UNSW congratulates its eminent staff, alumni, advisers and supporters who have been recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours.

George Williams, Anthony Mason Professor and Foundation Director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, becomes an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to the law in the fields of anti-terrorism, human rights and constitutional law as an academic, author, adviser and public commentator.

Appointed Members of the Order of Australia (AM) are:

Professor Les Field, UNSW's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) - for service to the administration of higher education, and to the discipline of chemistry as an academic and researcher.

Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver - for service to medical education, particularly through the Muru Marri Indigenous Health Unit, and as a supporter of educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Professor Perminder Sachdev - for service to medical research in the field of neuropsychiatry, as a clinical and academic, and to professional associations at a national and international level.

Conjoint Professor Kerryn Phelps - for service to medicine, particularly through leadership roles with the AMA, to education and community health, and as a GP.

Conjoint Senior Lecturer Dr Michael Dudley - for service to medicine as a clinician in the child and adolescent mental health area, to medical education, and to a range of professional associations.

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