Distinguished Alumni Award

The University of Adelaide's alumni have distinguished themselves throughout the world in their individual fields. Our alumni include names such as Dr Andy Thomas, the first Australian in space, Antarctic explorer and geologist Sir Douglas Mawson, nuclear physicist Sir Mark Oliphant and former President of Singapore Mr Ong Teng Cheong.

The University of Adelaide has also produced three Nobel Prize-winners: x-ray pioneers Sir Lawrence and Sir William Bragg and penicillin pioneer Lord Howard Florey.

Distinguished Alumni Award rules and application

1992	2001
Dr Albert Jones Mr Gavin Walkley	Dr Edwin Harry Medlin
1993	2002
Dr Bill Dibden Mr Max Harris Ms Rosemary Taylor	The Right Hon Chief Minister of Sarawak, YAB Pehin Sri Dr Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud AO Mr Michael Khor Teik Hean Mr Harry Lancelot Dossor Dr Richard Hin Yung
1994	2003
Mr C Robin Ashwin Dr Elizabeth Coates Dato' Dr G Sreenevasan	Dr Miriam Beatrice Hyde AO OBE Professor Wyatt Rory Hume Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam
1995	2005
Dr Basil Hetzel Datuk Dr Sam Abraham	Dr Richard Brock Maurice John de Rohan
1996	2006
Mr Colin Thiele Dr J Robin Warren Dato' Ir Lee Yee Cheong Dr Andrew Thomas	The Honourable Greg Crafter Mr Sim See Kee
1997	2007
Datuk Yong Poh Kon Mr Jack Messenger Raymond Wells Whitrod	Ms Beryl Kimber OBE Mr Clemens Leske AM
1998	2008
Dr Cheong Choong Kong Mr FL Hall	Dr Robert Benjamin Cooter Mrs Elizabeth Alice Silsbury Professor Gwendoline Fay Gale
2000	2009
Mr Ong Teng Cheong	Dr Barbara Rosemary Hardy AO Dr Rex John Lipman AO Mr John Laurence Menadue AO