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His Excellency Air Marshall Sir James Anthony Rowland KBE DFC AFC KStJ

At a conferring of degrees ceremony held in the Great Hall on 18 May 1983, the centenary year of the Faculty of Engineering, the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering was conferred upon His Excellency Air Marshall Sir James Anthony Rowland KBE DFC AFC KStJ, BE Sydney, FRAeS HonFIEAust.

Chief of Air Staff, RAAF (1975-79), in 1983 Sir James was Governor of NSW, the Visitor of the University and Patron of the Warren Centre Appeal.

Sir James Rowland is greeted by the Chancellor

Air Marshal Sir James Rowland, right, is greeted on his arrival at the University in 1983 by the Chancellor, Sir Hermann Black, photo from 'The University of Sydney News', 4 April 1990.

Sir James Rowland as Visitor of the University

Visitor Sir James Rowland (third from the right) following conferral of his honorary doctorate in Engineering in 1983, photo, University Archives.