Person
Eden, Eva Gizella (1924 - 2014)
AM
- Born
- 5 December 1924
Hungary - Died
- 7 July 2014
Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Educator
Summary
Eva Eden was a gifted scientist and educational administrator who devoted much of her life to public service. In 1964 she was appointed Principal of Janet Clarke Hall in the University of Melbourne, and guided the college through two decades of unparalleled change.
She was recognised for service to education by being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1986, and awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, from the University of Melbourne in 1986.
Details
Chronology
- 1950
- Career position - Science Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, UK
- 1951
- Life event - Settled in Australia
- 1951 - 1960
- Career position - Lecturer, Biochemistry, University of Sydney
- 1958 - 1961
- Career position - Vice-principal of the Women's College, Sydney
- 1961 - 1964
- Career position - Warden at St Catherine's College, Western Australia
- 1964 - 1984
- Career position - Principal of Janet Clarke Hall, University of Melbourne
- 1965 - 1968
- Career position - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Monash University
- 1969 - 1971
- Career position - President, Women Graduate's Association
- 1976 - 1978
- Career position - Chairman, Association of Independent Schools in Victoria
- 1981 - 1983
- Career position - President, Australian College of Education
- 1985 - 1987
- Career position - Senior Associate of the School of Education, University of Melbourne
- 1986
- Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 1986
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - In recognition of service to education
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on Dr Eva Eden, educationalist, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regularly edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Powell, Damian; Hamilton, Olive, 'Principal embraced and managed change [Obituary: Eva Eden 5-12-1924 - 7-7-2014]', The Age (2014), https://www.theage.com.au/national/principal-embraced-and-managed-change-20140713-3buwg.html. Details
Resources
- 'Eden, Eva G (1924-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-632503. Details
- 'Awarded honorary LLD, 1986', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
See also
- Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details
Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes
Created: 13 February 2003, Last modified: 8 February 2024