2023
David Carment
For distinguished contributions to historical scholarship, biography, heritage, mentoring and leadership, with special reference to Northern Territory history and heritage, and service to the Australian Historical Association in various roles including as President.
Henry Reynolds
For his singular mark on Australian history and law, especially in the field of Indigenous history, through distinguished contributions to scholarship, education and mentoring, and the advancement of public historical knowledge and debate.
Iain McCalman
For distinguished contributions to historical scholarship in a wide range of fields, education and academic leadership in the humanities, and peerless public dissemination of historical knowledge beyond the academy.
Marilyn Lake
For distinguished contributions to historical scholarship in a wide range of fields, education, mentoring and academic leadership, with special reference to her pioneering role in women’s, gender and transnational history, and her service to the Australian Historical Association in various roles including as President.
Marian Quartly
For distinguished contributions to historical scholarship in a wide range of fields, education, mentoring, journal editing, and academic leadership in history and the humanities more generally, with special reference to service to the Australian Historical Association in various roles including as founding editor of History Australia.
Patricia Grimshaw
For distinguished contributions to historical scholarship in a wide range of fields, education, mentoring and academic leadership in history and the humanities more generally, with special reference to her role in pioneering women’s history in Australia.
Shurlee Swain
For distinguished contributions to historical scholarship, teaching and mentoring, and academic leadership in history and the humanities more generally, with special reference to her record of community engagement and policy impact.
2022
Joy Damousi
For distinguished contributions to historical scholarship, mentoring, journal editing, and academic leadership in history and the humanities more generally, with special reference to service with the Australian Historical Association in various roles including President.
John Maynard
For distinguished contributions to historical scholarship, mentoring, journal editing, and academic leadership in history and his commitment to Indigenous education.
Lyndall Ryan
For distinguished contributions to Australian history, especially Aboriginal history, including the ground-breaking Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia, 1788-1930 map.
Penny Russell
For distinguished contributions to historical scholarship, mentoring, journal editing, and academic leadership in history and women’s studies.