David Penington
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David Geoffrey Penington AC
(born 4 February 1930) is an Australian doctor, academic, Vice-Chancellor and director.
He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
(1940-1947) and after leaving school he obtained a Doctorate in Medicine at the University of Oxford
and a Doctorate in Laws (Hon) at the University of Melbourne
.
He was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne between 1978 and 1983. He later returned to the University of Melbourne as Vice-Chancellor
from 1998 to 1995.
Other positions that David Penington has held include:
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia
in 1988 for services to medicine and to the community, particularly in the field of medical education and health care.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 4 February 1930) is an Australian doctor, academic, Vice-Chancellor and director.
He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
Scotch College, Melbourne
Scotch College, Melbourne is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
(1940-1947) and after leaving school he obtained a Doctorate in Medicine at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and a Doctorate in Laws (Hon) at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
.
He was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne between 1978 and 1983. He later returned to the University of Melbourne as Vice-Chancellor
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
from 1998 to 1995.
Other positions that David Penington has held include:
- Member of the National Health and Medical Research CouncilNational Health and Medical Research CouncilThe National Health and Medical Research Council is Australia's peak funding body for medical research, with a budget of roughly 700 million dollars a year...
- Chair of the Victorian Drug Policy Expert Committee
- President of the Museums Board of Victoria
- Member of the Council of Scotch College (1995-1999)
- Director of Pacific Dunlop
- Chairman of Cochlear LimitedCochlear LimitedCochlear Limited is an Australian company that designs, manufactures and sells the Nucleus Cochlear implant along with the Bone Conduction Hearing Solution Baha osseointegrated bone conduction implant, with an estimated 250 000 cochlear implant/Baha recipients receiving a Cochlear Limited product...
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
in 1988 for services to medicine and to the community, particularly in the field of medical education and health care.