Dr Jan Tennent OAM: Making the leap from lab bench to the boardroom
Aug 19, 2024
Dr Jan Tennent: Making the leap from the lab bench to the boardroom
In this Women of Honour podcast Claire Braund talks to Dr Jan Tennent OAM - an internationally recognised researcher with specialist knowledge of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and the discovery and commercialisation of vaccines.
Jan was awarded...
Woman of Honour: Board recruitment specialist Bernadette Uzelac AM
Jul 8, 2024
‘If the door is closed, climb through the window’. That’s the message from board recruitment specialist and director, Bernadette Uzelac, who has been made a member of the Order of Australia (AM), for significant service to the community of the Barwon Southwest region in Victoria.
Growing up in Geelong, Bernadette...
Julie Adams OAM: Dad’s legacy brightens future for cancer patients
Jun 24, 2024
A curious child who grew up with an older brother, Julie Adams OAM started challenging gender stereotypes at an early age. “I felt empowered to speak up if I thought I was being treated differently because I was a girl,” said Julie. It was this curiosity, she says, that led...
Avril Henry AM - Levelling the playing field - Women of Honour Series
Jun 3, 2024
Avril Henry in her own words, is a perfect example of what you can do when you’re willing to work hard and have someone who believes in you. Growing up in social housing in a low income family in a mining town in South Africa, at the height of apartheid, Avril was an “English speaking girl who was not expected to...
Architect Helen Lochhead AO - Building a career with purpose - Women on Honour series
May 20, 2024
Make every day count. That’s the advice from architect and urbanist Professor Helen Lochhead, who was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2024 Australia Day Honours for distinguished service to architecture and urban design, to building regulation reform, to tertiary education, and to...