Honorary Degree Holders Profiles

Former ACT Chief Minister and beyondblue CEO Kate Carnell AO has made a significant contribution to the lives of those living in Canberra and Australia.

Bryce Courtenay was one of Australia’s best-selling and most popular authors, having sold over 21 million books world-wide since 1989.

Chris Faulks has a long history in public policy and administration, government relations and business administration across the government, business and not-for-profit sectors.

A graduate of the University of Canberra (then the Canberra College of Advanced Education) in 1979 with Bachelor of Arts in Administration, Dr Follett was the first woman to lead an Australian state or territory government.

Julia Gillard

Throughout a 43 year career at galleries around Australia, Ron Radford has overseen the acquisition of around 47,000 works of art and staged some 500 exhibitions including the most popular exhibition ever seen in Australia.

Jim Service is one of Australia's most respected businessmen with an enduring career spanning over 45 years who has played a key role in the Canberra community through his business, voluntary, and philanthropic activities.

Professor Will Steffen is a world leading expert and researcher in the field of climate change and sustainability.

Raised in a rural village in Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Vang is the Director-General of International Education Development, Ministry of Education & Training, Vietnam, and former President of Hanoi University.