Ross Thomas awarded AM

Professor Thomas is now a Member of the Order of Australia after being included in the Australia Day honours list.

The Armidale resident held a number of notable positions at the University of New England but his professional career took him around the world and won him several awards.

Professor’s Thomas’s list of achievements is as follows:

Dean, Faculty of Education, Nursing and Professional Studies, University of New England, 1993-1994; Associate Dean, 1992-1993.

Head, Department of Administrative, Higher and Adult Education Studies, 1977-1981 and 1991-1993.

Educational Administration Lecturer, Department of Education, 1968. Editor, Journal of Educational Administration, 1979-2011; Associate Editor, 1972-1979; Assistant Editor, 1968-1972.

Author/Editor, 11 books, 38 chapters, 3 journal articles, 17 reports and 60 papers presented to national and international conferences.

Member, American Educational Research Association.

Member, Phi Delta Kappa.

Member, Australian Association for Research in Education.

 Visiting Professor, University of Toronto, Canada; Pennsylvania State University USA; University of London Institute of Education UK; and University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, 1982-1990.

Honorary Professor, Australian Centre for Educational Leadership, University of Wollongong; Visiting Professional Fellow.

Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Queensland, for 2 years.

Teacher, Queensland School for the Deaf and the Blind, for 10 years.

Donor to several charitable and environmental organisations.

Fellow, Australian College of Educators.

Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Leaders; Life Member.

Fellow, Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management; Life Member.

Awards/recognition include:

Scholar in Residence, NSW Department of Education.

Postgraduate Association Supervisor of the Year, University of New England, 1996; Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award, 1998.