David Penington

David Geoffrey Penington AC (born 4 February 1930) is an Australian doctor, academic, Vice-Chancellor and director.

He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne (1940-1947) and after leaving school he obtained a Doctorate in Medicine at the University of Oxford and a Doctorate in Laws (Hon) at the University of Melbourne.^[1]

He was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne between 1978 and 1983. He later returned to the University of Melbourne as Vice-Chancellor from 1998 to 1995.^[1]

Other positions that David Penington has held include:^[1]

Member of the National Health and Medical Research Council
Chair of the Victorian Drug Policy Expert Committee
President of the Museums Board of Victoria
Member of the Council of Scotch College (1995-1999)
Director of Pacific Dunlop
Chairman of Cochlear Limited

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1988 for services to medicine and to the community, particularly in the field of medical education and health care.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "David Penington". "Great Scot", December 2000. http://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/gscot/GSdec00/p35pberg.htm.
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