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South Africa campus founder retires

After more than 10 years at Monash Professor John Anderson, foundation pro vice-chancellor of Monash South Africa, will this week retire from the university.

Professor Anderson (pictured) joined Monash in 1994 as Professor and head of the School of Business at the Gippsland campus.

In 1996 he was appointed campus director of the Berwick campus and in 1997 was appointed campus director jointly of the Gippsland and Berwick campuses.

In 2002 Professor Anderson took up one of his greatest challenges as foundation pro vice-chancellor of Monash South Africa.

He returned to Australia as pro vice-chancellor (business and industry) earlier this year.

Vice-chancellor Professor Richard Larkins said Professor Anderson had made an exceptional contribution to Monash's international expansion.

"He established the South African campus from scratch in a difficult and complex national and international environment," he said.

"And has overseen strong growth at the campus with the most recent student projections indicating that the campus will have more than 1000 students in 2006.

"During his 11 years at Monash, Professor Anderson has made an outstanding contribution across the university, particularly at our regional and international campuses."