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USC appoints new Deputy Vice-Chancellor
18 March, 2005
The University of the Sunshine Coast is pleased to welcome
Professor Greg Hill as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
Professor Hill brings a wealth of experience to the University,
particularly in the areas of academic program development, regional
engagement and research.
Prior to his appointment at USC, Professor Hill spent 15 years
at the University of Queensland in a variety of senior roles before
moving to the then Northern Territory University (now Charles
Darwin University) in 1995 as the Foundation Chair in Tropical
Environmental Science.
Most recently, Professor Hill was the Dean of Education, Health
and Science at CDU managing a faculty of more than 200 academic
staff and 8000 students.
Professor Hill has an interest in a number of research areas
with more that 100 publications in the field of remote sensing and
an additional 90 in the fields of wildlife ecology and management,
and environmental planning.
He has also been appointed to international research agency
panels and committees and has gained national recognition for
teaching innovation and technology transfer to developing
countries.
While at CDU Professor Hill was the Chief Investigator on
successful grants totalling more than $4million and most recently
he researched the role of fire in sustainable land management in
eastern Indonesia and the biological control of weeds in East
Timor.
Professor Hill has also been involved in the establishment of
research and study centres focussing on; environmental remote
sensing, tropical wetlands management, Indigenous natural and
cultural resource management, clinical nursing and tropical
wildlife management.
Professor Hill is looking forward to be a part of USC growth in
the future as it continues to meet the needs of the region.
"It is a wonderful opportunity to be a part of a young,
ambitious university serving a rapidly growing and diverse region,"
Professor Hill said.
"I am looking forward to seeing USC reach its potential as the
preferred university destination for the people of the Sunshine
Coast and a primary contributor to the development, cultural
richness and environmental sustainability of the region."
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Thomas, is pleased to have
Professor Hill as part of the University management team.
"I was delighted that Professor Hill accepted the offer to
become our next Deputy Vice-Chancellor," Professor Thomas said.
"Professor Hill is clearly aligned with our philosophy and
strategic direction. I am sure he will fit into the University very
quickly and provide the academic leadership needed to move us into
the future," he said.