Jean Herbison
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Dame Jean Marjory Herbison, DBE, CMG
, (1923 – 20 May 2007) was a New Zealand
academic, educator, researcher and Chancellor
of the University of Canterbury
. She was the first woman to hold the post of chancellor at a New Zealand university.
Herbison earned a BA from the University of Canterbury
, a Diploma of Teaching from Auckland Teachers College, and an MA from the University of Northern Iowa
. She was an Associate of the University of London Institute of Education. She has held a Fulbright Scholarship and an Imperial Relations Trust Fellowship.
She taught at Avonside Girls' High School
from 1952 to 1959, and in 1960 became Dean of Christchurch Teachers' College. From 1968 to 1974 she was Vice-Principal of the Teachers College and in 1975 became Associate Director of Christchurch Polytechnic, a position she held until her retirement in 1984. She was elected to the Council of the University of Canterbury in 1970 and was Chancellor
of the University from 1970 until 1984.
Jean Herbison was a Fellow of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and the New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society (aka NZEALS; see http://www.nzeals.org.nz/about.htm). She is an Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Educational Institute
(NZEI) and the New Zealand Institute of Management.
honours Dame Jean for her services to education.
A leading New Zealand researcher is chosen each year to present the Herbison Lecture. The first Herbison Lecture was presented in 1990.
In 1985 she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In 1987 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Canterbury
.
Dame Jean Herbison lived in retirement in Christchurch
, New Zealand before her death in 2007. [2]
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, (1923 – 20 May 2007) was a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
academic, educator, researcher and Chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
of the University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
. She was the first woman to hold the post of chancellor at a New Zealand university.
Herbison earned a BA from the University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
, a Diploma of Teaching from Auckland Teachers College, and an MA from the University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a college located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.UNI has...
. She was an Associate of the University of London Institute of Education. She has held a Fulbright Scholarship and an Imperial Relations Trust Fellowship.
She taught at Avonside Girls' High School
Avonside Girls' High School
Avonside Girls' High School is a large urban high school in the Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Avonside. It has more than 1200 girls from Year 9 to Year 13....
from 1952 to 1959, and in 1960 became Dean of Christchurch Teachers' College. From 1968 to 1974 she was Vice-Principal of the Teachers College and in 1975 became Associate Director of Christchurch Polytechnic, a position she held until her retirement in 1984. She was elected to the Council of the University of Canterbury in 1970 and was Chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
of the University from 1970 until 1984.
Jean Herbison was a Fellow of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and the New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society (aka NZEALS; see http://www.nzeals.org.nz/about.htm). She is an Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Educational Institute
New Zealand Educational Institute
The New Zealand Educational Institute is the largest education trade union in New Zealand. It was founded in 1883 and has a membership of 51,000.The NZEI is affiliated with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, and Education International....
(NZEI) and the New Zealand Institute of Management.
Jean Herbison Lecture
The Jean Herbison Lecture at the New Zealand Association for Research in EducationNew Zealand Association for Research in Education
New Zealand Association for Research in Education wasestablished in December 1979 and its membership consists of individuals and organisations with an interest in educational research...
honours Dame Jean for her services to education.
A leading New Zealand researcher is chosen each year to present the Herbison Lecture. The first Herbison Lecture was presented in 1990.
Honours
In 1976 she was honoured by the Queen as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, and in 1977 she was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.In 1985 she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In 1987 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
.
Dame Jean Herbison lived in retirement in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand before her death in 2007. [2]