Rob Robertson-Cuninghame

Robert Clarence Robertson-Cuninghame, AO (31 May 1924 – 10 September 2010[1][2]), an Australian pastoralist and academic, was the fourth Chancellor of the University of New England, serving between 1981 and 1993.[3]

Rob Robertson-Cuninghame AO
4th Chancellor of the University of New England
In office 1981–1993
Preceded by	Sir Frank Kitto
Succeeded by	Pat O'Shane
Personal details
Born	(1924-05-31)31 May 1924
Died	10 September 2010(2010-09-10) (aged 86)
Alma mater	University of Sydney University of Oxford

Biography

A descendant of Frederick Robert White, the builder of Booloominbah, Robertson-Cuninghame was educated at The Armidale School and the University of Sydney where he lived at St Andrew's College and studied for a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, before winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford in 1949.[4]

Robertson-Cuninghame served as patron to the UNE Union, who in 2003 named the central cafeteria Dr Rob's in his honour. Today, the university also offers the Robertson-Cuninghame Honours Scholarship for honours students, which has also been named after the former Chancellor.[5]

See also

• List of University of New England people

References

1. "Robertson-Cuninghame, Robert, Clarence (1924 - )". Unlocking Regiomal Memory. The Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
2. "UNE Chancellor farewells 'giant of a man'". Armidale Express. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
3. "Governance". Alumni Relations. University of New England. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
4. "Sydney Alumni Rhodes Scholars list". Rhodes and Fulbright Scholars. University of Sydney. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
5. "Robertson-Cuninghame Honours Scholarship". The University of New England. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.

Academic offices
Preceded by Sir Frank Kitto	Chancellor of the University of New England 1981–1993	Succeeded by Pat O'Shane