Person

Grimwade, Joan Elizabeth (1934 - )

OBE

Born
2 March 1934
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Grazier

Summary

Joan Grimwade graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 11 June 1977, for her service to Guiding and the community.

Details

Chronology

1966 - 1970
Career position - Broadford District Commissioner of the Girl Guides Association Victoria
1970 - 1972
Career position - Hume Region Commissioner of the Girl Guides Association Victoria
1973 - 1978
Career position - Member of the Executive Committee of the Girl Guides Association Victoria
1973 - 1978
Career position - State Commissioner for Victoria of the Girl Guides Association of Australia
1973 - 1989
Career position - Secretary, Board of Management at St Matthews Village in Broadford
1977
Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1978 - 1981
Career position - Member of the State Recreation Council of Victoria
1978 - 1987
Career position - Member of the Executive Committee of the Scout Association of Australia, Victorian branch
1978 - 1991
Career position - Member of the Council of the Scout Association of Australia, Victorian branch
1978 - 1993
Career position - Member of the State Council of the Girl Guides Association Victoria
1983 - 1986
Career position - Member of the Court of Directors of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia
1984 - 1990
Career position - Member of the Executive Committee of the Girl Guides Association Victoria
1987 - 1992
Career position - Member of the Board of Management of the Baker Medical Research Institute
1989 -
Career position - Chairman, Committee of Management at St Matthews Village in Broadford
2000 -
Career position - Member of the Committee of the Victorian Association of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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 regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Resources

See also

  • Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details

Ailie Smith

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