Fellows and Life members
Fellows
ACORN Fellows are special members who have made a significant contribution to the goals of the College and perioperative nursing or demonstrated professional excellence. Fellowship is also awarded to those nurses who receive the individual Excellence in Perioperative Nursing (EiPN) award and to people who have given the Judith Cornell Oration (JCO).
There are two categories: Fellowship and Honorary Fellowship. The post nominal FACORN or FACORN (Hon) provides recognition of the Fellow’s professional activities to other nurses and associated professionals.
Members may apply to have their membership upgraded to Fellow. Honorary Fellows are nominated by an ACORN member or Fellow, the board or a local association.
Applications for Fellowship require references from a Fellow and are assessed by a panel of Fellows so the 2002–2004 board were admitted as foundation Fellows to form a cohort to support initial applications.
Click here for more information about applying for Fellowship or nominating someone for Honorary Fellowship.
Foundation Fellows
Di Binns (Tasmania)
Rose Blackford (Northern Territory)
Rae Gyder (Queensland)
Lois Hamlin (New South Wales)
James Harrison (Tasmania)
Kim Hepper (South Australia)
Veronica Hill (Western Australia)
Marilyn Schroeder (Victoria)
Honorary Fellows
Elsie June Allen AM (Victoria)
Mary Barry OAM (Victoria) (Deceased)
Judith Cornell AM (New South Wales) (Deceased)
Pat Solomon (New South Wales)
Sr Mary Felix Thorburn AM (Victoria) (Deceased)
Pauline Walker (New South Wales)
Fellows
Helen Barallon (Victoria)
Dr Judith Berry (South Australia)
Sarah Bird (Tasmania)
Stephen Born (Queensland)
Jenny Cubitt (New South Wales)
Menna Davies (New South Wales)
Phyllis Davis (New South Wales)
Dr Jed Duff (New South Wales)
Dr Paula Foran (Victoria)
Lesley Gilbert (Victoria)
Dr Brigid Gillespie (Queensland)
Sharon Harding (Northern Territory)
Allanah Hazelgrove (New South Wales)
Kim Hepper (South Australia)
Lynette Hill (Queensland)
Veronica Hill (Western Australia)
Joy Jensen (Queensland)
Tracy Kerle (New South Wales)
Robyn Lawson (Western Australia)
Ruth Melville (Queensland)
Dr Patricia Nicholson (Victoria)
Wendy Rogers (Northern Territory)
Catherine Steel (Queensland)
Lesley Stewart (Northern Territory)
Dr Zaneta Smith (Western Australia)
Sally Sutherland Fraser (New South Wales)
Vicky Warwick (Western Australia)
Libby Webb (Northern Territory)
Carollyn Williams (Victoria)
Life members
Members who have made an outstanding contribution to the perioperative nursing profession and their local association are awarded life membership. The following are life members.
New South Wales Operating Theatre Association Inc. (NSW OTA)
Val Corcoran
Karin Croghan
Menna Davies
Phyllis Davis
Barbara Edwards
Susan Golland
Dr Lois Hamlin
Narelle Hines
Judith Meppem
Terri Pinkis
Jenny Pirie
Lynne Redknap
Judy Rouse
Mary Sams
Patricia Solomon
Gillian Walker
Northern Territory Perioperative Nurses Association (NTPNA)
June DeClifford
Sharon Harding
Terry Sleigh
Libby Webb
Wayan Winarta
Cheryl Winter
Perioperative Nurses Association of Queensland Inc. (PNAQ)
Judith Hewett
Wenda Young
Jo-Anne McNaughton
Cheryl O'Brien
Linley Bates
Lynette Hill
Heather Moon
South Australia Perioperative Nurses Association Inc. (SAPNA)
Judith Berry
Lyell Brougham
Veronica Cummings
Fiona Davies
Catherine Hashemi
Kim Hepper
Jill Hilbig
Susan Hopkins
Jill Hughes-Jones
Liz Mazzei AM
Sandy McAdam
Margaret Rainbow
Helen Richardson
Carmel Rodgers
Caroline Saniotis
Chris Whellum
Di Wickett
ACORN Tasmania (formerly Tasmanian Operating Room Nurses, TORN)
Di Binns
Jenny Bloomfield
Jane Brain
Jean Colles
Patricia Eizele
Judith Eldridge
Margaret Ewington
Tim Haas
Betty Hickman
Shirley Hyland
Cheryl Robinson
Anne Swifte
Pamela Tait
Bev Vinson
Petronella Wilcox
Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group (VPNG)
Jorge Acevedo-Rodriguez
June Allen
Jean Badenhop
Helen Barallon
Mary Barry (dec.)
Pauline Bennett
Bernadette Brennan
Judith Bridges (dec.)
Dorothea Burnett (dec.)
Julie Campbell
Claire Collins
Marilyn Cornish
Jan Coverdale
Michele Cullen
Jackie Dalzell (dec)
Angela Docherty (dec)
Mary Fallon
Marea Fennell (dec)
Lesley Gilbert
Christine Gillmartin
Leonie Lorenz
Nicky Nixon
Gwenda Peters
Marilyn Schroeder
Betty Thompson
Sister Mary Felix Thorburn (dec)
Pamela Waite
Betty Weir
Patricia Wilding
Carollyn Williams
Operating Room Nurses Association Western Australia (ORNA WA)
Joy Earnshaw
Robyn Lawson
Ruth Mackey
Jan Miller
June Raxter
Carolyn Saunders
Jacqui Smith