Quintin McKellar
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Quintin McKellar | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Salary | £333,000 (2021–22)[1] |
Quintin McKellar CBE FRSE FRSB FRCVS is a British veterinary surgeon and academic. In the 2011 New Year Honours list, he was appointed a CBE for services to science during his tenure as principal of the Royal Veterinary College.[2][3] Since January 2011 he has been vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire.[4]
McKellar grew up in Renfrewshire, Scotland, and graduated from the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981.[5] Upon graduating, he remained at Glasgow so that he could continue to train there as a member of the university's rowing club,[5] and he gained a PhD in veterinary parasitology in 1984.[6]
McKellar represented Scotland as a rower at the 1986 Commonwealth Games,[7] finishing fifth in two events, the eight and the coxless four.[8]
Career
After obtaining his PhD in the study of Ostertagia ostertagi, a parasite of cattle, McKellar remained at Glagow University in the department of pharmacology, researching anthelmintics, and became head of the department in 1988.[5] In 1996, Glasgow awarded McKellar a personal professorship.[9] McKellar remained Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at Glasgow until 1997, when he became Scientific Director and Chief Executive of the Moredun Research Institute, a post which he held until the end of 2003.[10] From 2004 until the end of 2010, he was principal of the Royal Veterinary College of the University of London.[11] In January 2011, McKellar became vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire, succeeding Tim Wilson.[7]
In 2015 he was elected as a board member of Universities UK[12] and is chair of the University Vocational Awards Council.[13]
He is chair of the board of trustees of the Pirbright Institute,[14] and co-chair of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) Food Economy Task Force.[15] a member of the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership,[16] and chair of the Hatfield Renewal Project Board.[17] and was a member of the Government Chief Scientist Steering Group on Animal and Plant Health in the UK.[18]
Fellowships
- 2001 Fellowship of the Institute of Biology[6]
- 2002 Fellowship of the Royal Agricultural Societies[6]
- 2003 Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[9]
- 2009 Fellowship of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
- 2016 Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Academic awards
- Pfizer Academic Award for Animal Health Research 1986
- The Wellcome Trust Medal for Veterinary Research 1993
- British Small Animal Veterinary Association Amoroso Award 1995
- Royal Agricultural Society Bledisloe Award 2000[19]
- Saltire Society Scottish Science Award 2001[20]
- British Veterinary Association Wooldrich Award 2002
