2021 Australia Day Honours
The University of Melbourne congratulates staff, alumni and special friends who have received 2021 Australia Day Honours.
Companion of the Order of Australia
Rabbi John S Levi AC
for eminent service to Judaism through seminal roles with religious, community and historical organisations, to the advancement of interfaith understanding, tolerance and collaboration, and to education
Officer of the Order of Australia
Mr Charles G Clark AO
for distinguished service to the wine industry through leadership roles, to finance and business, to the arts, and to charitable initiatives
Mr Robert N Johanson AO
for distinguished service to the banking sector, to Australia-India relations, and to tertiary education governance and financial administration
Professor Peter J Leedman AO
for distinguished service to medicine, health and medical research as a physician-scientist, to professional societies, and to tertiary education
Emeritus Professor Andrew B Markus AO
for distinguished service to tertiary education, particularly to the study of Jewish civilisation, as a sociologist and demographer, and to multiculturalism
Emeritus Professor Rob Moulds AO
for distinguished service to medicine, to clinical pharmacology and medical education, and to the development of therapeutic guidelines
Professor Helen E O'Connell AO
for distinguished service to medical education, and to medicine, in the field of urology, as an academic and clinician, and to professional groups
Mrs Brenda M Shanahan AO
for distinguished service to medical health research, to the business and finance sectors, to corporate governance, and to philanthropy
Mr Bret Walker AO SC
for distinguished service to the law through a range of roles, particularly to national security and civil liberties, and to professional legal associations
Member of the Order of Australia
Associate Professor Anne M Brooks AM
for significant service to ophthalmology, and to eye health organisations
Mr Michael R Buxton AM
for significant service to the visual arts, and to the property development sector
Dr James T Cummins AM RFD
for significant service to medicine, to neurosurgery, and to professional medical societies
Professor Amanda J Fosang AM
for significant service to medical research in the field of arthritis, and to international societies
Professor Margarita M Frederico AM
for significant service to tertiary education, to social work, and to the not-for-profit sector
Miss Jeanette L Gunn AM
for significant service to water polo at the elite level
Professor Nicholas A Keks AM
for significant service to tertiary education, to psychiatry, and to professional bodies
Professor Daniel I Lubman AM
for significant service to medical education, research, treatment and policy in the field of addiction
Ms Sarah L Matheson AM
for significant service to the law, to intellectual property protection, and to the not for profit sector
Dr John P McCaffrey AM
for significant service to veterinary science, and to equine welfare
The Rev Dr Colleen A O'Reilly AM
for significant service to the Anglican Church of Australia, and to religious education
Emeritus Professor Wilfrid R Prest AM
for significant service to tertiary education, and to the law and legal history
Mr Kerry C Roxburgh AM
for significant service to the financial sector, and to women in business
Dr Gerard F Ryan AM
for significant service to respiratory medicine, and to people living with cystic fibrosis
Dr Peter Selvaratnam AM
for significant service to physiotherapy, and to professional development
Professor Jonathan W Serpell AM
for significant service to medicine, particularly to endocrine surgery
Dr Richard Stawell AM
for significant service to ophthalmology, to research, and to professional bodies
Dr Jeffrey Tan AM
for significant service to gynaecological medicine, and to cervical cancer research
Mr Daryl J Williams AM QC
for significant service to the legal profession, to the community, and to cancer research
Public Service Medal
Ms Lynn M Glover PSM
for outstanding public service to education and training in Victoria
Ms Fern Hames PSM
for outstanding public service to nature conservation in Victoria
Dr Hugh C Heggie PSM
for outstanding public service to community health in the Northern Territory
Dr David C Howes PSM
for outstanding public service to education in Victoria
Mr Ian J Ireson PSM
for outstanding public service to land titles process and product innovation in Victoria
Australian Fire Service Medal
Dr Lachie McCaw AFSM
for involvement in planning and managing prescribed burns and bushfires for research purposes, effectively bringing people, strategy, fire science, operations and incident management together
Medal of the Order of Australia
Mrs Samia Baho OAM
for service to refugee welfare, and to the African community of Victoria
Mr Neil C Barrett OAM
for service to sustainable urban design, and to environmental conservation
Ms Margaret Bartkevicius-James OAM
for service to dance, and to the community of Tasmania
Mr Lino D Bresciani OAM
for service to the performing arts, and to young singers and musicians
Mrs Susanne Course OAM
for service to conservation and the environment, and to the visual arts
Dr Carmel T Crock OAM
for service to emergency medicine, and to medical education
Dr Peter J Davis OAM
for service to the Jewish community of Melbourne
Mr Geoffrey W Goode OAM
for service to the community as an advocate for electoral reform
Mr Philip D Holmes-Smith OAM
for service to education, particularly to research and evaluation
Mr Norman M Houghton OAM
for service to community history
Dr Henry R Lew OAM
for service to ophthalmology, and to the Jewish community
Ms Wendy A Lewis OAM
for service to the not-for-profit sector, and to education
Dr Judith C Lynch OAM
for service to medicine, particularly to anaesthesiology
Mr Neil S Rogers OAM
for service to community radio as a presenter
Dr David M Scott OAM
for service to medicine, particularly to anaesthetics
Ms Renata Singer OAM
for service to the community through cultural, Jewish and women's organisations
Ms Jennifer L Steinicke OAM
for service to botanic gardens
Mr Patrick D Street OAM
for service to the law, and to the community
Mr Patrick F Tehan OAM QC
for service to the law, and to the legal profession
Ms Fiona M Thomson OAM
for service to youth through Guides, and to academic librarianship
Ms Luisa Valmorbida OAM
for service to the Italian community of Victoria
Associate Professor David R Webb OAM
for service to medicine, particularly to urological surgery
Conspicuous Service Medal
Lt Colonel Henry W Stimson CSM
for meritorious devotion to duty as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment Task Group whilst deployed on Operation BUSHFIRE ASSIST 2019-2020