Honours
Of the many honours Professor Fenner received throughout his career, there are the following:
- Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), 19 July 1945
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 12 June 1976, in recognition of service to medical research
- The Japan Prize (Preventive Medicine), 1988 (with Donald Henderson and Isao Arita)
- Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) 26 January 1989, in recognition of service to medical science, to public health and to the environment
- Copley medal of the Royal Society, 1995
- Albert Einstein World Award of Science, 2000
- Clunies Ross Lifetime Contribution National Science and Technology Award, 2002
- Both the Frank Fenner building which houses the ANU Medical School and Faculty of Science, and a residential college Fenner Hall are named in honour of Frank Fenner.
- WHO Medal
- Mueller Medal (1964) and ANZAAS Medal (1980)
- ANZAC Peace Prize
- Matthew Flinders Medal
- Britannica Australia Award for Medicine
- 2002 Prime Minister's Prize for Science
- ACT Senior Australian of the Year 2005
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