Staff welcome 2019 with New Year Honours
3 January 2019
Congratulations to staff across our faculties who were recognised in the New Year Honours List 2019.
Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble, Faculty of Science
DNZM (Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit) for services to science. The award recognises Dame Margaret’s world-class contributions to research in medicinal chemistry and the development of new life saving drugs.
Associate Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh, Faculty of Arts
ONZM (Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit) for services to poetry, literature and the Pacific community.
Dr Dianne Sharp, Honorary Academic, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
ONZM for services to ophthalmology.
Honorary Associate Professor Andrew Connolly, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
MNZM (Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit) for services to health.
Professor Alison Jones, Faculty of Education and Social Work
MNZM for services to education and sociology research.
Professor Tracey McIntosh, Faculty of Arts
MNZM for services to education and social science.
Associate Professor Paula Morris, Faculty of Arts
MNZM for services to literature.
Professor Susan Morton, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
MNZM for services to epidemiology and public health.
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
MNZM for services to microbiology and science communication.
Elisabeth Vaneveld, Director of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries
MNZM for services to arts management.