Australia Day Honours 2008

The University of Melbourne is proud to announce the following list of alumni who were awarded Australia Day Honours in 2008.

Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

The Hon Justice Susan M Crennan QC, AC - BA 1980 PGDipArts(Hist) 2003
For outstanding service to the law and the judiciary, particularly through leadership and mentoring roles with legal and professional associations, as a contributor to reform, and to the community.

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Mr Leigh Clifford, AO - BE(Mining) 1969 MEngSc 1972
For service to business through executive roles in the mining industry, to the promotion of international trade and the development of export markets, and to the arts.

Professor Alan D Gilbert, AO - Hon LLD 2003, former Vice-Chancellor
For service to tertiary education, particularly in the area of administrative and funding reform at Melbourne University, to the promotion of electronic learning in developing countries, and to Australia's contribution to global developments in higher education.

Mr Peter B. Harmsworth, AO - BCom 1976
For service to public administration through leadership of a range of policy areas, in advancing the study and practice of public administration and as a champion of continuous improvement strategies.

The Hon Rev Professor Brian L Howe, AO - BA 1963 GDipArts(Crim) 1971
For service to education and the community as an academic, an advocate for social sustainability and a facilitator of debate about public policy, particularly in the housing, employment and welfare sectors, and to the development of public administration.

Dr Spiro Moraitis, AO, CBE - MB BS 1957
For service to the Greek community through a range of executive roles with migrant assistance and aged welfare organisations, and to medicine as a general practitioner.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Dr Dominic A Barbaro, AM - MB BS 1970
For service to medicine as a general practitioner, through professional roles with a range of health and aged care organisations, and to the Italian community.

Mr Adrian G Collette, AM - MA 1980
For service to the performing arts, particularly through executive roles with Opera Australia, as a mentor to young artists, to publishing, and to the community.

Mr Arthur O Dixon, AM - BE(Chem) 1964
For service to international trade through leadership roles in the energy sector, particularly in the development of a bilateral agreement with China for the supply of liquified natural gas.

Associate Professor Ann E Galbally-Quinn, AM - BA(Hons) 1967 MA 1973 PhD 1976
For service to the arts as an academic, historian and researcher, particularly through the preservation, development and promotion of Australian art history, as a mentor and author.

Dr Paul L Gardner, AM - BSc 1960 BEd 1964 MEd 1971
For service to the Jewish community through executive roles with organisations fostering interfaith and intercultural relations, and to the promotion and development of human rights and social justice.

Professor Vance X Gledhill, AM - PhD 1971
For service to computer science as an academic, researcher and administrator, through contributions to the development of computer applications, particularly in the education and health sectors, and to the community.

Emeritus Professor Paul Grundy, AM - BE(Civil) 1957 MEngSc 1960
For service to engineering, particularly in the areas of structural stability and fatigue, as an academic and researcher and through executive roles with professional organisations.

Professor John L Hopper, AM - BA 1991
For service to public health and the biomedical sciences, particularly in the field of genetic epidemiology as an academic and researcher, and to the Australian Twin Registry.

Dr Ross W King, AM - BDSc 1961
For service to dentistry as a clinician, educator and administrator, particularly in the area of standards and accreditation, and to the community.

Dr Diane L Langmore, AM - BA(Hons) 1963 GDipEd 1965
For service in recording the history of social sciences and humanities as General Editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Ms Barbara M Matt, AM - GDipArts(Crim) 1974
For service to the community, particularly through the provision of training and employment opportunities, and as a contributor to a range of small business and social welfare organisations in the Bundaberg area.

Professor John J McNeil, AM - PhD 1982
For service to preventive medicine and to epidemiology as a researcher and educator and as a contributor to the development of public health policy.

Dr Dianne M Reilly, AM - PhD 2003
For service as a contributor to the research, recording and preservation of historic records relating to Charles La Trobe, to promoting relations between France and Australia, and to librarianship.

Mr Jonathan H Rush, AM - MB BS 1961
For service to medicine, particularly in the field of orthopaedics, as a clinician, researcher and educator, and through monitoring and review of the quality of surgical care in Victoria.

Mr David I Welsh, AM - LLB 1958
For service to the community, particularly through the Lions Eye Health Program - Australia and the Lions Corneal Donation Service.

Dr Victor T White, AM - MB BS 1948
For service to medicine in the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology through clinical, teaching and administrative roles and contributions to a range of professional organisations.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

Mrs Yvonne E Bird, OAM - Cert Trained Tch Librarian 1977
For service to the community, particularly through the National Boys Choir of Australia and the Heidelberg Ladies' Probus Club.

Dr Dennis B Brockenshire, OAM - BCom 1972 MBA 1974
For service to water and energy management, to the community of Geelong, and to tertiary education.

Dr Leo M Clarebrough, OAM - BE(Metallurgical) 1945 MEngSc 1947
For service to science in the area of metal physics, and to the community through activities supporting youth welfare, aged care, social justice and ecumenical dialogue.

Mr A G Floyd, OAM - BSc(Forestry) 1952 MSc 1961
For service to botany, particularly through research and identification of sub-tropical rainforest plants and through support for the North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, and to conservation and environmental education.

Dr Choong K Foo, OAM - MB BS 1960
For service to medicine as a general practitioner, educator and advocate of traditional Chinese medicine, and to the community.

Ms Raffaela Galati-Brown, OAM - BA(Hons) 1978
For service to education and to Indigenous youth as the Principal of Northland Secondary College.

Mr Robert E Gillies, OAM - BArch 1951
For service to the community, particularly through a range of roles with Rotary International.

Mr Donald W Ingram, OAM - BCom 1965
For service to education, particularly the Mentone Grammar School and through support for professional organisations, and to the community.

Dr John R James, OAM - BArch 1954
For service to architecture as a practitioner, educator and historian, particularly as a leading scholar on French Gothic architectural history.

Mrs Kerry Lovering, OAM - GDipEd 1975
For service to the status of women, particularly through the Women's Electoral Lobby.

Mrs Katrine E McLean, OAM - BA 1970
For service to Australian community outreach in China, particularly through the Australian Chamber of Commerce Shanghai (AustCham Shanghai).

Dr Oliver J Raymond, OAM - BE(SEECS) 1960
For service to the Canberra region through a range of community organisations.

Mr Leonard S Spira, OAM - BArch 1958
For service to music, particularly as a contributor to the early development of opera in Melbourne and through establishing and directing a range of musical groups in Sydney and the Noosa district.

Mr Michael Stewart, OAM - BA 1950
For service to the community of Bentleigh through a range of church and charitable organisations.

Mr Brian D Ward, OAM - LLB 1970
For service to the community, particularly through a range of executive roles with the Australian Red Cross.

Public Service Medal (PSM)

Mrs Annette M Godfrey-Magee PSM - BSW 2000
For outstanding public service in the education of students with vision impairments.

Ms Deirdre A O'Donnell PSM - BA 1975 MBA 1991 MCommrclLaw 2005
For outstanding public service as the State Ombudsman for Western Australia.

Mrs Ruth E Weston PSM - BA(Hons) 1969 MA 1976
For outstanding public service as a researcher and contributor to policy development, particularly in the areas of separation and divorce, family law, family relationships, fertility decision making and child support.

Distinguished Service Cross

Lt Colonel Michael Mahy DSC - MPub&IntLaw 2004
For distinguished command and leadership in action as Commanding Officer of Al Muthanna Task Group Three and Operational Overwatch Battle Group West.