The Australian National University (ANU) proudly congratulates all who were recognised in the King's Birthday Honours in 2026. This year's recipients reflect the depth and diversity of service to the wider community by our alumni, donors, staff & students.
Recipients
Ms Sharon Mun-Foong Ding OAM
MPubPol '05
For service to people with disability.
Dr William Francis Donovan OAM
For service to secondary education, and to the community.
Mrs Jacqueline Patricia Gasson OAM
DipArt '11
For service to the arts as a ceramicist.
Dr Paul Ignatius Jenkins OAM
GradCertHEd '05
For service to medicine as a paediatrician.
Air Commodore Ian Murray Pearson (Retd) OAM
BSc '75
For service to veterans' welfare.
Dr Richard Ekenhead Reid OAM
PhD '92
For service to community through history preservation organisations.
Ms Pat Turner AO AM
HonMPubAdmin '24
For distinguished service to the Indigenous community through policy development, to governance and leaderships roles, and to improving health outcomes.
Mr Andrew Peter Satsia OAM
BEc '93 & GradDipLegPrac '96
For service to the community of Canberra.
Mr Martijn Wilder AO AM
BLaws '93
For distinguished service to environmental conservation, to the renewable energy sector, to sustainable finance, to animal welfare, and to the law.
Dr Stephen Eric Utick OAM
MLitt '96
For service to conservation, and to the community.
Emeritus Professor Prema-Chandra Athukorala AM
For significant service to tertiary education, and to international trade and development economics.
Dr Wayne Andrew Beswick PSM
PhD '97
For outstanding public service in systemic change to government practices and changes aimed at improving outcomes for First Nations people.
Ms Bronwyn Kate Fagan AM
BA '96
For significant service to sports administration, to broadcast media, and to the community.
Mr Adrian John Kloeden AM
BSc '70
For significant service to business and commerce, and to the tertiary education sector.
Dr Nu Nu Win PSM
MAppEc '10 & PhD '25
For outstanding public service to improving the inclusiveness and diversity of the Australia Public Service.
Dr Mark Lintermans AM
MSc '98
For significant service to freshwater conservation and the environment, and to fisheries ecology.
Mr Ian William Dicker AFSM
BSc '88
For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.
Professor Anthony Frederick Masters AM
PhD '76
For significant service to tertiary education and governance, and to chemical science.
Colonel Tracy Merlene Allison CSC and Bar
MMil&Def '16
For outstanding devotion to duty in support of Army members and their families during the management of sensitive and strategic matters.
Associate Professor Joanna Christine Mendelssohn AM
For significant service to art history as a research and author.
Professor Gordon De Brouwer AO PSM
PhD '97
For distinguished service to public administration, policy and reform, to diversity, to environmental conservation, and to education.
Mr Anthony Sheehan AM
For significant service to Australia's national security, and to public administration.
Mr Mohammed Ali OAM
BMSc '10
For service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory.
Mr Colin Roy Axup OAM
GradDipStratSt '95
For service to secondary education.
Mr Stephen Leonardo Coppel OAM
BA '78
For service to the museums and galleries sector.