2024 King's Birthday Honours recipients

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.

2024

Lieutenant Colonel Owain Stuart Griffiths CSC

MMil&Def '21

For outstanding devotion to duty as the Brigade Major of the 6th Brigade.

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.

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.

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.

Ms Robyn-Lyn Henderson AM

BSc '68, BA (Hons) '81

For significant service to public administration, and to social welfare.

Dr Bronwyn Maree Bancroft AM

BA '80

For significant service to the arts, and to the Indigenous community.

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.

The late Mr Graydon Read Henning OAM

For service to maritime history, and to tertiary education.

Lieutenant Colonel Brian Francis Bearman CSM

MMil&Def '21

For meritorious achievement as a career manager at the Directorate of Officer Career Management - Army.

Dr Mark Kevin O'Connor OAM

For service to literature as a poet and educator.

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.

Ms Susan Dorothy Bodell PSM

MStratAff '07

For outstanding public service, contribution and achievement to Australia's interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Mr David Charles Olsson AM

LLB '79

For significant service to Australia China business relations, and to the law.

Mr Donald Hough PSM

MSc '84

For outstanding public service to the Victorian community through committed engagement and the delivery of projects.

Mrs Barbara Ann Bowen OAM

BA '87

For service to the community of Canberra.

Lieutenant Colonel Leigh Thomas Partridge CSC

MMil&Def '14

For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of 16th Battalion, the Royal Western Australia Regiment.

Dr Belinda Edith Clarke (Hunter) OAM

For service to medicine, particularly pathology.

Dr Laurie Margaret Cowled AM

For significant service to philanthropy in the arts, education and health sectors, and to women.

Emeritus Professor Michael Paul Pender AM

For significant service to medicine, particularly neurology and multiple sclerosis research, and to tertiary education.

Colonel Scott Jamieson CSC

MMil&Def '13

For outstanding devotion to duty as the Australian Defence Advisor Central Pacific.

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.

Mr Darren Walter Pennay AM

For significant service to social and behavioural research, and to population survey method development.

Ms Vidoshi Jana PSM

For significant service to social and behavioural research, and to population survey method development.

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 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.

Mrs Yohanni Bey Johns OAM

For service to tertiary education.

Lieutenant Colonel Joel Patrick Domigan CSC

MMil&Def '18

For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Aviation Regiment.

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 Ida Kaplan AM

For significant service to community health, particularly within trauma recovery.

Professor Jo Anne Douglass AO

For distinguished service to medical research, to clinical immunology and allergy, to respiratory medicine, and to tertiary education.

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.

Professor Anne Marie Kavanagh OAM

PhD '95

For service to medicine, particularly disability health research.

Mr Lewis Rolf Driver AM

BA '75, LLB '77

For significant service to the judiciary, and to the law.

Emeritus Professor Ronald Arthur Weber AM

For significant service to tertiary education, to accounting and information system development, and to professional associations.

Dr Pauline Kerr AM

BA (Hons) '03, PhD '03

For significant service to tertiary education, and to international diplomatic relations.

Ms Francine Michelle Eades PSM

MAppEpi '07

For outstanding public service through improving health outcomes for Aboriginal people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ms Ruth Evelyn Wilson OAM

For significant service to social and behavioural research, and to population survey method development.

Ms Alison Mary Kitchen AM

For significant service to business, to governance roles, and to the community.

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.

Professor Talal Yassine AM OAM

For significant service to business, 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.

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Gilmore CSC

MMil&Def '17

For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.

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.

King's Birthday Honours

Other years' recipients

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