Gourley is a qualified Chartered Accountant and an emeritus professor of Accounting and Finance. She has served as a non-executive director on a variety of Boards and Trusts in both the public and private sectors. She was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Natal, South Africa for eight years. When appointed at Natal in 1994 she was South Africa's first female Vice-Chancellor. The Brenda M Gourley Scholarship is awarded in her honour at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal for 'the undergraduate student ranked second in the full range of undergraduates throughout the University.'[1]
She was appointed the fourth Vice-Chancellor of The Open University in 2002.[2] Gourley made a special effort to inspire The Open University to engage with Africa. This involved raising substantial funds to enable them to offer their services to Africa.[3] Gourley ensured that The Open University was the first British university to make a large selection of its educational resources freely available on the web,[4] and she continues to champion the Open Educational Resource movement.[5] She supports the role of Higher Education in promoting social justice and finding a sustainable way of out of poverty.[6]
Gourley was on the board of the University of Brighton from 2011 to 2015 [10] Gourley was an independent non-executive director on the board of the South African listed company, AdvTech Ltd for 11 years until March 2021,[11] and for 8 years, until 2019, on the Board of Trustees of the charity group, IADP, the International Association for Digital Publications, that seeks to improve the educational experience and outcome of tertiary education in developing countries.[12] She was Chair, for two terms, of the Board of Trustees of the Council for Education in the Commonwealth, a charity that sought to improve the educational experience and outcome of tertiary education in Commonwealth countries.[13] She was an elected Councillor on the City and Guilds of London Institute[14] and a Trustee of The Royal Anniversary Trust which awards the biennial Queen's Anniversary Prize.[15]
Gourley has been awarded 14 honorary doctorates from universities on four continents and, in 2014, Gourley was awarded the Outstanding Educator Award by UNISA University of South Africa which acknowledges her 'significant contribution to our society in the area of primary/pre-primary, secondary or tertiary education.' [16]
In 2009 Gourley was named as one of the UK's most inspiring women in the Women in Public Life awards, receiving the International Public Servant of the Year and overall Outstanding Achiever awards.[17]
Honorary Degree: D.Phil., Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan (2007) in recognition of her eminence in the field of Distance Education and distinguished service to humanity,
Honorary Fellowship of the Open University of Israel (2008) in recognition of her commitment to broadening access of the community to Higher Education.
Award: International Public Servant of the Year Award made by Women in Public Life Initiative and Overall Outstanding Achiever of the Year Award made by same body (2009) in the United Kingdom.[25]
^"Honoris Causa: Brenda M. Gourley". www.uoc.edu. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
^Honorary Fellow of COL citation, (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Brenda Mary Gourley born December 1 1943 was the Vice Chancellor of the Open University from 2002 until 2009 Brenda Gourley PCF5 in London 2008 Contents 1 Career 2 Honours and awards 3 References 4 External linksCareer editGourley is a qualified Chartered Accountant and an emeritus professor of Accounting and Finance She has served as a non executive director on a variety of Boards and Trusts in both the public and private sectors She was Vice Chancellor of the University of Natal South Africa for eight years When appointed at Natal in 1994 she was South Africa s first female Vice Chancellor The Brenda M Gourley Scholarship is awarded in her honour at the University of Kwa Zulu Natal for the undergraduate student ranked second in the full range of undergraduates throughout the University 1 She was appointed the fourth Vice Chancellor of The Open University in 2002 2 Gourley made a special effort to inspire The Open University to engage with Africa This involved raising substantial funds to enable them to offer their services to Africa 3 Gourley ensured that The Open University was the first British university to make a large selection of its educational resources freely available on the web 4 and she continues to champion the Open Educational Resource movement 5 She supports the role of Higher Education in promoting social justice and finding a sustainable way of out of poverty 6 Gourley was a Founder Member of the Talloires Network of universities and educational institutions an organisation that is aimed at strengthening the civic roles of universities and higher education 7 She served on the board of the International Association of Universities for eight years 8 She served as Chair for two terms of the Association of Commonwealth Universities 9 Gourley was on the board of the University of Brighton from 2011 to 2015 10 Gourley was an independent non executive director on the board of the South African listed company AdvTech Ltd for 11 years until March 2021 11 and for 8 years until 2019 on the Board of Trustees of the charity group IADP the International Association for Digital Publications that seeks to improve the educational experience and outcome of tertiary education in developing countries 12 She was Chair for two terms of the Board of Trustees of the Council for Education in the Commonwealth a charity that sought to improve the educational experience and outcome of tertiary education in Commonwealth countries 13 She was an elected Councillor on the City and Guilds of London Institute 14 and a Trustee of The Royal Anniversary Trust which awards the biennial Queen s Anniversary Prize 15 Gourley has been awarded 14 honorary doctorates from universities on four continents and in 2014 Gourley was awarded the Outstanding Educator Award by UNISA University of South Africa which acknowledges her significant contribution to our society in the area of primary pre primary secondary or tertiary education 16 In 2009 Gourley was named as one of the UK s most inspiring women in the Women in Public Life awards receiving the International Public Servant of the Year and overall Outstanding Achiever awards 17 Honours and awards editHonorary Degree LLD University of Nottingham United Kingdom 1997 18 Honorary Degree D HLett University of Richmond United Kingdom 2004 19 Honorary Degree D Ed by the University of Abertay United Kingdom 2004 20 Honorary Degree D Phil Allama Iqbal Open University Pakistan 2007 in recognition of her eminence in the field of Distance Education and distinguished service to humanity Honorary Degree HC Universite du Quebec a Montreal 2007 21 Honorary Degree DCom by the University of Pretoria South Africa 2008 22 Honorary Fellowship of the Open University of Israel 2008 in recognition of her commitment to broadening access of the community to Higher Education Honorary Fellowship of the Commonwealth of Learning 2008 Award of Individual Prize of Excellence by the International Council for Open and Distance Education 2008 23 Symon s Medal awarded by the Association of Commonwealth Universities for contribution to Higher Education in the Commonwealth 2008 Honorary Degree HC by the Open University in the Netherlands 2009 Fellowship of the City and Guilds of London Institute for services to Higher Education 2009 24 Award International Public Servant of the Year Award made by Women in Public Life Initiative and Overall Outstanding Achiever of the Year Award made by same body 2009 in the United Kingdom 25 Honorary Degree HC by The Open University of Catalonia Spain 2011 26 Honorary Degree D Phil University of South Africa 2011 D Phil in recognition of her contributions to Distance and Open Education 27 Fellowship of The Open University 2011 Honorary Degree D Phil University of Gloucestershire 2011 28 Honorary Degree D Ed University of Witwatersrand 2012 29 Honorary Degree D Ed University of South Africa 2013 30 UNISA Calabash Award 2014 UNISA 2014 31 References edit UKZN Scholarship Awards http www ukzn ac za docs general docs list of students awarded pdf permanent dead link Honoris Causa Brenda M Gourley www uoc edu Retrieved 4 April 2019 Honorary Fellow of COL citation Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 31 May 2013 Retrieved 11 January 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link ICDE ICDE Retrieved 4 April 2019 Open Learning at the Open University http www open edu openlearn New technologies new possibilities for reaching the unreached Commonwealth of Learning New technologies New possibilities for reaching the unreached Archived from the original on 2 May 2013 Retrieved 13 February 2013 The Talloires Network List of Participants the Talloires Network Archived from the original on 10 March 2013 Retrieved 11 January 2013 International Association of Universities http www iau aiu net content pdf anual report2007 pdf Archived 2012 10 31 at the Wayback Machine Honoris Causa University of Catalonia Barcelona http www uoc edu hc gourley eng trajectoria html University of Brighton http www brighton ac uk aboutus corporateinfo governors php AdvTech Group Board of Directors Chairman Committees ADvTECH Archived from the original on 17 January 2013 Retrieved 31 January 2013 IADP Board of Trustees www iadpnet org board of trustees Honoris Causa Brenda M Gourley www uoc edu Retrieved 4 April 2019 City and Guilds of London http www cityandguilds com About Us How We Are Organised The Council Archived 2012 11 20 at the Wayback Machine Royal Anniversary Trustees http www royalanniversarytrust org uk news appointment of trustees Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine University of South Africa http www unisa ac za default asp Cmd ViewContent amp ContentID 25949 UK Women in Public Life http www womensgrid org uk archive 2009 02 20 uk women in public life awards 2009 Honorary Graduates of the University of Nottingham http www nottingham ac uk registrar documents hon deg list dec12 pdf permanent dead link Honorary Degree Recipients Richmond University http www richmond ac uk content admissions about richmond honorary degree recipients aspx Archived 2013 11 13 at the Wayback Machine University of Abertay Alumni 2004 University of Abertay Dundee Archived from the original on 18 January 2013 Retrieved 4 January 2013 University of Quebec Montreal Canada https www uqam ca nouvelles 2007 07 380 htm Archived 2014 08 06 at the Wayback Machine University of Pretoria Honorary Doctorates Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 21 October 2014 Retrieved 5 January 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Honoris Causa Brenda M Gourley www uoc edu Retrieved 22 May 2019 Women in Public Life Award Past winners 2009 Archived from the original on 5 October 2011 Retrieved 17 September 2010 Open University of Catalonia UOC 1 UNISA http www unisa ac za media PDFflips VC AnnualReview 2011 files vc annualreview 2011 pdf University of Gloucestershire http www glos ac uk discover heritage pages honorary degree recipients aspx University of the Witwatersrand Honorary Gourley Graduations NewsItems Media Centre Wits University Archived from the original on 26 May 2015 Retrieved 26 May 2015 University of South Africa UNISA Honorary Degrees Alumni Recognition Resources Alumni Wits University Archived from the original on 7 July 2011 Retrieved 30 June 2015 UNISA South Africa http www unisa ac za news index php 2014 10 transformation in he discussed at chancellors calabash awards External links editBiographical data Biographical data Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brenda Gourley amp oldid 1181783277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
