Quintin McKellar

Quintin McKellar CBE FRSE FRSB FRCVS is a British veterinary surgeon and academic. In the 2011 New Year Honours list, he was appointed a CBE for services to science during his tenure as principal of the Royal Veterinary College.[1][2] Since January 2011 he has been vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire.[3]

Quintin McKellar
Vice-Chancellor of University of Hertfordshire
Assumed office
1 January 2011
Personal details
ResidenceHertfordshire, United Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow

Early life and education

McKellar grew up in Renfrewshire, Scotland, and graduated from the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981.[4] Upon graduating, he remained at Glasgow so that he could continue to train there as a member of the university's rowing club,[4] and he gained a PhD in veterinary parasitology in 1984.[5]

McKellar represented Scotland as a rower at the 1986 Commonwealth Games,[6] finishing fifth in two events, the eight and the coxless four.[7]

Career

After obtaining his PhD in the study of Ostertagia ostertagi, McKellar remained at Glagow University in the department of pharmacology, researching anthelmintics, and became head of the department in 1988.[4] In 1996, Glasgow awarded McKellar a personal professorship.[8] McKellar remained Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at Glasgow until 1997, when he became Scientific Director and Chief Executive of the Moredun Research Institute, a post which he held until the end of 2003.[9] From 2004 until the end of 2010, he was principal of the Royal Veterinary College of the University of London.[10] In January 2011, McKellar became vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire, succeeding Tim Wilson.[6]

In 2015 he was elected as a Board member of Universities UK[11] and is chair of the University Vocational Awards Council.[12]

He is chair of the Board of Trustees of the Pirbright Institute,[13] and co-chair of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) Food Economy Task Force.[14] a member of the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership,[15] and chair of the Hatfield Renewal Project Board.[16] and was a member of the Government Chief Scientist Steering Group on Animal and Plant Health in the UK.[17]

Fellowships

Academic awards
  • Pfizer Academic Award for Animal Health Research 1986
  • The Wellcome Trust Medal for Veterinary Research 1993
  • British Small Animal Veterinary Association Amoroso Award 1995
  • Royal Agricultural Society Bledisloe Award 2000[18]
  • Saltire Society Scottish Science Award 2001[19]
  • British Veterinary Association Wooldrich Award 2002

Public lectures

Notable publications

References
  1. "New Year Honours 2011". Veterinary Record. 168 (1): 4. 7 January 2011. doi:10.1136/vr.d8. PMID 21257523.
  2. "New Year Honours: higher education's standouts". Times Higher Education. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. "RVC principal to move on". Veterinary Record. 166 (24): 733. 12 June 2010. doi:10.1136/vr.c3067.
  4. Bonner, John (May 2008). "Facing up to the challenges" (PDF). Veterinary Practice. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. "Quintin McKellar". The Conversation. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. Cunnane, Sarah (2 June 2010). "Hertfordshire appoints new vice-chancellor". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. Dudley, Joel (23 May 2011). "How love of rowing steered career of leading academic" (PDF). Vet Times. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. "Dolly the sheep foundation chief steps down". 22 April 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. "McKellar to leave Moredun institute". 18 April 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  10. "RVC appoints its next principal". Veterinary Record. 167 (21): 803. 19 November 2010. doi:10.1136/vr.c6531. PMID 21262624.
  11. "Universities UK UK Board". Universities UK. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  12. "Our Team | University Vocational Awards Council". www.uvac.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  13. "Our governance | The Pirbright Institute". www.pirbright.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  14. "Food Economy Task Force". NCUB. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  15. "Quintin McKellar". hertfordshirelep.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  16. "New team to develop blueprint for Hatfield's regeneration". hertfordshirelep.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  17. "Animal and Plant Health in the UK: Building our science capability" (PDF). Government Office for Science. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  18. "Animal Pharm". 12 March 2013.
  19. Edinburgh, Web site design by GoToPCs. "Scottish Science Award". w.saltiresociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  20. "Gazette". Veterinary Record. 164 (20): 636. 16 May 2009. doi:10.1136/vr.164.20.636-a.
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