Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne is to replace Sir Professor David Skegg as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago. Professor Hayne, a noted psychology researcher, will become the first female Vice-Chancellor of a New Zealand university when she takes over the role in July.
Professor Hayne studied for her BA at Colorado College in 1983 and then received her MS (1985) and PhD (1988) from Rutgers University in New Jersey. In 1992 she immigrated to New Zealand where she joined the University of Otago as a lecturer. She was appointed a professor in 2002.
New Vice-Chancellor Announced
