White, David Ogilvie (1931 - 2004)

Summary

David Ogilvie White was Professor of Microbiology at the University of Melbourne from 1967-1994. He was a member of many state or national scientific committees and held executive positions on numerous national and international professional societies. White produced over 120 peer reviewed publications.

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After graduating in medicine from the University of Sydney, David Ogilvie White went on to do his PhD on influenza viruses. This was the start of his long research career in that area. In 1958 White was appointed lecturer in microbiology at The University of Melbourne to introduce the filed of virology to the department. He quickly rose through the ranks of the University and was eventually appointed Emeritus Professor in 1994. Throughout his 40 years at the University, White saw the expansion of the Microbiology Department and the Faculty of Medicine and trained many under- and postgraduate students. He also took on numerous committee and council roles within the University.

David White had established a good international reputation and was offered fellowships from many international organizations such as the US National Academy of Science. He was also the recipient of many awards and honourable appointments including an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), Honorary Life Member of the Australian Society for Microbiology, Honorary Life Member of the Australian Society of Immunology, the Ivanowsky Medal from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal and an honourary Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Melbourne.

Chronology

1954

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) & Bachelor of Science (BS), University of Sydney

1958

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University, Canberra

1958 - 1967

Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer then Reader, University of Melbourne

1959 - 1960

Career position - Visiting Fellow, National Institute of Health, USA

1965

Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne

1965 - 1966

Career position - Visiting Fellow of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, USA

1967 - 1994

Career position - Professor of Microbiology, University of Melbourne

1971

Career position - Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK

1971

Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Sydney

1971 - 1982

Career position - Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne

1972 - 1973

Career position - Visiting Fellow, University of London

1973 - 1990

Career position - Member of the numerous committees of the National Health and Medical Research Council

1974 - 1975

Career position - Dean of the Research and Graduate Studies, University of Melbourne

1974 - 1979

Career position - Member of the Committee on Staff at the University of Melbourne

1974 - 1979

Career position - Member of the Joint Committee of Council & Professorial Board at the University of Melbourne

1975 - 1977

Career position - Member of the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria Research Committee

1975 - 1978

Career position - Councillor of the University of Melbourne

1975 - 1978

Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne

1977 - 1978

Career position - Chairman, Professorial Board of the University of Melbourne

1978 - 1979

Career position - Chairman, Academic Board of the University of Melbourne

1980 - 1981

Career position - Member of the Committee of Student Participation at the University of Melbourne

1982

Career position - Visiting Scientist, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, USA

1984 - 1999

Career position - Member of the Advisory Council of the International Congress on Virology

1988 - 1990

Career position - President, Australian Society for Microbiology

1988 - 1993

Career position - Chairman, Management Committee of the National Centre for HIV Virology Research

1989

Career position - Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists Australasia (FRCPA)

1989 - 2004

Career position - Fellow, Australian Society of Microbiology (FASM)

1991

Career position - Visiting Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, USA

26 January 1992

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

1994 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne

1994

Award - Doctor of Medicine (MD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne

1996

Award - International Congress of Influenza Award for virology

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• 'White, David Ogilvie (1931-2004)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474288. Details
• 'Awarded honorary MD, 1994', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details