Queen's Birthday Honours 2009
Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Queen's Birthday Honours. Recognised for their outstanding work in many fields, a total of 43 University of Melbourne alumni and staff were honoured.
AO: Officer of the Order of Australia
Ms Gillian E Calvert, AO - BSW 1981
For service to the community as a leading advocate in the protection of the rights and welfare of children and youth
Mr David A Crawford, AO - BCom 1966, LLB 1973
For service to business as a director of public companies, to sport, particularly through the review and restructure of national sporting bodies, and to the community through contributions to arts and educational organisations
Mr Allan G Gyngell, AO - BA(Hons) 1969
For service to international relations through contributions to the development of public and governmental debate on foreign and security policy
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Dr Peter M Attiwill, AM - BSc(Forestry) 1960, PhD Sc 1964
For service to science, particularly in the field of forest ecology, as an academic, researcher and author
Dr Lawrence R Baker, AM - BE(CivEng) 1957, MEngSc 1973
For service to engineering as an educator, through the development of professional standards, and to the environment
Dr Margaret C Batten, AM - BA 1957, GDipEd 1958, BEd (PG) 1989
For service to education as a researcher and through a range of professional associations
Professor Jan K Carter, AM - GDip Social Studies 1965, BA 1967
For service to social welfare, particularly as a researcher and contributor to the development of public policy in the areas of homelessness, unemployment and child protection
Miss Shirley E Dennehy, AM - Bcom 1961, BEd (PG) 1972, GDip Social Studies 1974, MEdPsych 1981, Gdip Aud 1985 (Posthumous)
For service to education, particularly to children with a hearing impairment, and to the community as a legal practitioner
The Hon Justice Geoffrey M Eames QC, AM - LLB 1967
For service to the law and to the judiciary, particularly as an advocate for the advancement of Indigenous Australians in the legal profession
Mr Lambis Englezos, AM - HdDip Teach (Sec) Arts and Crafts
For service to the community through research and advocacy roles relating to Australian soldiers of the Great War buried in Fromelles, France
Professor Bruce C Forster, AM - BSurv 1966, MSurv 1976
For service to surveying and mapping, particularly in the fields of spatial information and remote sensing and as a researcher and educator
Professor Arie M Freiberg, AM - GDip (Crim) 1973, LLB (Hons) 1973, LLD 2001
For service to the law, particularly in the fields of criminology and reform relating to sentencing, to legal education and academic leadership
Professor Peter N Joubert, AM - ME 1965, DEng 2005
For service to engineering through research in the field of fluid dynamics, particularly in relation to submarine design and education
Professor Michael R Kidd, AM- MB BS 1983
For service to medicine and education in the areas of general practice and primary health care and through a range of professional organisations
Professor Russell D Lansbury, AM - BA 1966, MA 1969, GDipEd 1969
For service to industrial relations as an educator and researcher and through contributions to the development of human resource and labour management policies
Dr David J Scrimgeour, AM - MB BS 1974, BMedSc 1974
For service to medicine through the development and delivery of services and programs in remote Indigenous communities, and to public health research
Dr Michael Steer, AM- MA 1991
For service to education through the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, and to the promotion of professional standards for vision support teachers in Pacific Island countries
Emeritus Professor David M Stokes, AM - BSc 1964, PhD Sc 1968
For service to tertiary science education as an administrator and researcher, to the establishment of partnerships with industry, and to the community of Geelong
Professor Martin J Tyas, AM - DDSc 1996
For service to dentistry and dental education, to the Australian Dental Association and the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and through the development of industry standards
Mr James N Varghese, AM - GDipEd 1979, MBA 1989
For service to public administration in Queensland through the development of policy reform and implementation, and to the community
Dr Grahame L Walsh, AM - LittD 2004 (Posthumous)
For service to the research and preservation of Indigenous art and cultural heritage
Emeritus Professor John S Western, AM - BA (Hons) MA, GDip Social Studies
For service to education in the area of sociology as an academic, researcher and author
OAM: Medal of the Order of Australia
Associate Professor John W Agar, OAM - Staff
For service to renal medicine, and to the community of Geelong
The Reverend Roy A Bradley, OAM - BA 1951
For service to the community through the development of healthcare chaplaincy and pastoral education centres
Dr Lawrence A Carroll, OAM - MB BS 1963
For service to medicine in the field of ophthalmology, particularly through the provision of surgery and training in developing countries
Mr William F Dimmick, OAM - LLB 1950
For service to veterans through the Royal Australian Air Force Europe Association
Mr John B King, OAM - BArch(Hons) 1965
For service to architecture as a practitioner, and to the community through Vasey RSL Care
Dr William D McKellar, OAM - MB BS 1962
For service to medicine as a paediatrician, and to the community of Barwon
Dr Peter T McTigue, OAM - BSc 1955, MSc 1957
For service to education through the advancement of the study of chemistry
Professor Alan B P Ng, OAM - MB BS 1958 (Posthumous)
For service to medicine, particularly in the field of pathology
Mr Keith E Richards, OAM - LLB(Hons) 1969
For service to children and young people in the Sunraysia region
Dr Ian A Roos, OAM - BSc(Hons) 1967, PhD Sc 1971
For service to the community through raising awareness of men's health issues
Mr Edward R Scull, OAM - BE (Mech) 1967
For service to biomedical engineering and associated professional associations
Dr Nona M Seward, OAM - BDSc 1948
For service to the community, particularly through the University College
Mr Lionel S Sharpe, OAM- BA 1955 GDip Social Studies 1967
For service to the community, particularly through social welfare and Jewish organisations
Mrs Anne M Smith, OAM- BA 1969, GDip Social Studies 1969
For service to youth through the Guiding movement
Dr Micheil F Sweet, OAM - MB BS 1958
For service to medicine as a general practitioner, and to the community of the Derwent Valley
Mr Marten A Syme, OAM - BCom 1964
For service to the community and heritage conservation in the Port Fairy region
Mrs Caroline L Travers, OAM - BA(Hons) 1970
For service to women through the International Association of Lyceum Clubs, and to the community
Ms Elizabeth A Vines, OAM - BArch(Hons) 1978
For service to heritage architecture in South Australia and South East Asia
Mr Paul L Wheelton, OAM - BCom 1979
For service to children and youth through a range of charitable organisations
PSM: Public Service Medal
Dr John A Carnie, PSM - MMed 1989
For outstanding public service in leading the advancement and protection of the health and well-being of all Victorians
Mr Robert A Lamb, PSM - BA 1974
For outstanding public service and leadership within the educational community and outstanding contribution in the area of school improvement
