Fellows and Life members
Fellows
Fellows are special ACORN members who have made a significant contribution to the goals of the College and perioperative nursing or demonstrated professional excellence. Fellowship is conferred during the biennial ACORN conference.
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. Honorary Fellowship is conferred during the biennial ACORN conference.
ACORN members may apply for fellowship or nominate another member for consideration for honorary fellowship by 31 October 2025 using the following application forms.
Honorary Fellowship nomination form
Fellows can be contacted through the ACORN office via email [email protected].
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)
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)
Tarryn Armour (Victoria)
Helen Barallon (Victoria) (deceased)
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)
Joy Jensen (Queensland)
Tracy Kerle (New South Wales)
Robyn Lawson (Western Australia)
Grace Loh (Western Australia)
Ruth Melville (Queensland)
Suellen Moore (New South Wales)
Dr Patricia Nicholson (Victoria)
Dr Sonya Osborne (Queensland)
Michelle Reardon (Queensland)
Dr Marilyn Richardson-Tench (Victoria)
Wendy Rogers (Northern Territory)
Catherine Smith (Queensland)
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
Life Members have made an outstanding contribution to the perioperative nursing profession and their local association. State and territory perioperative nursing associations make nominations for life membership of ACORN.
Val Corcoran
Karin Croghan
Jenny Cubitt
Menna Davies
Phyllis Davis AM
Barbara Edwards
Susan Golland
Dr Lois Hamlin
Narelle Hines (deceased)
Judith Meppem
Terri Pinkis
Jenny Pirie
Lynne Redknap
Judy Rouse
Mary Sams
Patricia Solomon
Gillian Walker
Elizabeth Webb
Cheryl Winter
Sharon Harding
Terri Sleigh
Wendy Rogers
Lesley Stewart
Rosemary Bradley
Linley Bates
Brigid Gillespie
Judith Hewett
Lynette Hill
Joy Jensen
Joanne McNaughton
Ruth Melville
Heather Moon
Cheryl O'Brien
Narelle Sommerfeld
Kim Armstrong
Rae Guyder
Dorothy Tyrell
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
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
Jorge Acevedo-Rodriguez
June Allen
Jean Badenhop
Helen Barallon
Mary Barry (deceased)
Pauline Bennett
Bernadette Brennan
Judith Bridges (deceased)
Dorothea Burnett (deceased)
Julie Campbell
Claire Collins
Marilyn Cornish
Jan Coverdale
Michele Cullen
Jackie Dalzell (deceased)
Angela Docherty (deceased)
Mary Fallon
Marea Fennell (deceased)
Lesley Gilbert
Christine Gillmartin
Leonie Lorenz
Nicky Nixon
Gwenda Peters
Marilyn Schroeder
Betty Thompson
Sister Mary Felix Thorburn (deceased)
Pamela Waite
Betty Weir
Patricia Wilding
Carollyn Williams
Joy Earnshaw
Robyn Lawson
Ruth Mackey
Jan Miller
June Raxter
Carolyn Saunders
Jacqui Smith
