The University of Arizona has chosen Craig T. Nelson, an Emmy-Award-winning actor, writer, director and producer, to deliver the university’s commencement address on May 10.
Reappointed on 18 February 2022 for a third three year term until 4 May 2025.
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About Douglas
Mr Snedden has been a member of the National Library of Australia Foundation since 2013. He has spent 30 years in the consulting industry with Accenture where he was the Australia and New Zealand Managing Director. Mr Snedden has served on the boards of a number of public companies and community organisations and is Chairman of Chris O'Brien Lifehouse and Odyssey House.
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About Don
Professor Don Markwell is the Head of St Mark’s College, Adelaide, and an Adjunct Professor in the University of Adelaide’s School of Social Sciences. Born in Outback Queensland, he studied at the Universities of Queensland and Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar), and at Princeton. He taught politics and international relations in Oxford for a decade before becoming Warden of Trinity College and a Professorial Fellow in the Department of Political Science and Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne. He has since served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) of the University of Western Australia; the global head of the Rhodes Scholarships as Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford; Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre (in which capacity he helped in the policy development of the New Colombo Plan); Senior Adviser on Higher Education to the Australian Minister for Education, and Senior Adviser to the Attorney-General and
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About Bennie
Dr Bennie Ng is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Medical Association Western Australia (AMA WA). Bennie commenced his career as a General Practitioner before becoming a specialist hospital administrator with senior management and policy experience in Australia and overseas. He is a Board Director at the Australian Digital Health Agency. He was previously Head of Social Policy at the Office of the Prime Minister and had responsibilities across health and hospitals, aged care, the disability sector and Indigenous affairs.
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