Dr Lillian-Yvonne Bertram
American poet who directs the MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Maryland.
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Dr Ethel MacLennan
Ethel McLennan was Associate Professor of Botany at the University of Melbourne from 1931 to 1955, after having joined the staff in 1915. She specialized in mycology and plant pathology, being widely recognised and one of Australia’s leaders in these fields.
Dr Nancy Millis
Professor Nancy Millis made significant contributions to agriculture, protection of the environment, science, medicine and engineering.
Dr Mary Atkinson
Aunty Mary Atkinson was a Wiradjuri and Bangerang elder, highly respected for her involvement in Aboriginal education and Women’s Business.
Pamela Griffin
Aboriginal Australian community worker whose career spans welfare work, education, public service and voluntary service of her local community.
Walda Blow
Walda Blow is a prominent and respected Elder of the Yorta Yorta people and has led community development work with, and for, the Victorian Aboriginal community.
Dr Jean Youatt
Jean Youatt lectured in the Department of Chemistry at Monash University from 1962 until her retirement in 1990, when she moved to the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Mary Houston
Irish craftswoman, teacher, and author
Effie Wyllie Best
Effie Wyllie Best worked in the Zoology Department at the University of Adelaide for at least six years and then went on to teach at the Adelaide Kindergarten Training College and at Girton College.
Barbara Jane Reyes
Born in the Philippines and raised in the Bay Area, Barbara Jane Reyes has been navigating the nuances of multiple languages from an early age. Her poetry continues to navigate multiple languages, multiple cultures, and multiple meanings, offering a richly layered look into the complexities of identity.