Sweet, Georgina (1875 - 1946)

Sweet was Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne 1920-24, member of the Council of the University and sometime Lecturer and Acting Professor of Zoology. Her research included the zoology of Australian native animals and the parasites infesting Australian stock and native fauna. Sweet actively contributed to the University of Melbourne's Women's College.

Events

1892 - 1896	Enrolled as a Science student at the University of Melbourne
1896	BSc, University of Melbourne
1898	MSc, University of Melbourne
1898	McBain Research Scholarship
1904	DSc, University of Melbourne
1909 - 1925	Lecturer in Parasitology, University of Melbourne
1911	David Syme Research Prize
1914 - 1918	Acting Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne
1920 - 1925	Associate Professor in Zoology, University of Melbourne
1925 - 1934	Honorary lecturer in Zoology, University of Melbourne
1930s - 1940s	Acting Professor of Zoology at the University of Melbourne on many occasions
1936	Sweet is the first woman to be elected a Member of Council at the University of Melbourne
1936 - 1945	Member of Council , University of Melbourne
1940 - 1944	Member, Board of Social Studies
1941	Member, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
1942	Member, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne

Bequests (Scholarships, Fellowships, Lectureships & Prizes)

• George Sweet Memorial Fellowship (1947 - )
• Georgina Sweet Fellowship in Economic Zoology, The University of Melbourne (1947 - )
• Georgina Sweet Fellowships (1947 - )

• 'Sweet, Georgina (1875 - 1946), Biographical Entry', in Bright Sparcs, 2001 edn, 2001, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P000820b.htm.