 1)
Not more than six (6) people, including any appointment made under paragraph 4(1)(k), may hold appointments under section 20(g) of the Act at any one time and the period of such appointments may not exceed two years.
(See also para (h) above)
Invited Observers (16)
| Professor G Akerlind | Director - Teaching & Learning Centre (TLC) |
| Ms G London | Academic Director - University of Canberra College |
| Associate Professor M Fleming | Dean of Students |
| Mr B Lines | Registrar |
| Professor M Skidmore | Pro Vice-Chancellor (International & Major Projects) |
Associate Deans (Education) who are not a member of the Board in some other capacity:
| Associate Professor L Simson | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Assistant Professor C Hope (acting) | Faculty of Arts & Design |
| Assistant Professor A Wallace | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
| TBA | Faculty of Education |
| Mr J Dodd | Faculty of Health |
| Dr A Richardson | Faculty of Information Sciences & Engineering |
Associate Deans (Research) who are not a member of the Board in some other capacity:
| Dr M Frese | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Dr M Whitelaw | Faculty of Arts & Design |
| Professor D Fleming | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
| Professor G Waddington | Faculty of Health |
| Professor J Campbell | Faculty of Information Sciences & Engineering |
as at 20 January 2012

