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photo courtesy the Fred Hutchinson cancer research centre

Ms Nancy Wells has been appointed Chief Advancement Officer in the University of Melbourne. She will commence in December 2009.

A development specialist with more than 15 years of academic fund-raising experience, Ms Wells is currently vice president of Development at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle.

Previously she was at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, where she served as vice principal of Development and Alumni Relations and directed the university’s comprehensive fund-raising campaign, which had a goal of more than $500 million.

Prior to joining McGill, she was at Stanford University, where she held the positions of associate vice president and director of University Development. During her tenure at Stanford, she was actively involved in planning and implementation of a $1 billion endowment initiative.

The University’s Academic Board officers for 2010 are President, Professor Geoff Stevens of the Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Vice-President Professor Ron Slocombe of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, and Deputy Vice-President Professor Ruth Fincher of the Department of Resource Management and Geography in the Melbourne School of Land and Environment. Their terms of office run from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.

Mr Trevor Green, Managing Director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been appointed interim chair of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music (VCAM) advisory board.

Mr Green will hold the position until January 2010. He will also Chair the VCAM Integration Committee for the rest of 2009.