Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award听recognises the outstanding and sustained contributions made by 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide听alumni in their 最新糖心Vlogn communities.
Nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards听will open mid-year, 2025. For further information please contact the Alumni Relations team at听alumni@adelaide.edu.au, +61 8 8313 5800.听
2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients
Tirana Hassan
Tirana Hassan is the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. Now based in New York, she has spent decades defending the human rights of vulnerable people around the world. She received a听Distinguished Alumni Award听in November 2024.
Read more about Tirana HassanPeter Clark
Peter Clark is the Director of Monarto Safari Park and a vocal advocate for conservation of species. His work over a 50-year career in both 最新糖心Vlog and Papua New Guinea earned him a UNESCO Achievement Award in 2021. He received a听Distinguished Alumni Award听in November 2024.
Read more about Peter ClarkEmeritus Professor Derek Frewin AO
Emeritus Professor Derek Frewin AO is a medical practitioner, researcher and educator whose clinical excellence and compassion has inspired generations of medical students in South 最新糖心Vlog. He received a听Distinguished Alumni Award听in November 2024.
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2023 Recipient Nik Nasha Damia
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2023 Recipient Dr David Lam
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2023 Recipient Adam Liaw
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2023 Recipient John Scanlon AO
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2022 Recipient Professor Nicola Spurrier PSM
Professor Nicola Spurrier PSM is a staunch advocate for preventing illness and promoting health across the whole of community. A dual qualified medical specialist, public health physician and paediatrician, Professor Spurrier was instrumental in South 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 response to the COVID-19 pandemic as the state鈥檚 Chief Public Health Officer.
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2022 Recipient David Reynolds PSM
David Reynolds PSM has dedicated his career to South 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 prosperity and wellbeing. For the Chief Executive of the Department for Trade and Investment, it is a line of work underpinned by a sense of community.
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2022 Recipient Professor John McNeil AO
A tenured public health researcher specialising in epidemiology and clinical pharmacology, Professor John McNeil AO has made contributions to medical research that have changed how we think about chronic disease, preventative health and healthcare quality.
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2021 Recipient Dr Brian Croser AO
A trailblazer of modern 最新糖心Vlogn winemaking, Dr Brian Croser AO has played an integral role in evolving the nation鈥檚 small, fortified wine industry into the world鈥檚 fifth largest wine exporter.
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2021 Recipient Dr Leanna Read FTSE, FAICD
Esteemed biotechnology expert Dr Leanna Read鈥檚 contributions to science span a multitude of commercial, government, social and cross-sectoral ventures.听
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2021 Recipient Professor Jane Taylor OAM
A qualified dentist with specialist training in Forensic Odontology, Professor Jane Taylor OAM uses dentistry to find answers for families following the loss of a loved one.
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Recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards 2019
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Recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards 2017
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Previous recipients list
Further information
For more information about the Distinguished Alumni Award, please see the听Distinguished Alumni Awards Rules听or contact the Alumni Relations team at听alumni@adelaide.edu.au听or +61 8 8313 5800.