Australia Day Honours 2003

Congratulations to those members of the University of Adelaide alumni community whose contributions to their field and their community were acknowledged in the 2003 Australia Day Honours List.

Officer (AO) in the General Division

Professor Derek Brian Frewin (MBBS 67, MD 71)
For service to the advancement of medical education, to research in the field of hypertension, and to the community, particularly in relation to the care of the ageing and of people affected by drug addiction.

Mr Graham John Kraehe (BEc 65)
For service to Australian corporate life as a leader in the development of the manufacturing, financial and wine sectors, the expansion of export markets, the fostering of trade relations, and recognition of industry responsibilities to employees, the natural environment and the community.

The Honourable Leslie Trevor Olsson (MBE RFD ED) (LLB 54)
For service to the judiciary and to the law, particularly through the implementation of administrative advancements within the South Australian court system, to industrial relations, and to the community.

Emeritus Professor Dennis Charles Pearce (LLB 61)
For service to the law as an academic, particularly through seminal work on the topics of statutory interpretation, delegated legislation and administrative law; as a teacher, researcher and university administrator; and as a significant contributor in the areas of public administration, press regulation, parliamentary law and copyright control .

Mr Neville Robert Stevens (BEc (Hons) 73)
For service in the field of public sector administration, particularly oversighting the implementation of reforms in the information technology and telecommunications industries, and to the community through executive membership of a range of cultural and artistic organisations.

Member (AM) in the General Division

Mr Randolph Ranjit Alwis (MBA 83)
For service to the development of multiculturalism in Australia as an advocate and lobbyist, and to the community through the promotion of indigenous reconciliation.

Dr Michael Burr (MBBS 62)
For service to the development of the Australian olive industry through the fostering of research into the genetics, processing and assessment of olive oil, and as a pioneer in the development of geriatric medicine within Australian teaching hospitals.

Dr Bryan George Coombe (BAgSc 48)
For service to the development of the Australian grape and wine industry, particularly as an educator and as a pioneer of physiological and developmental research on grape berries.

Dr Robert Hecker (MBBS 47, MD 56)
For service to the community through a range of service, cultural, social welfare and sporting organisations, and to medicine, particularly in the field of gastroenterology.

Emeritus Professor Charles Angus Hurst (PhD 59)
For service to science, particularly in the field of mathematical physics as an educator, researcher and administrator .

Public Service Medal (PSM) SA Public Service

Dr Tania Leonie Black (MBBS 63)
For outstanding public service, particularly to women and children, in the area of public health.

Associate Professor Alan Joseph Crockett (M Pub Hlt 89)
For outstanding public service in the area of community health.

Australian Police Medal (APM) SA Police

Assistant Commissioner Gary Thomas Burns BM (Grad Cert Mgmt 99)

Medal (OAM) in the General Division

Sister Catherine Ellen Clark (BA 79)
For service to Catholic education in South Australia.

Emeritus Professor Trevor James Heath (BSc no date)
For service to the veterinary profession, particularly as an educator, mentor and administrator.

Dr Stephen John Judd (MBBS 69, MD 79)
For service to medicine, particularly in the field of endocrinology.

Mr Malcolm Richard Penn (LLB 64)
For service to visually impaired people, particularly in the areas of cricket and education.

Dr Elizabeth Stuart Rozenbilds (MBBS 60)
For service to hospital administration in South Australia.

SA Great Awards were also presented on Proclamation Day (December 28), with the Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, Mr Robert Champion de Crespigny, awarded South Australian of the Year.