Professor Michael Hough has been elected president of the Royal United Services Institute. RUSI is a professional organisation with a specialist military library and administrative office in the Hyde Park War Memorial building in Sydney.
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It runs regular seminars, and produces a journal and regular newsletters about defence-related issues. RUSI's patron is the Governor of NSW and the three vice-patrons are the Fleet Commander (RAN), the Commander 2nd Division (Army) and the Air Commander (RAAF).
RUSI was established in 1888 and Prof Hough is its 45th president. "It is a significant honour," he said.
Prof Hough has a distinguished career in the military including 33 years' service with both the Air Training Corps and the Army Reserve where he saw service in South Vietnam. He has commanded the 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and the University of New South Wales Regiment.
Prof Hough is an active Rotarian and a senior member of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) where he is the project leader for the HARS Navy Heritage Flight.
He is currently a Professorial Fellow at the University of Wollongong's Sydney Business School where he works in the fields of risk management and logistics and the applications of new technologies to industries and economies.
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Greg Ellis
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
