Sally Walker (academic)
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Professor Sally Walker | |
|---|---|
| 5th Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University | |
| In office January 2003 – July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Geoff Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Jane den Hollander |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | Lawyer and administrator |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
| Institutions | University of Melbourne Deakin University |
Sally Ann Walker AM is an Australian university administrator and lawyer. She served as the fifth Vice-Chancellor and President of Deakin University (2003–2010) and was the first woman to be appointed to the position.[1][2]
She studied at Warrnambool College and then received a scholarship to attend Melbourne Girls' Grammar School and subsequently earned a place in the Law School of The University of Melbourne, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree with First Class Honours. In her graduating class, she was placed first and was awarded the Supreme Court Prize, the Anna Brennan Memorial Prize and the inaugural Joan Rosanove Memorial Prize. She later obtained a Master of Laws degree from the same institution.
Law career
In 1978, she became an Associate to Justice Sir Keith Aickin of the High Court of Australia. The following year, she became an Associate Partner with Gillotts Solicitors (now part of Minter Ellison) in Melbourne. In April 1993, she became First Academic Secretary of the Victorian Attorney-General's Law Reform Advisory Council.
