Australia Day Honours
A significant number of our alumni have been recognised for contributions to their field and their community.
Australia Day Honours 2024
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Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
The Hon. Justice Jenny May Blokland LL B 1980, LL M (Gen St) 1990
For distinguished service to the judiciary, to the law, to professional associations, and to the community.Bruce James Carter B Ec 1979
For distinguished service to business, to charitable organisations, and to the community.Professor Sarah Anne Robertson B Sc 1983, Ph D (Sc) 1993
For distinguished service to medical research, particularly reproductive biology and immunology, and to professional societies.Professor Fiona Wood AM D Univ 2017
For distinguished service to plastic and reconstructive surgery, to medical research, and as clinician scientist and mentor. -
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Emeritus Professor Leigh Alexander Burgoyne B Ag Sc 1962, B Ag Sc (Hons) 1963, Ph D (Sc) 1968
For significant service to science, particularly through the development of DNA technologies.Brigid Anne Coombe Grad Dip Nurs Sc (Commun Hlth) 2011, M Nursing Sc (Comm Hlth & PC) 2013
For significant service to community health, particularly through advocacy to improve abortion care access.Professor Roy Herbert Green LL B 1974, B A 1975, B A (Hons) 1976
For significant service to business, and to tertiary education in the fields of science, technology and innovation.John Irving B Ec 1978
For significant service to the arts, and to business.Katherine (Kate) Jill Sky Llewellyn B A 1978
For significant service to literature as an author and poet.The Late Dr James Richard May B E (Met & Chem) 1958
For significant service to mining research and governance, and to the community.Richard (Rick) John Persse M B A 1999
For significant service to public administration, and to the community of South Australia.Dr Gordon Henry Stewart Pike B E (Mech) (Hons) 1971
For significant service to engineering, and to the aerospace industry. -
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
George Belperio
For service to the Italian community of South Australia.Associate Professor Ian James Bickerton B A (Hons) 1961
For service to tertiary education, and to mental health support organisations.Andrew Holden Buttfield B Tech 1963
For service to Australian and international Indigenous communities.John Clifford Chapman M B A 2005
For service to public administration in South Australia. Government of South Australia.Cyril (David) Cockshell B Sc 1974, B Sc (Hons) 1975
For service to the community through a range of organisations, and to geophysics.Dr Barry Elsey University Titleholder
For service to tertiary education.Councillor Mary-Lou Jarvis LL B 1983
For service to local government, and to the community.Dr Johanna Lammersma M B B S 1980
For service to the community through a range of roles.Dr Christine Longman Grad Dip Al & Drug St
For service to medicine through a range of roles.Nicola (Nic) Circe Minicozzi LL B 1973
For service to the Italian community of South Australia.Francis (Frank) Joseph O'Neill, University staff member 1982-1997
For service to the community through a range of organisations.Dr David Arley Squirrell M B B S 1979
For service to people with disability, and to the community.Dr Christopher Lex Watson B Ag Sc 1957
For service to the community of Belconnen.Ralph Clayton Wiese B Sc 1963
For service to secondary education, and to cricket. -
Public Service Medal (PSM)
Professor Robert Alwyn Fitridge M B B S 1983, M S 1996
For outstanding public service in the provision of vascular surgery and high-quality care for patients in public hospitals. -
Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)
Dr Alison Kim Kaine Ph D (Med) 2016
For meritorious achievement in the field of sensitive and strategic personnel case management in the Australian Army. -
Past recipients
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