June 8, 2026
The Society is delighted to learn of the awards to the following Society Fellows and Members who appear in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours List.
The following Fellows have been honoured as Officers of the Order of Australia (AO).
Professor Attila Brungs AO FRSN FTSE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales, for distinguished service to tertiary education leadership, to research and innovation, and to social justice and equity.
Professor Elizabeth Elliott AO FRSN FAHMS, Distinguished Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Sydney and Consultant Paediatrician, Children’s Hospital Westmead, for distinguished service to paediatric medicine, to women’s health, and to medical and social understanding of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
The following Fellows have been honoured as Members of the Order of Australia (AM).
Professor Ross Griffith AM FRSN, Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales, for significant service to tertiary education, to the textile industry, and to the community.
Associate Professor Joanna Mendelssohn AM FRSN, Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne, for significant service to art history as a researcher and author.
Should we have missed the names of other members of the Society who have been honoured in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours list, please let us know by email so that we can update the record.
