Elections

Election of academic staff to Academic Board 2023

Nominations for the election of academic staff to Academic Board closed on 8 May 2023. 

Where only one nomination was received for a vacancy, that nominee was declared elected when nominations closed on 8 May 2023.

Where more than one nomination was received, a ballot was held. Voting closed on 26 May 2023.

The results of the nomination and ballot process are as follows:

Professors

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

• Chris Boyle

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

• Anna Chur-Hansen

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

No nominations were received for this position.

In accordance with clause 8.2 of the Procedures for Election of Academic Board Members, the Executive Dean nominated Olaf Maennel to the position.

Academic staff level A-D

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Voting in the election of an academic staff member (level A-D) from the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics closed at 10am on Friday 26 May 2023.

Duygu Yengin received 58.9% of the vote and was declared elected.

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

• Paul Mcliesh

Faculty of the Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Voting in the election of an academic staff member (level A-D) from the Faculty of the Sciences, Engineering and Technology closed at 10am on Friday 26 May 2023.

Stephen Pyecroft received 51.5% of the vote and was declared elected.

Term of office

The successful candidates are declared elected for a two-year term from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2025.

Voting in the Alumni Council election closed at 10am on 16 March 2023.

The following candidates were elected for three-year terms commencing on 1 April 2023:

• Sciences, Engineering and Technology: Derek Rogers
• Art, Business, Law and Economics: Bonakele Sarah Ndzinisa
• Roseworthy Campus: Stephanie Blakey

Election of students to faculty boards 2023

Voting in the election of students to faculty boards closed at 10am on 20 March 2023. The following students have been elected to faculty boards for a one-year term, from 28 March 2023 to 27 March 2024:

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Postgraduate

Yeganeh Soltanpour

Undergraduate

Mara Guez

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Postgraduate

Juliet Soila Koika

Undergraduate

Matthew Elliott

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Postgraduate

Raj Dineshbhai Padaliya

Undergraduate

Amelia Tizzard

Election of staff representatives to the University Council

Voting closed at 10am on 9 December 2022.

Professor Joanne Bowen was elected to the academic staff position and Mr Lachlan Coleman was elected to the professional staff position on University Council for the term 6 March 2023 to 5 March 2025.

Election of a Professional Staff Representative to the UniSuper Consultative Committee.

Mr Ricky Williams was elected to the position of Professional Staff Representative to the UniSuper Consultative Committee for a term of four years.