Her Excellency Dr Penelope Wensley AO

Oration topic: Global Change

In conjunction with the opening of The University of Queensland's seventh research institute, the Global Change Institute, the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency Dr Penelope Wensley AO, delivered the inaugural UQ Centenary Oration on Wednesday 10 March 2010.

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View the Oration on the Video Gallery of UQ's Global Change Institute.

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About the Governor

Born in Toowoomba, Dr Wensley completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with First Class Honours at The University of Queensland in 1967.

In 1968, Dr Wensley joined the Australian Foreign service and pursued a highly distinguished career as a diplomat, representing Australia in a wide range of overseas posts and senior policy positions until 2008, when she  became  Queensland's twenty-fifth Governor.

Among her prestigious diplomatic appointments, she served as Australia's Ambassador to the United Nations for seven years, in both Geneva and New York, as Ambassador for the Environment, High Commissioner to India and Ambassador to France.

She has been awarded honorary Doctorates by both The University of Queensland and Griffith University.

In 1994, The University of Queensland named her as the first woman Alumnus of the year.

In 2001, Dr Wensley was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), for her distinguished contributions to Australia's international relations.  
 

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