Person
White, David Ogilvie (1931 - 2004)
AO FRCPA FASM
- Born
- 30 August 1931
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Died
- 7 November 2004
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Microbiologist and University Administrator
Summary
David Ogilvie White was Professor of Microbiology at the University of Melbourne from 1967-1994. He was a member of many state or national scientific committees and held executive positions on numerous national and international professional societies. White produced over 120 peer reviewed publications.
Details
After graduating in medicine from the University of Sydney, David Ogilvie White went on to do his PhD on influenza viruses. This was the start of his long research career in that area. In 1958 White was appointed lecturer in microbiology at The University of Melbourne to introduce the filed of virology to the department. He quickly rose through the ranks of the University and was eventually appointed Emeritus Professor in 1994. Throughout his 40 years at the University, White saw the expansion of the Microbiology Department and the Faculty of Medicine and trained many under- and postgraduate students. He also took on numerous committee and council roles within the University.
David White had established a good international reputation and was offered fellowships from many international organizations such as the US National Academy of Science. He was also the recipient of many awards and honourable appointments including an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), Honorary Life Member of the Australian Society for Microbiology, Honorary Life Member of the Australian Society of Immunology, the Ivanowsky Medal from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal and an honourary Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Melbourne.
Chronology
- 1954
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) & Bachelor of Science (BS) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1958
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Australian National University, Canberra
- 1958 - 1967
- Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer then Reader at the University of Melbourne
- 1959 - 1960
- Career position - Visiting Fellow at the National Institute of Health, USA
- 1965
- Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1965 - 1966
- Career position - Visiting Fellow of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, USA
- 1967 - 1994
- Career position - Professor of Microbiology at the University of Melbourne
- 1971
- Career position - Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK
- 1971
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) received from the University of Sydney
- 1971 - 1982
- Career position - Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne
- 1972 - 1973
- Career position - Visiting Fellow at the University of London
- 1973 - 1990
- Career position - Member of the numerous committees of the National Health and Medical Research Council
- 1974 - 1975
- Career position - Dean of the Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Melbourne
- 1974 - 1979
- Career position - Member of the Committee on Staff at the University of Melbourne
- 1974 - 1979
- Career position - Member of the Joint Committee of Council & Professorial Board at the University of Melbourne
- 1975 - 1977
- Career position - Member of the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria Research Committee
- 1975 - 1978
- Career position - Councillor of the University of Melbourne
- 1975 - 1978
- Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne
- 1977 - 1978
- Career position - Chairman of the Professorial Board of the University of Melbourne
- 1978 - 1979
- Career position - Chairman of the Academic Board of the University of Melbourne
- 1980 - 1981
- Career position - Member of the Committee of Student Participation at the University of Melbourne
- 1982
- Career position - Visiting Scientist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, USA
- 1984 - 1999
- Career position - Member of the Advisory Council of the International Congress on Virology
- 1988 - 1990
- Career position - President of the Australian Society for Microbiology
- 1988 - 1993
- Career position - Chairman of the Management Committee of the National Centre for HIV Virology Research
- 1989
- Career position - Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Australasia (FRCPA)
- 1989 - 2004
- Career position - Fellow of the Australian Society of Microbiology (FASM)
- 1991
- Career position - Visiting Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, USA
- 26 January 1992
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
- 1994 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor at the University of Melbourne
- 1994
- Award - Doctor of Medicine (MD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 1996
- Award - International Congress of Influenza Award for virology received
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Published resources
Resources
- 'White, David Ogilvie (1931-2004)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474288. Details
- 'Awarded honorary MD, 1994', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
McCarthy, G.J & Annette Alafaci
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 June 2022
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