Colin Mackerras

Australian Sinologist

BORN:

Aug 26, 1939, in Sydney, Australia EDUCATION:

• 1961: Bachelor of Arts, Melbourne University

• 1962: Bachelor of Arts, Honors, Australia National University

• 1964: Master of Letters, Cambridge University

• 1970: PhD, Australia National University

CAREER:

• 1974-2004: Foundation professor in the Department of International Business and Asian Studies, Griffith University

• 1979-85: Chairman, School of Modern Asian Studies, Griffith University

• 1988-89: Head, School of Modern Asian Studies

• 1988-96: Co-director of the Key Centre for Asian Languages and Studies, Griffith University and University of Queensland

• 1996-2000: Head of the School of Modern Asian Studies, later Asian and International Studies

• 2004-13: Adjunct professor in the Department of International Business and Asian Studies, Griffith University

• 2004-present: Professor emeritus in the Department of International Business and Asian Studies, Griffith University

• 2007-present: Honorary professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University

• 2011-13: Director, Tourism Confucius Institute, Griffith University

• 2011-13: Chair professor, Renmin University of China

• 2013-present: Honorary director, Tourism Confucius Institute, Griffith University

HONORS:

• 1981: Gold Citation for the Media Peace Prize, awarded by the United Nations Association of Australia

• 1993: 20th Century Award for Achievement, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England

• 2000: Millennium Medal of Honor, American Biographical Institute

• 2007: Officer of the Order of Australia