subsequently adopted two children. Marilyn Aldus Fenner was born on 27 June 1950. Her biological parents were unknown. Victoria Fenner (born 1 March 1943) was adopted later at the request of her father (Fenner's younger brother Tom) after the death in a fire of Victoria's mother (Beverley Slaney). On 30 March 1958, Victoria Fenner shot and killed herself, with the assistance of another child, Catherine Webb. The coronial inquiry heard she had been passing through a period of extreme mental and spiritual disturbance and the coroner declared her death a suicide. Fenner himself was unable to fathom a motive, other than she was upset from reading Neville Shute's book, On the Beach. Bobbie Fenner was diagnosed with cancer in 1989 and eventually died in 1994. Marilyn Fenner and her family then moved into the family home and looked after her father until his death. Publications Frank Fenner and Francis Ratcliffe, Myxmatosis. Cambridge University Press, 1965. Honours Of the many honours Professor Fenner received throughout his career, there are the following: Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), 19 July 1945 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 12 June 1976, in recognition of service to medical research The Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture of the Australian Academy of Science, 1985 The Japan Prize (Preventive Medicine), 1988 (with Donald Henderson and Isao Arita) Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) 26 January 1989, in recognition of service to medical science, to public health and to the environment Copley medal of the Royal Society, 1995 Albert Einstein World Award of Science, 2000 Clunies Ross Lifetime Contribution National Science and Technology Award, 2002 Both the Frank Fenner building which houses the ANU Medical School and Faculty of Science, and a residential college Fenner Hall are named in honour of Frank Fenner. WHO Medal Mueller Medal (1964) and ANZAAS Medal (1980) ANZAC Peace Prize Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, 1967 Britannica Australia Award for Medicine 2002 Prime Minister's Prize for Science ACT Senior Australian of the Year 2005 The federal Division of Fraser, named for Jim Fraser, was renamed after Frank Fenner for the 2016 general election. This was due to the AEC's plans to name a seat in Victoria in honour of deceased Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. References External links Online Guide to Records at the South Australian Museum Archives Australian Academy of Science—Interview with Professor Frank