Past award winners
Honorary Doctorates
Council confers the degree of Doctor of the University in recognition of distinction by the person in public service or service to the University, or in recognition of distinguished contribution by the person in a field of academic endeavour and in accordance with University policy Honorary Degrees.
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2021
- Dr Robyn Archer AO
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2020
- Mr Philip Liggett MBE
- Mr Neil Gaiman
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2019
- Ms Anna Meares OAM
- Ms Gillian Hicks AM MBE FRSA
- Dr Kumi Naidoo
- Dr Rosemary Bryant AO
- Professor Fiona Stanley AC
- Ms Natasha Stott Despoja AO
- Mr Michael Hickinbotham
- The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson AO
- Mr Jim McDowell
- Mr Adam Goodes
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2018
- Mr Eric Idle
- The Honourable Greg Combet AM
- Mr Peter Gago AC
- Mr William (Bill) Muirhead AM
- Ms Deborah Cheetham AO
- Adjunct Associate Professor Monica Oliphant AO
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2017
- Dr Curtis Wong
- The Hon Julia Gillard AC
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret'd)
- Mr Kevin O'Loughlin OAM
- The Hon John Mansfield AM QC
- Dr Ian Gould AM
- Mrs Janet Holmes à Court AC
- Emeritus Professor MaryAnn Bin-Sallik AO
- Mr Thomas Keneally AO
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2016
- Mr Jack Manning Bancroft
- Professor Gary Banks AO
- Mrs Marie Coleman AO
- Ms Evonne Goolagong Cawley AO MBE
- Ms Maggie Beer AM
- Professor Lord Anthony Giddens
- Mr John Barry Humphries AO CBE
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2015
- Professor Robyn Williams AM
- Professor Gerald Goodhardt (deceased)
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2014
- Dr Wolf Blass AM
- Major General Charles Bolden Jr.
- Professor Peter Høj AC
- Dr Anne Summers AO
- Sir Terence Pratchett OBE (deceased)
- Dr Jane Goodall DBE
- The Honourable Quentin Bryce AD CVO
- Professor Brian Burdekin AO
- Professor Mary McAleese
- Mr Vinton G Cerf
- Mr Peter Gabriel
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2013
- Mr Sydney Ball (deceased)
- The Honourable Robyn Layton AO QC
- Mr Michael Heard
- The Honourable Alexander Downer AC
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2012
Ms Fiona Hall AO
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2011
- Ms Alice McCleary
- Professor Ashis Nandy
- Emeritus Professor Maxwell Brennan AO
- Mr Jeffrey Smart AO (deceased)
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2010
- Adjunct Professor Neil Bryans AM
- Professor Brian Vincent
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2009
- Mr David Klingberg AO
- Mr Martin Albrecht AC
- Professor Jarl Rosenholm
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2008
- Dr Pamela Ryan OAM
- Mr Milton Moon AM (deceased)
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2007
- Professor Leanna Read
- Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley AC (deceased)
- Professor Don Bursill AM
- Dr Ron Radford AM
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2006
- Mr Norton Jackson, AM (deceased)
- Mr Mike Rann, AC
- Hon Susan Ryan, AO
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2005
- Professor Andrew Ehrenberg (deceased)
- Professor Frank Bass (deceased)
- Dr Julian Burnside, QC
- Mr Leon Davis, AO
- Professor R Natarajan
- Dr Gregor Ramsey AM (deceased)
- Dr Simon Wong
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2004
- Mr Phillip Adams, AO
- Mr Stephen Page, AM
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2003
- Professor Zhang Xiaowei
- Mr Maurice de Rohan, AO OBE (deceased)
- Dr Yuan Tseh Lee
- Dr Alfred Huang, AM
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2002
- Ms Dagmar Egen, AM
- Prof Eleanor Ramsay (deceased)
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2001
Hon Justice Michael Kirby, AC CMG
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2000
- Dr Patricia Crook, AO
- Adjunct Prof Lyndsay Connors AM
- Dr Malcolm Kinnaird AC (deceased)
- Mr Rick Allert, AO
- Mr Kym Bonython, AC (deceased)
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1999
- Professor Lyndall Ryan
- Dr Colin Thiele, AC (deceased)
- The Hon Dr Basil Hetzel, AC (deceased)
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1998
- Mr Nelson Mandela (deceased)
- Hon RJL Hawke AC (deceased)
- Mr Bruce Webb (deceased)
- Dr Julian Clark
- Ms Ruth Tuck, AO (deceased)
- Dr Don Williams, AO (deceased)
- Dr Alice Rigney, AO (deceased)
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1997
- Mr Daniel Thomas, AM
- Ms Sue Vardon, AO
- Mr John Moriarty, AM
- Hon Justice Samuel Jacobs, AO (deceased)
- Dr S (Max) Richards
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1996
- Mr Archie Barton, AM (deceased)
- Dr Betty Davis, AM (deceased)
- Hon Justice John Von Doussa AO QC
- Ms Wendy McCarthy, AO
- Hon Dr John Dawkins, AO
- Sir Eric Neal, AC, CVO
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1995
- Ms Doreen Kartinyeri (deceased)
- Dr David Pank AM (deceased)
- Dr Christobel Mattingley, AM (deceased)
- Dr James CY Soong
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1994
- Ms Anne Deveson, AO (deceased)
- Mr Gavin Walkley, AM (deceased)
- Mr John Uhrig, AC
- Dame Roma Mitchell, AC, DBE (deceased)
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1993
- Mr John McDonald AM (deceased)
- Dr Jean Blackburn, AO (deceased)
- Professor Lowitja O’Donoghue, AC, CBE, DSJ
- Ms Alison Crook, AO
- Dr James May
Emeritus Laureate Professor
The title of Emeritus Laureate Professor is an honour conferred by the University on a retired academic staff member holding the title of Emeritus Professor in recognition of distinguished service to the University.
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2012
Emeritus Laureate Professor John Ralston AO
Emeritus Professor
The title of Emeritus Professor is an honour conferred by the University on a retired academic staff member holding the title of Professor in recognition of distinguished service to the University and in accordance with University policy: Emeritus Professor.
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2020
- Emeritus Professor Jordan Louviere
- Emeritus Professor Tanya Monro
- Emeritus Professor Mads Gaardboe
- Emeritus Professor Christopher Saint
- Emeritus Professor Wasim Saman
- Emeritus Professor Rick Sarre
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2019
- Emeritus Professor Jason White
- Emeritus Professor Robert Vink AM
- Emeritus Professor Tony Winefield (deceased)
- Emeritus Professor Hans Greisser
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2018
Emeritus Professor Rhonda Sharp AM
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2017
- Emeritus Professor Claire Woods
- Emeritus Professor Roger Harris
- Emeritus Professor David Corkindale
- Emeritus Professor Kerin O'Dea AO
- Emeritus Professor Richard Head
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2016
- Emeritus Professor Suzanne Franzway
- Emeritus Professor Kay Lawrence AM
- Emeritus Professor Mervyn Lewis
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2015
- Emeritus Professor Barbara Pocock
- Emeritus Professor Bruce Johnson
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2014
Emeritus Professor Gerry Griffin
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2012
- Emeritus Professor Roger Smart
- Emeritus Professor Andrew Gilbert AM
- Emeritus Professor Michael Taylor
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2011
- Emeritus Professor Mary Barton AO
- Emeritus Hilary Winchester
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2010
- Emeritus Professor Stephen Hamnett
- Emeritus Professor Philip Howlett
- Emeritus Professor Dorothy Scott OAM
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2009
- Emeritus Professor Alan Reid AM
- Emeritus Professor Marjory Ebbeck
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2008
- Emeritus Professor Michael Rowan
- Emeritus Professor Paul Hughes AM FACE
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2007
- Emeritus Professor Bruce King
- Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley AC (deceased)
- Emeritus Professor Robin King
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2006
- Emeritus Professor Ian Davey
- Emeritus Professor Alison Mackinnon AM
- Emeritus Professor Robert Crotty
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2004
Emeritus Professor Kevin O’Brien
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2003
Emeritus Professor Kym Adey AM (deceased)
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2002
- Emeritus Professor Freda Briggs AO (deceased)
- Emeritus Professor Ruth Grant AM
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2000
- Emeritus Professor Michael Miller AO
- Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom AO
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1999
- Emeritus Professor Henry d’Assumpcao AO FTSE
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1998
- Emeritus Professor Colin Bourke (deceased)
- Emeritus Professor David Lee
- Emeritus Professor David Robinson
- Emeritus Professor Robert Smyth
- Emeritus Professor Kenneth Atkins (deceased)
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1997
Emeritus Professor Robert Northcote (deceased)
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1992
Emeritus Professor Alan Mead OBE (deceased)
University Fellows
Council confers the Honorary Award of University Fellow in recognition of substantial continuous support for the University and in accordance with University policy: University Fellows.
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2021
- Mr Paul Flynn
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2019
- Hon Trish White AM
- Mr Patrick Jonker
- Mr Terry Evans AM
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2018
Mr Guy Maron AM
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2017
Ms Ruth Blenkiron
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2016
Mr Barry Pearce
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2015
- Dr Anna Ciccarelli
- Mr Bruce Linn AM
- Mr Theo Maras AM
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2014
- Ms Elizabeth Ho OAM
- Adjunct Associate Professor Adrian Vicary
- Adjunct Professor Dennis Mulcahy
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2013
- Mr Terry Weston
- Mr Bill Cossey AM (deceased)
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2010
- Ms Jan Lowe
- Mr Peter Smith
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2009
Dr Kia Ngee Chew
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2008
Mr Kelvin Trimper AM
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2007
- Mr Stephen Hains
- Mrs Li Yian Lin
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2006
- Mr Andrew Chen
- Mr Yeong Chee Meng
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2005
- Mr Ian Hardy AM
- Mr Gordon Ingkatji (deceased)
- Professor Jong Taik Lee (deceased)
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2004
- Mrs Elizabeth (Liz) Watson (deceased)
- Mr Eric Granger
- Dr Lewis O’Brien AO
- Dr Geoff Wood
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2002
Mr Wallace Cameron
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1999
- Mr Norton Jackson, AM (deceased)
- Mr Frank Lampard OAM
- Mr John Heard AM
- Mr Earle Scott, OAM (deceased)
- Mr Malcolm Colegate
- Mr Richard (Dick) Fidock. AO
