of Australia for the contribution of her research to the fields of corporate governance and workplace health and safety, respectively. Ferguson has been an Adjunct Professor at the QUT School of Business since 2015. In 2020, Ferguson was named QUT Business School Alumnus of the Year. Ferguson was the only Australian named by Thinkers 50 in a list of 30 international leadership and management “thinkers to watch” for 2021. Honours and awards 1993 – Awarded Chief of Defence Force Air Force Prize as top graduating Air Force cadet at the Australian Defence Force Academy 1998 – Received the Australian Defence Medal for her service in the Australian Defence Force 2003 – Awarded Sir Winston Churchill Fellowship 2014 – Named by the Australian Financial Review as one of Australia's 100 Women of Influence 2018 – Queensland Award for Excellence in Women's Leadership by Women & Leadership Australia 2020 – QUT Business School Outstanding Alumni Award 2021 – Only Australian to be named on Thinkers50 Radar List of top 30 international thinkers in management and leadership to watch 2023 – Member of the Order of Australia References Living people Members of the Order of Australia Royal Australian Air Force officers 21st-century Australian lawyers Australian women lawyers Australian women business executives Graduates of the Australian Defence Force Academy Queensland University of Technology alumni Queensland University of Technology faculty University of New South Wales alumni 1973 births People educated at Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School