appointed as a justice of the peace. Honours and awards In the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, O'Connor was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to chemistry, education and the community. She became a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to chemistry and education, in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours. O'Connor was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1986, and is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry. In 2018, during the celebrations to mark 125 years of women's suffrage in New Zealand, the science faculty at the University of Auckland was temporarily renamed the Dame Charmian O'Connor Faculty of Science in honour of O'Connor's contribution to science. References 1937 births Living people People from Woodville, New Zealand People educated at Hastings Girls' High School People educated at Auckland Girls' Grammar School University of Auckland alumni University of Auckland faculty New Zealand women academics Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand chemists New Zealand women chemists New Zealand women scientists New Zealand justices of the peace Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire New Zealand scientists Fellows of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry