In 2019 the APS awarded the status of Honorary Fellow, Fellow or Life Member to close to 40 members. This recognition reflects extraordinary contribution, significant contribution and over 50 years of membership respectively.
New Honorary Fellow
The grade of Honorary Fellow is bestowed on Fellows who have made an extraordinary contribution to the advancement of the APS and a distinguished contribution to the advancement of psychological knowledge or practice.
Prof Richard Bryant AC
New Fellows
Fellows are esteemed Members of the APS. They are senior psychologists who have made a significant contribution to the APS and the profession over a significant period of time.
Ms Gail Corrigan
Assoc Prof Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Dr Janis Fairbairn
Ms Roslyn Knight
Dr Lynne Magor-Blatch
Ms Gina McCredie
Prof Kathryn Nicholson Perry
Ms Jacinta Pollard
Ms Julia Reynolds
Dr Mark Wiggins
Mr Hugh Woolford
New Life Members
The status of Life Member is awarded to those members who have held at least 50 years membership with the APS.
Assoc Prof Ian Ball
Mrs Hilary Barbour
Mr Desmond Bowlay
Mr Colin Brathwaite
Dr Patricia Brown
Mr Alan Cassel
Mrs Ailsa Drent
Mrs Bettina Ebert
Prof David Finlay
Mrs Patricia Gehlhaar
Ms Greta Goldberg
Dr David Horne
Dr Francis Macnab
Dr Janet Mason
Mr Milton Millard
Mr Paul Moffitt
Miss Barbara Preston
Mr Robert Ridley
Mr Ronald Ritter
Dr Helga Rowe
Mr Lewis Rumiz
Mr Thomas Schick
Assoc Prof Stewart Sykes
Mrs Robin Truda
Mr John Urbano
Mrs Pamela Williams Smith
Ms Helga Zimmermann
2018 Queen's Birthday Honours
Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Professor Suzanne Kathleen Chambers AO MAPS for distinguished service to medical research, particularly in the area of psycho-oncology and to community health through patient-care strategies to assist men with prostate cancer.
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Professor Jeannette Milgrom AM FAPS for significant service to psychology as a researcher, advisor and administrator, to education, and to professional organisations.
Medal (OAM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Mr Robert George Sharples OAM MAPS for service to community health as a psychologist.
2019 Australia Day Honours
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Professor Jennifer McIntosh AM MAPS for significant service to medicine, particularly child developmental psychology.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division
Mr David Chong MAPS for service to the Brazilian community in Victoria.
Ms Heather Gridley FAPS for service to community health.
Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) Australian Army
Major James Burchmore MAPS for meritorious achievement in the development and implementation of mental health and suicide prevention initiatives for the Australian Defence Force.