Chancellors

Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE

Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE was a Fellow of Senate elected by the graduates of the University of Sydney from 1969 to 1974 and from 1989 to 1991, and Chancellor from 1991 to 2001.

Gallery

1989

• Above: Chancellor Sir Hermann Black after the conferring of his degree of Doctor of the University by Deputy Chancellor Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer, 1989, photo G77_1_992, University of Sydney Archives.

Above: Deputy Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer (presiding) and Vice-Chancellor Professor John Ward at the Senate meeting held on 4 December 1989, the final meeting of Senate as constituted under the University and University Colleges Act 1900 which was filmed, photo G77_1_990, University of Sydney Archives ... more.

• Above: Another photograph of the Senate meeting on 4 December 1989, photo G77_1_929, University of Sydney Archives.

1993

Above: Portrait of Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer (1993) by Judy Cassab (1920-), oil on canvas, commissioned by the University of Sydney, University Art Collection, reproduced with the kind permission of Judy Cassab and the University of Sydney.

• Above: Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer with artist Judy Cassab at the unveiling of the Chancellor's portrait in the Great Hall, 1993, photo G77_1_940, University of Sydney Archives.

Above: Emeritus Professor Keith Oliver Campbell, Doctor of Science in Agriculture (honoris causa), and Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer, 1993, photo, courtesy University of Sydney Archives.

1994

• Above: Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer, Professor James Lawrence of the Postgraduate Committee in Medicine, and Vice-Chancellor Professor Don McNicol, at the launch of the University Plan, 1994, photo, courtesy University of Sydney Archives.

• Above: Vice-Chancellor Professor Don McNicol, Mr Greg O'Sullivan, the Reverend Andrew Macauley and Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer, 1994, photo, courtesy University of Sydney Archives.

1997

• Above from left: Professor Sir Bruce Williams (Fellow of Senate and former Vice-Chancellor), Mrs Daphne Kok (Deputy Chancellor), Dame Leonie Kramer (Chancellor) and Professor Gavin Brown (Vice-Chancellor), James Wolfensohn (Hon DScEcon) and Professor Derek Anderson (Deputy Vice-Chancellor), 29 September 1997, photo, courtesy University Media Office.

Above: Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown, James David Wolfensohn, Doctor of Science in Economics (honoris causa) recipient, and Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer, 29 September 1997, photo, courtesy University Media Office.

1999

Above: Professor Ross Parsons receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer and Dean of the Faculty of Law Professor Jeremy Webber, 12 October 1999, photo, courtesy Faculty of Law.

2001

Above: As part of the University of Sydney's Sesquicentenary celebrations, a formal dinner was held on 3 February 2001 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first meeting of Senate on 3 February 1851. Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer gave the vote of thanks, photo, Development Office ... more.

Above: The Hon Bill Wentworth, descendant of William Charles Wentworth, with Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer at the formal Senate dinner held on 3 February 2001, photo, Development Office.

Above: A dinner was held in the Boardroom, Darlington Centre, the University of Sydney on 20 December 2001 in honour of Dame Leonie Kramer following her retirement as Chancellor . Dame Leonie is with Professor Sir Bruce Williams KBE, Vice-Chancellor (ex-officio Fellow of Senate) 1967–1981 and Fellow of senate appointed by the Minister 1994–1997, photo, courtesy of ZOOM Productions ... more.

2008

above: Former Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer introduced the Vice-Chancellor and Principal at his farewell address at a ceremony in the Great Hall on 20 June 2008, photo, copyright Nuran Zorlu.

Above: Former Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer and Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown at the cocktail party held in MacLaurin Hall following Professor Brown's farewell address, 20 June 2008, photo, copyright Nuran Zorlu.

• Above: Former Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer and Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir at the farewell to Dr Adams, 11 July 2008, photo, copyright Carmen Lee Spiers of Encapture Photography ... more.

Above: Former Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer and Registrar Dr William Adams at the farewell to Dr Adams, photo, copyright Carmen Lee Spiers of Encapture Photography.

2009

Above: Chancellor Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO (left) conferring the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters upon former Chancellor 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