Australia Day Honours 2013

Monash University congratulates its alumni, staff, and supporters who received Australia Day Honours in 2013. Members of the Monash community were recognised for their contributions to fields including health, business, education, and the community.

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Major General Grant Cavenagh AO (GradDipComp 1986)
Alumnus
For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force as Commander Joint Logistics and as Head Land Systems Division

Professor Murray McLean AO
Staff member
For service to the Australian and international communities through significant leadership and co-ordination roles following the tsunami and earthquakes that occurred in Japan on 11 March 2011 and to the promotion of Australia's diplomatic and trade relationships

Professor Marilyn Renfree AO (HonLLD 2010)
Alumna
For distinguished service to biology, particularly through leadership in the research into marsupial reproduction, and to the scientific community through contributions to professional organisations

Mr Clive Weeks AO (BE 1969, MEngSc 1972)
Alumnus and supporter
For distinguished service to engineering through leadership roles in the development of key civil works projects and through contributions to professional and educational organisations

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Mr Dean Barton-Smith AM (GrapDipMktg 2001, MMktg 2003)
Alumnus
For significant service to the sport of athletics, and to people who are deaf or hard of hearing through the development of sport and recreation opportunities

The Reverend Emeritus Professor Gary Bouma AM
Staff member and supporter
For significant service to sociology as an academic, to interfaith dialogue, and to the anglican Church of Australia

Dr Andrew Cochrane AM (GradCertEBP 2006, GradCertPharmEc 2006)
Alumnus and supporter
For significant service to adolescent and adult congenital heart disease as a clinician, researcher and educator, and through humanitarian and philanthropic contributions

The Honourable Robert Fordham AM  
Monash volunteer
For significant service to the Parliament of Victoria, to education, to the Anglican Church in Australia, and to tourism and economic development

The late Mr John Gibson AM (LLB 1980)
Alumnus
For significant service to international relations as an advocate for human rights

Emeritus Professor Roy Jackson AM
Staff member and supporter
For significant service to science in the field of organic chemistry as an educator and researcher

Mr John Maddock AM
Monash volunteer
For significant service to vocational education and training, and to the sport of basketball

Emeritus Professor Owen Potter AM
Staff member
For significant service to chemical engineering through leadership in the areas of education, research and development, and to the Catholic Church

Mr Alan Powell AM
Supporter
For significant service to the community of South Australia through governance of welfare and church organisations and as a philanthropist

Mr Graham Smorgon AM (BJuris 1972, LLB 1974)
Alumnus and supporter
For significant service to business, and to the community of Victoria

Mr Robert Thomas AM (BEc 1967)
Alumnus and supporter
For significant service to the community of New South Wales through contributions to library governance, and to business

Professor Michael Toole AM (MBBS 1971)
Alumnus and staff member
For significant service to international health, particularly through leadership in medical research

Dr Beth Wilson AM (BA 1975, LLB 1977)
Alumna and supporter
For significant service to the community of Victoria through the provision of dispute resolution in the area of health services

Emeritus Professor Neville Yeomans AM (MD 1977)
Alumnus
For significant service to tertiary education, research and clinical practice in the field of medicine

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

Dr Malcolm Baxter OAM (MBBS 1970 )
Alumnus and supporter
For service to medicine as an ear, nose and throat specialist

Dr Di Bresciani OAM
Supporter
For service to music, to the visual arts, and to the community

Mr Colin Browne OAM (MEd 1973)
Alumnus
For service to the sport of athletics, to education, and to the community

Mr Nigel Caswell OAM (GradDipCivCer 2006)
Alumnus
For service to the community through a range of organisations

Mr Kevin Goodfellow OAM (BSc 1971, DipEd 1972, BEd 1979, MEdSt 1981)
Alumnus
For service to education

Dr John Horton OAM
Monash supporter
For service to medicine, and to the community

Professor Robert Iansek OAM (BMedSc 1972, MBBS 1974, PhD 1979)
Alumnus and staff member
For service to medicine in the field of neurology

The late Mr Harold Johnston OAM
Supporter
For service to the community through aged care and charitable organisations

Mr Robin McKenzie OAM (GradDipArts(FAT) 2002)
Alumnus
For service to the international community following the earthquakes and tsunami which occurred in Japan in 2011

Dr Mark Robson OAM (MBBS 1978)
Alumnus
For service to community health, particularly through the Melton Cancer Support Group

Dr Jon Rosenthal OAM
Supporter
For service to the visual arts as promoter of Australian artists

Mr Barry Stanton OAM (BEd 1975)
Alumnus
For service to sports administration and to the sport of athletics

Public Service Medal (PSM)

Mr Wayne Craig PSM (BEc 1974)
Alumnus and supporter
For outstanding public service to education in the Northern Metropolitan Region of Victoria

Ms Margaret Dobson PSM (GradDipHlthSc(CH) 1993)
Alumna
For outstanding public service to the Primary School Nursing Program

Ms Ethel McAlpine PSM (MEdSt 1988)
Alumna
For outstanding public service to people with a disability in New South Wales

Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)*

Mr Anthony Oxford ASM (AdvDipMicaParaSt 2001)
Alumnus

Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)

Wing Commander Paul Parolo CSC (MMaintReliabEng(DE) 2007)
Alumnus
For outstanding achievement in the field of Aerospace Engineering in the Royal Australian Air Force

*No citation is given for this award