Research Australia Awards 2012
Thursday, 22 November, 2012
Awards issued on the night:
Griffith Discovery Award: Dr Motoko Koyama, M.D., PhD.
Bupa Advocacy Award: Ita Buttrose AO, OBE
The Peter Wills Medal: Sir Gustav Nossal, AC, CBE, FAA, FRS
Lifetime Achievement Award: Professor Hugh R Taylor AC
Lifetime Achievement Award: Professor Philip Sambrook (post-humos)
NSW Health Leadership and Innovation Award: Will Delaat AM
Great Australian Philanthropy Award: Harold Charles Mitchell AC
Leadership in Corporate Giving: Xstrata Coal
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