2022 Australia Day Honours
The University of Melbourne congratulates staff, alumni and special friends who have received 2022 Australia Day Honours.
Companion of the Order of Australia
Dr Alan S Finkel AC
for eminent service to science, to national energy innovation and research infrastructure capability, to climate change and COVID-19 response initiatives, and to science and engineering education
Professor Jennifer M Graves AC
for eminent service to science, particularly through leadership and research in evolutionary genetics, to international and national professional societies, for science education in schools, and as a mentor and role model for women
Professor Ary Hoffmann AC
for eminent service to science, particularly evolutionary biology and ecological genetics, through research, mentoring and education, and to professional scientific organisations
Dr Helen M Nugent AC
for eminent service to people with disability through leadership of social and economic policy reform and implementation, to business, to the arts, and to the community
Mr John M Wylie AC
for eminent service to the community through leadership in the sporting, cultural, philanthropic and business sectors
Officer of the Order of Australia
Mr Dylan M Alcott AO
for distinguished service to paralympic sport, particularly to tennis, and as a role model for people with disability, and to the community through a range of organisations
Dr Tom Beer AO
for distinguished service to science, particularly environmental risk, climate processes and sustainability, through research organisations
Professor Sandra Eades AO
for distinguished service to medical research, to Indigenous health, and to professional organisations
Ms Eve Kantor AO
for distinguished service to the community through philanthropic support for a range of organisations, and to the environment
Ms Lena Nyadbi AO
for distinguished service to the visual arts as a contemporary Indigenous artist
Mr Rodney G Sims AO
for distinguished service to public administration in economic policy and regulatory roles
Mr Mark Sullivan AO
for distinguished service to medical research, to business, and to education
Mr Mark J Wootton AO
for distinguished service to the community through philanthropic support for a range of organisations, and to the environment
Member of the Order of Australia
Professor Amanda Barnard AM
for significant service to computational science, to medical research, and to education
Professor Prithvipall S Bhathal AM
for significant service to pathology, to education and mentoring, and to medical research
Dr Andrew E Cattermole AM RFD
for significant service to dentistry through periodontics education, and to professional organisations
Ms Helen R Crowe AM
for significant service to urology and oncology nursing, and to professional societies
Dr John W Curtin AM
for significant service to oral and maxillofacial surgery, to dentistry, and to professional associations
Professor Heather A Douglas AM
for significant service to tertiary law education, and to the community
Mr Michael Dowling AM
for significant service to intellectual property law, and to professional associations
Ms Mary Duffy AM
for significant service to medicine in the field of lung cancer
Professor Prudence A Francis AM
for significant service to medical research in the field of oncology, and to education
Mr Thomas J Fricke AM
for significant service to engineering, to professional societies, and to the community
Associate Professor Leeanne E Grigg AM
for significant service to cardiology, and to professional societies
Mr Kenneth I Guthrie AM
for significant service to conservation and the environment, particularly to the solar energy sector
Professor Roslynne E Hansen AM
for significant service to urban planning architecture, and to educational, professional, and heritage conservation organisations
Professor Richard W Harper AM
for significant service to cardiology, to medical research, and to professional associations
Emeritus Professor Virginia Hooker AM
for significant service to tertiary education, and to Asia-Pacific relations
Dr Lynne Kelly AM
for significant service to science education as a writer and researcher
Professor Fary Khan AM
for significant service to rehabilitation medicine, to research, and to professional societies
Dr James H La Nauze AM
for significant service to ophthalmology, and to not-for-profit organisations
Ms Lee Liberman AM
for significant service to the Jewish community through not-for-profit and education organisations
Dr Michael R Liffman AM
for significant service to tertiary education, the not-for-profit sector, and visual arts
Brigadier Nicole Longley AM (Mil)
for exceptional service as Director Logistics - Army, Director General Supply Chain Branch and Deputy Head of Joint Support Services Division
Ms Victoria F Marles AM
for significant service to conservation and the environment, and to the community
Professor Peter T Morley AM
for significant service to intensive care medicine, to professional societies, and to tertiary education
Mr Paul A Murnane AM
for significant service to the not-for-profit sector, the performing arts, and to business
The Hon Dr Tony G Pagone AM QC
for significant service to the law, to the judiciary, and to professional associations
Professor Robert M Power AM
for significant service to medicine in the field of international development and research, and to education
Professor Colin F Robertson AM
for significant service to medicine, to research, and to professional organisations
Ms Susan M Salthouse AM
for significant service as an advocate for people with disability, and to the prevention of family violence
Colonel Penelope A Saultry AM (Mil) CSC
for exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in law and international jurisprudence
Dr Raymond N Shuey AM APM
for significant service to road safety organisations and initiatives
Deputy Commissioner Wendy M Steendam AM APM
for significant service to the community through emergency response organisations
Professor Elsdon Storey AM
for significant service to medicine in the field of neurology, and to professional associations
Mr David E Thomas AM
for significant service to the arts, particularly through the museums and galleries sector
Ms Caroline M Walker AM
for significant service to the community through domestic violence, sexual assault and health promotion initiatives
Ms Alison M Watkins AM
for significant service to business through leadership roles with a range of organisations
Mr Alan D Wein AM
for significant service to business, and to the community
Professor John M Williams AM
for significant service to tertiary education, to the law, and to professional organisations
Conspicuous Service Cross
Ms Melita H Beachley CSC
for outstanding achievement in professional military education, training development, and implementation for the Royal Australian Air Force
Public Service Medal
Ms Rosa Billi PSM
for outstanding public service to community health in Victoria, particularly in the area of gambling harm
Dr John D Koehn PSM
for outstanding public service to conservation and freshwater management in Victoria
Mr Lee A Miezis PSM
for outstanding public service to policy, regulation and service delivery in Victoria, particularly in the area of environmental sustainability
Ms Sarah J Stephen PSM
for outstanding public service to strategic policy reform and delivery in Victoria, particularly in the areas of climate change and energy
Ms Mary L Toohey PSM
for outstanding public service to law reform in the Australian Capital Territory and supporting the response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Mrs Elizabeth A Williams PSM
for outstanding public service to electoral management in Victoria
Australian Police Medal
Senior Sergeant Bradley J Mason APM
for significant contributions to the forensic community at a State and National level
Australian Fire Service Medal
Ms Gillian T Metz AFSM
for her outstanding contribution to CFA, to the fire services sector and to the community
Medal of the Order of Australia
Mrs Margaret V Beiers OAM
for service to tertiary education, and to the community
Dr Faye Bendrups OAM
for service to the performing arts, particularly through music
Mr Gregory E Blashki OAM
for service to the Jewish community
Mr Vincent Branigan OAM
for service to the community of Benalla
Mr James A Brice OAM
for service to music education and performance
Mr Trevor Buzzacott OAM
for service to the Indigenous community of South Australia
Mr Ian R Davis OAM
for service to the community, and to the law
Mrs Louise Dyskin OAM
for service to the Jewish community
Ms Claire O Edwardes OAM
for service to music
Mr James W Gough OAM
for service to the livestock industry
Dr Jill Tabart OAM
for service to the Uniting Church in Australia
Ms Jessica E Morrison OAM
for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020
Associate Professor Mehrdad Nikfarjam OAM
for service to medicine in the field of pancreas and biliary surgery
Ms Alice Pung OAM
for service to literature
Professor Helen M Rhoades OAM
for service to the law, particularly to policy reform and legal research
Ms Virginia L Rogers OAM
for service to the community through a range of roles
Mr David Shepherd OAM
for service to secondary education
Mrs Lynette J Shepherd OAM
for service to secondary education
Ms Caroline Stacey OAM
for service to the performing arts through administrative roles
Dr Brian L Stagoll OAM
for service to medicine as a psychiatrist
Dr John C Wilson OAM
for service to social welfare organisations
Ambulance Service Medal
Ms Samantha L Allender ASM
for demonstrating sustained and meritorious commitment to the provision of ambulance services, ensuring delivery of clinical care to communities she has served
Australian Corrections Medal
Ms Larissa Strong ACM
for her long and distinguished career in providing services to corrections and prisoners