For the first time in the OHA’s history, joint winners were awarded the OHA Medal. Congratulations to John Gollings OAM (OH 1962) and Professor Rod Hicks AM (OH 1976) who received the OHA’s highest honour in recognition and appreciation of exceptional achievement to the community beyond expectation in their field of endeavour.
John is a photographer specialising in the built environment, including the documentation of both ancient and modern cities around the world. He is considered one of the most interesting of Australia’s architectural documenters, characterised by strong formal composition but with a didactic and wider, contextual viewpoint, a lot of it from the air. Holding a Master of Architecture from RMIT University, he was the co-creative director of the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Architectural Biennale. In 2014, John was made adjunct professor in the School of Media and Communications at RMIT University.
Rod is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and at Monash University. Professionally, he trained in medicine and surgery (MB BS with Honours) at Monash University and the University of Michigan before receiving a post-graduate Doctor of Medicine from the University of Melbourne. After 30 years at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, where he was the inaugural Director of Cancer Imaging, Rod recently founded a research and development company. As a clinical and laboratory researcher, he has published over 600 peer-reviewed manuscripts and is one of the world’s most highly cited nuclear medicine specialists. Rod is the Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Imaging and an International Associate Editor of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Congratulations to Dr. Glen Farrow (OH 1977), who has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his exceptional services to military medicine and patient safety. A well-deserved recognition on Australia Day!