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Mission Statement

The University of Wollongong USA Foundation raises financial support from USA based alumni and friends towards research, scholarships and opportunities that transform regions and lives.

Leadership

Board of Trustees

Randall Cupp

A banker with almost 30 years’ experience, Mr Cupp holds a Masters in International Economics from the University of Wollongong.

Randall Cupp

Randall Cupp, is a banker with almost 30 years’ experience, and is market president for US Bank in Grand Junction, Colorado. Mr Cupp began his banking career with US Bank in 1986 and has worked in various roles, including relationship manager and commercial banking team leader. He holds bachelor’s degrees from Truman State University in Missouri as well as a Master’s degree in International Economics from the University of Wollongong. Mr Cupp belongs to a number of organisations, including the Colorado Mesa University Department of Business advisory board, Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture and Grand Valley Catholic Outreach.

Professor Paul Wellings

University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor since 2012, Professor Wellings has extensive experience in the higher education and research sectors.

Professor Paul Wellings

Professor Paul Wellings CBE joined the University of Wollongong as Vice-Chancellor in January 2012. Prior to his current role, Professor Wellings held the position of Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University from 2002-2011. Educated at the Universities of London, Durham and East Anglia, Professor Wellings began his career as a NERC Research Fellow and moved to Australia as a research ecologist at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), becoming Chief of the Entomology Division in 1995. From 1997 to 1999 he was Head of the Innovation and Science Division, Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Canberra. In 1999 he returned to the CSIRO as Deputy Chief Executive. He has extensive board experience as a Director of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), and the Cumbrian Rural Regeneration Company. In 2006 he was appointed to the board of Universities UK (UUK) and Chair of UUK’s International and European Policy Committee, and the Higher Education Funding Council for England and Chair of HEFCE’s Research and Innovation Committee. He is currently a board member of the University of Wollongong in Dubai, and a Trustee of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), China.

Dr George Delic

One of the first to graduate from the University of Wollongong in 1968, Dr Delic is a senior computer specialist

Dr George Delic

Dr George Delic was one of the first graduates of University of Wollongong when it was still under the auspices of the University New South Wales. He graduated from the campus in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and then completed a PhD in Theoretical Physics at the Australian National University in 1971. He has more than 33 years’ experience as a senior computer specialist both in Australia and overseas, as well as holding positions of senior lecturer, research fellow and post-doctoral research fellow in Germany, South Africa and the US. Until his retirement in 2002, Dr Delic was the senior scientific applications consultant for Lockheed Martin, working exclusively on the company’s computationally intensive research with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Officers

Monique Harper-Richardson

Ms Monique Harper-Richardson is the University of Wollongong’s Director of Advancement and President of The University of Wollongong USA Foundation.

Monique Harper-Richardson

Ms Monique Harper-Richardson is the University of Wollongong’s Director of Advancement and President of The University of Wollongong USA Foundation. She joined the University in 2004 as the Manager Development Alumni and Community. She began her career at ITC Group of Companies as the National Marketing Manager after completing a Bachelor of Commerce, Economics and Marketing and a Masters in Strategic Marketing at the University of Wollongong. In her role as Director of Advancement Ms Harper-Richardson is responsible for the University’s strategic engagement programs including alumni relations, philanthropic fundraising and community engagement. In her time as Director of Advancement, Ms Harper-Richardson has overseen the growth of programs and activities to support the engagement of more than 130,000 alumni of the university globally and has dramatically increased UOW’s philanthropic program with more than $20.5 million generated in just four years. She secured a gift of $7 million from a private donor – the largest in the university’s history – to begin the development and building of the University’s Early Start educational facility, the first of its kind in the world. Ms Harper-Richardson has a Bachelor in Commerce (Economics and Marketing), Master of Strategic Marketing and Alumni of the Commonwealth Study Conference (Duke of Edinburgh program).

Damien Israel

Mr Damien Israel joined the University of Wollongong in 2001, and was appointed to the Senior Executive in the role of Director of Financial Services in 2008.

Damien Israel

Mr Damien Israel joined the University of Wollongong in 2001, and was appointed to the Senior Executive in the role of Director of Financial Services in 2008. Prior to joining the University, Mr Israel’s career was with the NSW Health system occupying a range of senior executive posts and participating in a number of State-wide initiatives involving financial and information systems and resource distribution. Mr Israel is committed to ensuring strong commercial outcomes for the University and maintaining its robust financial health. His professional interests are in finding better ways to use resources through benchmarking performance, use of information technologies, common sense policy development and effective business planning and implementation. He is a Certified Practising Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business and Master of Accounting, both from the Charles Sturt University. Mr Israel represents the University on a number of Boards including:

Universities Admission Centre (NSW & ACT) Pty Ltd
Intersect Australia Ltd
Illawarra Regional Information Service Ltd
Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute Ltd
UOWD Ltd
UOWC Ltd

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