2022 Australia Day Honours

Close up photo of Australian golden wattle
Australian native golden wattle

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