Fellows and Life members
Fellows are special ACORN members who have made a significant contribution to the goals of the College and perioperative nursing or demonstrated professional excellence. ACORN members may apply for fellowship of the College using the Fellowship application form.
Honorary Fellows are members of eminence who have given exceptional service to perioperative nursing on a national and/or international level, made a noteworthy contribution to the goals of the College at the highest level as well as to the profession of perioperative nursing and/or the wider nursing profession. It is anticipated that conferring Honorary Fellowship will be an exceptional event. ACORN members may nominate another member for consideration for honorary fellowship using the Honorary Fellowhip application form.
Life Members have made an outstanding contribution to the perioperative nursing profession and their local association. Local associations make nominations for life membership.
Fellows
Congratulations to the following ACORN members who were admitted as ACORN Fellows in 2020.
Lillian Blair
Toni Hains
Suellen Moore
Grace Loh
And special congratulations the following ACORN members who were awarded Honorary Fellowship in 2020.
Diane Binns
Rosemary Gaston
Rae Guyder
Lois Hamlin
James Harrison
Carolyn Saunders
Fellows can be contacted through the ACORN office.
Telephone: 1300 781 924
Email: administrator@acorn.org.au
Congratulations to ACORN Fellow Phyllis Davis who received a Queen's Birthday Honour, Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia, for significant service to nursing through clinical, administrative and international advisory roles, and to nurse education.
Foundation Fellows
The 2002–2004 board were admitted as foundation Fellows to form a cohort to support initial applications.
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)
Di Binns (Tasmania)
Judith Cornell AM (New South Wales) (Deceased)
Menna Davies (New South Wales)
Rosemary Gaston (Northern Territory)
Rae Guyder (Queensland)
Lois Hamlin (New South Wales)
James Harrison (Tasmania)
Carolyn Saunders (Webster) (Western Australia)
Pat Solomon (New South Wales) (Deceased)
Sr Mary Felix Thorburn AM (Victoria) (Deceased)
Pauline Walker (New South Wales)
FellowsHelen Barallon (Victoria) Dr Judith Berry (South Australia) Sarah Bird (Tasmania) Lillian Blair (New South Wales) Stephen Born (Queensland) Jenny Cubitt (New South Wales) Phyllis Davis AM (New South Wales) Dr Jed Duff (New South Wales) Rebecca East (Victoria) Dr Paula Foran (Victoria) Lesley Gilbert (Victoria) Dr Brigid Gillespie (Queensland) Toni Hains (Queensland) Sharon Harding (Northern Territory) Allanah Hazelgrove (New South Wales) Lynette Hill (Queensland) Diana Hutt (South Australia) |
Joy Jensen (Queensland) Tracy Kerle (New South Wales) Grace Loh (Western Australia) Ruth Melville (Queensland) Suellen Moore (New South Wales) Dr Patricia Nicholson (Victoria) Dr Sonya Osborne (Queensland) Michelle Reardon (Queensland) Marilyn Richardson-Tench (Victoria) Wendy Rogers (Northern Territory) Dr Zaneta Smith (Western Australia) Catherine Steel (Queensland) Lesley Stewart (Northern Territory) 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
Jenny Cubitt
Menna Davies
Phyllis Davis AM
Barbara Edwards
Susan Golland
Dr Lois Hamlin
Narelle Hines (dec.)
Judith Meppem
Terri Pinkis
Jenny Pirie
Lynne Redknap
Judy Rouse
Mary Sams
Patricia Solomon
Gillian Walker
Northern Territory Perioperative Nurses Association (NTPNA)
June DeClifford (dec.)
Sharon Harding
Terry Sleigh
Libby Webb
Cheryl Winter
ACORN Queensland (formerly Perioperative Nurses Association of Queensland, PNAQ)
Linley Bates
Brigid Gillespie
Judith Hewett
Lynette Hill
Eleanor Irwin
Joy Jensen
Jo-Ann McNaughton
Ruth Melville
Heather Moon
Cheryl O'Brien
Narelle Sommerfeld
Wenda Young
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
Marg Wheeler
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
ACORN WA (formerly Operating Room Nurses Association Western Australia)
Joy Earnshaw
Robyn Lawson
Ruth Mackey
Jan Miller
June Raxter
Carolyn Saunders
Jacqui Smith
