Queen's Birthday Honours 2006

Congratulations to alumni and staff who received awards in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours list.

AC (Companion in the Order of Australia)

Professor Ian William Chubb AO

For service to higher education, including research and development policy in the pursuit of advancing the national interest socially, economically, culturally and environmentally, and to the facilitation of a knowledge based global economy

[Professor Chubb is a former deputy vice-chancellor of Monash]

Professor David Morritz de Kretser AO

For distinguished contributions to public life as a medical researcher of international reputation in the field of reproductive biology, to the development of the biotechnology industry, and to bioethics

[Professor de Kretser was the founding director of MIMR, formerly the Institute of Reproduction & Development]

AO (Officer in the Order of Australia)

Professor Ronald Clive McCallum (BJuris 1970, LLB(Hons) 1972)

For service to the law, particularly as a tertiary educator and industrial relations policy adviser to government, and to the community for support to people with visual impairments and in the areas of social justice and human rights

Dr Geoffrey Norman Vaughan

For service to scientific research and development, particularly through contributions to the development of government policy initiatives, to the growth of innovative technology-based Australian companies, and to education as a mentor and supporter of young scientists

[Dr Vaughan was formerly Director of the Victorian College of Pharmacy, Director of Chisholm Institute of Technology and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Monash University ]

AM (Member in the Order of Australia)

Mrs Lorraine Claire Elliott (BEd 1984)

For service to the Victorian Parliament and to the community through involvement in a range of youth, cultural and health organisations

Mr Ronald Barry Evans (MAdmin 1977)

For service to business and commerce, to Australian Rules football as a player and administrator, and to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations

Dr Robert Lindsay Iles (BEd 1974)

For service to education as Principal of The Scots College, Sydney and through support for professional organisations, and to the community

Ms Janine Anne Kirk (BEc 1974)

For service to the city of Melbourne , through contributions to the identification, design and facilitation of projects to enhance the business, tourism, cultural and intellectual standing of the city, and to child welfare organisations

Associate Professor John Francis Pidgeon (BA 1964, DipEd 1965)

For service to education, particularly through the Swinburne Institute of Technology, to the development of curriculum and qualification transfer agreements for international students, and as an academic, administrator and teacher

Professor Leon Piterman (MEdSt 1990)

For service to family medicine through distance education for doctors in remote areas, to research and student training, and to international medical education

Mr Ian Peter Predl (BEd 1970, MEd 1981)

For service to education and training, particularly through contributions to the establishment of the technical and further education system in Victoria, and to the community

The Reverend Father Christopher Keith Riley (BA 1984)

For service to disadvantaged youth through the establishment of ‘Youth Off The Streets' and the development of a range of assistance and mentoring initiatives for adolescents, and to the welfare of children overseas through humanitarian assistance efforts

OAM (Medal in the Order of Australia)

Mr John Ernest Fisher (DipTax Law 1985)

For service to the community to youth, educational and health organisations

Dr Chandrabhanu Haroon (BA(Hons) 1975, PhD 1981)

For service to Indian classical dance and the promotion of multicultural arts

Ms Margaret Ellen Heffernan (MA 2001)

For service to the community in the area of women's hea;th, particularly gynaecological cancer, and through cultural organisations

Mrs Rachel Kalman (MEdSt 1995)

For service to the Jewish community through the Joseph Giligich Foundation, the ‘Kadimah' and the AJAX Amateur Football Club

Mrs Caroline Elizabeth Peschek (BBus 2004)

For service to people with disabilities through the activities of Cooma Challenge and to the community through committee roles within the health sector

The Reverend Father Gerald Paul Ryan (BA 1976)

For services to the Catholic Church through pastoral roles in parishes in Victoria , and as an early contributor to the liturgical movement in the Archdiocese of Melbourne

Mr Geoffrey Mendes Sussman (PhC 1961)

For service to pharmacy and to the multidisciplinary field of wound care as a clinician, researcher and educator, and to the sports of diving and gymnastics

PSM (Public Service Medal)

Mr Wayne Smithers Brooks Jackson (BEc(Hons) 1974)

For outstanding public service in the development and implementation of social policy, particularly in relation to child support arrangements

Ms Elizabeth Masamune (BA(Hons) 1983)

For outstanding public service in furthering the business expansion of Australian companies in Asian markets.

APM (Australian Police Medal)

Inspector Kenneth George Gibbs (AssocDipArts (Police Studies) 2001

compiled by University Development and Alumni Office
15/06/2006