Person
Studdert, Virginia Perryman
AO
- Born
- United States of America
- Occupation
- Veterinarian and Educator
Summary
Virginia Studdert was the first female veterinarian to be appointed chair in a veterinary school in Australia (1991). She published more than fifty papers on clinical conditions in cats and dogs.
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Chronology
- 1960
- Education - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), University of California, USA
- 1965
- Life event - Settled in Australia
- 1965 - 1977
- Career position - Lecturer, University of Melbourne
- 1977 - 1990
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
- 1982 - 2010
- Career position - Consultant, Guide Dogs Victoria
- 1988 - 2012
- Career position - Member, Board of Examiners, Veterinary Science, Australasian Veterinary Boards Council
- 1990 -
- Career position - Specialist in Dog and Cat Medicine, Veterinary Board of Victoria
- 1991 -
- Career position - Member of the Research Committee, Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation
- 1991 -
- Career position - Chair of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Melbourne
- 1991 - 1997
- Career position - Member, Poisons Advisory Committee, Victoria
- 1991 - 2002
- Career position - Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Melbourne
- 1991 - 2008
- Career position - Member, Research Committee, Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation
- 1992 - 2008
- Career position - Council Member, RSPCA Victoria
- 1994 - 2002
- Career position - Convenor, Flora and Fauna Guarantee Science Advisory Committee, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria
- 1997 - 2000
- Career position - Board Member, Environment Protection Board, Victoria
- 1999 -
- Career position - Convenor, Flora and Fauna Guarantee Science Advisory Committee, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria
- December 2001
- Award - Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 2002 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne
- 2005 - 2018
- Career position - Medical Assessor, Australian Small Animal Veterinary Group Accredited Veterinary Hospital Scheme, Australian Veterinary Association
- 2007 - 2021
- Career position - Associate Editor, Australian veterinary journal
- 2026
- Award - Officer of the Order o Australia (AO) for distinguished service to veterinary science, to tertiary education, to animal disease research and comparative medicine
Related entries
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
Resources
- 'Studdert, Virginia Perryman', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473604. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DVSc, 2001', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Emeritus Professor Virginia Perryman Studdert: Officer of the Order of Australia', in It's an Honour, Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat, Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet,, 2026. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/search?searchText=virginia%20studdert. Details
See also
Ailie Smith
Created: 6 March 2003, Last modified: 27 January 2026