Australia Day Honours

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) 

Associate Professor Rhonda Muriel Faragher AO PhD(HlthSc) '07
For distinguished service to people with Down Syndrome through research programs and education initiatives.

Dr Anne Tonkin AO BM, BS ’82, PhD(Med) ’92
For distinguished service to medical professional regulation, to tertiary education, and to clinical pharmacology.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Emeritus Professor Linda Barwick AM BA(Hons) ’81, PhD(Hums) ‘86
For significant service to the preservation and digitisation of cultural heritage recordings.

Professor Emeritus Debra Claire Henly AM PhD(Med) ‘92
For significant service to education administration, and to science.

Ms Susan Pearce AM BNg(PostReg) '01
For significant service to public health administration and governance.

Reverend Peter Sandeman AM BA ’80, BSocAdmin ’83, MSW ‘96
For significant service to the Anglican Church of Australia, and to the community of South Australia.

Professor Barbara Spears AM MEdSt ’98, PhD(EHLT) ‘05
For significant service to tertiary education, to research, and to youth.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

Mrs Ingrid Alderton OAM GradCertDisSt ’01, Med ‘06
For service to special education.

Mr Paul Crate OAM DipT ‘82
For service to Australian rules football.

Mrs Clare Hopley OAM BSpecEd ‘95
For service to children who are hard of hearing, and to education.

Dr Evelyn Yap OAM BM, BS ‘90
For service to medicine, and to multiculturalism.

Australian Public Service Medal (PSM)

Mr Javier Ribalta PSM GCertPubSecMgmt '14
For outstanding public service through leadership and coordination of Services Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ms Catherine Weber PSM BEc '93
For outstanding public service to the Northern Territory Public Sector.

Mr Andrew Murphy PSM GCertPubSecMgmt '11
COVID-19 Honour Roll

Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)

Mr Robert Tolson ASM BHlthSc(Paramedic) '06, GCertPubSecMgmt '09

Ms Judith Barker ASM BHlthSc '07

Dr Joseph Cuthbertson ASM GradCertMarArchaeol '21

Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM)

Mr Neil Brooksbank AFSM GCertPubSecMgmt ‘13

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Professor Gregory Crawford AM MPHC ’99, DM '08
For significant service to palliative care, and to tertiary education.

Mr Stephen Hains AM BA(Hons) ’71
For significant service to local government, to education, and to the community.

Professor William (Bill) Heddle AM RFD (Retired) DM ’85
For significant service to cardiology, to tertiary education, and to professional associations.

Emeritus Professor Timothy (Tim) Roberts AM PhD(BiolSc) ’71
For significant service to environmental and life sciences, and to tertiary education.

Mr John Schumann AM DipEd ’76, BA ’76
For significant service to the veteran community, to music, and to the community.

Mrs Valerie Fewster OAM DipNg ’87
For service to community health.

Professor Cherrie Galletly OAM PhD(Psyc) ’03
For service to medicine as a psychiatrist.

Ms Paige Greco OAM GradCertDisSt ’20
For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020.

Dr Kerry Hancock OAM BMBS ’81
For service to medicine through a range of roles.

Mrs Heather Spence OAM MNg(NPrac) ’17
For service to nursing.

Ms Jennifer Williams OAM GradDipPsych ’04, BBehavSc(Hons) '06
For service to women's sport, and to sports psychology.

Ms Elizabeth Wilson OAM BSocWk ’81
For service to public administration in South Australia.

Mr John Ziesing OAM BEd(InService) ’92
For service to hockey, and to the community.

Mr Mark Connelly PSM DipEd ’74, BA ’74
For outstanding public service to achieving outcomes for the Anangu communities.

Mrs Sara Fleming PSM MPHC ’96, MNg(NPrac) '06
For outstanding public service to the development and provision of Paediatric Palliative Care Services.

Ms Josephine (Jo) Brookes ASM BParamedicSc ’15
Ms Brookes is an outstanding member of Ambulance Victoria, and her commitment to the care and well-being of communities in the Mitta Valley and throughout Towong Shire has been exceptional.

Dr Felix Ho ASM MD ’15
Dr Ho has given sustained and exemplary service to the Ambulance service and has shown extraordinary commitment to the care of the community.

Assistant Commissioner Brian Connors APM GradCertPubSecMgmt ’13
Assistant Commissioner Connors has provided dedicated and exemplary service to the Queensland Police Service and to the community, throughout his career.

Mr Keith O’Brien ESM MNg(Cwk) ’97
Mr O'Brien is highly respected by all who have worked with him and his commitment to Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) and the community of Victoria, is of the highest order.

Mr Bernard Kruhse ACM GradCertPubSecMgmt ’02
Mr Kruhse is highly regarded both locally and nationally for his exceptional leadership capabilities within custodial environments. He continues to apply his expertise and career long learnings for the advancement of future staff and custodial operations within Queensland.

Mrs Anne Gordon Burgess AM BSocWk ‘83
For significant service to mental health, to gender equality, and to older persons.

Professor Lester Irabinna Rigney AM PhD(EHLT) ’07
For significant service to Indigenous education, and to social inclusion research.

Ms Fiona Marie Thomson OAM BSc ‘74
For service to youth through Guides, and to academic librarianship.

Mr Shane Ian Batt AFSM GCertPubSecMgmt ‘13
Mr Batt has provided dedicated and committed service to the Tasmanian Fire Service, and to the community, for almost 30 years.

Ms Cheryl-Lee Fitzgerald ESM GCertPubSecMgmt ‘14
Ms Fitzgerald's leadership and dedication to Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, and to the wider community, has been exemplary.

Dr Duncan Alexander Taylor PSM BTech(Forensic&AnalyticalChem) ’01, BSc(Hons) ’02, PhD(Biol) ’07, PhD(MathStats) ’19
For outstanding public service to forensic DNA statistics in South Australia.

Professor Anthony Thomas AC BSc ’70, BSc(Hons) ’71, PhD(PhysSc) ’75
For eminent service to scientific education and research, particularly in the field of nuclear and particle physics, through academic leadership roles.

Ms Jane Covernton AM BA ‘72
For significant service to the literary arts as a publisher of children's books.

Ms Judith Cross AM BSocAdmin ‘78
For significant service to community health through social welfare organisations.

Ms Dyan Currie AM GCertPubSecMgmt ‘03
For significant service to town planning and strategic urban development.

Ms Helen Leake AM BA ‘83
For significant service to film, and to professional organisations.

Dr Anthony Mylius AM BMBS ‘84
For significant service to community health, and to cardiology.

Emeritus Professor Acram Taji AM PhD(BiolSc) ‘79
For significant service to education, particularly to horticultural science and plant biotechnology.

Dr Anthony (Tony) Lian-Lloyd OAM BMBS ‘88
For service to medicine, and to the community.

Ms Brenda Rayner OAM BA(Hons) ‘96
For service to music.

Dr Kim Rooney OAM MPallC ‘00
For service to medicine.

Dr Dale Lambert BSc ’83, BA(Hons) ’85, BA ’89, PhD(EHLT) ’97
For outstanding public service in the use of artificial intelligence in surveillance and reconnaissance, command and control, intelligence and autonomous platforms.

Professor Edward (Ted) Mah BMBS ’84, DM ’94
For outstanding public service to public health in South Australia

Mr Gregory Shanahan BEc ‘80
For outstanding public service to the justice system in the Northern Territory.

Ms Margaret Cook AO (GCertPubSecMgmt ’02)
For distinguished service to the international community through the promotion of democratic electoral systems, and to human rights. 

Professor Bruce Kemp AO (PhD(BiolSc) ’75)
For distinguished service to biomedical research, particularly to the study of protein phosphorylation. 

*Dr B Marika AO (DLitt ’18)
For distinguished service to the visual arts, particularly to Indigenous printmaking and bark painting, and through cultural advisory roles. 

Mrs Dawn Thorp AO (BNg(PostReg) ’93)
For distinguished service to nursing, and to medicine, in the field of haematology, as an expert clinician and mentor. 

Professor John Beltrame AM (BM, BS ’86)
For significant service to cardiovascular medicine, and to medical research and education.

Mr Peter Bicknell AM (MSocAdmin ’73)
For significant service to social welfare, and to the community of South Australia.

Dr Anne Chang AM (GradCertTertEd ’02)
For significant service to paediatric respiratory medicine as a clinician and researcher. 

Professor Judith Dwyer AM (PhD(OtherHlthSc) ’16)
For significant service to education in the field of health care management, and to medical administration. 

Bishop Daniel Hurley AM (MEdSt ’92)
For significant service to the Catholic Church in Australia, and to the community of the Northern Territory. 

Mrs Moira Deslandes AM (BSocAdmin ’82)
For significant service to the community of South Australia through a range of roles, and to social welfare.

The Reverend Dr Robert Mitchell AM (MThSt ‘06)
For significant service to the community through charitable organisations, and to the Anglican Church of Australia.

Ms Susan Chapman OAM (DipNut&Diet ‘80)
For service to conservation and the environment.

Mrs Alison Rosser OAM (MDisSt ’03)
For service to the community. 

Dr Margaret Shore OAM (MEdMgmt ’89)
For service to the international community of Indonesia through education programs.

Mr Stephen Blenkinsopp ACM (GCertPubSecMgmt ’10) 

Mr Kevin Raby ACM (GCertPubSecMgmt ’99)

Mr Christopher Arnol ASM (MPubMgmt ’04, GradDipPubPolMgmt ’02, GCertPubSecMgmt ’00)

*Deceased

Mr Maurice Crotti AO (BA 1971), who was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to business and the food manufacturing sector, to export marketing organisations and economic development programs in South Australia, and to the arts.

Ms Gillian Rolton AM (DipT 1979), deceased, who was posthumously appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her her significant service to horse sports through roles with a range of national and international equestrian organisations.

Professor Charlotte Francis Champion De Crespigny AM (DipAppSc(Nurs) 1980,  BNg(PostReg) 1990, DipPrimHlthCare 1997, PhD(Ng/Midwif) 1999) who was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for her significant service to nursing, and to nurse education, particularly in the field of drug and alcohol care, and to Indigenous health projects.

Ms Barbara Deed OAM (BScHons 1977, BSc 1976), who was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to the community of South Australia.

Mr Philip Heuzenroeder OAM (BA 1992), who was also awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to community health through music and arts programs.

Mr Glen Woolley OAM (GradCertPubSecMgmt 2002), who was also awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to the Crown, and to the community of Tasmania.

Ms Tina Ward PSM (BAppSc 1992), who was awarded a Public Service Medal for her outstanding public service in the area of disability housing and support in South Australia.

Ms Gail Ward PSM (GCertPubSecMgmt 2011) who was awarded a Public Service Medal for outstanding public service to breast cancer screening for women in Tasmania.

Mr Christopher Howie ASM (GradCertPubSecMgmt 2015), who was awarded an Ambulance Service Medal for his distinguished contribution to the Australian ambulance service.

Ms Sandra Russell ACM (GradCertPubSecMgmt 2009), who was awarded an Australian Corrections Medal for her distinguished service to state civilian correctional services for adults. This is the first year that Australian Corrections Medals have been awarded.

Dr Tom Karmel AM (BA ‘72, BA(Hons) ‘73), an adjunct professor at the National Institute of Labour Studies at Flinders University, was awarded a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia and commended for significant service to vocational education research and administration, and to the community through public administration roles.

Professor David Cooper AO (BMBS ‘80), was made an Officer of the Order of Australia and commended for distinguished service to intensive care medicine in the field of traumatic brain injury as a clinician and to medical education as an academic, researcher and author.

Associate Professor Helen Evans AO (BSocAdmin ‘77), was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to global health as an advocate for the improved treatment of infectious diseases in underprivileged populations, particularly women and children.

Mr Michael Moore AM (BA ‘72), for significant service to community health, particularly to social policy reform, and to the community of the Australian Capital Territory.

Mr Simon Schrapel AM (MPolAdmin ‘05), for significant service to the community, particularly to children and families through social welfare organisations, programs and initiatives.

Dr Robert Stimson AM (PhD(SocSc) ‘79), a former council member of Flinders University, for significant service to science as a researcher and academic, particularly in the discipline of analytical human geography.

Ms Marilyn Beaumont OAM (DipNgSt ‘87), for service to the community, particularly to women's health.

Ms Elizabeth Bowell OAM (GradCertHlth ‘03, MRemoteHlthPrac ‘07), for service to nursing, and to international natural disaster health care assistance.

Mrs Kerryn Ernst PSM (MPallC ‘08, MNg(NPrac) ‘10)​, for outstanding public service to community health in the Australian Capital Territory.

Mr Robert Davis AFSM (BSc ‘79, BAcc ‘02), was given an Australian Fire Service Medal having been a CFS and community volunteer since 1965.