Francis Michael Glenn WILLSON

Background

Willson, Francis Michael Glenn was born on September 29, 1924 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. Son of Christopher Glenn and Elsie (Katrine) Mattick.

Education

Bachelor in Administration, University Manchester, England, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1953. Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1956.

Career

Research officer, Royal Institute Public Administration, London, 1953-1960; research fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford, 1955-1960; professor government, U. College Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, 1961-1964; professor politics, provost Stevenson College, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1965-1974; warden, Goldsmith College, London, 1974-1975; principal, U. London, 1975-1978; vice-chancellor, Murdoch U., Perth, Australia, 1978-1984; retired, Murdoch U., Perth, Australia, 1984. Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Rome, 1957-1964. Consultant on fisheries administration Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Greece,1966.

Consultant on machinery of government Commonwealth Secretariat, Cyprus, 1971. Visiting professor University of California, Santa Cruz, 1985-1992.

Achievements

• Francis Michael Glenn Willson has been listed as a notable academic adminstrator, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Administrators in action: British case studies
  • The Organization of British Central Government 1914-1964: a Survey by a Group of the Royal Institute of Public Administration; Edited by D. N. Chester; Written by F. M. G. Willson
  • Administrators in Action Vol One
  • Administrators in Action: v. 1 (Royal Institute of Public Administration)
  • Organization of British Central Government, 1914-64

Membership

Fairlight Lieutenant Royal Air Force, 1943-1947. Member Political Studies Association.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, listening to music.

Connections

Married Jean Carlyle, June 23, 1945. Children: Judith Ball, Rosanne Townsend.

Father:

Christopher Glenn Mattick

Mother:

Elsie (Katrine) Mattick

Spouse:

Jean Carlyle

child:

Judith Ball Willson

child:

Rosanne Townsend Willson