Honours and awards
The College bestows honours and awards on individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the work of the College and women’s health more broadly.
Nominations
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) bestows honours and awards on individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the work of the College and/or women’s health more broadly. Nominations are considered by the College Honours Committee and awarded by the RANZCOG Board.
Nominations 2022
Nominations for 2022 have now closed; nominations will next open in March 2023.
Honours process
The Honours Committee, chaired by the President, meets once a year to consider nominations for RANZCOG Honours and Awards.
Requirements for the submission of your nomination:
Nominations must be made and seconded by Fellows or Diplomates of the College.
Complete the online nomination form (this link will be updated when nominations next open).
Attach a nomination letter addressed to the President, detailing the reason for the nomination and the contributions the individual has made to the profession, College work or to the area of women’s health more broadly.
Attach a curriculum vitae of the nominee.
Awards timeline 2022
1 March: Call for nominations open
31 May: Deadline for submitting nominations (5pm AEST)
June/July: Honours Committee review all nominations and make their recommendations
Following the deliberation process, the Honours Committee will submit the recommendations to the Board at the July Council week meeting for final approval.
All deliberations, investigations and recommendations relating to the nomination shall be treated as strictly confidential by all persons concerned. Nominators will be advised of the outcome of the nomination by the RANZCOG Honours Committee Chair.
For more information, refer to the following policy:
Recipients
Honorary Fellow recipients
| 2021 | Prof Caroline Homer |
| 2021 | Prof Paul Lancaster |
| 2020 | Prof Helena Teede |
| 2019 | Prof Lesley Reagan |
| 2018 | A/Prof Sandra Lowe |
| 2018 | Prof Tom Gelhaus |
| 2018 | Prof Annemarie Hennessy |
| 2017 | Dr Mark Defrancesco |
| 2016 | Dr Andrew Browning |
| 2015 | Dr Raymond Rodgers |
| 2014 | Dr Peter White |
| 2014 | Prof Sir Peter Gluckman |
| 2013 | A/Prof Annabelle Farnsworth |
| 2012 | Prof Lois Salamonsen |
| 2011 | Prof Bobby Lewis Shull |
President’s Medal recipients
| 2021 | Dr John Tait |
| 2020 | Dr Celia Devenish |
| 2018 | Dr Martin Gerard Ritossa |
| 2017 | Dr Tony Geraghty |
| 2017 | Dr Michael Rasmussen |
| 2017 | Dr Sarah Tout |
| 2016 | Dr Louise Farrell |
| 2014 | Prof Caroline de Costa |
| 2013 | A/Prof Robert Leigh Bryce |
| 2011 | Prof Ian Godfrey Hammond |
| 2010 | Prof Michael David Humphrey |
| 2008 | A/Prof Ian Geoffrey Pettigrew |
| 2008 | A/Prof John Michael Svigos |
| 2006 | Dr Deryck William Charters |
| 2000 | Dr Keith Reginald Barnes |
| 2000 | Dr Geoffrey James Bishop |
| 2000 | Dr Arthur Joseph Day |
| 1997 | Dr Thomas Ian Cope |
| 1990 | Dr Frank Menzies Cameron Forster |
| 1988 | Dr Alan Donald Hewson |
Excellence in Women’s Health Award recipients
| 2021 | Prof Danielle Mazza |
| 2021 | Dr Debra Kennedy |
| 2021 | Dr Jared Watts |
| 2021 | Dr John Hall |
| 2021 | Dr Ken Apen |
| 2020 | Dr Susan Jacobs |
| 2020 | A/Prof Chris Benness |
| 2020 | Prof Grant Montgomery |
| 2019 | Dr Lynne Brothers |
| 2019 | A/Prof Deborah Bateson |
| 2019 | Dr John Taylor |
| 2019 | A/Prof Penny Blomfield |
| 2019 | Dr Michel Carette |
| 2019 | Dr Heather Mitchell |
| 2019 | Dr Colin Stewart |
| 2018 | Dr Virginia Billson |
| 2018 | Dr Jane Zuccollo |
| 2018 | Prof Tech Yee Khong |
| 2018 | Dr Ea Mulligan |
Distinguished Service Medal recipients
| 2021 | Emeritus Prof Alistair Maclennan |
| 2021 | Professor Lesley McCowan |
| 2021 | Dr Rupert Sherwood |
| 2020 | Dr Ian Page |
| 2020 | A/Prof Ian Pettigrew |
| 2020 | A/Prof Ted Weaver |
| 2019 | A/Prof Rosalie Mignon Grivell |
| 2019 | A/Prof Malcom Ian Frazer |
| 2019 | Dr Thomas Wells Cottee |
| 2019 | Dr Tamara Walters |
| 2018 | Prof Euan Morrison Wallace |
| 2018 | Prof Jonathan Morris |
| 2017 | Dr James Harvey |
| 2017 | A/Prof Gregory Jenkins |
| 2017 | Dr Anne Karczub |
| 2016 | Prof Jan Dickinson |
| 2016 | Dr Gino Francis Pecoraro |
Distinguished Service Award recipients
| 2018 | Carmel Walker |
| 2016 | Lyn Johnson |
| 2013 | Valerie Jenkins |
Distinguished Service Certificate recipients
| 2017 | Dr Chris Wilkinson |
| 2016 | Dr Philip Thomas |
| 2016 | Dr Diane Mohen |
| 2014 | Dr William Milford |
Conspicuous Service Medal recipients
| 2018 | Dr Talat Uppal |
| 2018 | Dr Joh Hehir |
| 2018 | Dr James Brodribb |
| 2018 | Dr David Watson |
| 2017 | Dr Paul Devenish-Meares |
| 2017 | Prof Wayne Gillett |
Māori Women’s Health Award recipients
| 2021 | Māori Indigenous Health Institute (RMWHA) |
| 2020 | Professor Bev Lawton |
| 2020 | Smear Your Mea Charitable Trust, Mr Eruera Keepa |
First Nations Women’s Health Medal recipients
This is a new award.
Contact
For further information on the nomination and evaluation process, please contact the Membership team:
Email: membership@ranzcog.edu.au
Phone: 61+ 3 9417 1699