Recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award 2022, a dual qualified medical specialist, public health physician and paediatrician, Professor Nicola Spurrier PSM is a staunch advocate for prevention and promoting health across the whole of community, using an equity lens.

Recipient of the Tirkapena Indigenous Award 2022, Tiahni Adamson, a Torres Strait Islander woman descended from the Kaurareg Nations of Thursday Island, is a passionate wildlife conservation biologist.

Recipient of the James McWha Rising Star Award 2022, esteemed orthopedic surgeon Dr Angela Alder-Price developed an interest in medicine at a young age.

Recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award 2022, David Reynolds PSM has dedicated his career to South Australia’s prosperity and wellbeing. For the Chief Executive of the Department for Trade and Investment, it is a line of work underpinned by a sense of community.

Recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award 2022, Professor John McNeil AO is a tenured public health researcher with specialist training in epidemiology and clinical pharmacology.

Recipient of the James McWha Rising Star Award 2022. For Professor Phiala Shanahan, the decision to study Physics at the University of Adelaide ultimately came down to the pursuit of knowledge.

Dr Jared Thomas, a Nukunu man from the Southern Flinders Ranges, is a curator, arts administrator, international award-winning author and change maker.

A qualified dentist with specialist training in Forensic Odontology, Professor Jane Taylor OAM uses dentistry to find answers for families following the loss of a loved one.

Esteemed biotechnology expert Dr Leanna Read’s contributions to science span a multitude of commercial, government, social and cross-sectoral ventures.

A trailblazer of modern Australian winemaking, Dr Brian Croser AO has played an integral role in evolving the nation’s small, fortified wine industry into the world’s fifth largest wine exporter.

2021 James McWha Rising Star award winner, Luisa Panuccio is a Civil and Architectural Engineer on a mission to change the face of STEM.

Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley AC is an esteemed advocate for equity in education. Her contributions to higher education policy have changed the face of the Australian tertiary sector.

Ms Hannah Wandel was only 24 when she founded the not-for-profit organisation Country to Canberra, which runs programs that provide education, leadership and mentorship opportunities for young women in regional and remote Australia.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1988, eye surgeon Dr James Muecke AM has made it his life’s work to fight blindness in the world’s low-income countries.

As an architect, town planner and city manager, Dr Michael Llewellyn-Smith AM KStJ JP has helped to shape cities in Australia and overseas.

Associate Professor Kristin Carson-Chahhoud had never been to university when she was accepted in 2011 to the University of Adelaide, resulting in a PhD focussing on tobacco avoidance.

Dr Claudia Paul, a Wiradjuri woman from Broken Hill, has achieved a lot in her 26 years, but her goals are even more impressive.