2024 Australia Day Honours recipients

The Australian National University (ANU) is proud to have had 38 people from our community of alumni, donors, staff & students recognised in the 2024 Australia Day Honours.

We congratulate all who received recognition in the Australia Day Honours, and we take great pride in their service to the wider community.

2024 Australia Day Honours recipients

Dr Christopher Watson OAM

For service to the community of Belconnen.

Emeritus Professor Peter McDonald AM AO

PhD ‘73

For distinguished service to demographic research, to policy development, and to professional associations.

Dr John Dawson PSM

PhD ‘09

For outstanding public service to government, industry and the community to improve social, environmental and economic outcomes for Australia.

Ms Joanne Wood PSM

MPubPol ‘02

For outstanding public service in supporting vulnerable Canberrans throughout the ACT’s COVID-19 response.

Ms Dominique Mecoy OAM

BA ‘95

For service to business, and to the community.

Group Captain Daniel Drinan CSC

MMil&Def ‘17

For outstanding achievement as the Director Select Strategic Issues Management in Australian Defence Force Headquarters, managing the Defence response to enterprise-wide serious and sensitive issues.

The late Ms Sophie Trevitt OAM

JD '16, MLP '19

For significant service to social justice, and to human rights protection for youth and Indigenous people.

Mr Gregory Moriarty AO

MArt ‘98

For distinguished service to public administration in leadership roles, particularly in national and international security.

Ms Donisha Duff OAM

MBA ‘13

For service to the community through a range of organisations.

Lieutenant Colonel James Pidgeon CSM

MMil&Def ‘19

For meritorious achievement as the Formation Operations Officer and Chief of Staff within the 16th Aviation Brigade.

Mrs Susan Dunn OAM

For service to the community of the New England region.

Ms Lisa Freeman PSM

GDipLegPrac ‘10, LLM ‘12

For outstanding public service to the NSW District Court, particularly across the COVID-19 pandemic response.

The late Mr David Patrick Robson OAM

AssocDipArt ‘84

For service to aviation.

Ms Catherine Fritz-Kalish AM

For significant service to the corporate sector through developing public policy.

The late Professor William Sawyer AM

PhD ‘67

For significant service to tertiary education, and to biochemistry.

Professor Ian Hickie AM AO

For distinguished service to psychiatric research and reforms as an advocate for improved mental health care and awareness.

Mr Ivan Slavich AM

For significant service to business, and to the community through governance and philanthropic endeavours.

Mr Tony Steel OAM

BEc ‘83, LLB ‘85

For service to Buddhism.

Wing Commander Andrew Jackson OAM CSC

MMil&Def ‘21

For outstanding achievement during the introduction into service of the F-35A Lightning II.

Emeritus Fellow Colin Steele AM

For significant service to librarianship, and to digital information sharing.

Commander Claire Jones RAN CSC

MMil&Def ‘18

For outstanding achievement in armaments engineering management and acquisition for the Australian Defence Force.

Professor Deborah Terry AO FASSA AC

BA ‘85, PhD ‘89

For eminent service to tertiary education as an institutional leader and academic, to the strengthening of higher education through collaboration and innovation, and to the community.

Group Captain Hannah Jude-Smith AM

MMil&Def ‘19

For exceptional service in intelligence capability development, strategic planning and international relations for the Australian Defence Force.

Mr Roy Teymant OAM

BSc ‘82

For service to chess.

Emeritus Professor Hilton Kobus AM

For significant service to forensic science through governance and administrative roles.

Clinical Associate Professor Kathleen Tymms AM

For significant service to rheumatology, and to professional associations.

Major Benjamin Kreis CSM

MMil&Def ‘21

For meritorious achievement as the career manager within the Senior Warrant Officer portfolio for the Australian Regular Army.

Miss Suzy Urbaniak OAM

BSc ‘88

For service to secondary education.

Professor Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt AO

For distinguished service to natural resource management research and innovation, to gender equality, and to tertiary education.

Fiona Barbaro PSM

GDipLegPrac ‘07

For outstanding public service to the ACT Government’s COVID-19 vaccination program.

Ms Gemma Van Halderen PSM

BSc ‘89

For outstanding public service in delivering significant statistical developments for better use of data for public policy purposes, both in Australia and internationally.

Commodore Peter Leavy CSM RAN AM

For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command positions.

Lieutenant Colonel Alana Burkitt CSC

MMil&Def ‘18

For outstanding achievement as an Australian Defence Force Officer while seconded to the Office of National Intelligence’s Joint Analysis Team.

Ms Susan Vroombout PSM

BEc ‘87, LLB ‘89, ExecMPA ‘05

For outstanding public service as the Deputy Under Treasurer in the ACT Treasury during COVID-19.

Emeritus Professor Christian Lueck AM

For significant service to neurology and neuro-ophthalmology through medical research and clinical practice.

Associate Professor Allen-John Collins OAM

For service to medicine through a range of roles.

Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Watson CSC

MMil&Def ‘18

For outstanding achievement as an Operational Planner for the Indo-Pacific Integrated Operations Team and lead planner in Headquarters Joint Operations Command for developing an Australian Defence Force operational contingency plan.

Mrs Marina Maguire OAM

BComm ‘90

For service to veterans, and to the community.

Ms Joanne Crawford AM

GDipStratSt ‘91

For significant service to women's rights, to gender equality, and to international development.

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