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Honorary members
Each year, Monash Golden Key inducts into the Society a number of distinguished figures from the community, industry or academia. These individuals epitomise the Golden Key pillars of academics, leadership and service and serve as inspirational role models for our members.
Please see below for our still-expanding Honorary Member list:
| Honorary Member | Year Inducted | Occupation Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Simon McKeon | 2011 | Businessman and philanthropist, Executive Chairman of Macquarie Group's Melbourne office, Australian of the Year 2011 |
| Dr. Susan Lim | 2011 | One of Australasia's most renowned surgeons who performed Singapore's first ever successful liver transplant |
| Ms. Margaret Jackson AC | 2011 | The first woman to become Chairwoman of a top 50 publicly-listed company in Australia, former Chairwoman of Qantas from 2000-2007, outstanding corporate leader |
| Ms. Lyn Swinburne | 2011 | Founder and CEO of Breast Cancer Network Australia, founded the internationally renowned 'Field of Women' concept |
| The Honourable Justice Lex Lasry | 2011 | Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, undertook pro bono representation of convicted Australian drug trafficker Van Nguyen |
| Prof. Patrick McGorry | 2010 | Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne; Clinical Director of Orygen Youth Health; Executive Director of Orygen Youth Health Research Centre; Australian of the Year 2010 |
| Prof. Michael Cowley | 2010 | Professorial Fellow, Department of Physiology, Monash University; member of the Metabolic Neuroscience research group; 2009 Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year |
| Prof. Paresh Narayan | 2010 | Professor of Finance and Chair of Finance, Deakin University |
| Dr. Greg Taylor | 2010 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University |
| Ms. Tan Le | 2010 | Co-founder and President, Emotiv Systems Inc. Young Australian of the Year, 1998; Young Global Leader, 2009 awarded by the World Economic Forum |
| Prof. Sarah Joseph | 2009 | Director for the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law |
| The Hon. Kay Patterson | 2009 | Director of the Brockoff Foundation and a Director of Stem Cell Advisors Inc |
| Prof. Mick Dodson | 2009 | Australian of the Year 2009, Director of the National Centre for Indigenous Studies |
| Prof. Stephen Barkoczy | 2009 | Consultant with Blake Dawson Law Firm; Chairman of the Law INstitute of Victoria's Tax and Revenue Committee; Professor of Law, Monash University |
| Professor Mark Thompson | 2008 | Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University |
| Dr James Friend | 2008 | Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University |
| Dr. Alan Finkel | 2008 | Chancellor of Monash University |
| Professor Alan Trounson | 2007 | Monash Researcher, IVF Pioneer and Director of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine |
| Mr Matt Tilley | 2007 | Monash Law Graduate and FOX FM radio personality |
| Dr Andrew Prentice | 2007 | Monash University mathematician and world-renowned expert on the processes behind the formation of the solar system |
| Dr Robert Bartnik | 2007 | Monash University researcher in mathematics |
| Dr Ahmad Zahedi | 2007 | Monash University Engineering researcher and expert in the field of renewable energy |
| Professor Claude Bernard | 2007 | Head of Multiple Sclerosis Research Lab (Monash) and Renowned Neuroimmunology Expert |
| Sir Gustav Nossal, AC | 2006 | Distinguished Australian research biologist and Australian of the Year (2000) |
| Ms Jill Gallagher | 2006 | Indigenous Health Campaigner and CEO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) |
| Mr Keith Ryall | 2006 | General Manager, People & Performance, Adesse Pty Ltd, Carlton |
| His Excellency Judge Christopher Gregory Weeramantry | 2005 | Former Vice-President of the International Court of Justice, The Hague (1991-2000) Current Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University |
| Professor Christina Anne Mitchell | 2005 | Head of Department Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University |
| Professor Arie Freiberg | 2005 | Dean, Faculty of Law, Monash University |
| Professor Richard Larkins AO | 2004 | AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, Monash University |
| Ms Sue Howard | 2004 | Director of ABC Radio |
| Professor Allan Fels | 2003 | Dean Australia & NZ School of Government, and former head of the ACCC |
| Mr Julian Burnside | 2003 | QC |
| Professor Homer Le Grand | 2003 | Dean, Faculty of Arts, Monash University |
| Professor Peter Darvall | 2002 | Former Vice-Chancellor and Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Development), Monash University |
| Professor Robert Willis | 2001 | Academic Director - Caulfield and Clayton, Monash University |
| Dr Larry Cook | 2001 | Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University |
| Bernard J. Moore | 2001 | Barrister at Law |
| Associate Professor Les Nethercott | 2000 | Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University |
| Sir Darryl Dawson | 2000 | Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University |
| 2000 | Partner, Ernst & Young | |
| Professor Merran Evans | 2000 | Pro Vice-Chancellor -Planning, Monash University |
| 2000 | Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | |
| Professor Alan Lindsay | 1999 | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & Planning), Monash University |
| Ronald Davies | 1999 | |
| Kathy Hilton | 1998 | Director, Ardoch Youth Foundation |
| Poppy King | 1998 | Director, Poppy Industries |
| Angela Carbone | 1998 | Lecturer, School of Information Management, Monash University |
| Professor Colin Chapman | 1998 | Dean of Pharmacy, Victorian College of Pharmacy |
| Alison Dean | 1998 | Senior Lecturer, School of Business & Electronic Commerce, Monash University |
| Mr John E. Maloney | 1997 | Professor |
| Marlene Mannays | 1997 | Campus Manager, Monash Berwick and Monash Clayton |
| Professor Robin Alfredson | 1997 | Head of the School of Engineering and Science, Monash University |
| Associate Professor Kim Ng | 1997 | Electrical and Computer Systems Eningeering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University |
| Robert Burnet | 1996 | Former Campus Director, Monash Berwick and Monash Clayton |
| Professor Robert Pargetter | 1996 | Principal, Haileybury College |
| Professor John Rickards | 1996 | Vice-Chancellor, Southern Cross University, Lismore Campus |
| Dr Lee Gordon-Brown | 1996 | Lecturer Department of Econometrics and Business Systems, Monash University |
| Professor Bob Williams | 1996 | Faculty of Law, Monash University |