This is an incomplete list of Griffith University people, inclusive of the university's Queensland Conservatorium, and including alumni and staff.
Order | Chancellor | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Sir Theodor Bray | 24 December 1970 | 1985 | 14–15 years | [81] [82] |
2 | John Sewell | 1985 | 21 March 1988 | [83] | |
3 | John Macrossan | 1988 | 2000 | [84] | |
4 | Leneen Forde AC | 1 June 2000 | 31 May 2015 | [85] | |
5 | Henry Smerdon AM | 1 June 2015 | September 2022 | 9 years, 72 days | [86] |
6 | Andrew Fraser | September 2022 | incumbent | [87] |
Order | Vice-Chancellor [88] | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frederick Willett AO | 30 September 1971 | 1983 | 11–12 years | [89] [90] |
2 | Roy Webb AO | 7 January 1985 | 2002 | 16–17 years | [91] |
3 | Glyn Davis | 1 January 2002 | 31 December 2004 | 2–3 years | [92] |
4 | Ian O'Connor AC | 1 January 2005 | 31 December 2018 | 12–13 | [93] |
5 | Carolyn Evans FASSA | February 2019 | current | incumbent |
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