Paul Thomas (university administrator)

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No academic institution I've ever been associated with has meant more to me than USC does. To be formally linked with the University in this way is a great honour, and even more so because it's the first Emeritus Professorship from USC to be awarded. – Professor Paul Thomas AM [22]

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Thomas at the opening of his photographic exhibition "Images of Vietnam" Paul Thomas AM Images of Vietnam 7 Feb 2013.jpg
Thomas at the opening of his photographic exhibition "Images of Vietnam"

In 2013 a photographic exhibition titled Paul Thomas AM: Images of Vietnam was opened displaying 56 photographs of markets, fishing boats, scenery and street life Thomas captured during his 2012 trip to Vietnam. [24] [25]

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Paul Thomas
Professor Paul Thomas AM - Founding Vice-Chancellor and President USC.jpg
Founding Vice-Chancellor and President University of the Sunshine Coast
In office
1996–2010