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OLIVER C. SHAUL - 1991
1936 Commenced hotel apprenticeship in Berlin
1938 Attended Ecole Hoteliere, Lausanne, Switzerland
1939 Worked at Fortnum & Mason, London
1940 Joined Cahill’s Restaurants, Sydney, in charge of bake house and menu planning
1941– 45 The Australian Army
1946 Executive Chef for the late Walter Magnus, including four restaurants and outdoor catering company
1947 – 62 Joined Federal Hotels as Managing Director. Built from one hotel to a chain of 10 hotels
1953 Instituted a full-time, 3 year training course in Hotel Management within Federal Hotels. This was later transferred to the education system and was the basis of the course at the Footscray Institute of Technology
1960 Lecturer (part-time) Hotel Design, Faculty of Architecture, Melbourne University
1961 Obtained a Master’s Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management
1963 Established consulting practice
1968 Established Summit Restaurants
1975 Teacher (part-time Marketing, Diploma Course TAFE Food School
1968-72 Commissioner of Australian Tourist Commission
1950-78 Member of the Board of Australian National Travel Association and
A.T.I.A.
1958-60 State and National President of the Australian Hotels Association – Residential Division
1970-85 State and National President of the National Restaurant Association
1987-91 Chairman of the Board of Australia Square Training Limited
1978-85 Industry Representative Apprenticeship Commission of New South Wales
1988-93 Chairman of NSW Hospitality Training Commission
Leo Schofield’s Good Food Guide Lanson Special Award 1988 for Outstanding Professional and Consistency
Silver Medal of the Catering Institute of Australia 1988
1988 Established the Bicentenary Oliver C Shaul Scholarship in perpetuity through Department of TAFE NSW
1990 Awarded the Member of “Order of Australia” medal for Services to the Hospitality Industry
1991 Award for “Outstanding contribution to the Tourism Industry by an Individual” awarded at the annual NSW Tourism Awards 1991
1991 Awarded the “Inaugural Hall of Fame” Award from Restaurant and
Catering Association
1968-94 Chairman and Managing Director of Summit Restaurants Pty Ltd
Past and Present Civic Achievements:
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Member Olympic Civic Committee, Melbourne, 1956
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Chairman of the Building Committee of the Montefiore Home for the Aged (Victoria)
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Member of the Board of the National Heart Foundation
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State Chairman of Cancer Appeal (Victoria)
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Vice Chairman of Operation Gratitude (Returned Servicemen)
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National Chairman of Heart Sunday
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Member of the Board Victoria Promotions Committee (Government for the Promotion of Capital Investment and Acquisition of Industry)
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Member of the Board St Vincent’s Private Hospital
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Member of the Board Australian National Travel Association
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Past Deputy District Governor of Lions
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Commissioner of The Australian Tourist Commission
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Fellow of The Hotel & Catering Institute of Australia
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Foundation Director of the Chef de Cuisine & Chefs Association
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Foundling member of P.A.T.A.
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Foundling member of SKAL in Australia
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