Order of Australia Recipients
Curtin University is proud of its community of over 230,000 inspiring people, and we would like to congratulate all of our graduates and community members who have been recognised for their service to the community by the Order of Australia.
The Order of Australia was instituted by Her Majesty The Queen on 24 February 1975, and was established to recognise outstanding members of the Australian community at a national level.
If you know a Curtin community member who has been awarded an Order of Australia but does not appear on the list below, please let us know at alumni@curtin.edu.au.
Accordion
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Jonathan Hronsky OAM Bachelor of Applied Science (Mining Geology) 1983.
For service to the mining sector.
Dawn Gilchrist OAM Bachelor of Applied Science (Aboriginal Community) 1991, Master of Public Health 1998.
For service to regional communities.
Anthony Macri OAM Associateship in Accounting 1973.
For service to aged welfare.
Brian Bourke OAM Diploma in Educational Administration 1977.
For service to youth in Western Australia.
Maurice Swanson OAM Graduate Diploma in Health Sciences 1982.
For service to community health.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Erin Lalor AM Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech and Hearing) 1991.
For significant service to community health.
Joanna Barker AM Graduate Diploma in Health Sciences 1978, Master of Applied Science 1980.
For significant service to medicine and to medical education.
John Barrington AM Bachelor of Business 1980.
For significant service to the community of Western Australia.
Deborah Karasinski AM Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) 1975.
For significant service to people with disabilities and to the community of Western Australia.
Tara Brabazon AM Graduate Diploma in Internet Studies 2001.
For significant service to education.
Australian Police Medal (APM)
Kylie Simmonds APM Graduate Business Qualification 2003, Graduate Diploma in Business 2006, Master of Business Administration 2007.
For dedicated commitment to the community of Western Australia and service to Western Australian Police Force.
Stuart Bartels APM Bachelor of Science (Forensic Investigation) 2009.
For outstanding service to the Western Australian community and service to Western Australian Police Force.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Elizabeth Pattison OAM
Bachelor of Applied Science (Library Studies) 1979; Graduate Diploma in Advanced Library & Information Studies 1984; Master of Business (Information Systems) 1987
For service to the community through youth and social welfare projects.
David Flanagan OAM
Bachelor of Science (Mineral Exploration & Mining Geology) 1993
For his significant contribution to higher education, mining, philanthropy and the community.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Susan Baker AM
For significant service to tertiary education in the visual and creative arts, particularly through advancing scholarship and research opportunities.
Anne Banks-McAllister AM
Bachelor of Applied Science (Information & Library Studies) 1980; Master of Leadership and Management 2006
For significant service to women through roles advancing gender equality, particularly in local government.
Carol Buckley AM
Bachelor of Arts (Cultural Heritage Studies) 2007
For significant service to the Crown, and to public administration in Western Australia.
Margaret Nowak AM
Graduate Diploma in Higher & Further Education 1978
For significant service to education in the disciplines of business studies and economics, and to community and charitable organisations.
Reece Waldock AM
Associateship in Metallurgy (Physical) 1973; Bachelor of Applied Science (Metallurgy) 1979; Graduate Diploma in Administration 1980; Master of Business (Marketing) 1986
For significant service to public administration, particularly to transport and infrastructure planning and development in Western Australia, and to the community.
Christian Hayes AM
Bachelor of Commerce (Sports Management) 2012
For service to swimming.
Peter Brown AM
For service to education in Western Australia.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Trevor Gorey OAM
Honorary Doctor of Letters 1998
For service to the accountancy profession in Western Australia.
Francis Donovan OAM
Bachelor of Applied Science (Social Work) 1980
For service to veterans and their families.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Helen Fairnie AM
Doctor of Philosophy – International Health 2006
For significant service to veterinary science and animal welfare as a clinician and educator, and as a mentor to women in the profession.
Linda Fazldeen AM
Bachelor of Arts (Internet Studies) 2008
For significant service to women as an advocate for gender balance in business leadership, public administration and the community.
Wendy Jenkins AM
Associateship in Social Work 1972
For significant service to literature as an author, editor and publisher, and to mentoring and developing Australia’s literary community.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Nola Cecins OAM
Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) 1980; Master of Science (Physiotherapy) 2000
For service to medicine, particularly in the field of pulmonary rehabilitation.
Sue Jenkins OAM
For service to medicine, particularly in the field of pulmonary rehabilitation.
Peter Walton OAM
For service to youth through Scouting, to student exchange programs, and to education.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Susan Stocklmayer AO
Graduate Diploma in Science Education 1986; Master of Applied Science (Science Education) 1990; Doctor of Philosophy – National Drug Research Institute 1994
For distinguished service to science communication and education through the development of academic outreach programs and public awareness initiatives, both nationally and internationally.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Kerry Smith AM
Bachelor of Applied Science (Library Studies) 1982
For significant service to library and information sectors as an academic and researcher, and to professional organisations.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Glen Chittleborough OAM
Doctor of Philosophy 1998
For service to chemical science, to conservation, and to community music.
Brian Hunt OAM
Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning 1982
For service to surveying and mapping, and to the community of the Swan Valley.
Barry Tonkin OAM
Associateship in Civil Engineering 1976; Bachelor of Business 1984; Graduate Diploma in Business (Business Law) 1986
For service to engineering through professional bodies, and to the community.
Geoffrey Simpson OAM
Graduate Diploma of Administration 1972
For service to veterans and their families, and to service groups.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
David Eiszele AO
Graduate Diploma in Administration 1974; Master of Business 1977
For distinguished service to public administration in Western Australia, particularly to the electricity supply and natural gas sectors, to policy development and reform, and to eye-health research.
Therese Temby AO
Graduate Diploma in Library & Information Studies 1984
For distinguished service to education, in leadership, administration, advocacy and policy development roles in the Catholic education sector, and to community health.
Deborah Terry AO, Vice-Chancellor of Curtin University
For distinguished service to education in the tertiary sector through senior administrative roles, as an academic and researcher in the field of psychology, and as a mentor.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Anthony Tate AM
Graduate Diploma in Administration 1976
For significant service to the community through senior roles in peak Jewish welfare, advocacy and sporting organisations, and to tertiary education.
Menno Henneveld AM
Graduate Diploma in Administration 1973
For significant service to engineering, particularly road transport infrastructure.
Neville Bassett AM
Bachelor of Business 1979
For significant service to the community, particularly through executive roles with the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
Sabina Shugg AM
Bachelor of Science (Mining) 1993
For significant service to the mining industry through executive roles in the resources sector, and as a role model and mentor to women.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Sian White OAM
Bachelor of Arts (Media & Information) 2007; Bachelor of Arts (Media Society and Culture) (Honours) 2008
For service to international relations, particularly through tuberculosis prevention programs in the Pacific region.
Peter Harries OAM
Bachelor of Arts (Social Science) 1997; Doctor of Philosophy – Social Sciences 2005
For service to the media industry as a television entertainer and producer, and to the community.
Kay Danes OAM
Graduate Certificate in Human Rights 2013; Master of Human Rights 2015
For service to the community through promoting social justice and human rights.
Maureen Kelly OAM
Bachelor of Applied Science (Aboriginal Community Management & Development) 1993
For service to Indigenous communities in Western Australia.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Susan Ash AO
Associateship in Social Work 1971; Bachelor of Applied Science (Social Work) 1975
For distinguished service to the community, particularly in the area of social policy development, reform and implementation, and to the provision of services to people in need.
Michael Daube AO
Honorary Doctor of Science 1999
For distinguished service to medicine, particularly in the area of public health policy and reform, through advisory roles with leading national and international organisations, and to youth.
Edward Wilkes AO
Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) 1987
For distinguished service to the Indigenous community as a leading researcher in the area of public health and welfare, to youth in Western Australia, and to the provision of legal support services.
Peter Newman AO
For distinguished service to science education as an academic and researcher, through contributions to urban design and transport sustainability, and to the community.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Harry Phillips AM
Associateship Diploma in Social Sciences 1967; Associateship in Social Science 1970; Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) 1973
For significant service to education, particularly in the fields of politics and civics.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Jacques Rousset OAM
Associate Diploma in Valuation 1974
For service to youth, and to the community of Perth.
Patrick O’Neill OAM
Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety 2002
For service to medicine in far north Queensland.
Karen Bailey OAM
Diploma of Teaching (Primary) 1979
For service to education, particularly through the promotion of the Indonesian language and culture.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Joy Anderson AM
Graduate Diploma in Medical Technology 1979; Bachelor of Science (Nutrition & Food Science) 2007; Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics 2008
For significant service to community health and education, particularly through the Australian Breastfeeding Association.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Kevin Trent OAM
Bachelor of Commerce (Policy Science) 2004
For service to local government, and the community of South Perth through a range of ex-service and social welfare organisations.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Thomas Calma AO
Honorary Doctor of Science 2010
For distinguished service to the Indigenous community as an advocate for human rights and social justice, through contributions to government policy and reform, and to cross-cultural understanding.
Rosemary Coates AO
Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) 1974
For distinguished service to the community in the field of reproductive and sexual health through executive roles with national and international health organisations, and to medical education and research.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Brian Wright AM
Associateship in Architecture 1975
For service to architecture through leadership roles in professional organisations and contributions to the establishment of standards for the education of architects and the practice of architecture.
Colleen Hayward AM
Bachelor of Applied Science (Aboriginal Community Management & Development) 1991
For service to tertiary education through administrative and research roles, to the advancement of the rights of Indigenous people, particularly in the areas of social welfare, law and justice and children’s health.
Jeanette Hacket AM, former Vice-Chancellor of Curtin University
Doctor of Philosophy 2001; Honorary Doctor of Technology 2014
For service to tertiary education administration at Curtin University, to the fostering of links with overseas institutions, and to the promotion of equitable educational services for regional communities.
Graeme Henderson AM
Graduate Diploma in Public Sector Management 1991
For service to maritime archaeology in Western Australia through the documentation and preservation of Australia’s underwater cultural heritage, to international professional associations, and to the community.
Trevor Parry AM
For service to paediatric medicine and to child health through the introduction of innovative development programs, the promotion of prevention and early intervention, and contributions to protection services.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Malcolm Hughes OAM
Bachelor of Business 1983
For service to veterans and their families through the Western Australian State Section of the Naval Association of Australia.
Ross Dowling OAM
For service to the hospitality and tourism industry, to education, and to the development of ecotourism.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
George Jones AM
Bachelor of Business 1978; Honorary Doctor of Letters 2015
For service to the mining industry, to Australia-China business relations, and through executive roles with a range of youth care and hearing science organisations.
David Dolan AM
For service to education as an academic and researcher, particularly in the area of culture and heritage in Western Australia, and to youth.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Patricia Creevey OAM
Bachelor of Applied Science (Social Work) 1975
For service to local government, and to the community of Mandurah.
Ian Murray OAM
Graduate Diploma in Administration 1978
For service to the community through a range of roles with sporting, social welfare and health-care organisations.
John Ryan OAM
Associateship in Civil Engineering 1973
For service in sport in Western Australia.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Robert Bell AM
Associateship in Design 1967
For service and contemporary craft and design as a curator and advocate, and to the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the National Gallery of Australia.
John Cowdell AM
Honorary Doctor of Letters 2005
For service to the Parliament of Western Australia, to regional development, and to the community, particularly through contributions to history and heritage.
David Black AM
Honorary Doctor of Letters 2008
For service to education and to the social sciences, particularly through the promotion and preservation of the political and parliamentary history of Western Australia.
Robin Watts AM
Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) 1983
For service to nursing through the development of nurse education, promotion of evidence-based health care and the establishment of ethical research standards.
Clive Robartson AM
Bachelor of Applied Science (Biology) 1974
For service to the community through local government and through the development of waste management systems.
Byron Lamont AM
For service to conservation and the environment, particularly Australian flora as an educator, researcher and author.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Linda Nixon OAM
Graduate Certificate in Health Policy and Management 1999
For service to the community of the Busselton region through roles with health and aged care organisations, and to hockey.
Robert Weiland OAM
For service to education in Western Australia, particularly for children with special learning needs.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Ian Carter AM
Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) 1976
For service to the community, particularly through Anglicare WA and through executive roles in a range of social justice and community organisations.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Jeanette Robertson OAM
Graduate Diploma in Information & Library Studies 1990
For service to nursing and to the community through athletics, the Perth Zoo Docent Association and other voluntary roles.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Edgar Snell AM
Associateship/Associate Diploma in Art Teaching 1972; Doctor of Philosophy (Supplication) 2011
For service to the visual arts as an academic, artist, commentator and administrator, to professional organisations, and as a mentor of young artists.
Carol Gaston AM
Bachelor of Science (Nursing) 1978
For service to the community, particularly through the health services planning and management sector in South Australia, to nursing education, and to humanitarian work in Australia and overseas.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Patricia Rhatigan AO
Associateship in Home Economics 1973; Bachelor of Applied Science (Home Economics) 1981
For service to rural and remote education, particularly through activities supporting Indigenous development and learning in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, and through Catholic, governmental, educational and representational roles at state and national levels.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Vyonne Geneve OAM
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) 1979; Graduate Diploma in Art & Design 1981; Graduate Diploma in Education (Higher and Further) 1983
For service to the community through recording and preserving Art Deco architecture and art in Western Australia.
Wayne Belcher OAM
Graduate Diploma in Health Sciences 1986
For service to the community, particularly through developing and promoting new initiatives in the aged care industry.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Lance Twomey AO, former Vice-Chancellor of Curtin University
Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) 1974; Honorary Doctor of Technology 2007
For service to higher education as an administrator and academic, through promoting Australian tertiary education to the international market, and as a supporter of Indigenous, regional and multicultural education programs.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Ifan Odwyn Jones OAM
For service to the mining and minerals industries, including research and education, to international trade, and to the community of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Michael Lekias AM
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering) 1983
For service to the Greek community through a range of business, cultural, sporting and welfare organisations, to local government, and to medicine.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Brian Coffey AM
Bachelor of Arts (English) 1976
For service to literature, particularly through the publication and promotion of the literary work of new writers.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Susan Stocklmayer AM
Graduate Diploma in Science Education 1986; Master of Applied Science (Science Education) 1990; Doctor of Philosophy – National Drug Research Institute 1994
For service to science and to the community through the development of programs to raise public awareness of scientific ideas and issues and by encouraging young people, particularly girls, to enter the field.
Charles Watson AM
For service to public health and education as an administrator and educator, to neuroscience, particularly as a contributor to work on brain mapping, and to the community.
Laurie Hegvold AM
For service to architecture, particularly through educational and professional associations, and to the development of export opportunities for Australian educational services.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Leonard Davis AO
Honorary Doctor of Science 1998
For service to the mining industry, to the finance sector, and to the community through promoting corporate social responsibility in Australia.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Patrick McClure AO
Bachelor of Applied Science (Social Work) 1981
For service to the community through the development of social capital policy initiatives, and in the delivery of programs addressing social justice, welfare support, health and employment generation issues.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Peter Jeffery OAM
For service to the arts through a range of media-related activities including film and television education, filmmaking, assistance to emerging filmmakers, and to the community through the operation of community television.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
John Mackenzie AO
For service to microbiology research, particularly as a leading contributor in the understanding of the genetics, pathogenesis and public health implications of viruses, and to education.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Bryant Stokes AM
Honorary Doctor of Science 2010
For service to medicine, particularly in the field of neurosurgery, to the development and improvement of health-care standards in Australia, and to medical administration.
Jean Brodie-Hall AM
For service to conservation and the environment, particularly through the development of techniques for landscape planning in arid areas, and to professional development through the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Charles Perkins AO, former Chancellor of Curtin University
Honorary Doctor of Technology 2002
For service to primary industry, particularly as a leader and researcher in farm management practices and the new utilisation of grain, to tertiary education, and to the community.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Reginald Appleyard AM
Honorary Doctor of Letters 2005
For service to education through the research and teaching of economic history, migration and population studies, and economics.
Clive Robartson AM
Bachelor of Applied Science (Biology) 1974
For service to local government, particularly through the City of Melville, and to the community through social welfare programmes and the Churches of Christ in Western Australia.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Lesley Parker AM
Doctor of Philosophy – National Drug Research Institute 1995
For service to education, particularly through promoting gender equality in mathematics and science education.
Donald Watts AM, former Director of the Western Australian Institute of Technology
Honorary Doctor of Technology 1987
For service to the advancement of science in the field of chemistry, to tertiary education, and to policy development in education.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Jennifer Morris AM
Bachelor of Arts (English) 2001
For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Atlanta Olympic Games 1996.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Alan Barblett AO, former Chair of the Western Australian Institute of Technology
Honorary Doctor of Technology 1985
In recognition of service to the law, particularly as Deputy Chief Justice of the Family Court of Aust and former chairman of the National Legal Aid Advisory Committee.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Lance Twomey AO, former Vice-Chancellor of Curtin University
Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) 1974; Honorary Doctor of Technology 2007
For service to education, particularly in the field of physiotherapy.
Peter Brinsden AM, former Chair of the Western Australian Institute of Technology and Chancellor of Curtin University of Technology
Honorary Doctor of Technology 1998
In recognition of service to law as a judge of the Supreme Court of WA and as President of the Australian Law Council and the Law Society of WA.
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
Fiona Stanley AC
Honorary Doctor of Science 2012
For service to maternal and child health research, particularly in peri-natal and infant problems, and for her contributions to improving Aboriginal and community health.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Lynette Gillam OAM
Bachelor of Social Work 2003
In recognition for service to the community through the organisation, ‘Compassionate Friends’.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Simon Lee AO
Honorary Doctor of Letters 2002
For service to the development of Australian-Asian trade relations and to the Chinese community.
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
John Sanderson AC
Honorary Doctor of Technology 2007
For eminent service and exceptional performance of duty to the Australian Defence Force particularly as the Commander United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Laurence Brodie-Hall AO
Diploma in Mining (WASM) 1951; Diploma in Metallurgy (WASM) 1951; Honorary Doctor of Technology 1978
In recognition of service to mining.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Priya Cooper OAM
Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion) 2002
In recognition of service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paralympic Games, Barcelona 1992.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Ian Burston AM
Honorary Doctor of Science 1995
For service to the mining industry.
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
Arvi Parbo AC
Honorary Doctor of Science 1989
For service to the mining industry and to commerce.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
John de Laeter AO
Honorary Doctor of Technology 1995
In recognition of service to science education.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Brian Edwards OAM
Bachelor of Applied Science Physiotherapy 1974; Graduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy 1977; Honorary Doctor of Science 1995
In recognition of service to physiotherapy and legacy through a fundraising solo flight from England to Perth in a Tiger Moth.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Eric Tan AM, former Chancellor of Curtin University
Honorary Doctor of Science
For service to international relations and to the community.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Halina Szunejko OAM
Associateship/Associate Diploma in Art Teaching 1968; Graduate Diploma in Business and Administration 1980
For service to education and to the Polish community.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Malcolm Bryce AO
Honorary Doctor of Technology 1993
In recognition of service to the Western Australian Parliament.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Joy Brann AM
Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) 1977; Honorary Doctor of Science 1998
In recognition of service to nursing, particularly in the field of hospice care.
Dolph Zink AM
Honorary Doctor of Technology 1982
For service to secondary industry and to the community.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Richard Reynolds AM
Honorary Doctor of Letters 1997
For service to commerce.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Walter Neal AO
Honorary Doctor of Technology 1983
For service to education.