John Hood (university administrator)
Sir John Antony Hood KNZM (born 2 January 1952) is a New Zealand businessman and administrator. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 5 October 2004 until 30 September 2009. He was the first Vice-Chancellor to be elected from outside Oxford's academic body in 900 years, and the first to have addressed the scholars' congregation via a webcast. In March 2007 New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark awarded him the World Class New Zealand supreme award to honour his contribution to profiling New Zealand and New Zealanders internationally. On 15 November 2007 he announced that he would not seek an extension to his five-year term as Vice Chancellor, and that he would leave Oxford in September 2009.
Sir John Hood KNZM | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford | |
| In office 5 October 2004 – 30 September 2009 | |
| Chancellor | The Lord Patten of Barnes |
| Preceded by | Sir Colin Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Andrew D. Hamilton |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland | |
| In office 1999 – 31 June 2004 | |
| Chancellor | John Graham |
| Preceded by | Kit Carson |
| Succeeded by | Stuart McCutcheon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Antony Hood 2 January 1952 Napier, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland Worcester College, Oxford |
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