Queen's Birthday Honours 2016

Flinders alumni, staff and friends recognised in the 2016 Queen's Birthday honours.

Alumni (graduates and honorary awards recipients)

Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

His Excellency, the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC (DUniv ’11)
Governor of South Australia
For eminent service to the people of South Australia, to the development of cultural and economic links with Australia's near neighbours, to the advancement of multicultural inclusion, and as a supporter of the arts and education.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Associate Professor Kaye Challinger AM (MHlthServMgmt ’95, BAppSc(Ng) ’84)
For significant service to medical administration, to the advancement of nurse education, and to quality health care delivery.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

Dr David Brumley OAM (MSc(PHC) ’96)
For service to medicine as a general practitioner, and to palliative care.

Dr David Wilkinson OAM (BMBS ’86)
For service to hyperbaric medicine.

Public Service Medal (PSM)

Mr Stuart Hocking PSM (BEc ’85)
For outstanding public service to economic, social and environmental policy reform in South Australia.

Mr Wayne See Kee PSM (GCertPubSecMgmt ’03)
For outstanding public service as Chief Executive Officer of the Torres Strait Regional Authority.

Staff (current)

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Professor Fran Baum AO
Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor, Southgate Institute for Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
For distinguished service to higher education as an academic and public health researcher, as an advocate for improved access to community health care, and to professional organisations.

Professor Colin Raston AO
Professor of Clean Technology, Faculty of Science & Engineering
For distinguished service to science through seminal contributions to the field of chemistry as a researcher and academic, and to professional associations.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Professor Adam Graycar AM
Strategic Professor, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
For significant service to tertiary education as an academic, to public administration through a range of leadership roles, and to professional groups.

Public Service Medal (PSM)

Mr Jason Booth AM
Principal Optometrist Clinical Educator, Optometry
For significant service to optometry as a clinical educator, to professional organisations, and to international humanitarian eye care programs.

Staff (former)

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Dr Dean Beaumont AM
For significant service to medicine, particularly in the field of otolaryngology, and to medical research and education.