Griffith Community Honoured In King’s Birthday List
The Governor-General has announced the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours List, with several members of the Griffith University community recognised.
The list includes people recommended to the Governor-General by the Council of the Order of Australia and organisations responsible for recommending meritorious, gallantry, distinguished and conspicuous honours.
Among the 830 Australians recognised in the Order of Australia, meritorious awards and recognition for distinguished and conspicuous service, the University was proud to see 11 members of its community honoured.
Former Griffith University Deputy Chancellor Mrs Rachel Hunter PSM DUniv was just one of the esteemed recipients, awarded an Officer of Order of Australia (AO) in the General Division for distinguished service to public administration, to tertiary education governance, and to the community of Queensland.
Mrs Hunter served as Deputy Chancellor from 2015-2021, but was also a Vice-Chairperson of the Finance, Resources and Risk Committee, Governor-in-Council Member from 2000-2013, named an Honorary Doctor of the University in 2010, and the founder of the Rachel Hunter Refugee Scholarship, established in 2021.
Since then, she has progressed to other high-profile roles, including Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet from 2021-2023, and has been an Independent Reviewer for Queensland Homelessness Responses since 2024.
Other notable recipients include:
Recipients announced in the list will be invested with their awards in the coming months, either by the Governor-General at Government House in Canberra, or by the State Governors or Administrator of the Northern Territory.
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