A number of members of The University of Queensland community were honoured with Centenary Medals, announced by Prime Minister John Howard last month.
The medals were designed to mark 100 years of nationhood and recognise the extraordinary contributions made by a diverse range of Australians to the development of the country.
The following is a list of UQ recipients in alphabetical order. If any names have been inadvertently missed, please contact Joanne van Zeeland at UQ Communications (email j.vanzeeland@uq.edu.au).
Adjunct Professor Colin Adam (School of Engineering) for service to Australian society in engineering research and development.
Professor Philip Almond (School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics) for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of religious thought.
Adjunct Professor Donald Anderson (UQ Business School) for service to the Industry Research and Development Board through management.
Emeritus Professor Peter Andrews (Institute for Molecular Bioscience) for service to Australian society in applied chemistry and biotechnology research and development.
Venero Armanno (School of English, Media Studies and Art History) for distinguished contribution and achievement in literature and Australian writing.
Danielle Begg (UQ Student) for distinguished service to the community through social justice.
Professor Clive Bell (Australian Centre for Mining Environmental Research) for service to Australian society in environmental science and technology.
Judith Bell (former UQ Senate member) for distinguished service to the community.
Adjunct Professor Grant Bowie (School of Tourism and Leisure Management) for distinguished service to the Queensland hospitality industry.
Professor Tim Brailsford (UQ Business School) for service to Australian society through accounting.
Associate Professor Maximilian Brandle, OAM (former Institute of Modern Languages Director) for distinguished commitment to the promotion of multiculturalism in Queensland.
Adjunct Professor John Brannock (School of Geography, Planning and Architecture) for service to conservation and the environment in Queensland.
Adjunct Professor Bille Brown (School of English, Media Studies and Art History) for distinguished service to the arts.
Emeritus Professor Ted Brown (School of Engineering) for service to Australian society in mining and civil engineering.
Professor Trevor Bryce (School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics) for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of history.
Professor Wayne Bryden (School of Animal Studies) for long and distinguished service in research and education.
Emeritus Professor Keith Bullock (School of Engineering) for service to Australian society in energy research and development.
Emeritus Professor Margaret Bullock, AM (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences) for service to Australian society in material technology and biotechnology.
Christine Bundesen (Institute for Continuing and TESOL Education) for contributing to the overseas student visa programs and the teaching of English.
Dr Julie Campbell (School of Biomedical Sciences) for service to Australian society and science in vascular biology.
The Honourable Sir Walter Campbell, AC QC (former UQ Chancellor) prescribed list – former Queensland governor.
Dr Ivor Cribb, AM (former UQ Deputy Chancellor) for distinguished service to education.
Ross Clark (School of Education) for distinguished contribution to poetry.
Emeritus Professor Teresa Cramond, AO, OBE (School of Medicine) for distinguished service to health and education in Queensland.
Professor Peter Cryle (Centre for History of European Discourses) for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of French literature and culture.
Emeritus Professor Mat Darveniza, AO (School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering) for service to Australian society in electrical engineering and education.
Eleanor Davidson (UQ Senate member) for distinguished service and achievement in the hospitality industry.
Professor David Doddrell (Centre for Magnetic Resonance) for service to Australian society and science in magnetic resonance.
Ian De Lacy (School of Land and Food Sciences) for distinguished service to the community.
Professor Gordon Dunlop (formerly of the Cooperative Research Centre for Cast Metals Manufacturing) for service to Australian society in materials science and technology.
Professor Frank Finn (UQ Business School) for service to the Pooled Development Funds Registration Board.
Adjunct Professor Gerald Fitzgerald (School of Population Health) for distinguished service to the Queensland Ambulance Service.
Sir James Foots, AO (former UQ Chancellor) for service to Australian society in technological industries.
George Forgan-Smith (UQ student) for distinguished service through the music industry.
Professor Ian Frazer (Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research) for distinguished service to the Queensland Cancer Fund.
Dr Nicholas Girdis, CBE (former UQ Senate member) for service to the Queensland friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute in Athens.
Adjunct Professor Wayne Goss (School of Law and UQ Business School) prescribed list – former Queensland premier.
David Gray (UQ Senate member) for distinguished service to the aviation industry.
Professor Len Gray (Australasian Centre on Ageing) for outstanding service to geriatric medicine through both practice and research.
Professor Paul Greenfield (Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor) for service to Australian society in chemical engineering.
David Hamill (former UQ Senate member) for distinguished service to the community and the public sector.
Professor John Hay (UQ Vice-Chancellor) for service to Australian society through higher education.
Ted Hodby (School of Land and Food Sciences) for long service to Scouts and Guides and as editor of the Australian Light Horse Association.
Emeritus Professor John Holmes (School of Geographical Sciences and Planning) for distinguished, long and voluntary service to conservation and the environment.
Emeritus Professor Rodney Huddleston (School of English, Media Studies and Art History) for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of linguistics.
Jackie Huggins, AM (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit) for distinguished service to the community through the promotion of reconciliation.
Professor Tor Hundloe, AM (School of Geographical Sciences and Planning) for distinguished service to education and to the community.
Dr Janet Irwin, AM (former Health Services Director and UQ Senate member) for distinguished service to the community, to medicine and to women.
Professor John Irwin (School of Life Sciences) for service to Australian society in plant protection and processing.
Adjunct Professor Leo Keliher (School of Social Sciences) for distinguished service to the public sector.
Professor David Kemp(Queensland Institute of Medical Research) for service to Australian society and science in molecular biology.
Emeritus Professor John Kerr, AO (School of Medicine) for service to Australian society and science in cell research.
Emeritus Professor Ted Kolsen (School of Economics) for long service to tertiary education, business and government in economic and public policy.
Adjunct Professor The Venerable Master Chin Kung (Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies) for distinguished service to the community and religion.
Professor Michael Lattke (School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics) for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of religion.
Adjunct Professor Stephen Lonie (UQ Business School) for distinguished service to business and commerce.
Emeritus Professor Alban Lynch, AO (School of Engineering) for service to Australian society in mineral science and engineering.
Emeritus Professor Lawrence Lyons (School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences) for service to Australian society through the study of the interaction of science and theology.
Professor John Mattick, AO (Institute for Molecular Bioscience) for significant contribution to the field of biotechnology.
Professor John McGrath(School of Medicine) for distinguished contribution to mental health research and support.
Professor Gerard Milburn (Centre for Quantum Computer Technology) for service to Australian society and science in quantum optics and quantum information theory.
Professor Robert Milns, AM (School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics) for long service to education and the students of The University of Queensland.
Professor Gabriel Moens (School of Law) for long and dedicated service to education and students of The University of Queensland.
Reverend Professor John Morgan (St John’s College) for service to Australian society through the promotion of ethics.
Adjunct Professor Elizabeth Nosworthy (School of Law) for service to Australian society in business leadership.
Professor Scott O’Neill (School of Life Sciences) for distinguished service to medical research.
Professor John Pearn, AM, RFD (School of Medicine) for distinguished service in paediatrics and other medical fields.
Professor Jack Pettigrew (Vision, Touch and Hearing Research Centre) for service to Australian society and science in phylogeny.
Professor Suri Ratnapala (School of Law) for service to Australian society through the study of law and economics.
Emeritus Professor Lawrie Powell, AC (School of Medicine) for service to the community through the Queensland Institute of Medical Research.
Norbury Rogers, AO (UQ Senate member) for distinguished service to the community.
Emeritus Professor Bruce Rigsby (School of Social Science) for distinguished achievements through anthropology and native title in Australia.
Professor Linda Rosenman (Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences) for service to education through The University of Queensland.
Professor Kay Saunders, AM (School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics) for service to the Centenary of Federation celebrations.
Professor John Simmons (School of Engineering) for service to Australian society in mechanical and aeronautical engineering.
Professor Peter Spearritt (The Brisbane Institute) for a significant academic contribution to Australian history.
Emeritus Professor John Sprent, CBE (School of Veterinary Science) for service to Australian society and science.
Emeritus Professor Ray Stalker (School of Engineering) for service to Australian society and science in hypervelocity.
Dr Jon Stanford (School of Economics) for service to economics.
Professor Roger Swift (Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science) for service to Australian society in environmental science and technology.
Dr Steven Szokolay, AM (School of Geography, Planning and Architecture) for long and distinguished service to the community through education.
Professor Graeme Turner (Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies) for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of cultural and media studies.
Dr Valentine Vallis (formerly of what is now the School of English, Media Studies and Art History) for distinguished service and contribution to literature and poetry.
The Honourable Justice Margaret White (UQ Senate) for distinguished service as a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Professor Gillian Whitlock (School of English, Media Studies and Art History) for service to Australian society and literature.
