2004 Companion
of the Order of
(for services to medicine and to science through innovative research to further the development of cochlear implant technology for worldwide benefit-Australia’s highest civil honour)
1983 Officer
of the Order of
(for services to
medicine)
Fellow
or Member of Academic Societies by Election
2007 Fellow of the American
2004 Fellow of the Royal Society
(for contribution to science, both in fundamental research resulting in
greater understanding, and in leading and directing scientific and
technological progress in industry and research establishments)
2004 Honorary Fellow, Royal
(supreme single award of the College for outstanding achievement in medicine)
2004 Fellow
of the Australian Acoustical Society
(for notable contribution to the science and
practice of acoustics)
2003 Honorary
Fellow, The Royal Society of Medicine,
(for exceptional distinction, and recipients drawn
from across the world and from a wide range of endeavour,
particularly from the medical sciences)
2002 Honorary Member of the American Otological Society
(for long standing contributions to otology)
1998 Fellow
of the
(for outstanding contributions to
science)
1998 Fellow
of the Australian
(for outstanding contributions to science
and technology)
1993 Honorary
Member, Section of Otology, The Royal Society of
Medicine,
(for outstanding
contributions to otology)
1992 First
Honorary Fellow, Audiological Society of
2004 Doctorate
of Laws honoris causa
(Hon. LLD),
2003 Doctorate
of Engineering (Hon. DEng),
2002 Doctorate
of Science honoris causa
(Hon. DSc),
1989 Doctorate
of Medicine honoris causa
(Hon. MD),
1988 Doctorate
of Medicine (Hon. MD), Medizinische Hochschule,
2007 Lifetime
Achievement Award, the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
(the highest award made by the faculty)
2007 Zülch Prize from the Getrud Reemtsma Foundation administered by Max Planck Society
(for exceptional achievement in basic neurological research)
2006 Ian
Wark Medal and Lecture,
(for contributions to Australian science
and industry)
2005 International
Speech Communication Association Medal
(for significant contribution to the
progress of speech science and technology)
2005
(for outstanding contributions to
medicine)
2005 A.
Charles Holland Foundation International Prize
(for fundamental contribution to the progress of knowledge in the audiological/otological field)
2005 Excellence in Surgery Award,
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
(recognising the highest level of surgical
achievement by world standards, advanced innovation in the field, continued
quality and worth of the innovation, and the highest standard of ethics)
2004 Prime Minister's Prize for Science
(in recognition of outstanding achievement by
Australians in science and technology which promotes human welfare-Australia’s
premier award in science)
1999
(a celebration of outstanding achievements in science, engineering and technology)
1997 Sir
William Upjohn Medal, The
(awarded every five years for outstanding contributions to medicine)
1992 James
Cook Medal, The Royal Society of
(awarded for outstanding contributions to science and human welfare in and for the Southern Continent)
2008- Australian Research Council's Graeme Clark Research Outcomes Forum
(to showcase
the outstanding achievements of ARC Centres and
Researchers)
2008- The Graeme Clark Foundation
2003- The Graeme Clark Cochlear Scholarship Foundation
(for Cochlear Implant Tertiary Students awarded on the basis of academic achievement and commitment to the Cochlear ideals of leadership and humanity)
1999-2004 Laureate
Professor, The University of
(for international recognition of scientific achievement)
2002 The
Graeme Clark Room
(The Ear Foundation, Marjorie Sherman House,
Nottingham, UK)
2002
(in recognition of a lifetime’s contribution to audiology)
2000 Cavalcade of Science Honour Award, Australian Institute of Political Science
(one of the eleven most outstanding Australian scientists of the 20th Century)
1999
1993 The
Inaugural
(for pioneering work in developing multichannel cochlear implants)
1992 Clunies Ross National Science & Technology Award,
(for application of science and technology
for the benefit of
1988 Fletcher
Award in Technical Application,
1986 Elected a Member of Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum
1986 Australian
Vice-Chancellors’ nominee to represent medical research in
1985
(for an outstanding contribution to fundamental scientific research in surgery)
1984 BHP Award for the Pursuit of Excellence (Science and Technology)
1970 Bertha
Sudholz Prize, Otolaryngology,
2007 The
William Wilberforce Award (presented at Parliament House,
2007 The Australian Broadcasting Commission's Boyer Lectures on 'Restoring the Senses' (a series of talks by prominent Australians broadcast on ABC Radio for more than 40 years to present ideas on major social, scientific or cultural issues)
2007 Deafness Foundation (Victoria) - Peter Howson Medal (for outstanding contributions in the field of Deafness)
(for an outstanding lifetime contribution to the deaf & hearing impaired)
2004 Australian Father of the Year Award
(for his vision, determination and pioneering work in developing the bionic ear)
2002 Australian Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Southern Region)
2001-2002 Senior Australian of the Year
(for outstanding contribution to the welfare
of Australians and international commitment)
1999 National Australia Day Council, Australian Achiever’s Award
(for pioneering research to enable the profoundly deaf to hear)
2006 The Lambie-Dew Oration, as part of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney
2005 The Gordon Smyth Lecture, The British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists - Head and Neck Surgeons
2004 45th
Chapman Oration, Australian
2004
2003 Eminent
Speaker, Australian Commerce and Industry office,
2003 Halpern Lecture, Department of Chemistry,
2001 The
Graham Fraser Memorial Lecture, The Royal Society of Medicine,
1999 The
1999 Toynbee Memorial Lecture, The Royal Society of Medicine/Royal
2008 Keynote
speaker, Sir Mark Oliphant International Frontiers of Science and Technology
Conference Series
2008 Plenary
address, ACES Asia Pacific Symposium on Nanobionics
2008 Keynote
speaker, Inaugural ARC Graeme Clark Research Outcomes Forum
2008 Inaugural oration, The National ICT Australia Annual Graeme Clark Oration
2008 Keynote address, 3rd International Electromaterials Science Symposium
2007 Guest
of Honour, 6th
2007 Guest
of Honour, 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Australian
Orthopaedic Association
2006 Guest
of Honour, Bionics and Regeneration of the Ear 2006.
The 7th International Academic Conference on Immunobiology
in Otorhinolaryngology
2006 Plenary
address, XIII World Congress of the International Christian Medical and Dental
Association
2006 Opening
Plenary Lecture, Bosch Institute Annual Scientific Meeting
2006 Occasional
Address
2006 Principal
speaker, 37th Mini-Symposium - Frontiers in Medicine, Karolinska
Institutet,
2005 Plenary
address, Interspeech 2005 – Eurospeech
conference,
2005 Keynote
speaker, Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Graeme M Clark’s honour
at the XVIII World International Federation of Otolaryngological
Societies,
2004 Keynote speaker International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, Melbourne
2004 Plenary lecture and Keynote speaker, 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Sydney
2003 Guest
of Honour and Keynote speaker 4th Congress of Asia
Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implant and Related Sciences,
2002 Guest
of Honour, the 7th International Cochlear Implant
Conference,
2002 Guest
lecture 8th International Congress of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology,
2002 Keynote speaker, International Society of Audiology, Melbourne
2002 Keynote
speaker International Workshop on Advanced Materials for Sensors and Actuators,
1999 Keynote
speaker of the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technical Societies
(FASTS) Lecture at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience
Society,
1998 Keynote
speaker at the 5th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing,
1998 Guest of honour at the 4th European Symposium of Paediatric Cochlear Implantation, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, June, 1998
1996 Keynote
speaker at the Auditory Basis of Speech Perception Workshop,
1997 Director,
Cochlear Implant Program for the XVI World Congress in Otorhinolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery,
1997 Chairman,
World Congress Satellite Symposium on Cochlear Implants for Infants &
Children,
1994 Chairman,
International Cochlear Implant, Speech & Hearing Symposium,
1985 Chairman,
International Cochlear Implant Symposium and Workshop,
1984 Chairman, National Cochlear Implant Conference, October 4-6.
2005- Director Emeritus, The Bionic Ear Institute
2005- Bionics Program Leader, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science
2004- Laureate Professor Emeritus, The
2003- Professor,
The University of
1984-2005 Founder and Director, The Bionic Ear Institute,
1999-2004 Laureate
Professor, The
1970-2004 Foundation
Professor of Otolaryngology and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, The
University of
1970-2004 Head
and Founder, Cochlear Implant Program, The University of
1985-2004 Head
and Founder of the Cochlear Implant Clinic,
1971-2003 Chief Investigator on 19 National Health & Medical Research Council of Australia projects
1992-1998 Director,
Co-operative Research Centre for Cochlear Implant, Speech and Hearing Research,
1988-1996 Director,
The Australian Research Council’s Special Research Centre the Human
Communication Research Centre,
1984-1994 Chief Investigator of two US National Institutes of Health Grants
1984-1993 Chief Investigator of National Health & Medical Research Council Program Grant: “Studies to Develop Sensory Prostheses for Deaf Children and Adults”
1985-1992 Chief Investigator of two US National Institutes of Health Contracts
1979-1981 Director
of two Commonwealth Government Public Interest Grants
2004-2005 Member of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council
1982- Member of the Advisory Council for Children with Impaired Hearing
1973-2004 Assessor,
National Health and Medical Research Council of
2001-2002 Member of the Australian Research Council’s Expert Advisory Committee in Biology and Biotechnology
1973-1991 Executive
Member, Deafness Foundation of
1980-1982 Vice-Chairman, Advisory Council for Children with Impaired Hearing
1973-1982 Chairman,
Medical Sub-Committee, Deafness Foundation of
1976-1981 Member of Committee on Care of Hearing Impaired Children, International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Society
1979-1980 Chairman,
Victorian Branch, Otolaryngological Society of
1975-1980 Chairman, Consultative Council on Maternal and Child Health, Minister of Health, Victorian Government
1973-1980 Assistant
Editor, Journal of Otolaryngological Society of
1971-1976 Chairman, Victorian Committee, Postgraduate Training in Otolaryngology
1975-1975 Honorary Secretary, Australasian Deafness Council
1971-1973 Chairman,
Steering Committee to Establish Deafness Foundation of
1985-2004 Surgeon-in-Charge,
Cochlear Implant Clinic, The Royal Victorian Eye and
1966-2004 Senior Honorary
ENT Surgeon, The Royal Victorian Eye and
1971-1975 Consultant
Otolaryngologist to Royal Melbourne and Royal Women’s Hospitals,
1968-1973 Consultant
Otolaryngologist, Commonwealth Acoustic Laboratories of
1966-1971 Senior Visiting
ENT Surgeon,
1967-1968 Lecturer,
Department of Physiology,
1964-1966 First Assistant
ENT Surgeon,
1963-1966 Senior
Assistant ENT Surgeon, The Royal Victorian Eye and
1963 Senior
Registrar, Otolaryngology, Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, UK
Tutor in Otolaryngology, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
1962 Senior
House Surgeon, Royal National Throat, Nose and
1961 Registrar,
Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology,
1960 Part-time
Lecturer, Department of Anatomy,
1959 Senior
Resident Medical Officer,
1958 Junior
Resident Medical Officer,
1969 Doctor
of Philosophy (PhD),
1968 Master
of Surgery (MS),
1966 Fellow
of the
1962 Fellow
of the Royal
1961 Fellow
of the
1957 Bachelor
of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS),