William Edward Hanley Stanner - Honours and Tributes

Honours and Tributes

Honours, named in honour of, or tributes to W.E.H. Stanner:

• Bestowed with the title "Emeritus Professor" by the ANU Congregation on 1 April 1971
• Mueller Medallist awarded by the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) in 1971. Established in 1902 in memory of Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller, government botanist of Victoria and a prodigious collector of botanic specimens. Awarded by the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) for researches in anthropology, botany, geology or zoology.
• Sir Raphael Cilento Medallist in 1971, established in 1935 by the Australian Institute of Anatomy. Donated by Sir Raphael Cilento, a prominent Queensland medical man. Awarded biennially to the scientist who has advanced native welfare or advanced tropical medicine in Australia or the Pacific area.
• Honorary Doctorate of Literature, Australian National University in 1972
• Made Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1972
• Honoured in the list of the "200 Australians who have contributed most to making Australia what it is today", the book published by the Australian Bicentennial Authority as part of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations in 1988.
• The Stanner Award, AIATSIS established the award in 1985 in recognition of the significant contribution of the late Emeritus Professor W.E.H. (Bill) Stanner to the establishment and development of the Institute.
• The WEH Stanner Building at the Australian National University
• The Stanner Room at University House at the Australian National University
• Stanner Circuit (under construction) at Bonner, Australian Capital Territory in Canberra
• The Stanner Club in Darwin, formerly the Norforce soldiers club, since renamed.