The Society is delighted to note the awards listed in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours List to Society Fellows: a Companion of the Order to Australia (AC) to Emeritus Professor Anne Green AC FRSN FTSE, an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) to Professor Mary-Louise McLaws AO FRSN, and an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) to Pamela Ann Griffith OAM FRSN.
Anne Green, an Emeritus Professor in Astrophysics from the University of Sydney, received her honour for eminent service to science, particularly physics and astrophysics, as an educator and researcher, as a mentor to colleagues and students, and as a role model to women. Marie-Louise McLaws, the Professor of Epidemiology, Healthcare Infection, and Infectious Diseases Control from UNSW Sydney, received her honour for distinguished service to medical research, particularly to epidemiology and infection prevention, to tertiary education, and to health administration. Pamela Griffith, a Sydney painter and printmaker, and a member of the Royal Society of NSW Council, was recognised for her service to the visual arts.