Lesley Johnson was President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities from 2011–14. She was Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research) at the University of Technology, Sydney, a position she held for nine years, and in 2004 Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) at Griffith University, a position she held for just over 5 years until her retirement in 2009. She was made a member of the Order of Australia in 2010 for her service to education as a leading academic, administrator, and author, particularly in the fields of cultural history and feminist studies. She is now working with several colleagues on a history of the humanities in Australia. (Source : Humanities Australia, #6; 2015)
