Hohen, Pennie   (fl. 1980s - 2001)

Pennie Hohnen and Joan Graham created history within CSIRO when in 1989 they became the first people to apply and be accepted in a job-share position.

The following ten year journey after that took many turns and presented a variety of challenges for Pennie as the Australian National Herbarium moved foward in databasing an management.

These included:
- Completing the UNIX course run by the University of NSW.
- Becoming Database Manager of the initial ANHSIR.
- Creating the first User Guide for ANHSIR.
- Supervising the data capture projects for ERIN in Poaceae and Myrtaceae.
- Co-ordinating the Continent-wide Eucalyptus project known as 'EUCLID'.
- Mastering Mapinfo and its interface with ANHSIR.
- Involvement in the Biorap Project.
- Being part of the national HISCOM meetings.
- Updating the collection in line with the ROTAP publication.
- Being a co-author of the CSIRO Handbook of Australian Weeds.
- Visiting Indonesia as part of the World Bank project to restore the Bogor Herbarium.

Her other life included: - Tennis - Bridge - Piano - Drawing - Gardening.

Pennie left the Herbarium early in 2001.

Source: Extracted from: https://www.anbg.gov.au/people/hohnen.pennie.html
Portrait Photo: ANBG Photo Collection: L-4221.jpg

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