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Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO - Gallery

Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO is Chancellor of the University of Sydney. Her four year term commenced on 1 June 2007.

2002

The degree of Doctor of Medicine (honoris causa) was conferred upon Her Excellency the Governor of New South Wales, Professor Marie Bashir AC at the formal ceremony held on 11 October 2002 in the Great Hall to mark the sesquicentenary of the inauguration of the University of Sydney and of the commencement of Higher Education ... more.

Above: The Chancellor the Hon Kim Santow conferring the degree of Doctor of Medicine (honoris causa) upon Professor Marie Bashir, photo, courtesy, ZOOM Productions ... more.

2007

The election of Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO as Chancellor of the University of Sydney was announced in April 2007 ... more.

She was formally welcomed as the University's seventeenth Chancellor at a ceremony held in the Great Hall at 6.00pm on 2 July 2007 ... more.

• Above: Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of NSW - Chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1 June 2007, photo, courtesy the Governor's office.

• Above: Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir spots herself on an old photograph at Women's College, where she was a student in the 1950s (June 2007). Professor Bashir was at the College to receive one of its inaugural alumni awards, photo, copyright Ted Sealey.

• Above: Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir with Associate Professor Anne Green (Head, School of Physics and Director, Science Foundation for Physics), Vice Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown, Emeritus Professor Harry Messel AC CBE, Dr Karl Kruszelnick, JSM Fellow, and Mr John Hooke CBE, Deputy President, Science Foundation for Physics - prior to the opening of the 34th Professor Harry Messel International Science School - ecoscience on 2 July 2007, photo, copyright Kristen Clarke. The Chancellor is Patron of the ISS in her role as Governor of NSW.

• Above: At the University's welcome to the new Chancellor in the Great Hall at 6.00pm on 2 July 2007, from left to right: the Deputy Chancellor Emeritus Professor Ann Sefton, the Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir and the Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Gavin Brown, photo, copyright Ted Sealey ... more.

• Above: Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir gives her reply to the welcoming remarks of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, and Senate's welcome by the Deputy Chancellor, 2 July 2007, photo, copyright Ted Sealey.

• Above: The academic procession leaving the welcoming ceremony in the Great Hall, with the Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir preceded by former Fellow of Senate Mr Bohdan Bilinsky as Mace-bearer, 2 July 2007, photo, copyright Ted Sealey.

• Above: At a special Senate afternoon tea held on 6 August 2007 where the Chancellor presented the Wentworth Medal to Anthony Jones after a brief introduction from Professor Sutton, from left to right: Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, Anthony Jones, Chair of the Academic Board Professor Bruce Sutton and Anthony's parents, Alex and Libby Jones, photo, courtesy University Secretariat ... more.

• Above: At a special Senate afternoon tea held on 17 September 2007 for recipients of the 2006 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Outstanding Teaching, for Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision and for Support of the Student Experience, from left to right: Professor Robyn Overall, the Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, Dr Manjula Sharma, the Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown, and Dr Nerida Jarkey, photo, courtesy University Secretariat ... more.

• Above: Vice-Chancellor Designate Dr Michael Spence and the Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir at a Senate dinner on 15 October 2007, prior to the announcement of Dr Spence's appointment, photo, copyright Ted Sealey ... more.

Above: The Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir confers the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters upon Dr Ann Moyal AM at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held at 11.30am, 26 October 2007, photo, copyright Memento Photography ... more.

• Above: The Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir confers the honorary degree of Doctor of Veterinary Science on Dr Peter Rossdale OBE at the Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held at 4.00pm, 26 October 2007, photo, copyright Memento Photography ... more.

• Above: The Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO welcoming new Professors to a Senate afternoon tea on 5 November 2007, photo, courtesy University Secretariat ... more.

• Above: The Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir (centre) and Fellow of Senate Dr Robin Fitzsimons (to the Chancellor's left), at the graduation ceremony held in Guangzhou, China, for graduates from the Pearl River Delta area on 14 November 2007.

• Above: Retired Fellow of Senate Associate Professor Anthony Masters, Deputy Chancellor Emeritus Professor Ann Sefton, retiring Fellow Rose Jackson, the Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir and the Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown after the presentation of Farewell Certificates at a special Senate afternoon tea held on 3 December 2007, photo, courtesy University Secretariat ... more.

2008

Above: The Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir gave a eulogy at the Memorial Ceremony for the previous Chancellor, the Hon Kim Santow, 23 April 2008, photo, copyright Carmen Lee Spiers of Encapture Photography ... more.

Above: Women’s College youth leaders pictured with newly appointed Chancellor Professor Bashir, Julia Fetherston, Sara Saleh, Georgia McCaughan and Sophie Gulliver, on Youth Leadership Day in June 2008, photo, Ted Sealey.

Above: Emeritus Professor Ken Eltis, Registrar and Secretary to Senate Dr William Adams, Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence and Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir at the farewell to Dr Adams on 11 July 2008, photo, copyright Carmen Lee Spiers of Encapture Photography ... more.

Above: At the farewell to Dr William Adams on 11 July 2008, the Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir gave a welcome address, photo, copyright Carmen Lee Spiers of Encapture Photography ... more.

Above: Deputy Chancellor Mr Alan Cameron, Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir and Mr Brian Davies, Private Secretary to the Governor, at the farewell to Dr Adams, photo, copyright Carmen Lee Spiers of Encapture Photography ... more.

• Above: Former Chancellor Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer and Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir at the farewell to Dr Adams, photo, copyright Carmen Lee Spiers of Encapture Photography ... more.

Above: Fellows of Senate (front row, from left to right) Angus McFarland, Jenny Leong, Kim Anderson, Kim Wilson, Dr Robin Fitzsimons, Dr Michael Copeman, Alan Cameron (Deputy Chancellor), Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir (Chancellor), Dr Michael Spence (Vice-Chancellor), Professor Bruce Sutton, John McCarthy, Emeritus Professor Ann Sefton, Dr Margaret Varady, Professor Iqbal Ramzan and Joseph Skrzynski at Dr Spence's Inaugural Address in the Great Hall at 6.00pm on Tuesday 22 July 2008, photos, copyright Nuran Zorlu ... more.

The Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir conferred the title of Honorary Fellow of the University upon Jane Spring at the Faculty of Economics and Business graduation ceremony held at 11.30am on 10 October 2008, photo, copyright Memento Photography, ... more 2008 honorary award photos.

Above: A University of Sydney graduation ceremony was held in Hong Kong on 21 October 2008. In front row from left to right, Fellows of Senate Professor Iqbal Ramzan, Professor Margaret Harris, the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor, with Professor John Hearn, photo, courtesy University of Sydney.

Above: The Chancellor, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, with Su-Lin Macdonald, who won the 2008 USU/PKF Volunteer of the Year Award, at the University of Sydney Union Annual Dinner on 31 October 2008, photo, copyright USU.

Above: The Chancellor welcomes new Professors to a Senate afternoon tea on 3 November 2008, photo, courtesy University Secretariat ... more.

2009

Above: The current Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO (left) conferring the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters upon former Fellow of Senate (1969-1974, 1989-2001), Chancellor (1991-2001) and Professor of Australian Literature Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer AC CBE (right) at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony held at 2.00pm on 8 April 2009, photo, copyright Memento Photography ... more.

Above: Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Chancellor of University of Sydney, was guest of honour at the annual Sancta Sophia College Academic Dinner held on Tuesday, 28 April 2009, where High Distinction students were acknowledged and awards presented to those mentioned in the University of Sydney Honour Roll for 2008, photos, courtesy Sancta Sophia College website ... more photos

The Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir conferring the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) upon former Vice-Chancellor and Fellow of Senate (1996-2008) Emeritus Professor Gavin Brown AO at the Faculty of Science graduation ceremony held at 9.30am on 15 May 2009, photo, copyright Memento Photography ... more.

Above: Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence, honorary doctorate (Hon DSc) recipient and former Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Professor Gavin Brown AO (1996-2008) and Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Bashir after the conferring ceremony held at 9.30am on 15 May 2009, photos, copyright Andrew Potter ... more, and more 2009 honorary award photos.

Above: During the evening of 30 April 2009 the Governor General Quentin Bryce AC and the Attorney-General Robert McClelland (Fellow of Senate 1983-1986) officially launched the new Law School building on the Camperdown campus. The Hon Chief Justice James Spigelman (Fellow of Senate 1969-1971) gave the official address, while other addresses were given by NSW Governor and University of Sydney Chancellor, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, Dean of the Faculty of Law Professor Gillian Triggs and Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence, photo, Faculty of Law website ... more.

Above: The Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir gave an address at the official launch of the new Law School building, 30 April 2009, photo, Faculty of Law website - address.

Above: Professor Trevor Hambley, Dr Adam Bridgeman and Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir at the Senate afternoon tea for recipients of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Teaching and Learning held prior to the Senate meeting on 3 August 2009, photo, courtesy University Secretariat ... more.