2025 King's Birthday Honours
The University of Melbourne congratulates staff, alumni and special friends who have received 2025 King's Birthday Honours.
Companions of the Order of Australia (AC)
Distinguished Professor Graeme Leslie Stephens AC
for eminent service to atmospheric and meteorological science, particularly cloud physics, to climate change research, and as a mentor
The Hon Justice Simon Steward AC
for eminent service to the law and to the judiciary, to legal education and training, to mentorship of legal practitioners, and as an advocate
Officers of the Order of Australia (AO)
Professor Christine Bigby AO
for distinguished service to people with intellectual disabilities, to social welfare and inclusion research, policy and practice, and to tertiary education
Professor Corbett Marshall Lyon AO
for distinguished service to architecture, to the arts as a benefactor and administrator, and to tertiary education
Ms Skye McDonald AO
for distinguished service to clinical neuropsychology, and to research into social cognition disorders after traumatic brain injury
Professor Jodie McVernon AO
for distinguished service to medical research, in the field of epidemiology and infection prevention, to tertiary education, and to public health
Dr Richard Lewis Prince AO
for distinguished service to endocrinology as a researcher and clinical physician, to tertiary education, and to professional societies
Members of the Order of Australia (AM)
Professor Michael Abramson AM
for significant service to medicine as a respiratory physician, and as a researcher
Dr Lisa Helen Amir AM
for significant service to women's health, particularly breastfeeding research and support
Distinguished Professor Vasso Apostolopoulos AM
for significant service to medical research, particularly immunology
Ms Greta Jessie Bradman AM
for significant service to the performing arts in a range of roles, and to psychology
Mr James Anthony Demetriou AM
for significant service to sport, to education, and to business
Professor Kathrine Scott Galloway AM
for significant service to the law, to education, and to the community
Dr Catherine Mary Hutton AM
for significant service to general practice medicine, and to health care system improvement
The Late Dr Murray William Johns AM
for significant service to sleep medicine and research
Dr Richard Malik AM
for significant service to veterinary science, particularly in the field of medicine and infectious diseases
Dr Maria McCarthy AM
for significant service to paediatric psycho-oncology research and education
Professor Robert Allan McGauran AM
for significant service to urban architectural design, planning and development, and to tertiary education
Ms Debra Ellen O'Connor AM
for significant service to aged health in leadership roles, and to the community
Distinguished Professor Mark John Rose AM
for significant service to Indigenous tertiary education, and to community health
Professor Alistair Royse AM
for significant service to medicine as a cardiothoracic surgeon, researcher, educator, and trainer
Professor David Anderson Scott AM
for significant service to anaesthesia and pain medicine
Mr Marcus Stewart AM
for significant service to Indigenous advocacy
Ms Linda Joy Thompson AM
for significant service to the performing arts, particularly to opera
Associate Professor David Wiesenfeld AM
for significant service to medicine as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon
Dr Ross Gordon Wilkinson AM
for significant service to data infrastructure management
Mr David John Zerman AM
for significant service to community organisations, to health, and to philanthropic initiatives
Public Service Medal (PSM)
Ms Louise Janet Barnott-Clement PSM
for outstanding public service to public education in NSW
Mr Natale Cutri PSM
for outstanding public service in leadership and advocacy for people with disability
Ms Rachael Elizabeth Green PSM
for outstanding public service in family violence, sexual assault, and women’s safety reforms
Ms Anne Catherine O'Neill PSM
for outstanding public service to NSW in the area of medical research and innovation
Associate Professor Catherine Margaret Swetenham PSM
for outstanding public service in end of life care
Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM)
Mrs Sharon Ann Kennelly-Merritt AFSM
for distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service
Mr Shaun Patrick Lawlor AFSM
for distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service
Emergency Services Medal (ESM)
Mr Graham Wayne Gales ESM
for distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Dr Jack Ayerbe OAM
for services to veterinary science
Mr David Scott Blackhall OAM
for service to the automotive industry
Dr Stephen N C Bolsin OAM
for service to medicine as an anaesthetist
Dr Tonia Gaye Cochran OAM
for service to conservation and the environment
Dr Rosalie May Cooper OAM
for service to medicine through a range of roles
Ms Louisa Coppel OAM
for service to the film and television industry
Dr Frank Coulter OAM
for service to education in the Pacific Region
Ms Jane Frances Crawley OAM
for service to the arts and cultural equity
Mr Mark William Ford OAM
for service to music education, and to the arts
Mr William James Forrest OAM
for service to urban planning, the arts, and to the community
Ms Julia Anne Fraser OAM
for service to education, particularly Asian studies
Mr John Alexander Hearsch OAM
for service to the rail industry
Associate Professor Marie Bee Hui Yap OAM
for service to psychology
Ms Jennifer Sue Huppert OAM
for service to multicultural affairs through a range of organisations
Dr David James Iser OAM
for service to medicine as a general practitioner
Associate Professor Jeffrey Lefkovits OAM
for service to medicine as a cardiologist
Mr John Vincent Mackey OAM
for service to the law, and to the community
Dr Margaret Mary Niemann OAM
for service to medicine as a general practitioner
Dr Timothy Damian O'Hara OAM
for service to science in the field of marine biology
Mr Neville Laurence Page OAM
for service to the community of Melbourne
Dr Lewis Charles Perrin OAM
for service to gynaecological oncology
Dr Nur Shkembi OAM
for service to the visual arts
Ms Judith Lynette Sise OAM
for service to conservation and the environment
The Late Mr Stanley Victor Sullivan OAM
for service to the community through a range of organisations
Mr Walter Villagonzalo OAM
for service to the community of Wyndham
Mr Roger Andrew Geoffrey Vines OAM
for service to mining, and to the community
Ms Megan Joan Vuillermin OAM
for service to the community of Corner Inlet
Professor Sandra Wills OAM
for service to tertiary education
Friends and supporters
The University also congratulates those friends who provide valuable support – philanthropic and otherwise – who received honours
Ms Kathryn J Fagg AC
for eminent service to business governance, to the banking, finance and investment industry, to public administration, to the not-for-profit sector, and to women
Professor Stuart Mark Howden AC
for eminent service to environmental science, to the global response on climate change and adaptation, to agriculture, and to tertiary education
The Hon Mark Samuel Weinberg AC
for eminent service to the law, to the judiciary, to legal education, and as a mentor to juristic practitioners and academics
Ms Jane Nathan AM
for significant service to local government, to state planning, and to sport
Mrs Gerda Mary Evans OAM
for service to breast cancer awareness
Rev Dr Robert Bennett Johnson OAM
for service to education, and to the Uniting Church in Australia
Mr Christopher Levitt May OAM
for service to veteran welfare, and to the community
Rev Dr Randall Gregory Prior OAM
for service to theology, and to education
Mr Peter William Sutton OAM
for service to the community of Victoria
Ms Alison Tarditi OAM
for service to the finance industry