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4 unusual facts about University of New England


Bill Chalker

He studied at the University of New England, receiving a degree in chemistry and mathematics.

Canning Fok

Fok holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John's University in Minnesota, United States, and a diploma in financial management from the University of New England in Australia.

Glenn Tasker

Tasker has the following educational qualifications: Diploma of Teaching , Mitchell College of Advanced Education (Bathurst), Bachelor of Arts, University of New England and Master of Education, University of Sydney.

Helen Verran

She trained as a scientist and teacher in the 1960s (BSc, DipEd, University of New England and has a PhD in metabolic biochemistry (UNE, 1972).


Bachelor of Business

Many universities such as Monash University and the University of Queensland are offering Bachelor of Business degrees as a way to further specialise students study needs while other universities such as University of New England, University of Tasmania, James Cook University, Griffith University and La Trobe University have replaced many of their traditional general Commerce programs with Business programs.

Dow Medical College

Rafat Hussain – Deputy Head of the School of Rural Medicine at the University of New England, Australia

Eric Fitzgibbon

Born in Taree, New South Wales, he attended the University of New England and became a teacher.

Harold Alfond

He has donated money to various colleges to help improve their sports facilities; for example, the Alfond Arena and Alfond Stadium at the University of Maine, the Harold and Ted Alfond Sports Center at Rollins College, The Alfond Forum at the University of New England and the Alfond Center at Saint Joseph's College of Maine.

Harold Wyndham

He was a member of the Senate of the University of Sydney, Council of the University of New South Wales, Council of the University of New England, Council of Macquarie University, Technical Education Advisory Council and the Sydney Opera House Trust.

John Andelin

Also, among the works by Andelin are a nine-foot statue of George H. W. Bush on display at the University of New England and a statue of Joseph Smith at Brigham Young University-Idaho.

John Rymer

He was Vicar of Biloela from 1951 to 1954 after which he was the Chaplain of the University of New England.

Jon Stratton

Stratton has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Essex and has worked in Australia since 1980, arriving at Curtin in 1990 after teaching at universities in Brisbane (Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland), Armidale (University of New England) and Darwin (Northern Territory University).

Neville Newell

Newell was born in Sydney, Australia, received a Diploma of Applied Science from the Hawkesbury Agricultural College and a Diploma of Education from the Armidale College of Advanced Education, now part of the University of New England.

Peter Skrzynecki

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England, and a Teachers Certificate from the Sydney Teachers College.

Richard Meale

In 2000, Meale was conferred Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the University of New England in New South Wales

S P Jain School of Global Management

S P Jain's Academic Board is chaired by Dr. Peter Drake, Professor Emeritus of the University of New England and the Australian Catholic University, and founding Vice-Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University.

St Peter's Cathedral, Armidale

The cathedral building was designed by the Canadian architect John Horbury Hunt who also designed Booloominbah and Trevenna at the University of New England and cathedrals in the adjoining dioceses of Newcastle and Grafton.


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Mike Morwood

Other professional positions he held include: Professorial Fellow Archaeology in the School of Earth and Environmental Studies at the University of Wollongong, between 2007 and 2013; Adjunct Professorial Fellow at the University of Western Australia between 2009 and 2010; Adjunct Professorial Fellow at the University of New England, from 2009; Adjunct Professorial Fellow at Charles Darwin University, from 2009; and Adjunct Professorial Fellow at Padjadrang University, Bandung, from 2010.

Southern Cross University

The Advisory Group recommended that a new university be established in the North Coast Region of New South Wales as an academically-integrated institution incorporating the two University of New England network centres at Northern Rivers and Coffs Harbour, with the prospect of establishing additional North Coast centres as required.