page_title: Paul Thomas (academic)
hierarchical_section_title: Paul Thomas (academic)
caption_attribution_description: English: Professor Paul Thomas AM is the Founding Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of the Sunshine Coast.
context_page_description: Paul Thomas AM is the founding Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of the Sunshine Coast.
  From March 1994 to December 1995, Thomas was the Planning President of the university, then named the Sunshine Coast University College. In 1996, he became the inaugural Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Sunshine Coast. He retired from office in 2010.
  On May 2012, the Minister for Health of Queensland Lawrence Springborg announced that Thomas had been appointed Chair of the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Board. This new role involves the new Sunshine Coast University Hospital in which the Queensland Government is investing $2.03 billion.
context_section_description: Paul Thomas AM (born 1941) is the founding Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of the Sunshine Coast.
  From March 1994 to December 1995, Thomas was the Planning President of the university, then named the Sunshine Coast University College. In 1996, he became the inaugural Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Sunshine Coast. He retired from office in 2010.
  On May 2012, the Minister for Health of Queensland Lawrence Springborg announced that Thomas had been appointed Chair of the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Board. This new role involves the new Sunshine Coast University Hospital in which the Queensland Government is investing $2.03 billion.
caption: BSc(Hons) Wales, DipEd Wales, MA Lough., PhD Qld., FACE, LRPS
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