Previous Executive Committee members

The ACDS is indebted to the vision, dedication and support provided by the members of the Executive Committee: the Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer’s, the members of the Executive Committee and the ex-officio Directors, and all member university nominees.

Presidents

John Rice                          Flinders University       (1995 – 1997)

Rob Norris                       University of Wollongong  (1998 – 2001)

Bill MacGillivray      Griffith University (2001 – 2002)

David Finlay                    La Trobe University             (2003)

Tim Brown                      Australian National University  (2004 – 2005)

John Rice                         University of Technology Sydney  (2006 – 2008)

Rob Norris                       Monash University           (2008 – 2010)

Russell Crawford           RMIT University                   (2010 – 2014)

Stephen Walker               University of Queensland     (2014 – 2016)

Brian Yates                     University of Tasmania        (2016 – 2020)

Melissa Brown               University of Queensland     (2020 – current)

John Rice
John Rice
Rob Norris
Rob Norris
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Bill MacGillivray
David Finlay
David Finlay
Russell Crawford
Russell Crawford
Stephen Walker
Stephen Walker
Brian Yates
Brian Yates
Melissa Brown
Melissa Brown

Secretary/Treasurer

Walter Bloom            Murdoch University (1996)

Rob Norris                  University of Wollongong (1997)

Brian Collins              Curtin University (1998 – 2000)

David Finlay               La Trobe University (2001 – 2002)

John Wheldrake        Flinders University (2003)

Jo Ward                   Curtin University   (2004 – 2006)

Sue Thomas            University of Canberra (2006 – 2007)

Liz Deane                 Macquarie University (2007 – 2008)

Gillian Bushell          Griffith University  (2008 – 2009)

Will Price                  University of Wollongong (2009 – 2013)

Bruce Milthorpe       University of Technology Sydney (Treasurer 2013 – 2016)

Warren Lawrence    Flinders University (Secretary 2013 – 2016)

Aron Murphy             University of New England (Treasurer 2016 – 2018)

Jo Ward                      Curtin University (Secretary 2016 – 2018)

Melissa Brown           University of Queensland (2019 – 2020)

Andrew Smith            Griffith University  (2020 – 2021)

Mark Buntine              Curtin University (2021 – current)

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Liz Deane
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Gillian Bushell
Will Price
Will Price
Bruce Milthorpe
Bruce Milthorpe
Warren Lawrence
Warren Lawrence
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
Mark Buntine
Mark Buntine

Executive Committee members by university (2004 – current)

ACDS Member UniversityGeneral Executive Committee members
Australian Catholic University (no longer an ACDS member university)Gail Crossley (2003)
Australian National UniversityTim Brown (IPP 2007)
Aidan Byrne (2010 – 2011)
Barbara van Leeuwen (2015)
Charles Darwin UniversityCharles Webb (1996)
Charles Sturt UniversityJim Pratley (2003)
Curtin UniversityBrian Collins (1997)
Jo Ward (2007 – 2015)
Mark Buntine (2021 – 2022)
Edith Cowan UniversityPatrick Garnett (2001 – 2002)
Andrew Woodward (2022 – 2023)
Flinders UniversityWarren Lawrance (2005 – 2012)
John Wheldrake (2014)
Griffith UniversityBill MacGillivray (1998 – 2000, 2003 – 2006)
Gillian Bushell (2005, 2007 &  2010)
Andrew Smith (2017 – 2020)
James Cook UniversityChris Cocklin (2008)
La Trobe UniversityDavid Finlay (1997 – 2000, IPP 2004 – 2005)
Shaun Collin (2024 – current)
Macquarie UniversityLiz Deane (1998 – 2000, 2004 -2006)
Clive Baldock (2014)
Barbara Messerle (2017 – 2020)
Monash UniversityRon Davies (1997 – 1999)
Rob Norris (2005 – 2008)
Cristina Varsavsky (2014 – 2018)
Queensland University of TechnologyVicki Sara (1996 – 1997)
RMIT UniversityRussell Crawford (2015 – 2020)
Swinburne University of TechnologyRussell Crawford
Virginia Kilborn (2021 – 2023)
University of AdelaideAlastair Blake (2000 – 2001)
Robert Hill (2013)
Laura Parry (2021)
Katrina Falkner (2023 – 2024)
University of Ballarat (became part of Federation University)Kim Dowling (2012 – 2013)
University of CanberraSue Thomas (2005, 2012)
University of MelbourneBruce McKellar (1996 – 1997)
John McKenzie (2000 – 2002)
University of New EnglandBirgit Loch (2023 – 2024)
University of New South WalesMerilyn Sleigh (2000 – 2002)
University of NewcastleBill Hogarth (2006 – 2007)
University of QueenslandStephen Walker (2011 – 2013, then IPP in 2017)
Melissa Brown (2019 – current)
University of South AustraliaEmily Hilder (2020 – 2021)
Jacqui Ramagge (2024 – current)
University of the Sunshine CoastJohn Bartlett (2014 – 2018)
2018 – current Director ACDS National Research Network
University of SydneyBeryl Hesketh (2003 _ 2004)
David Day (2008)
Marcel Dinger (2024 – current)
University of TasmaniaJim Reid (2006 – 2007)
Brian Yates (2016, as IPP 2021 – current)
University of Technology SydneyTony Moon (1996 – 2002)
John Rice (2004 – 2005)
Bruce Milthorpe (2010 – 2012)
University of Western AustraliaGeorge Stewart (2003)
Tony O’Donnell (2020)
University of WollongongRob Norris (2001 – 2003)
Will Price (2008 – 2009)
Helen Blanchard (2021 – 2022)
Adam Trevitt (2023 – current)
Victoria UniversityFarzad Khosrowshahi (2021 – 2023)