2022 Queen's Birthday Honours recipients
The University of Melbourne congratulates staff, alumni and special friends who have received 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Companions of the Order of Australia (AC)
Mr Leigh Clifford AC
for eminent service to business in the aviation, arts and education sectors, to the community through charitable support and scholarships, and for philanthropic contributions
Emeritus Professor Anne J Green AC
for eminent service to science, particularly physics and astrophysics, as an educator and researcher, as a mentor to colleagues and students, and a role model to women
Dr Brendan F Murphy AC
for eminent service to medical administration and community health, particularly as Chief Medical Officer, and to nephrology, to research and innovation, and to professional organisations
Officers of the Order of Australia (AO)
The Hon Chief Justice William Alstergren AO QC
for distinguished service to the judiciary and to the law, and to sport as an administrator, coach and athlete
Mr Philip Brass AO
for distinguished service to business, to youth leadership and charitable organisations, and for philanthropic contributions
Mr Joseph M de Bruyn AO
for distinguished service to industrial relations, particularly the trade union sector, for superannuation reform, and to higher education
Professor Peter F Choong AO
for distinguished service to orthopaedic medicine, to research and tertiary medical education, and to professional associations
Emeritus Professor Warren J Ewens AO
for distinguished service to biology and data science, to research, and to tertiary education
Mr Chris B Leptos AO
for distinguished service to the not-for-profit sector through leadership and philanthropic support, to the public sector, and to education
Mr Peter G Matthews AO
for distinguished service to cave and karst surveying, documentation and publication, and to speleological organisations
Clinical Associate Professor Kate Stern AO
for distinguished service to gynaecology, to reproductive medicine and fertility research, and to the community
Members of the Order of Australia (AM)
Mrs Jennifer A Arup AM
for significant service to historical conservation and town planning organisations
The Hon Louise Asher AM
for significant service to the people and Parliament of Victoria
Dr Meredith L Borland AM
for significant service to emergency medicine, particularly paediatrics, and to medical research
Dr Warrick J Brewer AM
for significant service to neuropsychology, and to professional societies
Dr Brenda F Cherednichenko AM
for significant service to tertiary education, and to first nations peoples
Ms Sonya F Clancy AM
for service to social enterprise, and to the financial sector
Professor Kay M Crossley AM
for significant service to physiotherapy, and to professional organisations
Professor Joy Damousi AM
for significant service to social sciences and the humanities, to history, and to tertiary education
Dr Patricia M Davidson AM
for significant service to medical administration, and to professional associations
Dr Harold Fabrikant AM
for significant service to the performing arts, and to medicine
Dr Michael Folie AM
for significant service to the mining and resources sector, and to business
Professor David K Gardner AM
for significant service to reproductive medicine, and to education
Her Honour Jennifer A Goldsbrough AM
for significant service to the judiciary and to the law, and to legal education
Professor Emeritus Mary E Hiscock AM
for significant service to tertiary education, and to the law
Mr John H Hood AM
for significant service to social welfare organisations, and to the community
Ms Kathleen M Kirby AM
for significant service to public administration, and to tertiary education
Professor Robyn G Langham AM
for significant service to renal health research, and to tertiary medical education
Ms Meghann M Lanning AM
for significant service to women's cricket at the elite level
Professor Kathy Laster AM
for significant service to the law, and to legal advisory roles
Mr Joseph G Lewit AM
for significant service to architecture, and to public administration
Dr Rosemary A Lierse AM
for significant service to music education
Ms Serena Lillywhite AM
for significant service to business, and to tertiary education
The Hon Justice John E Middleton AM
for significant service to the judiciary and to the law, and to professional associations
Dr Phyllis C Murphy AM
for significant service to architecture, and to built heritage conservation
Professor Jeremy N Oats AM
for significant service to women's health as a clinician and academic
Mr David K Payes AM
for significant service to business, and to the community
Mr Mark D Perica AM
for significant service to industrial relations, and to the law
Dr Meron E Pitcher AM
for significant service to medicine, and to women's health
Her Honour Jelena Popovic AM
for significant service to the judiciary, and to the law
Professor Tim Reeves AM
for significant service to sustainable agriculture research and production
Professor Peter Revill AM
for significant service to microbiology and immunology research
Ms Margaret R Richardson AM
for significant service to the Anglican Church of Australia
Professor Clare L Scott AM
for significant service to gynaecological oncology
Mr Rory H Treweeke AM
for significant service to the rural community of New South Wales
Captain Letitia D Van Stralen AM CSC
for exceptional service in senior leadership positions by enhancing culture and people systems, and building a framework for positive engagement with all people in the Royal Australian Navy
Dr Margaret B Wood AM
for significant service to community nutritional health, and to tertiary education
Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher B Johnston CSC
for outstanding achievement in the application of exceptional skills, judgement, leadership and dedication in the advancement of counter-intelligence and intelligence collection, analysis, assessment and dissemination within the Australian Defence Force
Public Service Medal (PSM)
Mr Geoffrey P Block PSM
for outstanding public service to education in Victoria
Ms Claire J Boardman PSM
for outstanding public service to health in Victoria, particularly for the COVID-19 response
Mr Jeremy Cox PSM
for outstanding public service to the people of New South Wales
Ms Teresa A Dickinson PSM
for outstanding public service in the development of data and statistics, in particular for her instrumental role and sustained level of service in delivering the 2021 Census of Population and Housing
Ms Joanne L Evans PSM
for outstanding public service in leading the development and implementation of Australia's climate policies, including building partnerships across government to provide robust evidence based policy
Dr Lucas de Toca PSM
for outstanding public service through leadership in managing the successful COVID19 vaccine rollout through primary health care
Dr Mark G Veitch PSM
for making a significant contribution to the Tasmanian Government's response to COVID-19 in exceptionally challenging circumstances
Australian Police Medal (APM)
Detective Sergeant Scott A Mellis APM
in recognition of distinguished service, particularly in the field of Cybercrime Operations and its predecessors
Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM)
Ms Krystaal M Hinds
AFSM for her leadership, and as a role model and supportive mentor for her fellow volunteers, particularly young women joining the New South Wales Rural Fire Service
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Miss Terri G Allen OAM
for service to conservation and the environment
Professor Josie J Arnold OAM
for service to tertiary education
Mrs Rosemary F Boyd OAM
for service to people who are blind or have low vision
Mrs Barbara J Carter OAM
for service to the community through a range of roles
Mr Joseph Chindamo OAM
for service to music, and to the performing arts
Dr Suzanne H Dean OAM
for service to clinical psychology, and to community mental health
Ms Christine M Douglas OAM
for service to opera
Mrs Helen Granek OAM
for service to the Jewish community, and to women
Dr Stefan Herodotou OAM
for service to medicine, and to the Cypriot community of Victoria
Clinical Associate Professor Chris D Hogan OAM
for service to medicine
Dr Ann Jardine OAM
for service to tertiary education
Mrs Wendy J Jenkins OAM
for service to community health, particularly lung transplant research
Professor Lester Johnson OAM
for service to tertiary education
Dr Jonathan L King OAM
for service to community history
Dr Peter J Langkamp OAM
for service to social welfare organisations
Mr Paul G McGuinness OAM
for service to the community of the Mornington Peninsula
Mr Stuart V McIntyre OAM
for service to the community of Brighton
Mr Mark G Middleton OAM
for service to medical administration
Dr Lee M Naylor OAM
for service to athletics
Ms Rosemary P Nugent OAM
for service to the communities of Geelong and Timor Leste
Ms Nyadol W Nyuon OAM
for service to human rights and refugee women
Mr Jeffrey Richardson OAM
for service to the performing arts, and to radio
Dr Margaret I Rowe OAM
for service to conservation and the environment
Mrs Shillar Sibanda OAM
for service to the African community of Victoria
Mrs Jillian I Smith OAM
for service to the community, and to education
Mrs Suzanne J South OAM
for service to community history
Mr David Speakman OAM
for service to medicine, particularly cancer treatment
Mr Steven Stefanopoulos OAM
for service to the community in a range of roles
Dr Chris S Sutherland OAM
for service to medicine as a general surgeon
Ms Janice B Watt OAM
for service to women, and to public administration
Mr Bruce M Wilson OAM
for service to athletics
Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)
Wing Commander Michelle L McPhail CSM
for meritorious achievement in the field of language capability reform through capability mapping, skills maintenance re-design and innovations to language capability governance from January 2019 until December 2021
Friends and supporters
The University also congratulates those friends who provide valuable support – philanthropic and otherwise – who received honours
Dr Marlene Kanga AO
for distinguished service to engineering, particularly as a global leader and role model to women, to professional organisations, and to business
Mr Ray Lawler AO OBE
for distinguished service to the performing arts as an actor, playwright and director
Rear Admiral John T Rush AO RFD QC
for distinguished service to the law, notably as an Australian Defence Force senior legal officer, and to the community of Victoria
Professor Shirley A Alexander AM
for significant service to tertiary education administration, and to learning technologies
The Hon Robert P Austin AM
for significant service to the law and to the judiciary, and to education
Dr Keith C Bell AM RFD
for significant service to surveying, to geospatial information, and to humanitarian operations
Mr Todd Harper AM
for significant service to cancer support programs, and to medical governance
The late Mr Ray S Hind AM
for significant service to intellectual property law
Mr Barry M Lambert AM
for significant service to cannabinoid medical research, to business, and to charitable organisations
Dr Jeremy W Leech AM
for significant service to the forestry industry, to tertiary education, and to the community
Ms Leslie Loble AM
for significant service to public administration, and to education
Mrs Gwenda M Lucas AM
for significant service to calisthenics, and to the community
Ms Leah Mcintosh OAM
for service to the arts as a writer and publisher
Dr Susan Marsden AM
for significant service to history and heritage as an author, academic and speaker
Mr Michael Quigley AM
for significant service to the telecommunications sector, and to education
Mr Richard N Rogers AM
for significant service to the community through the not-for-profit sector
Ms Anna Schwartz AM
for significant service to the museums and galleries sector
Ms Kerstin Thompson AM
for significant service to architecture, and to tertiary education
Mr Bernard Corser OAM
for service to the community through a range of roles
Ms Caroline Lee OAM
for service to the performing arts
Dr Sathya Rao OAM
for service to psychiatry
Ms Dayle J Stevens OAM
for service to information technology, and to women
Mr Bradley J Teal OAM
for service to sport, and to the community
Professor Stephanie Watson OAM
for service to ophthalmology