Prominent alumni and VCP through the years
May 2006
Prominent alumni
- Sir Weary Dunlop (late 1920s), AC CMG OBE (1907–1993)
- Professor Val Stella (BPharm 1968), Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kansas
- Dr Colin Reddrop (BPharm 1971), Vice-President, Global Drug Development Portfolio and Strategy at AstraZeneca in the UK
- Dr David Graham (BPharm 1969), National Manager, Therapeutic Goods Administration
- Professor Ho-Leung Fung (PHC 1967), Professor and Chair Emeritus in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
VCP through the years
| 1881 |
Victorian College of Pharmacy established as the School of the Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria. |
| 1884 |
Classes move from the Technological Museum to the County Court building in Swanston Street, Melbourne. |
| 1920 |
ATS Sissons appointed as the first dean of the college. He retires in 1962. |
| 1960 |
The college moves into the new War Memorial building in Royal Parade, Parkville. |
| 1968 |
Bachelor of Pharmacy degree awarded as the first non-university degree in Australia. |
| 1970 |
The college becomes the first non-university in Australia to be able to grant masters and PhD degrees. |
| 1976 |
The college becomes an independent autonomous College of Advanced Education. |
| 1980's |
Professor Mark von Itzstein and Dr Wen-Yang Wu join scientists from the CSIRO and develop Relenza, a new drug to treat flu. |
| 1986 |
Drug development company IDT (Institute of Drug Technology Australia Limited) formed to commercialise drug discoveries at the college. |
| 1990 |
Heads of agreement signed between the college and Monash University. |
| 1991 |
Professor Colin Chapman appointed Dean and Director of the college. |
| 1992 |
Passage of the Monash University (Pharmacy College) Act formalises the merger of Monash and the college. |
| 1998 |
Acrux Limited established after researchers at the college invent a method for delivering drugs through the skin. |
| 2000 |
Bachelor of Formulation Science commences |
| 2003 |
Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry commences |
| 2004 |
Professor Bill Charman and his team help develop the new and highly effective anti-malarial drug OZ277/RBx11160. |
| 2006 |
Victorian College of Pharmacy celebrates 125 years |
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