Monash University Council (1978–1998), she was appointed a vice chancellor's professorial fellow at the university (2008–2015) . and a Professorial Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (2016-2020), in this role she was the vice chairman of the advisory board to the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) (1999–2019) and an Ambassador ARMI (2019+), and is a member of the Monash Centre for Human Anatomy Education Advisory Board. She was appointed an Honorary Fellow of Monash University (2020-2023) She was a member of the Monash Ancora Imparo Leadership Committee 2008–2013. Patterson was inducted into Monash University Golden Key Society as an honorary member in 2009. She was awarded a Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) Monash University in 2019. Patterson is a member of Girl Guides movement, which she joined when she was 10. She was a member of the Victorian State Council (1974–1991, 1993–1999) and state executive 1974–1995). She was made a Life Member of Girl Guides Victoria in 2002. She became a director and member of the board of Interplast Australia and New Zealand in 2006 (vice president 2009), retiring when her term ended in 2015 and continued until 2018 as a Company Member. She is a director of the Brockhoff Foundation (2008+). She was a Commissioner on the National Mental Health Commission (2014–2016) and a member of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (2014–2016). She was appointed for a five-year term as the national Age Discrimination Commissioner in the Australian Human Rights Commission on 29 July 2016, her appointment was extended in 2021 for a further two years. She was appointed a member of the Australia Post Stakeholder Council (2019+). In December 2021 she was appointed as member of the Australian Council of Elders for two years (2021-2023). She has also been involved in Capacity Building Workshops for female candidates for election in Laos (UN Workshop – 2006), Australian National University Centre for Democratic Institutions capacity building programs – Solomon Islands (2008), Canberra (2009), Canberra (2013). She chaired a Ministerial Advisory Committee on Homelessness (Vic) (2012–2014) References Patterson resigns External links Kay Patterson, Senate Biography Official site 1944 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Cabinet of Australia Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria Monash University alumni Women members of the Australian Senate Women government ministers of Australia Officers of the Order of