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Vice-Chancellor

Professor Gerard R Sutton  AO

Professor Gerard Sutton has held the post as Vice-Chancellor, or Chief Executive Officer, of the University of Wollongong (UOW) since 1995.

Before taking over the role as Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sutton was Deputy Vice-Chancellor at UOW and earlier was Foundation Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).

Professor Sutton has an engineering background and before moving into his senior administrative posts he worked as a naval research scientist. His career included a period as a Visiting Research Scientist in the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment in the United Kingdom.

Professor Sutton holds undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in engineering from the University of New South Wales and a PhD from the Catholic University of America.

Professor Sutton was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) as part of the 2008 Australia Day Honours.  His other awards include the Royal Australian Navy Postgraduate Scholarship in 1972, an Emeritus Professorship from UTS in 1990 and the Australian Centenary Medal in 2001 for his contributions to education.

Professor Sutton was Chair of Universities Australia (UA) from 22 May-31 December 2007.  He was President of the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) from 1 January 2006 until 22 May 2007.  He was Deputy President of the AVCC from 2004-2005 and was a member of the Board of Directors from 1999-2007.  He was a member of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering & Innovation Council from 1 January 2006 until 31 December 2007; and as a member of this Council he chaired the Working Group on Regional Impacts of Climate Change in 2007.  He was a Board member of the Australian Academic & Research Network (AARNet) from 2000-2005; a Board member of the Australian Education Office (AEO) from 2002-2007 and a member of the AVCC International Standing Committee from 1998-99.  Professor Sutton served as Convenor of the New South Wales Vice-Chancellors' Conference from 1999-2000.

Additionally, Professor Sutton has been a Board member of the Illawarra Technology Corporation Limited (ITC) since 1990.

Ph: 02 4221 3932
Fax: 02 4227 1771
E-mail: gerard_sutton@uow.edu.au