Honours
Ray Whitrod was made a Member (MVO, later LVO) of the Royal Victorian Order in 1954. He was elevated to Commander (CVO) of the order in 1963.
He received the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in 1967. He was named Queenslander of the Year in 1972.
He was appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in 1987 and in 1993 became a Companion of the order (AC).
He was honoured with a Laudatis from the World Society of Victimology in 1994.
In 1997, he received an honorary doctorate in laws from the Australian National University.
On 24 September 2007, Mick Keelty presented the inaugural Ray Whitrod Oration.
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