Kenneth Graham Pont

Background

Pont, Kenneth Graham was born on April 8, 1937 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Son of Aubrey Clifton and Sylvie Heather Connie (Stein) Pont.

Education

Bachelor with honors, U. Sydney, NSW, 1958;

Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National U., Canberra, 1965.

Career

Lecturer in philosophy, U. NSW, 1966-1980;

senior lecturer, U. NSW, 1980-1991;

associate professor in liberal and general studies, U. NSW, 1992-1995;

visiting professor in science and technical, since 1996. Visiting associate professor in musicology CUNY, 1973-1974. Music critic Nation Review, 1974-1977.

Opera critic National Times, 1981. Founding convener Symposium of Australian Gastronomy, 1984-1988.

Achievements

• Kenneth Graham Pont has been listed as a noteworthy Education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Musicological Society Australia, 1975-1977. Director University Club, 1981-1992, 95-96. Member International Society for the Study of Greek and Roman Music. Elected member (1996-2004) governing Council of UNSW. Founding Co-Convenor: "Medicine and Music". Honorary Life Member: Australian Physiological Society. Member, NSW Working Party and contributor: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Contributor to Opera (London) and Opernwelt (Berlin). President: Australian Catholic Historical Society

Interests

• Avocations: cooking, gardening, wine, music, architecture.

Connections

Father:

Aubrey Clifton Pont

Mother:

Sylvie Heather Connie (Stein) Pont