Trinity College grounds on a beautiful sunny day

Fellows and Senior Fellows

Fellowship of the College is the highest honour that the College can bestow.

Fellows

The Fellows of Trinity College are a select group of international community, academic, business and professional leaders. Honorary Fellows are elected by the College Council. Election is for life (see the list below of Former Fellows), or until elevated to the status of Senior Fellow. The number of Fellows is limited to 30 at any one time.

2014   Ms Rowena Armstrong AO QC
2014   Dr Graeme Blackman AO
2020   Mr Syd Bone
2017   Dr Barbara Cargill
2020   Mr Jim Craig

2014   The Rt Revd Andrew Curnow AM
2020  Ms Susanne Dahn
2017   Ms Margot Foster AM
2022  The Most Revd Kay Goldsworthy AO
2022  Ms Melissa Gray
2020  The Hon Justice David Harper AM  
2014   Associate Professor Alison Inglis
2012   Professor Marcia Langton AM
2015   Professor Peter McPhee AM
2012   Dr N. Bruce Munro
2022  Mrs Judy Munro
2022  Dr Brendan Murphy AC
2017   Adjunct Professor Clare Pullar
2022  Mr Charles Sitch
2022  Mr Michael Traill AM
2022  Mr Rick Tudor OAM
2022  Ms Hong Yi (Red)

Senior Fellows

Under new provisions of the Constitution adopted on 29 October 2009, the Council may elect to the status of Senior Fellow a person who has been an honorary Fellow of the College for not less than 10 years, and who has played a distinguished part in the life of the College.

2022   The Hon. Austin Asche AC KStJ QC (elected Fellow in 2010)
2022   Mr David Brownbill AM (elected Fellow in 2009)
2017   Associate Professor Anthony Buzzard AM (elected Fellow in 1997)
2011   Sir Roderick Carnegie AC (elected Fellow 1980)
2020   The Most Revd Dr Peter Carnley AC (elected Fellow in 2001)
2022 
  Mr Robert Champion de Crespigny AC (elected Fellow in 2010)
2017   Mr Rob Clemente (elected Fellow in 1997)
2017   Mr Bill Cowan AM (elected Fellow in 1997)
2012   Mr Robert Cripps AM (elected Fellow 1984)
2021   Mrs Louise Gourlay AM (elected Fellow 2009)
2015   The Rt Revd Dr Peter Hollingworth AC OBE (elected Fellow 1998)
2017   Professor Richard Larkins AC (elected Fellow in 1997)
2020   Dr Susan Lim (elected Fellow 2005)
2020   Ms Fay Marles AM (elected Fellow 2005)
2010   Professor John Poynter AO OBE (elected Fellow 1965)
2020   Professor Richard Smallwood AO (elected Fellow 2005)
2015   Dr Mechai Viravaidya AO (elected Fellow 1997)
2021   Dr Denis White (elected Fellow in 2009)

Former Fellows

1980   Dame Margaret Blackwood DBE (†1986)
1980   Sir John Bunting KBE (†1995)
1997   The Revd Dr Evan Burge (†2003)
1974   Sir Joseph Burke KBE  (†1992)
2002   Mr W B ‘Barry’ Capp AM (†2020)
1982   Professor Manning Clark AC (†1991)
1980   Sir Rupert Clarke AM MBE (†2005)
2015   Mr Laurie Cox AO (†2023)
1994   The Rt Revd Robert Dann (†2008)
1980   Professor Peter Dennison (†1989)
2012   Professor C. Ian Donaldson (†2020)
1980   Sir Clive Fitts (†1984)
1992   Mr John Gourlay AM  (†2007)
1980   The Hon Sir Rupert Hamer AC KCMG ED (†2004)
2022   Ms Leith Hancock  (†2023)
1980   Sir Edmund Herring KCMG KBE DSO MC ED QC (†1982)
1980   Dr John Hueston (†1993)
1984   Dr Peter Jones (†1995)
1998   Miss Valentine Leeper (†2001)
2000   Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE (†2012)
1998   Mr James Perry (†2007)
2012   Dr Roger Riordan AM (†2019)
1989   Mr Robert Sanderson DFC (†2008)
1980   The Hon. Sir Reginald Sholl (†1988)
2012   Mr Clive Smith  (†2023)
2000   Mr Michael Thwaites AO (†2005)
1982   Sir Lance Townsend (†1983)
2022   Mr Angus Trumble (†2022)
1992   Professor Kevin Westfold (†2001)
1980   The Most Revd Sir Frank Woods KBE (†1992)

Former Senior Fellows

2011   Mr Alan Cuthbertson (elected Fellow 1980) (†2021)
2020   Professor Derek Denton AC (elected Fellow 2004) (†2022)
2010   The Rt Revd James Grant AM (elected Fellow 1975) (†2019)
2012   Mr James Guest AM OBE VRD (elected Fellow 1984) (†2015)
2012   Sir Brian Inglis AC (elected Fellow 1990) (†2014)
2012   Mr Brian Loton AC (elected Fellow 1990) (†2022)
2011   Professor Robin Sharwood AM (elected Fellow 1980) (†2015)
2011   Professor Alan Shaw AO (elected Fellow 1980) (†2012)
2020   Ms Diana Smith (elected Fellow 2002) (†2021)
2012   The Hon. Clive Tadgell AO QC (elected Fellow 1993) (†2022)
2015   Mr Richard Woolcott AC (elected Fellow 1996) (†2023)
2021   Dr Michael ‘Taffy’ Jones AM PSM (elected Fellow 2009) (†2023)