STEM

Bridget Ogilvie is a parasitologist and immunologist. She has received many honours and awards for her contributions to science and medical research. She was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1996, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 2003.

• B. Rural Science (1960), University of New England
• PhD Immunology of Parasites (1964), University of Cambridge

AC for service to science in the field of biomedical research, particularly related to veterinary and medical parasitology, and through support for research funding to improve global health. (2007)

Dr Else Shepherd AM was a pioneer and role model in breaking through the barriers to women's professional acceptance particularly in "non-traditional" fields such as engineering. She was one of the first two women to graduate from electrical engineering at The University of Queensland, in 1965, and at one time she was one of only two female engineers working in Queensland. 

She was an Honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. For three consecutive years, Engineers Australia ranked Dr Shepherd as one of Australia’s "Top 100 Most Influential Engineers", and in 2007, she was ranked one of Australia's "Top 25 Most Influential Female Engineers".

• B. Engineering (1966), The University of Queensland
• Grad. Dip. Music (1984), Queensland Conservatorium
• Doctor of Engineering honoris causa (2011), The University of Queensland

• UQ Alumnus of the Year (2009)
• AM for service to the engineering profession, particularly electrical and electronic engineering, to education, to the electricity distribution industry, and to the community (2003)
• Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in information technology (2001)
• Queensland Greats Award (2022)

Jeanette Covacevich AM was a herpetologist in Queensland. As a senior curator of vertebrates at the Queensland Museum, she discovered and studied many reptiles and frogs in Queensland. She is most famous for rediscovering and describing the Inland Taipan snake (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), the world's most venomous snake. In addition, she described over thirty new species and genera including the Cape York striped blind snake (Ramphotyphlops chamodracaena), the Nangur spiny skink (Nangura spinosa), and the Bulburin leaf-tailed gecko (Phyllurus caudiannulatus).

• M. Science (1977), Griffith University
• B. Arts (1964), The University of Queensland

• AM in recognition of service to science, particularly in the field of herpetology and to conservation. (1995)
• PSM for outstanding public service to the Queensland Museum, to the wider scientific community, and to the people of Queensland. (2003)

Cheryl Peers AM is an Education Leader.

AM for significant service to primary education, particularly science, to curriculum development, and to professional organisations. (2014)

Dr Mary Atkinson OAM is a veterinarian.

OAM for service to veterinary science, particularly through the Moruya Veterinary Hospital. (2008)