Sandra Dawson (academic)

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Dame Sandra June Noble Dawson, DBE , FAcSS ,BA (born 4 June 1946) is a British social scientist and academic. [1] She was Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge from 1999 to 2009, making her the first woman to be master of a formerly all male College at the University of Cambridge. [2] She was the inaugural KPMG Professor of Management Studies at the Cambridge Judge Business School. [3] She has a BA in sociology and history from Keele University. [4]

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Academic career

Dawson was also Director of the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge from 1995 to 2006 and one of the Deputy Vice Chancellors of the University of Cambridge between 2008 and 2012. Prior to this Dawson was Professor of Organisational Behaviour within the National Health Service (1990-1995) and Deputy Director of the Management School (1987-1994) at Imperial College London. [5]

Other work

In 2010, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling appointed her as a non-executive director at the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority, following her previous role on the board of directors at Barclays and Chase banks. She is also a trustee of Oxfam.

Honours

Dawson was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2004. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Dame Sandra Dawson". Cambridge Judge Business School. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. "Professor Dame Sandra Dawson". www.sid.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. "Professor Dame Sandra Dawson". American University of Sharjah. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. https://camawise.org.uk/2011/10/31/an-audience-with-professor-dame-sandra-dawson-24th-nov/
  5. Judge Business School Profile
  6. Sidney Sussex College Profile
  7. "9 insights into leadership from Professor Dame Sandra Dawson". Vitae UK. 26 November 2011.
Academic offices
Preceded by Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
1999-2009
Succeeded by