Distinguished Alumni Awards recognise outstanding achievements

Eight members of the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù꿉۪s alumni community have been honoured with Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrating their significant contributions to their professions and communities.

Distinguished Alumni Awards

Photo: (L-R) The Hon Catherine Branson AC SC, Chancellor; Peter Clark; Emeritus Professor Derek Frewin AO; Talisha King; Graham Winter; Dr Hannah Wardill; Dr Amber Halliday;  Dr Selva Hassan (mother of recipient Tirana Hassan); Professor Peter Høj AC, Vice-Chancellor and President.

The recipients included two Australian sporting stars and the first woman to hold the role of Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia.

Also awarded were the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, one of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù꿉۪s preeminent professors of medicine, the Director of Monarto Safari Park, a local leader in Indigenous health and reconciliation, and a young researcher hoping to put an end to the terrible side effects of cancer treatments.Â