Outstanding Service Award

Honours more than a decade of service in official ANZIAM roles, with membership for life.

At the 49th AGM (2024) the ANZIAM Outstanding Service Award was estabilished to honour in excess of a decade of service in official roles of the Division. This is  awarded on the recommendation of the Executive Committee of the day and is ratified by members at an Annual General Meeting. Recipients of this award are accorded all benefits of membership for life, and will be exempt from paying annual subscriptions.

Recipients of the Outstanding Service Award

  • Dr Bill Summerfield
    Dr William (Bill) Summerfield was Secretary of the Division of Applied Mathematics and ANZIAM for 23 years from 1984 to 2007. This is a contribution to ANZIAM which I don’t anticipate will be threatened. Bill saw off 11 chairs of ANZIAM and 6 treasurers. I do recall his farewell at the Conference Dinner in 2007 at Katoomba, where there was a five minute standing ovation. 

     (awarded at the 2024 AGM);

  • Assoc Prof Peter Johnston


    Assoc. Prof. Peter Johnston was Treasurer of ANZIAM for 16 years from 2005 to 2021. During this time he worked with 9 chairs and 6 secretaries, including Bill Summerfield. Peter’s farewell was quite mooted, being during the online conference from Cape Schank. Scott McCue presented a gift of recognition in Peter’s study. Here we will represent this gift, in a much more fitting environment.
    Having spoken to some of the chair’s that served with Peter, the qualities that stood out were Peter’s dedication, reliability and professionalism. Peter was scrupulous in making the most effective use of ANZIAM’s money. There was no need to worry about anything to do with finances, as they were always completed on time and with a minimum of fuss. In fact one of the chairs commented that Peter would often prompt them well ahead of time of items that needed to be dealt with. 
    In addition to his work as treasurer Peter organised the 2009 Conference in Caloundra and for a very long period made a significant contribution to AustMS by collating and publishing in the Gazette the yearly analysis of PhD and Honours completions.

    (awarded at the 2024 AGM). 

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