Andrea Douglas Hull (born 13 March 1949) is an

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, and was appointed the

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of the

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(VCA) in 1995, the college's longest standing director. Hull announced her retirement to commence in March 2009 "to pursue other interests" despite the

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music faculty board's decision to abolish the VCA's name as part of a restructure. VCA became a faculty of the university in 2007. Hull came under much scrutiny from the

Victorian College of the Arts Student Union The Victorian College of the Arts Student Union (VCASU) was the student union of the former Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), now known as the Faculty of VCA and Music (VCAM) in Melbourne, Australia. It was a separately incorporated organisat ...

(VCASU) during her tenure as director, particularly during the implementation of the controversial

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. Hull was also a board member of Breast Cancer Network Australia, the peak national organisation for Australians affected by breast cancer from 2008 to 2015. She was a member of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Advisory Council from December 2014 to December 2019. Hull was appointed an

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in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the arts, to arts education, and to policy development, particularly through improving community access and involvement in cultural pursuits".

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Andrea D Hull Profile
* Breast Cancer Network Australia �
Board members: Andrea Hull
* 1949 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Melbourne University of Melbourne alumni Academic staff of the University of Sydney Officers of the Order of Australia {{Australia-academic-bio-stub