Australia Day Honours
A significant number of our alumni have been recognised for contributions to their field and their community.
Australia Day Honours 2023
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Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Emeritus Professor Warwick Peter Anderson AM Ph D 1972, D Univ 2015
For distinguished service to health and medical research organisations, and to professional associations.The late Dr Kenneth Ernest Collins AM M B B S 1960
For distinguished service to international humanitarian projects, and to the community of Western Australia.The Hon. Prudence (Pru) Jane Goward B A 1974, B A (Hons) 1976
For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of New South Wales, and to women's affairs.Emeritus Professor Jack McLean B E (Mech) 1961, M E (Mech) 1968
For distinguished service to road safety research, particularly to the causes and prevention of motor vehicle accidents.Emeritus Professor Anne Louise Tonkin University staff member 1992-present
For distinguished service to medical professional regulation, to tertiary education, and to clinical pharmacology.Dr Heddy Zola former University staff member 2005-2016
For distinguished service to medical research, particularly immunology and immunopathology, and to professional associations. -
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Ms Juliet Helena Brown OAM LL B 1977
For significant service to the insurance and superannuation industries.Dr Liz Ann Coates B D S 1971, M D S (Oral Path) 1998
For significant service to special needs dentistry, and to oral health care.Professor Debra Claire Henly B Sc 1977
For significant service to education administration, and to science.Dr Mark David Leedham B D S 1979, B Sc (Dent) (Hons) 1991, M D S 1994
For significant service to dental medicine, and to professional organisations.Professor Donald (Don) John Markwell University staff member 2022-present
For significant service to education in a range of roles.Dr Timothy William Proudman M B B S 1986, M S 1998
For significant service to plastic and reconstructive surgery, and to professional organisations.Dr Amanda Mary Rischbieth Grad Dip Int Care Nurs 1997, M Nursing Sc 2001,
Ph D (Med) 2007
For significant service to public health administration and governance.Dr Roger Allen Patrick Sexton M B B S 1978, Grad Cert Mgmt 2011, Grad Dip Bus Admin 2013,
M B A 2014
For significant service to medical practitioners through health initiatives, and to professional associations.His Honour Judge Rauf Soulio LL B 1981
For significant service to multicultural affairs, to the judiciary, and to the community. -
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Mrs Gayle Linford Cowan and Mr Robert (Bob) Cowan B Sc 1960
For service to the community of Mount Gambier.Mr John David Hodgson M Urban & Regional Planning 1977, M Env Law 1997
For service to the visual arts, particularly to photography.Mr Jonathon Nigel Leek current University student
For service to the law.Dr Sharon Lorraine Mascall-Dare Grad Cert Counselling & Psychotherapy 2018
For service to media as a journalist.Ms Keryl Margaret Moir B A 1975
For service to local government, and to the community of Darwin.Emerita Professor Ngaire May Naffine LL B 1976, Ph D (Law) 1984
For service to the law, and to the legal profession.Dr Joy Ann O'Hazy M B B S 1981
For service to the community, and to medicine.Ms Robyn Joy Pearson-Robertson M B A 1996
For service to business.Mr James Robert Porter LL B 1973, B Ec 1979
For service to the Parliament of Australia.Mr Rodney Leon Smith University staff member 2002-present
For service to music education. -
Public Service Medal (PSM)
Ms Andrea Marie Faulkner B Mus 1987, B A 1988, B A (Hons) 1989, Grad Dip Ed 1990
For outstanding public service in leading Australia's Embassy in Myanmar and commitment to advancing Australia's interests. -
Australian Police Medal (APM)
Senior Sergeant Kylie-Marie England B A 1991
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Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)
Mr Robert George Tolson Prof Cert Mgmt 2003
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Past recipients
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