Honorary Degree Recipients

Sir Theodor Bray CBE

Deceased

Distinguished service to the University

Awarded 8/09/1977

The Right Honourable Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC DCL

Deceased

Distinguished services to the University

Awarded 14/10/1981

Professor Emeritus Roy David Guthrie AM

Deceased

Outstanding contribution to the founding and development of this University and of its School of Science

Awarded 11/02/1981

Professor Emeritus Federick (John) Willet

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the University

Awarded 18/03/1983

The Right Honourable Sir Harry Gibbs PC GCMG AC KBE

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to law and service to the Commonwealth of Australia

Awarded 4/04/1987

Sir Allan Sewell

Deceased

Distinguished services to the University over the past eighteen years

Awarded 15/04/1988

The Right Honourable Sir Ninian Stephen AK GCMG GCVO KBE

Deceased

Awarded 18/07/1988

Ms Judith Wright

Deceased

Distinguished contribution to Australian life and literature

Awarded 18/07/1988

Ms Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to art and the Australian comunity

Awarded 22/04/1989

Ms Patience Thoms OBE

Deceased

Distinguished services to the University and the community

Awarded 4/07/1990

Dr Maxwell Howell AM

Deceased

Distinguished service to education in Australia and in Queensland

Awarded 22/09/1990

The Honourable William G Hayden AC

Distinguished service to the community; the 21st Governor-General of Australia (1989-1996)

Awarded 10/04/1990

Professor Emeritus Donald Horne AO

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the humanities and social sciences in Australia

Awarded 20/04/1990

Honorary Professor Leonard Webb AO

Deceased

Distinguished services to Australia and to the University

Awarded 20/09/1991

Sister Angela M Doyle AO RSM FCNA FAIM

Outstanding dedication to public and community service

Awarded 12/04/1991

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent Katharine Windsor GCVO

Distinguished services to the community

Awarded 26/02/1992

Professor Emeritus Colin Masters

Deceased

Distinguished services to the University

Awarded 4/11/1992

Mr Hugh Alexander Dunn AO

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to Australia generally and the University in particular

Awarded 4/07/1992

Sir Walter Campbell AC QC

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the community generally and to Griffith University in particular.

Awarded 4/08/1992

Sir Bruce Watson AC

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the community

Awarded 4/11/1992

Mr Lawrence Daws

Distinguished contributions to Australian art and Griffith University

Awarded 1/10/1992

Dr Robert D MacPherson AM

Deceased

Significant service to the visual arts as an innovative leader and pioneer of conceptual art in Australia

Awarded 1/10/1992

The Honourable Leneen Forde AC

Important contributions to Queensland, particularly in the area of women's civil and professional interests; the first female Governor of the State of Queensland

Awarded 2/10/1992

Associate Professor Ian Barham

Deceased

Outstanding services to the University

Awarded 19/12/1992

Mr Donald Smith OBE

Deceased

Outsatnding contributions to music in Australia and abroad

Awarded 19/12/1992

Mr Peter Hobart OAM

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the Gold Coast community and to the Griffith University Gold Coast location in particular

Awarded 24/04/1993

Sir Robert Mathers OMRI

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to industry and the community generally, and the University in particular.

Awarded 4/02/1993

Mr Richard Wigram Locke Austin OBE

Deceased

Long and distinguished contribution to the arts in Queensland and Australia, and in recognition of his contribution to Griffith University

Awarded 4/02/1993

Sir Leo A Hielscher AC

Distinguished contributions to the State of Queensland and to Griffith University

Awarded 17/04/1993

Mr Neville Bonner AO

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the community over a very long period of time

Awarded 25/09/1993

Mr Charles Osborne

Deceased

Long and distinguished service to the arts as administrator, author and critic

Awarded 26/04/1994

General (Rtd) Eva Burrows AC

Deceased

Distinguished services to the international community

Awarded 26/04/1994

The Most Reverend John Bathersby AO

Deceased

Distinguished service to areas of justice, especially for Aboriginal people, commitment as a church leader to the larger society in all its aspects, the bringing together of city and country

Awarded 10/01/1994

Mr Barry Humphries AO CBE

Deceased

Service to the theatre as an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist and author

Awarded 26/04/1994

Dr John Rigby

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the development of art in Queensland

Awarded 4/09/1994

Ms Lores Bonney

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to Australian aviation

Awarded 14/04/1994

Sir Charles Mackerras AC FRCM CBE

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to music, his outstanding achievements as a conductor of international stature of opera and orchestral music and as a musical scholar

Awarded 13/12/1994

Ms Nancy Weir AO

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to music, both within Australia and overseas, and to the students, past and present, of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music of Grififth University

Awarded 13/12/1994

Sir Hubert Opperman

Deceased

Distinguished services to sport and the community

Awarded 28/03/1995

Mr Paul P Simons AM

Distinguished services to the retailing industry

Awarded 28/03/1995

Mr Fred A Schepisi AO

Distinguished contributions to the art of film-making in Australia and overseas

Awarded 4/04/1995

Professor Gungwu Wang AO CBE

Distinguished service to tertiary education as an academic and researcher, and to the enhancement of Australia-Asia relations

Awarded 4/04/1995

Sir Anthony F Mason AC KBE QC

Long and distinguished leadership and eminent service to Australian law; the ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (1987-1995)

Awarded 6/04/1995

Mr Arthur Thomas Scurr MBE

Deceased

Distinguished services to education, business and the community

Awarded 4/06/1995

Mr Alex Griffiths

Deceased

Distinguished services to the environment and the community

Awarded 22/04/1995

Ms Nancy Wake-Forward AC GM

Deceased

Distinguished service to the allied forces during the Second World War

Awarded 21/04/1995

Professor Emeritus Calvin W Rose AM

Outstanding service to the environmental sciences both nationally and internationally

Awarded 23/09/1995

Ms Janette Turner Hospital

Distinguished contributions to literature

Awarded 23/09/1995

Professor Charles Kao

Deceased

Distinguished services to the international community

Awarded 21/10/1995

Professor Lev Vlassenko

Deceased

Outstanding achievement as an international performing artist and his transmission of the qualities of the Russian School of piano playing to all who come to music in search of true beauty and a deeper understanding of humanity

Awarded 12/12/1995

Professor Emeritus Arthur Brownlea AM

Deceased

Distinguished service to community health was recognised in January 1992 when he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia

Awarded 28/03/1996

Dr Clem Jones AO

Deceased

Long and distinguished contributions to the community

Awarded 28/03/1996

Mr Louis Nowra

Distinguished contributions to literature

Awarded 26/03/1996

Mr Ray Crooke AM

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to art

Awarded 27/04/1996

The Honourable Sir Llewellyn Edwards AC

Deceased

Long and distinguished contributions to the State of Queensland, particularly as a former QLD State Politician (LNP)

Awarded 13/04/1996

Professor Lawrie Powell AC

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the community, particularly through medicine and medical research in the field of liver disease

Awarded 13/04/1996

Mr Graham Tucker AO MBE

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to business and the community

Awarded 27/04/1996

Emeritus Professor Wan-Kyoo Cho

Distinguished service to science, education and the community

Awarded 16/09/1996

Ms Evonne Goolagong-Cawley AC

Eminent service to tennis as a player at the national and international level, as an ambassador, supporter and advocate for the health, education and wellbeing of young Indigenous people

Awarded 16/09/1996

Mr Paul Kelly

Distinguished contributions to journalism and politics; the editor-at-large of The Australian

Awarded 16/09/1996

Professor Germaine Greer

Many contributions to scholarship and the international community; regarded as a major feminist voice of the mid-20th century

Awarded 21/09/1996

Professor Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE MBE

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to music

Awarded 16/09/1996

Honorary Professor Robert Baxt AO

Deceased

Service to the law, partricularly as a leading spokesperson in the areas of trade practice, competition, taxation and corporate law, and in the field of legal education

Awarded 25/09/1996

Mr Phillip A Adams AO

Services to film and television, the arts and the community

Awarded 12/12/1996

The Honourable Gerard Brennan AC KBE QC

Service to the community through a range of roles, including serving as the 10th Chief Justice of Australia

Awarded 16/12/1996

Mr Don Argus AC

Distinguished contributions to the business and banking communities

Awarded 4/04/1997

The Honourable William Deane AC KBE KCSG QC

Outstanding contributions to the legal profession and to the community; the 22nd Governor-General of Australia

Awarded 4/04/1997

Professor Sune Rosell

Distinguished service to science, education and the community

Awarded 14/04/1997

Dr David Suzuki

Distinguished contributions to science and to the international community

Awarded 16/04/1997

Dr Frank Moorhouse AM

Distinguished contributions to literature

Awarded 19/04/1997

Dr Betty A Byrne Henderson AM

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to business and to the community, particularly in the fields of women's health and business

Awarded 17/09/1997

Professor Emeritus Roger S Holmes

Outstanding contributions to scholarship and to the University

Awarded 29/09/1997

Mr Owen Fletcher

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to indigenous art

Awarded 15/12/1997

Dr Eric Donaldson

Distinguished contributions to aviation and medicine

Awarded 27/03/1998

Mr Koichiro Ejiri AC

Outstanding contributions to the business community

Awarded 28/03/1998

Mr Rodney Wylie OBE

Distinguished contributions to business and to the community

Awarded 30/03/1998

Mr Howarth Peterson AO CBE

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to the community

Awarded 30/03/1998

Major General The Honourable Peter Arnison AC CVO

Outstanding contributions to the Australian Defence Force and to the community

Awarded 23/09/1998

Mr Richard Bonynge AC CBE

Eminent service to the performing arts, classical singing and the promotion of opera, as an acclaimed conductor and musical scholar

Awarded 23/09/1998

Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to opera

Awarded 23/09/1998

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej

Deceased

Outstanding service to encouraging and fostering education globally

Awarded 11/09/1998

Mr Greg Norman AM

Contributions to Australia and the sporting and business community

Awarded 14/12/1998

Mr John C Seale AM

Distinguished contribution to the art of cinematography

Awarded 15/12/1998

Mr Clive Hildebrand AM

Significant service to business, particularly through leadership in the promotion of international relations, in the protection of the sugar industry, and to tertiary education

Awarded 17/04/1999

Sir Frank Moore AO

Many contributions to the community and to the tourism industry

Awarded 4/09/1999

Mr Georg Tintner

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to music

Awarded 4/07/1999

Mr Alex Freeleagus CBE

Deceased

Distinguished services to the community

Awarded 15/04/1999

Ms Yvonne Bain AM

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the University and to the community

Awarded 17/04/1999

Ms Ruth Park AM

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to literature

Awarded 17/09/1999

Mr Michael Leunig

Distinguished contribution to Australian culture; named one of Australia's National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia (1998)

Awarded 25/09/1999

Reverend Professor Emeritus James M Haire AC

Eminent service to the community through international leadership in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, the promotion of religious reconciliation, inclusion and peace, and as a theologian

Awarded 28/04/2000

Mr John Kearney AM QC

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the University

Awarded 15/04/2000

Mr Yu-Huei Chang

Outstanding efforts in strengthening international trade, investment and educational opportunities between Taiwan and Australia

Awarded 9/09/2000

Mr James Strong AO

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to the corporate community over a long period of time

Awarded 16/09/2000

Dr Michael S Keating AC

Distinguished contributions to Griffith University and to the public life of Australia

Awarded 9/09/2000

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn

Distinguished service to the Thai society

Awarded 30/03/2001

The Most Reverend Keith Rayner AO

Distinguished services to the community as former Archbishop of Melbourne and leading figure in the Anglican Church

Awarded 6/04/2001

Ms Vicki Wilson OAM

Distinguished contributions to sport and the community, particularly as a member of the 1991 Australian World Champion Netball Squad

Awarded 6/04/2001

The Honourable John Macrossan AC

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the University and to the community

Awarded 4/07/2001

The Honourable Murray A Gleeson AC QC

Distinguished contributions to the legal community; former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (1998-2008)

Awarded 20/04/2001

Dr Brian T Finn AO

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the business community and the University

Awarded 28/04/2001

Mr Norman Coldham-Fussell OA

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to Griffith University and to the business community

Awarded 21/04/2001

The Honourable Andrew Li

Distinguished contributions to the legal profession, education and to the community

Awarded 28/04/2001

Professor Yih-yuan Li

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to scholarship and the community

Awarded 19/08/2001

Dr Claes Wilhelmsson

Distinguished contributions to medicine and cardiovascular research; was an Executive Director of Research of Development of AstraZeneca since 1991

Awarded 24/08/2001

Mr Tony Gould AM

Deceased

Distinguished services to the Arts and the community, particularly as the founding director of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and the Brisbane Festival

Awarded 29/09/2001

The Honourable Margaret A McMurdo AC

Distinguished contributions to the legal profession and the community; the first woman to be appointed to the District Court bench in Queensland and as President of an appeal court in Australia

Awarded 29/09/2001

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Distinguished service to the Thai society

Awarded 15/10/2001

Mr Bill Dunn

Deceased

Distinguished service to the University and to the community

Awarded 10/05/2001

Dr Geoffrey Cornish OAM

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to Medicine and to the community

Awarded 10/05/2001

Mr James Morrison AM

Service to the arts, particularly in music education

Awarded 20/02/2002

Mr Jim P O'Sullivan AC APM

Distinguished service to the community, and to law enforcement and commitment to excellence in reshaping and introducing wide-ranging reforms in the Queensland Police Service

Awarded 6/04/2002

Dr Cherrell Hirst AO

Service to TQ Medicine, in particular women's health through the promotion of mammographic screening for the early detection of breast cancer

Awarded 19/04/2002

Mr Philip Bacon AM

Distinguished service to the arts, to social and cultural organisations, and through support for young artists

Awarded 26/04/2002

Mr Vince O'Rourke AM

Distinguished service to the community, particularly to the rail transport industry

Awarded 27/04/2002

Venerable Master Chin Kung AM

Deceased

Distinguished service to the community, particularly to the Buddhist community in Queensland

Awarded 24/08/2002

Mr Michael Lynagh AM

Distinguished service sport and to the community; inducted into the Rugby Hall of Fame (2001)

Awarded 24/08/2002

Professor Emeritus Roy Webb AO OMRI

Outstanding contributions to the University's development; Vice Chancellor (VC) of Griffith University for 17 years, the longest serving VC of any Australian University

Awarded 24/08/2002

The Honourable Wayne Goss

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the community

Awarded 4/04/2003

The Honourable Tony Fitzgerald AC QC

Distinguished service to the community and to the University; the youngest person to be appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia

Awarded 4/04/2003

Mr Peter R Garrett AM

Service to the community as a prominent advocate for environmental conservation and protection, and to the music industry

Awarded 5/04/2003

Dr John Curro AM MBE

Deceased

Distinguished service to music

Awarded 24/04/2003

Dr Evelyn Scott AO

Deceased

Distinguished service to the community

Awarded 4/03/2003

Mr Mark S Bagshaw

Deceased

Distinguished service to the community as a disability advocate, especially in the arenas of employment, education and accessibility

Awarded 13/09/2003

Her Honour Patricia M Wolfe AO

Distinguished service to the legal community and to the University

Awarded 13/09/2003

Mr Rubin Carter

Deceased

Contribution to civil rights and social justice throughout the world, and for choosing life and humanity over defeat and bitterness

Awarded 10/09/2003

The Honourable Dame Quentin A Bryce AD CVO

Distinguished service to the legal community and to the community in advancing human rights and equality, the rights of women and children, and the welfare of the family; Australia's twenty-fifth Governor-General

Awarded 4/10/2003

Ms Jenny Wong

Distinguished service to the community and to the University

Awarded 4/10/2003

The Honourable Rob E Borbidge AO

Service to the community and to economic development in Queensland

Awarded 23/04/2004

Ms Davida Allen

Distinguished contributions to the arts; Archibald Prize winner

Awarded 27/08/2004

Mr Ted Evans AC

Deceased

Services to the development of Australian economic policy and to the nation as Secretary to the Treasury

Awarded 28/08/2004

The Honourable Peter Beattie AC

Eminent service to the Parliament and community of Queensland, through initiatives in the area of economic development, and education and training

Awarded 2/10/2004

Ms Tracey Moffatt AO

Distinguished contribution to the arts, particularly as a mentor and supporter of Indigenous artists

Awarded 11/11/2004

Mr Bill Robinson AO

Distinguished contributions to the arts

Awarded 6/09/2005

Ms Kim Phuc

Distinguished contributions to the promotion of peace, particularly through providing medical and psychological assistance to child victims of war

Awarded 24/09/2005

Councillor Gary J Baildon AM

Service to local government and to the community of the Gold Coast region through a range of educational, sporting, health and charitable organisations

Awarded 15/12/2005

Ms Helen Lynch AM

Distinguished contributions to the community

Awarded 7/04/2006

Professor Emeritus Colin P Mackerras AO

Distinguished contributions to the University and to the Australian and international community

Awarded 7/04/2006

Professor Glyn Davis AC

Service to public administration and to tertiary education in the field of political science, and to the community

Awarded 8/04/2006

Professor Margaret Gardner AC

Eminent service to tertiary education through leadership and innovation in teaching, learning, research and financial sustainability

Awarded 8/04/2006

Emeritus Professor Patrick Troy

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the University and to the community

Awarded 5/05/2006

Venerable Master Hsing Yun

Distinguished contributions to the international community

Awarded 26/05/2006

Emeritus Professor Yoon-Dae Euh

Distinguished contributions to the Korean community and to the development of the relationship between Griffith and Korea University

Awarded 5/08/2006

Professor Emeritus Ian Lowe AO

Distinguished contributions to the community and to the University

Awarded 8/09/2006

Professor Emeritus Lloyd Sansom AO

Distinguished contributions to pharmacy and to the community

Awarded 12/12/2006

Mr Bob Tuckey AM

Distinguished contributions to the community and to Rugby Union football

Awarded 12/12/2006

His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd)

Distinguished contributions to the community; 26th Governor-General of Australia

Awarded 15/12/2006

Ms Sallyanne Atkinson AO

Distinguished contributions to the community, local government and to business

Awarded 16/12/2006

Ms Margaret Mittelheuser AM

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to the community

Awarded 16/12/2006

Mrs Deborah Fleming-Bauer OAM

Service to the television industry, particularly as Executive Producer, Australian Story, ABC Television

Awarded 16/12/2006

Mr Rex Hobcroft AM

Deceased

Outstanding contributions to music in Australia, and in particular his contributions as one of the foundation members of staff of the Queensland Conservatorium, now celebrating its 50th year.

Awarded 18/02/2007

Mr Brett J Dean

Distinguished contributions to music and to the University

Awarded 21/06/2007

Emeritus Professor Janet Delpratt AM

Deceased

Service to Australian music and music education

Awarded 21/06/2007

Mr Piers Lane AO

Distinguished services to the arts as pianist, mentor and organiser

Awarded 21/06/2007

Mr Gary Bugden OAM

Distinguished contributions to the community and to the University

Awarded 20/07/2007

Dr Bindu Lohani

Distinguished contributions to the environment and to the University

Awarded 14/12/2007

Ms Margaret Olley AC

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the arts

Awarded 28/03/2008

Mr Kos Sclavos AM

Distinguished contributions to pharmacy and to the community

Awarded 28/07/2008

Mr George Miller AO

Distinguished contributions to film and to the University

Awarded 31/07/2008

Mr Toshiaki Ogasawara

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the community and to the University

Awarded 9/10/2009

Mr Jonathon C Welch AM

Distinguished contributions to music and to the community

Awarded 30/10/2008

Mr John Barnes

Distinguished contributions to the community and to the University

Awarded 16/12/2008

The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG

Distinguished contributions to the legal profession, to Australian society and to the international community

Awarded 16/12/2008

Ms Penelope Wensley AC

Eminent contribution to the people of Queensland and to the international community

Awarded 16/12/2008

Dr Paul Eliadis AM

Significant service to medicine as a clinical haematologist, and to charitable initiatives

Awarded 17/12/2008

Uncle Graham Dillon OAM

Deceased

Distinguished contributions to the community and to the University, particularly as Chairperson of Griffith's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee

Awarded 27/07/2009

The Honourable Justice Susan Kiefel AC

Distinguished contributions to the legal profession and to the University

Awarded 1/08/2009

Mr William Barton

Distinguished contributions to music, particularly through promoting his Indigenous heritage and traditions to the world

Awarded 19/12/2009

Mr Steven M Wilson AM

Distinguished service to the community

Awarded 19/12/2009

Ms Rachel Hunter PSM

Outstanding public service to the community of Queensland, particularly as the first female Director-General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet

Awarded 22/07/2010

Mr Terry Robertson

Deceased

Distinguished service to the community and to the University

Awarded 31/07/2010

Lord David T Puttnam CBE

Distinguished service to the film industry and to education

Awarded 22/11/2010

Dr Gerald Thurnwald AM

Distinguished service to education and to the University

Awarded 3/12/2010

Professor Michael Good AO

Distinguished service to medical research and to the University

Awarded 13/12/2010

The Honourable Debra Mullins AO

Distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary, to professional development and legal education, and to women

Awarded 17/12/2010

Mr Henry Smerdon AM

Distinguised service to finance and the University. A contributor to reform in public and private sector organisations, to tertiary education, and to the arts

Awarded 18/12/2010

Dr Cathryn Mittelheuser AM

Distinguished service to education and the arts, and to the University

Awarded 25/07/2011

Mr John A Corbett Snr

Distinguished service to medical research and to the University

Awarded 30/07/2011

Mrs Alison Kearney

Deceased

Distinguished service to the community and to the University.

Awarded 3/10/2011

Mr Bob Atkinson AO APM

Distinguished service to the community and to the University; former Queensland Police Commissioner

Awarded 12/12/2011

Mrs Rhonda M White AO

Distinguished services to the pharmacy industry and to the University

Awarded 12/12/2011

Mr Martin Albrecht AC

Service to the construction industry, to the development of export markets, to the engineering profession, and to the community

Awarded 16/12/2011

Dr Robert Anderson OAM

Distinguished service to the indigenous community and to the University

Awarded 16/12/2011

The Honourable Barry O Jones AC

Distinguished service to the community, the Australian Parliament and to the University

Awarded 17/12/2011

Professor Chunli Bai

Distinguished services to science and to the scientific community

Awarded 20/07/2012

Ms Simone Young AM

Distinguished services to the arts as a conductor

Awarded 24/07/2012

Professor Khory McCormick

Distinguished services to the community and to the University

Awarded 25/07/2012

Mr Harry O Triguboff AO

Distinguished services to the community, to the residential construction industry and to the University

Awarded 17/08/2012

Mr Laurie Lawrence

Distinguished services to the community and to the University

Awarded 11/12/2012

Dr Adrian Nowitzke

Distinguished services to the Gold Coast community and to the University

Awarded 11/12/2012

Ms Therese Rein

Distinguished services to the community and to the University

Awarded 13/12/2012

Mr Francois Klaus

Distinguished services to the arts and to the community, particularly as Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer of the Queensland Ballet Company

Awarded 14/12/2012

Dr Don Morris AO

Distinguished services to tourism, the community and to the University; he was founding Principal of Mojo Advertising

Awarded 7/08/2013

Mr Richard Smith AO PSM

Distinguished services to the community and to the University

Awarded 7/08/2013

Mr Jock McIlwain OAM

Deceased

Distinguished services to the Gold Coast community and to the University

Awarded 31/07/2013

Air Chief Marshal Angus A Houston AK AC AFC (Ret'd)

Distinguished service in the Australian Defence Force and continued commitment to serve the nation in leadership roles, and in a variety of roles in the community

Awarded 16/12/2013

Mr Des Power AM

Service to the community, to tourism development and to the film, television and broadcasting industries

Awarded 17/12/2013

Dr Nancy Underhill

Scholarly service to and academic achievements in Australian Art History

Awarded 17/12/2013

Mr Ian Brusasco AO

Deceased

Service to the community, particularly through Foodbank

Awarded 18/12/2013

Professor Emeritus Nancy M Viviani AO

Distinguished service to the University, scholarship and to the community

Awarded 18/12/2013

Professor Michael McRobbie AO

Distinguished service to scholarship and to higher education

Awarded 25/07/2014

Dr Mark Loane AM

Service to the field of ophthalmology, particularly to rural, remote and Indigenous communities, and to the sport of rugby union; inducted into the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame

Awarded 1/08/2014

Professor Lijun Sun

Distinguished contributions to film and animation, and to the University

Awarded 8/12/2014

Ms Robyn Archer AO

Service to the development of cultural life within Australia and its resultant international recognition, through her contribution as an artistic director, performer and writer

Awarded 15/12/2014

Honorary Professor Warren Day PSM

Remarkable and distinguished service to engineering, the Gold Coast community and to the University

Awarded 15/12/2014

Dr Catherine Sinclair

Distinguished service to education, to business and to the community

Awarded 15/12/2014

Dr James A Morton AM

Service to the community, particularly children with autism

Awarded 18/12/2014

His Excellency The Honourable Paul de Jersey AC

Distinguished service to the legal profession and the community; the 26th Governor of Queensland

Awarded 19/12/2014

The Honourable Justice Andrew P Greenwood

Service and support of the governance, justice and integrity work of Griffith University

Awarded 19/12/2014

Dr David Solomon AM

Service to the community and to the University

Awarded 19/12/2014

Mr Harvey Lister

Significant service to the arts, tourism, sport, and to the venue management and events industries

Awarded 20/12/2014

Professor Peter P Coaldrake AO

Distinguished service to higher education; honoured for his leadership, which enriches all Australian universities and the communities they serve

Awarded 24/07/2015

Dr Jeannette Young PSM

Service to public health and to the community

Awarded 30/07/2015

Mr Peter Greste

Service to journalism as an award-winning foreign correspondent, and campaigner and advocate for media freedom

Awarded 4/12/2015

Mr John Kotzas

Significant service to the performing arts as an administrator and artistic director

Awarded 14/12/2015

Professor San H Thang AC

Eminent service to science, to higher education and to the community

Awarded 15/12/2015

Lord May of Oxford Robert May OM AC Kt

Deceased

Distinguished services to the international community

Awarded 15/12/2015

Mr John Frost

Service to music theatre and the performing arts

Awarded 15/07/2016

Ms Anna M Bligh AC

Diverse and distinguished service to the community, particularly in areas of social reform, education and equity

Awarded 18/07/2016

Mr Li Cunxin AO

Distinguished service to the performing arts, particularly to ballet, as a dancer and artistic director

Awarded 18/07/2016

Her Honour Fleur Kingham

Distinguished service to the legal profession, the University, and the wider community

Awarded 18/07/2016

Mrs Mary Roosevelt

Service to education, to the community, and to the University

Awarded 22/07/2016

His Honour Brendan Butler AM SC

Distinguished service to the justice system, the community, and to the University

Awarded 12/12/2016

The Honourable Chief Justice Catherine E Holmes AC

Eminent service to the judiciary, notably to criminal, administrative, and mental health law, and to the community of Queensland

Awarded 12/12/2016

Mr John R Kirby AM

Significant service to business and commerce, particularly in the movie and entertainment industry, and to the community

Awarded 12/12/2016

Ms Julieanne Alroe

Services to aviation, the creative industries, and the wider community

Awarded 14/12/2016

Mrs Libby Shakespeare

Services to community, particularly in the areas of healthcare and medical research, and for service to the University

Awarded 16/12/2016

Ms Annabelle A Chaplain AM

Service to banking and finance, and to the Gold Coast community

Awarded 17/12/2016

Mr Peter Crawley

Service to education, particularly for girls and young women

Awarded 17/12/2016

Mr Humphrey Firkins

Deceased

Service to medical research, science education and outreach, and the wider community

Awarded 20/02/2017

Mr Bill Heck OAM

Distinguished service to the community and to Griffith University

Awarded 13/11/2017

Ms Ronni Kahn AO

Distinguished service to social welfare, particularly through the development and delivery of innovative programs

Awarded 13/11/2017

Ms Trish Hogan

Distinguished service to the community, particularly in the areas of health care and health administration, and for her service to Griffith University

Awarded 12/12/2017

Mr Nigel Chamier AM

Service to economic development and the property industry, and for his service to the community and to Griffith University

Awarded 14/12/2017

Dr Rosslyn Walker

Service to paediatric surgery and to the community

Awarded 14/12/2017

Ms Tracy Stockwell OAM

Services to swimming and to women in sport

Awarded 1/07/2018

Ms Elizabeth Broderick AO

Services to the community in the areas of gender equality and women in leadership; Australia's longest serving Sex Discrimination Commissioner (2007-2015)

Awarded 18/07/2018

Mr Mark Stockwell

Services to swimming, sport and education

Awarded 18/07/2018

Ms Cheryl Vardon

Service to the community and to education, particularly as a champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Awarded 27/07/2018

Dr John McCarthy AO

Service to the University and to the community, particularly his role in enhancing Australia's international relations in Asia

Awarded 28/07/2018

Mr Geoffrey A Thomas AO

Distinguished service to business, particularly finance and international trade, and to the community

Awarded 3/12/2018

Dr Soheil Abedian AM

Services to the University, the community and education through provision of philanthropic support for charities and for students in need

Awarded 10/12/2018

Mr Kurt H Fearnley

Service to the community as an advocate for people with a disability and for service to sport

Awarded 10/12/2018

Aunty Pamela Mam

Deceased

Lifelong commitment to Indigenous health

Awarded 14/12/2018

Mr Mark Gray

Many years of service to the University and the community; formerly the Under Treasurer (Chief Executive) of Queensland Treasury

Awarded 17/12/2018

Mr Garry L Redlich

Distinguished service to the University and to the biotechnology sector

Awarded 17/12/2018

Mr Ian Hanger AM QC

Services to law in the field of ADR and for services to music

Awarded 18/12/2018

Ms Leonie Young

Service to the community, particularly as an advocate for women diagnosed with breast cancer

Awarded 19/12/2018

Mr Kevin Cocks AM

Distinguished career in the advocacy sector breaking down barriers and helping dismantle institutionalised discrimination through legislative reform

Awarded 19/07/2019

Mr Ian Alderdice

Distinguished service to the community and to the University

Awarded 20/07/2019

Ms Gail Ker OAM

Distinguished service to the community, particularly to the development of innovative service solutions for newly arrived migrants and refugees

Awarded 22/07/2019

Ms Erna Witoelar

Distinguished service to Asia-Pacific communities, particularly as an advocate for climate change and sustainable development and for service to the University

Awarded 23/07/2019

Ms Tisa Ho

Distinguished service to the arts, education, and the promotion of women in the Asia-Pacific region

Awarded 9/12/2019

Commissioner Ian Stewart APM

Distinguished service to the community and to the University

Awarded 9/12/2019

Ms Jennifer Cullen

Distinguished service to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples with disability, and all Australians with disabilities

Awarded 13/12/2019

Professor Emeritus Ian O'Connor

Distinguished services to the University

Awarded 13/12/2019

His Excellency Jeff Bleich

Distinguished service to the University and to the international community; appointed by President Barack Obama as Ambassador to Australia (2009-2013)

Awarded 14/12/2019

Mr Warren von Bibra

Distinguished service to the Gold Coast community and to the University

Awarded 19/2/2021

Ms Kate Miller-Heidke

Distinguished service to the arts as a singer and songwriter

Awarded 27/2/2021

Mrs Sandi Anderson

Long and outstanding service to the Griffith Council and her contribution to the development of Griffith University

Awarded 27/7/2021

The Honourable Justice Peter Applegarth AM

Significant service to the law, judiciary and social justice

Awarded 19/7/2021

Ms Katie A Noonan

Distinguished service to the arts as a singer, songwriter and artistic director

Awarded 13/12/2021

Commissioner Peter J Martin APM

Service to policing, public administration, the community and Griffith University

Awarded 14/12/2021

Mr James Currie

Distinguished service to the Australian film industry, with particular focus on developing unique techniques in sound recording and sound design

Awarded 14/12/2021

Mr Dong-Ho Kim

Distinguished service to the Arts, and Asia Pacific Film in particular

Awarded 18/07/2022

Mr Leslie "Phil" Duncan

Distinguished service in the provision of high-level policy and strategic advice to improve the lives of Aboriginal people and the education of future generations, particularly in relation to freshwater management

Awarded 18/07/2022

Mr Mark Peters OAM

Distinguished service to the University and Australian sport, to sport policy and governance, and to the wider community

Awarded 22/07/2022

Dr Pat Anderson AO

Outstanding achievements in advancing the health and rights of indigenous populations

Awarded 22/07/2022

Adjunct Professor Else Shepherd AM

Deceased

Service to the engineering profession, particularly electrical and electronic engineering, to the electricity distribution industry, to education and to the community through her commitment to music

Awarded 12/12/2022

Mr Karl Morris AO

Distinguished service to the financial industry, and for service to the wider community through a range of organisations, including leadership and support of Griffith University

Awarded 12/12/2022

Mr Tony Albert

Distinguished service to Australian Indigenous art and for addressing the misrepresentation of Aboriginal people and the injustices in Australia’s colonial history

Awarded 13/12/2022

Ms Ann Robilotta-Glenister OAM

Exceptional service to aged care, the community and Griffith University

Awarded 15/12/2022

Dr Jennifer Cronin

Exceptional service to, and success in, the tourism, hotel and hospitality industry in Australia and Asia

Awarded 16/12/2022

Ms Patrea Walton PSM

Distinguished service to the Queensland teaching and teacher education community

Awarded 21/07/2023

Ms Melissa Lucashenko

Distinguished service to the Arts as an award-winning novelist, essayist, and short story writer.

Awarded 28/07/2023

Miss Louise Bezzina

Distinguished service to the Queensland arts industry.

Awarded 28/07/2023

Dame Meg Taylor DBE

Distinguished service to advance the security, prosperity and well-being of the Pacific Islands peoples and nations, alongside ongoing representation and advocacy of Pacific Island interests in the international diplomatic arena.

Awarded 29/07/2023

Emeritus Professor Graham Alfred Jones AM

Distinguished service to Australian and international academia, mathematics, and for fostering medical research and community service.

Awarded 14/12/2023

Ms Sally-Ann Jean Williams FTSE

Distinguished service in the fields of technological advancement, entrepreneurship, and Computer Science and STEM education across Australia.

Awarded 14/12/2023

Mr Perry Cross AM

Distinguished service to spinal cord injury awareness and advocacy and for fostering and supporting medical research and its positive impact on those living with paralysis.

Awarded 13/12/2023

Mr Ian Jonathan Rodin

Distinguished service in the field of Corporate Governance, including the leading role played at the University.

Awarded 13/12/2023

Ms Beth Mohle AM

Distinguished service to the nursing and midwifery professions throughout her career, particularly in 2020, the International Year of Nurses and Midwives.

Awarded 30/07/2024

Ms Tracey Vieira

Distinguished service to the Arts, and to the Film and Entertainment industry in Queensland in particular.

Awarded 29/07/2024

Professor Paul Anastas

Distinguished service to the field of Green Chemistry and Engineering

Awarded 9/12/2024

Mr Michael Cassel AM

Distinguished service to the Arts, particularly Musical Theatre

Awarded 10/12/2024

Mrs Anne Abedian

Distinguished service to the University, particularly her impactful business, philanthropic and community leadership on the Gold Coast

Awarded 16/12/2024

Professor John Warner

Distinguished service to the field of Green Chemistry and Engineering

Awarded 16/12/2024

Ms Madison de Rozario OAM

Distinguished service to advancing parasport, disability equity, advocacy and gender equality within the University and broader community

Awarded 17/12/2024

Mr Ian Langdon OAM

Distinguished service to health, the community and primary industry

Awarded 17/12/2024

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