Colin Lucas was educated at Sherborne and at Lincoln College, Oxford.
10 Facts About Colin Lucas
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Colin Lucas became a Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Balliol College in 1973.
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Colin Lucas returned to Oxford in 1994 to become Master of Balliol College.
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Colin Lucas was the first Oxford Vice-Chancellor to serve for seven years, during which time he implemented many changes in the University governance structure, such as the adoption of external members to the University's Council, a radical restructuring of the committee system, division of academic departments, the establishment of a University Committee on Access and the adoption of new resource allocation and financial management systems.
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On his retirement as Vice-Chancellor, Colin Lucas was appointed Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford, responsible for the running of the Rhodes Scholarships.
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Colin Lucas had previously served as a Trustee of the Rhodes Trust.
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Colin Lucas has been a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society since 1973.
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Colin Lucas was awarded an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1990, Chevalier Ordre du Merite in 1994, and Legion d'Honneur in 1998.
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Colin Lucas was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2004.
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Portraits of Sir Colin Lucas hang at Balliol College and at Rhodes House, Oxford.