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Mary Josephine O'KANE
Born: 1954
Special Achievements:1989-1993 - First Dean of Engineering, University of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
In October 1996 she was the first woman, and possibly the youngest, appointed Vice-Chancellor, University of Adelaide.
In 2008, Professor O’Kane became New South Wales’s first Chief Scientist and Scientific Engineer.
2014 - She received the Pearcey Medal "to honour her distinguished lifetime of achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the ICT professions, research and industry."
2016 - Mary O'Kane was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for her eminent service to science, engineering, and policy development.
2017 - She won the Erna Hamburger Prize, awarded by the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland, which acknowledges leading woman scientists who are transforming their field and executing change."
2017 - Dr O'Kane received Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, "the most distinguished engineering prize in Australia."
1994-96 - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
1996-2001 - Vice Chancellor, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Bachelor of Science, University of Queensland.
1982 - Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University.
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Williams, Thea. University chief resigns over lack of support. The Advertiser. August 7, 2001:6.
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O’Brien, Susie. Investigation at uni. The Advertiser. August 11, 2001:14.
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O’Brien, Susie. Something about Mary. The Advertiser. August 11, 2001:65-67.
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Funds cut tradition. The Advertiser. August 11, 2001:66.
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Mary O’Kane: a bold vision for Adelaide. Adelaidean. October 21, 1996:1, 4.
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Link - Mary Josephine O’Kane was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for her eminent service to science, engineering and policy development
The Daily Telegraph
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Link - O'Kane, Mary Josephine (1954 - )
he Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia