King's Birthday Honours
The Australian National University (ANU) proudly congratulates all who were recognised in the King's Birthday Honours in 2024. This year's recipients reflect the depth and diversity of service to the wider community by our alumni, donors, staff & students.
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This year's recipients
2024
Dr Bronwyn Maree Bancroft AM
BA '80
For significant service to the arts, and to the Indigenous community.
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Francis Bearman CSM
MMil&Def '21
For meritorious achievement as a career manager at the Directorate of Officer Career Management - Army.
Ms Susan Dorothy Bodell PSM
MStratAff '07
For outstanding public service, contribution and achievement to Australia's interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
Mrs Barbara Ann Bowen OAM
BA '87
For service to the community of Canberra.
Dr Laurie Margaret Cowled AM
For significant service to philanthropy in the arts, education and health sectors, and to women.
Ms Tamara Michelle Curll PSM
BEc '95, LLB '97
For outstanding public service to the Australian Government and public through her sustained contribution to Australia's action on climate change.
Dr Stephanie Davis PSM
MAppEpi '10
For outstanding public service through sustained leadership in supporting Australia’s primary health care system throughout and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lieutenant Colonel Joel Patrick Domigan CSC
MMil&Def '18
For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Aviation Regiment.
Professor Jo Anne Douglass AO
For distinguished service to medical research, to clinical immunology and allergy, to respiratory medicine, and to tertiary education.
Mr Lewis Rolf Driver AM
BA '75, LLB '77
For significant service to the judiciary, and to the law.
Ms Francine Michelle Eades PSM
MAppEpi '07
For outstanding public service through improving health outcomes for Aboriginal people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lieutenant Colonel Steven John Frankel CSC CSM
MMil&Def '15
For meritorious achievement commanding the Australian Defence Force element supporting the stabilisation mission in the Solomon Islands from November 2021 to March 2022.
Commander Mark Galliott APM
GDipLegPrac '05
Over his 35-year career, Commander Mark Galliott has worked in a broad range of operational and strategic roles, demonstrating significant commitment and service to the Victorian community.
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Gilmore CSC
MMil&Def '17
For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Owain Stuart Griffiths CSC
MMil&Def '21
For outstanding devotion to duty as the Brigade Major of the 6th Brigade.
Brigadier Duncan Leslie Hayward AM CSC
MStratAff '07
For exceptional service in reforming recruiting practices to build an adaptable, scalable, modern recruiting system for the generation of Australian Defence Force capability.
Ms Robyn-Lyn Henderson AM
BSc '68, BA (Hons) '81
For significant service to public administration, and to social welfare.
The late Mr Graydon Read Henning OAM
For service to maritime history, and to tertiary education.
Ms Leonie Holloway PSM
BEc(Hons) '04, MSt '18
For outstanding public service in leading the National Cultural Policy Taskforce to deliver Australia’s first cultural policy in over a decade.
Mr Donald Hough PSM
MSc '84
For outstanding public service to the Victorian community through committed engagement and the delivery of projects.
Dr Belinda Edith Clarke (Hunter) OAM
For service to medicine, particularly pathology.
Colonel Scott Jamieson CSC
MMil&Def '13
For outstanding devotion to duty as the Australian Defence Advisor Central Pacific.
Ms Vidoshi Jana PSM
For significant service to social and behavioural research, and to population survey method development.
Mrs Yohanni Bey Johns OAM
For service to tertiary education.
Dr Ida Kaplan AM
For significant service to community health, particularly within trauma recovery.
Professor Anne Marie Kavanagh OAM
PhD '95
For service to medicine, particularly disability health research.
Dr Pauline Kerr AM
BA (Hons) '03, PhD '03
For significant service to tertiary education, and to international diplomatic relations.
Ms Alison Mary Kitchen AM
For significant service to business, to governance roles, and to the community.
Ms Michelle Gaye Lees PSM
ExecMPubAdmin '15
For outstanding public service in the delivery of support and payments to Australian citizens in times of national emergencies and other critical events.
Sir Jonathan Mills AC AO
For eminent service to international cultural leadership and diplomacy, to the performing arts, to philanthropic ventures, and to tertiary education.
Ms Samantha Joy Mostyn AC AO
BA '86, LLB '89, LLD '18
For eminent service in the social justice, gender equity, sporting, cultural and business sectors, to reconciliation, and to environmental sustainability.
Ms Tuanh Nguyen OAM
For service to the community through governance and advocacy roles.
Group Captain Craig William Nielsen CSC
MMil&Def '19
For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Air Force Security and Fire School.
Colonel Richard Anthony Niessl CSC
MMil&Def '13
For outstanding devotion to duty as the Commanding Officer of the 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.
Dr Mark Kevin O'Connor OAM
For service to literature as a poet and educator.
Mr David Charles Olsson AM
LLB '79
For significant service to Australia China business relations, and to the law.
Lieutenant Colonel Leigh Thomas Partridge CSC
MMil&Def '14
For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of 16th Battalion, the Royal Western Australia Regiment.
Emeritus Professor Michael Paul Pender AM
For significant service to medicine, particularly neurology and multiple sclerosis research, and to tertiary education.
Mr Darren Walter Pennay AM
For significant service to social and behavioural research, and to population survey method development.
Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey David Price CSM
MMil&Def '18
For meritorious achievement in the provision of movements support for Australian Defence Force and whole-of-government operations.
Major General Anthony John Rawlins AO DSC AM
GDipLegPrac '10
For distinguished service in responsible positions as the Deputy Chief of Army and Head Force Design Division.
Dr Jodie Ward PSM
BSc (Hons) '03, PhD '07
For outstanding public service in advancing forensic human identification capabilities in Australia, particularly for the establishment of the Australian Federal Police National DNA Program for Unidentified and Missing Persons.
Emeritus Professor Ronald Arthur Weber AM
For significant service to tertiary education, to accounting and information system development, and to professional associations.
Ms Ruth Evelyn Wilson OAM
For significant service to social and behavioural research, and to population survey method development.
Professor Talal Yassine AM OAM
For significant service to business, and to the community.
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