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Honourable mentions

UNSW congratulates our staff and members of our advisory boards recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours.

Published on the 13 Jun 2012

UNSW congratulates our staff and members of our advisory boards recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours for their contribution to academic and public life in fields ranging from chemistry and space engineering to fundraising and business.

Appointed an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia are:

 

  • Dr Tom Calma, Member, Advisory Council, Faculty of Law
  • Professor David St Clair Black FAA, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
  • Ms Jennifer Bott, Chief Executive, UNSW Foundation
  • Mr Robert Cameron, Director, UNSW Foundation Board; former Chair, Minerals Industry Advisory Council, School of Mining Engineering
  • Professor Tony Milne, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science

Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) are:

  • Mr Enzo Allara, Advisory Board Member, Australian Graduate School of Management
  • Mr Brett Biddington, Chair, Advisory Board, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Chair, Advisory Board, 'Pathways to Space' Project at the Powerhouse Museum, Australian Centre for Astrobiology
  • Scientia Professor Joe Forgas, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science
  • Professor Neville Hacker, Conjoint Professor of Gynaecologic Encology
  • Professor Anne Keogh, Conjoint Professor in Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine
  • Emeritus Professor Graham MacDonald, former conjoint at St Vincent's Clinical School
  • Mr James Millar, Member, Business Advisory Council, Australian School of Business
  • Dr Pieter Mourik, Associate Professor, Rural Clinical School, Albury Wodonga Campus
  • Associate Professor Eileen Pittaway, Director, Centre for Refugee Research, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Ms Alice Spigelman, Member, Advisory Council, Faculty of Built Environment

Recipient of a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) is:

  • Professor Trevor Cairney, Master of New College; Honorary Professor, School of Education, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

The full citations are available on the Australian Honours website.

Media contact: Denise Knight, UNSW Media Office, 9385 8920