On November 2nd, 2006 Dr. David Nunan, the President of Anaheim University was awarded the Convocational Medal by Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. The Convocation Medal, established in 1991 to mark the 25th anniversary of the University, recognizes substantial and outstanding contributions by graduates to the local, national or international communities through leadership in their field or profession, the advancement of knowledge, the advancement of professional practice and community service. Dr. Nunan, who earned his Ph.D. in Education and Linguistics from Flinders University, was selected for his achievements, including the professional leadership that has had such international significance for the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Past Convocation Award recipients include Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s Head of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; and Australian Ambassadors to the United States; Chile and Mexico.

A video of David Nunan accepting the award can be seen here at Flinder University's website.

ABOUT DAVID NUNAN

David Nunan, President of Anaheim University, has been with the California-based institution since its founding in 1996, when he played a central part in the development of the University's ground-breaking interactive online learning system. Dr. Nunan is a world-renowned linguist and best-selling author of English Language Teaching textbooks for Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Thomson Learning. His ELT textbook series "Go For It" is the largest selling textbook series in the world with total sales exceeding 1 billion. In 2000, David Nunan served as President of TESOL International, the world's largest language teaching association, and was the first person to serve as President from outside North America. David Nunan has served as Chair and Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong since 1994 and has been involved in the teaching of graduate programs for such prestigious institutions as Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, Monterey Institute for International Studies, and many more. In 2002 Dr. Nunan received a congressional citation from the United States House of Representatives for his services to English language education through his pioneering work in online education at Anaheim University. In 2003 he was ranked the 7th most influential Australian in Asia by Business Review Weekly, and in 2005 he was named one of the top "50 Australians who Matter". David Nunan was invited by the Australian Prime Minister to attend a summit in Sydney Australia in December 1996 as one of the Leading 100 Global Australians.