Biographical entry Shean, Ruth (1953 - )
- Born
- 21 February 1953
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Health administrator
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- c. 1974 - c. 1984
- Career position - Various positions at the Western Australian Education Department
- 1984 -
- Career position - Occasional lecturing at the University of Western Australia
- 1984
- Award - Francis George Bradshaw Prize received from the University of Western Australia
- 1984 - 1989
- Career position - Occasional lecturing at Curtin University of Technology and Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
- 1984 - 1989
- Career position - Executive Director of the Australian Council on Smoking and Health
- 1984 - 1989
- Career position - Consultant at the Health Department, Western Australia
- 1990
- Award - Public Health Association of Australia Award received
- 1990 - 1999
- Career position - Trustee of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation
- 1990 - 1999
- Career position - Chief Executive Officer of the Cerebral Palsy Association, Western Australia (formerly the Spastic Welfare Association)
- 1992 - 1993
- Career position - Member of the State Government Advisory Committee on Disability in Western Australia
- 1992 - 1993
- Career position - Vice-President of the Australian Public Health Association, Western Australia branch
- 1992 - 1995
- Career position - Member of the Reproductive Technology Council in Western Australia
- 1992 - 1995
- Career position - National Vice-President of the Australian Cerebral Palsy Association
- 1994 -
- Career position - Patron of the Australian Disability Achievement Foundation
- 1995 - 1999
- Career position - National President of the Australian Cerebral Palsy Association
- 1996
- Career position - Deputy Chair of the National Advisory Council to the Federal Minister for Disability
- 1997
- Award - Distinguished Service Award received from the Australian Cerebral Palsy Association
- 1998
- Award - Honorary Life Member of the Council on Smoking and Health
- 1998 - 2000
- Career position - Pro Chancellor at Murdoch University, Western Australia
- 1999 -
- Career position - Chief Executive Officer of the Disability Services Commission, Western Australia
- 1999
- Award - Honorary Life Member of the Cerebral Palsy Association, Western Australia
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Online Resources
- 'Shean, Ruth (1953-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475333. Details
See also
- Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2001, 2020 pp. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 5 March 2003, Last modified: 27 March 2003