{"id":119,"date":"2014-02-02T05:31:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T05:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.griffithasiainsights.com.au\/?p=119"},"modified":"2016-04-06T05:16:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T05:16:51","slug":"sir-theodor-bray-cbe-duniv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/sir-theodor-bray-cbe-duniv\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Theodor Bray CBE DUniv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sir Theodor Bray (1905-2000) \u2013 Griffith\u2019s First Chancellor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1970, Sir Theodor Bray accepted the challenge of the State Education Minister\u00a0of the time to plan a second University in Brisbane. From the outset, he was\u00a0intimately involved in the day-to-day work and development of the University. He\u00a0chaired Griffith University\u2019s Interim Council and First Council, and was elected\u00a0first Chancellor of the University in 1975. 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