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Prof. Glyn Conrad Davis AC (born 1959) is an Australian academic who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. His wife Margaret Gardner is also vice chancellor of another Melbourne university, RMIT University, and the couple have been referred to as "Melbourne's top academic couple".[1] The meaning of the word professor (Latin: [1]) varies. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Margaret Gardner is the Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... RMIT University (officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) is an Australian university based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

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Early life

Born in Sydney, New South Wales,[2] Davis was educated at Marist Brothers College, Kogarah.[3] and the University of New South Wales. He attended the Australian National University and completed a thesis on the political independence of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... Marist College Kogarah is a systemic Catholic College for boys from Years 7-12, in Bexley, NSW, Australia. ... The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Australian National University, or ANU, is a public university located in Canberra, Australia. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ...


Career

Davis spent nearly twenty years at Griffith University, initially as a lecturer in Public Policy in 1985 and eventually being appointed as a Professor in 1998. Griffith University is an Australian public university with five campuses in Queensland between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. ... Public policy is a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a problem. ... This article is about the year. ... The meaning of the word professor (Latin: [1]) varies. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


Davis accepted senior government posts with the Queensland Wayne Goss Government as Commissioner for Public Sector Equity with the Public Sector Management Commission from 1990 to 1993, Director-General of the Office of the Cabinet 1995 to 1996 and Director-General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to Premier Peter Beattie 1998-2002.[4] Wayne Keith Goss (born 26 February 1951) was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Peter Douglas Beattie (born 18 November 1952), Australian politician, was the 36th Premier of the Australian state of Queensland for nine years and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state for eleven and a half. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...


He became Vice Chancellor and President of Griffith University in 2002, serving in the position until December 2004.[5] He started in January 2005 as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne,[6] and has led the introduction of the university's Melbourne Model degree restructure. The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ...


He is the Patron of Australia 21, a non profit organisation developing research networks on key issues affecting Australia's future. He is also the President of the Group of Eight, a group representing a number of Australia’s major research universities. Previously, he was the foundation chairman of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), which is headquartered at the University of Melbourne. The Group of Eight (Go8) is a lobby group for eight Australian tertiary institutions which are the leading universities in Australia. ... The Australia and New Zealand School of Government is a postgraduate school set up by the national governments of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian State Governments of New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria. ...


He had been mentioned as a potential candidate to become the next secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, succeeding Peter Shergold (who will retire in February 2008), the post ultimately going to former Victorian and Queensland bureaucrat Terry Moran. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is an Australian Government department. ...


He worked closely with Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd as they were both senior public servants in Queensland under the Wayne Goss government.[7] He will co-chair, with Rudd, the Australia 2020 public policy summit of over 1000 delegates in April 2008.[8] The Prime Minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... Wayne Keith Goss (born 26 February 1951) was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996. ...


Honours

He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia,[9] received the Centenary Medal "in recognition of contribution to public service"[10] and on 26 January 2002 became a Companion of the Order of Australia for his "service to public administration, particularly as an advocate for good governance, constitutional reform and the creation of infrastructure to enable the development of a "knowledge-based" nation, to tertiary education in the field of political science, and to the community."[11] Australian Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award created by the Australian Government in 2001. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ...


Publications

Professor Davis has written widely on policy and governance.[6] His most recent publications are:

  • The Australian Policy Handbook (third edition) with Peter Bridgman, 2004.[12]
  • The Future of Australian Governance: Policy Choices, co-edited with Michael Keating, 2000[6]
  • Are You Being Served? State, Citizens and Governance, co-edited with Patrick Weller, 2001.[13]

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References

  1. ^ Cohen, David. "The thinking Australian's Posh and Becks", The Guardian, January 10, 2006. 
  2. ^ Ellingsen, Peter. "The getting of Glyn", The Age, 2005-10-09. Retrieved on 2007-06-15. 
  3. ^ Marist College Kogarah- Famous Ex-students (accessed:14-06-2007)
  4. ^ Griffith University- Professor Glyn Davis AC (accessed:14-06-2007)
  5. ^ Green, Shane. "New man on campus sets a very public tone", The Age, 2005-01-15. Retrieved on 2007-06-15. 
  6. ^ a b c University of Melbourne- About the University (accessed:14-06-2007)
  7. ^ Armitage, Catherine. "Top public servant to take post", The Age, December 10, 2007. 
  8. ^ AAP (2008). PM calls national summit to tackle Australia's problems. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
  9. ^ Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia- Professor Glyn DAVIS, AC (accessed:14-06-2007)
  10. ^ Glyn Davis. Australian Honours Database. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
  11. ^ Glyn Davis AC. Australian Honours Database. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
  12. ^ Allen & Unwin- The Australian Policy Handbook 3rd Ed (accessed:14-06-2007)
  13. ^ Eidos Institute Breakfast Series with Glyn Davis (accessed:14-06-2007)

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External links

  • Melbourne University profile
Persondata
NAME Davis, Glyn Conrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian academic
DATE OF BIRTH 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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State Department Archived Biographies -- Glyn Davies (115 words)
Glyn Davies was appointed by Secretary of State Christopher as Deputy Spokesman of the Department of State and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs in October, 1995.
Davies spent his first five years in the Foreign Service at the American Consulate General in Melbourne, Australia (1980-82) and the American Embassy in Kinshasa, Zaire (1982-84).
Davies holds a Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and a Master's with distinction, from the National Defense University.
Biography of Glyn T. Davies (323 words)
Davies to serve in a year-long assignment as Political Director for the U.S. Presidency of the G-8 with the rank of Ambassador.
Davies served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in London.
Davies served in a variety of consular, economic, and political assignments at the U.S. Consulate General in Melbourne, Australia and at the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa, Zaire, from 1980 to 1984.
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