1067: Knight Bachelor for "services to the community". 1977-1990 fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, after becoming the fourth person inducted into the Fellowship by Special Election. 1979: Honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree by Monash University for service to the law, commerce, and Monash itself. A portrait of Forrest, painted by William Boissevain, and donated by Alcoa, now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery at the Old Parliament House. In 1977, The Australian Financial Review called him « one of the most dominant men among Australian company directors for a quarter of a century ». See also List of Caulfield Grammar School people References External links Grigg, Terry, "Forrest, Sir James Alexander (Jim) (1905–1990)", pp.403-404 in D. Langmore (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17: 1981-1990: A-K, Melbourne University Press, (Carlton), 2007. [https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/biographical-memoirs/james-alexander-forrest-1905-1990#rogers Rogers, D.W. (1991), James Alexander Forrest 1905-1990", Australian Academy of Science]: reprinted from Historical Records of Australian Science'', vol.8, no.4, 1991. Australian Academy of Science biographical memoir 1905 births 1990 deaths Australian philanthropists People educated at Caulfield Grammar School Lawyers from Melbourne Australian Knights Bachelor Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science University of Melbourne alumni Monash University faculty Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Australian Air Force officers 20th-century Australian lawyers People from Kerang 20th-century philanthropists 20th-century Australian businesspeople