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Criteria
The RACS Medal was inaugurated in 1976 to recognise singularly valuable and dedicated contributions to the College by Fellows and others. Its sole criterion shall be distinguished service to the affairs of the College and at least 12 members of Council must be in favour of the award.
The medal bears a representation of the Coat-of-Arms of the College on its obverse, and the inscription “For Service to the College” and the name of the recipient and the date on the reverse.
The occasion of presentation of the award shall be as determined by the President. The medal shall be accompanied by a formal citation setting out the particular circumstances of the award.
RACS Medal recipients
2025 - Nicholas Carr
2025 - John Craven
2025 - Souella Cumming
2025 - Shane Solomon
2024 - Elizabeth Dennett
2023 - Philippa Mercer
2018 - Donald L Murphy
2018 - Glenn A J McCulloch
2018 - Wendy J Babidge
2018 - Gary M Duncan
2016 - Duncan Scott Stevenson
2016 - Ian T Burke
2016 - Margaret Rode
2015 - John Henderson
2015 - Kelvin Kong
2015 - Kathleen Hickey
2015 - Katharine Drummond
2014 - Robert Rae
2013 - Jenepher Martin
2012 - Damian McMahon (posthumous)
2012 - Lesley Dunstall
2012 - Colin Russell
2012 - Dianne Cornish
2011 - Richard Barnett
2011 - Graeme Richardson
2011 - Lorraine Jennings
2008 - James Semmens
2007 - Rob Robertson
2007 - Bruce Waxman
2007 - Tony Hardy
2007 - Ross Blair
2006 - Keith Solomon
2006 - Norman Fary
2005 - Robert Linacre
2005 - John Masterton
2005 - Patrick Alley
2005 - Michael Jay
2003 - Glen Benveniste
2003 - Bev Lindley
2002 - Jill McCartney
2001 - Phillip J McGrath
2001 - Frank McDermott
2001 - Carolyn & Kevin Wickham
2000 - Justine Peterson
2000 - Ian Civil
2000 - Irwin Bruce Faris
1999 - Glen Merry
1999 - Denys Sumner
1998 - Ian Torode
1998 - Malcolm Baxter
1998 - Roger Williams
1997 - John S Simpson
1996 - Peter Robin Macneil
1996 - Stephen Deane
1996 - June Lehmann
1994 - Donald Marshall
1994 - Gerard McCafferty
1994 - Michael Gorton
1993 - Gordon Low
1993 - Anthony J Buzzard
1992 - Peter G B Nelson
1991 - Lindsay Milton Roberts
1991 - R H West
1990 - James W Keck
1990 - G J Royal
1990 - John Dixon Hughes
1990 - R J Stewart
1990 - W G Cumming
1989 - Robert Britten-Jones AO
1989 - George D Fielding
1988 - Alan F G Anderson
1987 - H G Lander AO
1987 - Donald A Simpson AM
1987 - Gordon W Trinca
1987 - Sir Edward Dunlop AC CMC KSJ KCSJ
1987 - L J T Murphy
1985 - Eric H C Goulston
1984 - Raymond Arthur Chapman
1983 - Che H Leong
1983 - John L Connell AO
1982 - L I Parton
1982 - R S Johnson-Gilbert OBE
1981 - Winifred Burnett
1981 - H W Gowland (posthumous)
1981 - Andrew Dean
1980 - Rowan Nicks OBE
1979 - William Sealy Wood
1979 - K F Russell
1978 - Ian Conrad Heinz
1978 - Tan Sr Guan Been Ong
1978 - Cyril T Collins
1977 - John Borrie
1977 - M S S Earlam
1977 - A F Hunter
1976 - K G Jamieson (posthumous)
RACS Medal nominations, policy and contact
Please refer to the policy governing the RACS Medal (PDF 98.37KB) before submitting a nomination. Nominations must meet the criteria outlined in this policy.
Nominations may be mailed to:
Chair of the Awards Committee
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
250-290 Spring Street
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
Australia
or sent by email to: [email protected]
Telephone: +61 3 9276 7404