Person

McGovern, Margaret Mary (1932 - )

AO

Born
15 November 1932
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Medical administrator

Summary

Margaret McGovern was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia, 13 June 1993, for service to social welfare and the community.

Details

Chronology

1962
Career position - Social Worker at the Mercy Family Centre in Waitara
1970
Career position - Senior Social Worker at Admor Mater Hospital in Northern Sydney
1977
Career position - Deputy Sister at Admor Mater Hospital in Northern Sydney
1980
Career position - Senior Executive Consultant at the Mercy Family Centre in Waitara
1990 -
Career position - Executive Director of the Mercy Family Centre in Waitara
1992
Career position - Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
1993
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
1994 -
Career position - Associate Commissioner at the Industry Commission Enquiry into Charitable Organisations

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Biographical cuttings on Sister Margaret McGovern, committee member of the Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC), Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Resources

See also

  • Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details

Ailie Smith

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