Distinguished Fellows

List of Distinguished Fellows

Any person who is a voting member of the Society, who is an Earth, planetary or environmental scientist with a minimum of ten (10) years cumulative professional experience (excluding allowable career interruptions), who has made a demonstrated and significant contribution to the Geological Society of Australia and has made a demonstrated and significant contribution to Earth, planetary and environmental sciences or related fields, shall be eligible to be elected a Distinguished Fellow of the Society.

Members who fulfil these criteria may be nominated by two full members for consideration and recommendation of the nomination to the Executive Committee for election.

Andrew, A. S
Baillie, P. W.
Berkman, D. A.
Binns, R. A. (FTSE) 
Blake, P. R.
Branch, C.
Burne, R. V.
Burrett, C. F.
Campbell, K. S. W. (FAA) 
Cann, J. J.
Chivas, A. R.
Clark, I. F.
Cockbain, A. E.
Collins, A. S.
Cook, P. J. (FTSE)
Cooper, B. J.
Crawford, A. J.
Diessel, C. F. K. (FTSE)
Dowling, K.
Etheridge, M. A. (FTSE)
Fardon, R. S. H. (FTSE) 
Foden, J. D.
Franklin, B. J.
Freeman, M. J.
Gleadow, A. J. W. (FAA)
Green, D. H. (FAA)
Grey, K.
Groves, D. I. (FAA)
Habermehl, M. A.
Hamilton, L. H.


Harrington, H. J.
Harrison, T. M. (FAA)
Hill, S. M. 
Hillis, R. (DFGSAust)
Ho, S. E.
Hobbs, B. E. (FAA, FTSE)
Hutton, L. J
Jackson, M. J.
Jell, J. S.
Kenley, P. R.
Kennett, B. L. N. (FAA) 
Large, R. R. (FTSE)
McCulloch, M. T. (FAA)
McDougall, I. (FAA)
McLaren, S. N.
McQueen, K. G.
Mernagh, T. P.
O'Reilly, S. Y. (FAA)
Och, D. J.
Passmore, V. L.
Paterson, M. S. (FAA)
Pillans, B. J
Playford, P. E. (FTSE)
Plimer, I. R. (FTSE)
Price, R. C.
Rattigan, J. H.
Richards, S. M. (FTSE)
Rickard, M. J.
Rutland, R. W. R. (FTSE)

Sandiford, M. A.
Sappal, K. K.
Seccombe, P. K.
Shackleton, W. G.
Siemon, J. E. 
Smith, I. E.
Smith, R. E. (FTSE)
Smith, M. J.
Spencer-Jones, D.
Sutherland, F. L.
Taylor, G. R. 
Taylor, G. F.
Taylor, G. M.
Taylor, S. R. (FAA) 
Tiddy, C. J.
Traves, D. M. 
Truswell, E. M. (FAA)
Turner, S. P.
Veevers, J. J. (FAA) 
Vernon, R. H. 
Von Gnielinski, F. 
Walker, K. R.  
Walter, M. R. (FAA) 
Ward, C. R. 
Williams, G. E. 
Williams, N. (FTSE) 
Wilson, C. J. L.
Withnall, I. W. 
Yaxley, G. M.
Yeats. C. J.

Nomination for Distinguished Fellows
The nominator should complete the Nomination Form with accompanying documentation send to the business office. The Nomination Form includes the criteria, process and provision for nominator and nominee details.

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