, ▁" the ▁mother ▁of ▁ne ph ro log y ", ▁appointed ▁Commander ▁of ▁The ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( C ivil ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁medicine ; ▁appointed ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Australia ; ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁become ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Austral as ian ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁( 1 9 8 6 – 1 9 8 8 ); ▁won ▁Australian ▁Ach ie ver ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁for ▁a ▁lifetime ' s ▁work ▁in ▁ren al ▁health ▁ ▁Dr ▁William ▁Hard ing ▁le ▁R iche , ▁ep ide mi ologist ; ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁non - se greg ated ▁health ▁centre ▁in ▁Kn ys na ▁ ▁Prof ▁Gl enda ▁Gray , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Medical ▁Research ▁Council , ▁ped iat ric ian ▁ ▁Prof ▁Phill ip ▁Tob ias , ▁p ala e o anth rop ologist ▁and ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Wit w aters rand ▁in ▁Johannes burg ; ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁hom in id ▁foss il ▁sites ; ▁anti - ap art heid ▁activ ist ▁ ▁Prof ▁Sydney ▁B ren ner , ▁bi ologist ; ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Nobel ▁la ure ate ▁in ▁Phys i ology ▁or ▁Medicine , ▁shared ▁with ▁H . ▁Robert ▁Hor v itz ▁and ▁John ▁Sul ston ▁ ▁Professor ▁Raymond ▁D art , ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁ 1 9 2