NEWS RELEASE
April 29 2002
Four
more years for UniSA Chancellor
Chancellor of the University of South Australia and former Managing
Director of Kinhill, David Klingberg has been reappointed as Chancellor
for a further four years.
Klingberg took on the position in 1998 after a career of more than 30
years in the engineering industry. He was a key player in building Kinhill
from a small South Australian company to one of Australia’s largest
professional engineering firms.
The Chancellor said he was honored to be reappointed as UniSA moved into
its next decade of success.
“I am enjoying this opportunity to work with some outstanding
individuals and I continue to be impressed by the quality and creativity
of the staff at UniSA across such a broad range of academic areas,” he
said.
“That is a constant reinforcement for me that UniSA is indeed living up
to its reputation as an innovative and enterprising University.
We have had major research successes in recent years and have been
ranked as the leading Australian university for offshore international
students. This is a credit to the work of the Vice Chancellor Professor
Denise Bradley, her senior management team and the entire staff of the
University.
“The
University is embarking on an exciting period of growth and change with a
major $100 million investment in the roll out of its campus
reconfiguration plans, Blueprint 2005, and I am looking forward to working
with the Council and the staff of the University on this major State
initiative. I think the full value of UniSA as a major source of
innovation and development for South Australia is now being realised.”
Vice Chancellor Professor Denise Bradley said she welcomed the
Chancellor’s reappointment.
“David Klingberg is making an important contribution to the
institution,” she said.
“He brings a wealth of industry experience and knowledge to the
institution and his wise counsel in many areas of our activity is highly
valued across the University community,” Professor Bradley said.
Media
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