James McWha | |
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5th Vice Chancellor of Lincoln University | |
In office March 2018 – December 2018 | |
Chancellor | Steve Smith |
Preceded by | Robin Pollard |
Succeeded by | Bruce McKenzie |
1st Vice Chancellor of the University of Rwanda | |
In office October 2013 – October 2015 | |
Succeeded by | Philip Cotton |
19th Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Adelaide | |
In office 2002–2012 | |
Preceded by | Cliff Blake |
Succeeded by | Warren Bebbington |
3rd Vice-Chancellor of Massey University | |
In office 1995–2002[1] | |
Preceded by | Neil Waters |
Succeeded by | Judith Kinnear |
Personal details | |
Born | County Down, Northern Ireland | 28 May 1947
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast (BS) Glasgow University (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | University of Canterbury University of Adelaide Massey University |
Thesis | Studies on the involvement of abscisic acid in the regulation of dormancy in fruits of Lactuca sativa L (1973) |
Doctoral advisor | J R Hillman |
James Alexander McWha AO (born 28 May 1947) is a botanist whose professional career was devoted to teaching, research and educational administration in New Zealand, Northern Ireland and Australia. He retired as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Adelaide on 30 June 2012. In October 2013 he was appointed as Vice Chancellor of the newly created University of Rwanda.[2] He retired from the University of Rwanda in October 2015.[3]
The real daily management of the University of Rwanda will be handled by veteran academics Emeritus, Prof. James McWha, who was named vice-chancellor