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Honorary Awards

We acknowledge and honour outstanding or significant personal achievement, and outstanding or significant contributions to society or to the University through the awarding of Honorary Degrees and the title of Fellow of the University.

The Honorary Degree is our most prestigious honorary award, and the title of Fellow of the University is a high-level University honour.

Past ECU Honorary Awardees include Dr Tim Jarvis AM HonDUniv ECowan, Dr Leigh Sales AM HonDArts ECowan, Dr Patricia Anderson HonDMedSc ECowan, Dr Ben Elton HonDArts ECowan, Professor Lyn Beazley, AO, HonDSc ECowan, Dr Tim Minchin HonDPerfArts ECowan, Dr June Oscar, AO, HonDUniv ECowan, Dr Ron Gorman HonDEd ECowan, Professor Address Malata HonDUniv ECowan, and Dr Chitoshi Miki, HonDUniv ECowan.

A full list of ECU's Honorary Award recipients can be viewed under 'Downloads'.

Honorary Awards : Nomination Process

The University’s Honorary Awards Policy allows for nominations for ECU Honorary Awards, Honorary Degrees and the title of Fellow of the University, to be called by the Chancellor. The call for these honorary awards goes out annually. Nominations for the 2026 round have now closed.

For further information on the criteria and eligibility of nominees, please refer to the Honorary Awards of the University Policy.

Honorary Awards Committee

The Honorary Awards Committee is a standing committee of Council. The Committee considers and recommends to Council on nominations for Honorary Degrees and Titles of Fellow of the University.

For further information on the Honorary Awards Committee please visit the Committee web page.

Honorary Awards Working Group

The purpose of the Honorary Awards Working Group is to provide to the Honorary Awards Committee the Working Group’s consideration and assessment of each nomination with respect to why the nominated candidate should, or should not, be considered for the honorary awards of Honorary Degree; or the title of Fellow of the University.

For further information on the Honorary Awards Committee please visit the Committee web page.

Contact

Mrs Aisling Vennitti
University Governance Adviser
Strategic and Governance Services
Email: a.ging@ecu.edu.au

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