Person
Vaughan, Geoffrey (Geoff) (1933 - 2018)
AO FTSE
- Born
- 9 April 1933
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 4 January 2018
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Educator and Pharmacist
Summary
Geoff Vaughan was Dean of the Victorian College of Pharmacy from 1979 to 1986 having joined he staff as Lecturer in 1961. As Dean he established the College as a drug research centre of international repute. After the College became part of Monash University, Vaughan served the University as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research). His contributions in policy areas included terms on the Industrial Research and Development Board and the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
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Chronology
- 1956
- Education - MSc, University of Sydney
- 1957 - 1958
- Career position - Played with the Australian rugby team (the Wallabies)
- 1961
- Education - PhD, University of Melbourne
- 1961 - 1962
- Career position - Lecturer in medicinal chemistry, Victorian College of Pharmacy
- 1963
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victorian College of Pharmacy
- 1964
- Career position - Associate Dean, School of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victorian College of Pharmacy
- 1968
- Award - Churchill Fellowship
- 1968 - 1978
- Career position - Dean, School of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victorian College of Pharmacy
- 1970
- Career position - President, Section 6, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1979 - 1986
- Career position - Dean and Director, Victorian College of Pharmacy (now Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University)
- 1983
- Career position - President, Section 6, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1983 - 1984
- Career position - Chairman, Victorian Conference of Principals of Colleges of Advanced Education
- 1987 - 1990
- Career position - Director, Chisholm Institute of Technology
- 1990 - 1992
- Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Monash University
- 1992 - 1996
- Career position - National Manager and CEO, Therapeutic Goods Administration
- 1996 - 2005
- Career position - Chairman, Co-operative Research Centres Committee
- 1997 -
- Career position - Director IDT Australia Ltd (formerly Institute of Drug Technology Australia Ltd)
- 1997 - 2003
- Career position - Director, Victorian Rugby Union
- 1998 - 2001
- Career position - Director, Australian Red Cross Blood Service
- 1998 - 2003
- Career position - Director, Bresagen Ltd
- 1998 - 2010
- Career position - Director, Cytopia Ltd (formerly Medica Holdings Ltd)
- 2000 - 2002
- Career position - Member, Questacon - National Science and Technology Centre
- 2000 - 2006
- Career position - Member, Industrial Research and Development Board
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for outstanding service to medical and pharmaceutical research
- 2002 - 2007
- Career position - Deputy Chairman, Questacon - National Science and Technology Centre
- 2004 -
- Career position - Member, Centre for Research and Development Leadership Advisory Board, University of Melbourne
- 2005
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 2006
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to scientific research and development, particularly through contributions to the development of government policy initiatives, to the growth of innovative technology-based Australian companies, and to education as a mentor and supporter of young scientists
- 2007
- Award - LLD (honoris causa), Monash University
- 2008 -
- Career position - Director, Advanced Manufacturing CRC
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Pharmacist, rugby player, educator: Geoffrey Vaughan covered all bases', Focus, 205 (2018), 50, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-603686632. Details
- Anon, 'Vale Geoff Vaughan', Australian Journal of Pharmacy, 99 (1169) (2018), 12. Details
Resources
- 'Vaughan, Geoffrey (19330409-20180104)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772611. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 5 June 2018, Last modified: 3 July 2018