Queen’s Birthday Honours

Congratulations to our alumni and staff who have been admitted to the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours for their leadership and service to the community.

2012 recipients

Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

  • Professor Peter Singer AC

Previous staff member 1975 – 1976


For eminent service to philosophy and bioethics as a leader of public debate and communicator of ideas in the areas of global poverty, animal welfare and the human condition.

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

  • Mr Simon Richard Molesworth (AM QC, AO)

Adjunct Professor


For distinguished service to conservation and the environment, to heritage preservation at national and international levels, to the professions and natural resource sectors, and to community health organisations.

  • Mr Phillip Howard Toyne (AO)

DipEd(Bundoora)


For distinguished service to environmental law through executive and advisory roles, particularly the introduction of a National Landcare Program, to the protection and restoration of Australian landscapes, and to the Indigenous community.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

  • Mr Brett Biddington (AM)

BAHons(OldSocialSc)


For service to the space sector, particularly through national policy and industry development, science and education support, and through governance of astronomy programs.

  • Professor Barry Thomas Hart (AM)

DipAppChem


For service to conservation and the environment, particularly in the areas of water quality, aquatic ecology and catchment management, and to education as an academic and researcher.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

  • Professor Joan Merrilyn McMeeken (AM)

BSc(Hons)(Bio Sc)


For service to tertiary education in the discipline of physiotherapy as an academic, researcher and educator, to professional organisations, and to the community.

  • Associate Professor David Green (PSM, AM)

Previous staff member


For service to the community through leadership roles with social justice organisations, to welfare policy reform, and to the community.

  • Emeritus Professor Robert Rupert Officer (AM)

Emeritus Professor


For service to business and education in the field of financial economic theory, as a leader of public and private sector institutions, an adviser to government and an academic administrator.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

  • Ms Kristin Mary Stegley (OAM)

BBSc(Bundoora) 1978


For services to the community through heritage advocacy and contributions to the Victorian Branch of the National Trust of Australia, to the arts, and to local government.

  • Reverend Russell Stewart Joyce (OAM)

BA(Old Hum) 1972


For meritorious service in the field of Chaplaincy in the Royal Australian Navy.

  • Mrs Mary Christina Fraser (OAM)

LTU Board (1997-2002) Wodonga
For service to local government, and to the community of the Towong shire.

  • Ms Louise Anne Gilfedder (OAM)

For service to conservation and the environment, particularly in Tasmania.

Public Service Medal  (PSM)

  • Ms Victoria Callister (PSM)

GradDipHlthAdmin


For outstanding public service to the Gippsland region, especially in the areas of relief and recovery following natural disasters.

  • Mr Ronald Wright Harris (PSM)

BAgrSc 1976, DipEd(Bundoora)


For outstanding public service in transforming the lamb industry into a vibrant and export oriented industry, and in leading the development and delivery of innovative services for farmers and rural communities.

 

For information on previous years please contact the Alumni and Advancement Office at alumni@latrobe.edu.au