▁E lder ▁in ▁N ut cra cker : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁Clara , ▁Gra eme ▁Mur phy ' s ▁imag in ative ▁re inter pret ation ▁of ▁the ▁Christmas ▁classic . ▁She ▁repeated ▁the ▁role ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁seasons ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Bal let . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁awards ▁Scott ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( OB E ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁D ame ▁Commander ▁( DB E ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Australia ▁( AC ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁many ▁other ▁hon ours ▁and ▁awards , ▁including ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁La ws ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁lifetime ▁achiev ement ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Dance ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁Scott ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁part - time ▁student ▁of ▁teaching ▁methods ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Melbourne ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁( R MIT ), ▁where ▁she ▁eventually ▁gained ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁di pl oma ▁in ▁visual ▁and ▁performing ▁arts ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁She ▁was ▁granted ▁an ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁of ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Education ▁from ▁her ▁al ma ▁mater ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of