The 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours list was announced on Monday 9 June. We congratulate the following recipients for their exceptional contribution to catchment management, and are especially pleased to see RBMS-regular Professor Sam Lake awarded the AO.
Officer (AO) in the General Division
- Emeritus Professor Philip Spencer (Sam) Lake AO – For distinguished service to conservation and the environment as an ecologist and freshwater scientist, and to research and professional organisations.
- Professor David Bruce Lindenmayer AO – For distinguished service to conservation and the environment in the field of landscape ecology, to tertiary education, and to professional organisations.
Member (AM) in the General Division
- Professor Michael John McLaughlin AM – For significant service to conservation and the environment, particularly through to developing public policy on science-based strategies for minimizing metals in the environment.
- Dr David Searle Mitchell AM – For significant service to conservation and the environment, particularly wetland and water research.