CBE Academic Staff Member Elections to Academic Board

ANU College of Business and Economics Academic Staff Member Elections to Academic Board 

Report of the Returning Officer on the election of three members of Academic Board by Members of the CBE Academic Staff Members 2024

The 2024 election of three members of Academic Board by members of the academic staff of the ANU College of Business and Economics was held in accordance with the Academic Board Protocol 2021. 

Six candidates were nominated for election to Academic Board. All candidates and their nominators were checked against the professional staff roll comprising of eligible CBE academic staff members who held their appointment on payday 14 March 2024 and were paid a salary on that day. All nominations were in order. 

The candidates were Dr Dana Hanna, Dr Birgit Muskat, Ms. Ann Smith, Associate Professor Chung Tran, Associate Professor Pierre Van der Eng and Associate Professor Tracy Wang.

An electronic ballot was conducted using the University’s APOLLO system. By close of the Poll at 5pm on Friday 26 April 2024, 91 CBE academic staff had registered a vote. 

The scrutiny of the electronic count was conducted by the Returning Officer (Ms. Emma Murrell) via Zoom teleconference at 2pm on Monday 29 April 2024. Ms Leslie McDonald from the Corporate Governance and Risk Office, verified the results from the count. 

Following the count of preferences, I declare the following elected for a 2-year term commencing 2 May 2024: 

• Associate Professor Tracy Wang
• Ms. Ann Smith
• Associate Professor Chung Tran

On behalf of the Chair, Academic Board, Professor Tony Connolly, I wish to congratulate the elected members and we look forward to working with you throughout your term of office. 

My thanks to all who participated in the election process. 

Emma Murrell

Returning Officer