487 12 Prof David Skellern AO was awarded the prestigious 2025 Pearcey Medal at the Pearcey National Awards event. The presentation was part of the 70th anniversary of the University of Melbourne School of Computing and Information Systems celebration evening held at Melbourne Connect on 21 November 2025.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/487/david-skellern.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2025-pearcey-medal/ 2025-11-21 07:00:00 467 12 Professor Svetha Venkatesh at the Pearcey Foundation's National Event in Brisbane on 19 November 2024. The event also celebrated the 75th anniversary of Australia's first computer, CSIRAC, running its first software program in November 1949.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/467/svetha-venkatesh.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2024-pearcey-medal/ 2024-11-19 09:00:00 453 12 th year, was awarded to brothers, Aidan and David Tudehope. David and Aiden founded Macquarie Technology Group in 1992 and have guided their company to become a fully integrated carrier, supplying voice, mobile, data networks & managed hosting solutions to business & government users in Australia & Asia.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/453/Medal-Aidan-Tudehope-David-Tudehope-Jordan-Green-Wayne-Fitzsimmons-1901x1365.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2023-pearcey-medal/ 2023-10-30 09:00:00 404 12 John De Margheriti, widely seen as a founding 'father' of Australia's video games industry. The presentation was made in Hobart by Hon Madeleine Ogilvie MP, Tasmanian Minister for Science and Technology at a gala dinner held in conjunction with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and TasICT. ]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/404/Wayne-FitzsimmonsplusMadeleine-OgilvieplusJohn-De-Margheriti.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2022-pearcey-medal/ 2022-11-11 09:30:00 105 12 David Thodey AO, was presented the prestigious Pearcey Medal as part of the 2021 Pearcey National Awards. The Pearcey Medal recognises a distinguished lifetime achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the ICT industry in Australia.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/105/David-Thodey-AO.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2021-pearcey-medal/ 2021-11-24 12:45:00 95 12 Professor Jennifer Seberry was presented the prestigious Pearcey Medal as part of the 2020 Pearcey National Awards. The Pearcey Medal recognises a distinguished lifetime achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the ICT industry in Australia.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/95/Jennifer-Seberry.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2020-pearcey-medal/ 2020-11-25 12:15:00 96 12 Professor David Abramson.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/96/David-Abramson.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2019-pearcey-medal/ 2019-11-14 12:00:00 97 12 Dr Dennis Cooper.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/97/Dr-Dennis-Cooper.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2018-pearcey-medal/ 2018-11-01 11:00:00 98 12 Emeritus Professor Mike Miller AO was presented the 2017 Pearcey Medal by Dr Tim Wark, Director of Product, Programs & Marketing of Data61 at CSIRO.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/98/Mike-Miller.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2017-pearcey-medal/ 2017-11-02 12:00:00 99 12 Stephen (Steve) Baxter was presented the 2016 Pearcey Medal by Adrian Turner, CEO of Data61 at CSIRO.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/99/Steve-Baxter.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2016-pearcey-medal/ 2016-12-01 12:15:00 100 12 David Merson was presented the 2015 Pearcey Medal by Hon. Victor Dominello, MP and NSW Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/100/David-Merson.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2015-pearcey-medal/ 2015-11-17 11:45:00 75 12 Mary O'Kane AC, BSc., PhD., FATSE., FIEAust. was awarded the 2014 Pearcey Medal at a gala dinner held on Friday evening 29th August at the Melbourne Convention Centre.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/75/Mary-OKane.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2014-pearcey-medal/ 2014-08-29 12:15:00 76 12 Dr Alex Zelinsky AO was awarded the 2013 Pearcey Medal at the annual national iAwards gala event held on Thursday 8th August 2013 in Melbourne. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor at the University of Newcastle, NSW, in November 2018 and was named an Officer in the General Division of the 2017 Queens Birthday Honours List (AO), for "distinguished service to defence science and technology, to systems engineering and to education as an academic and researcher".]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/76/Alex-Zelinsky.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2013-pearcey-medal/ 2013-08-08 13:45:00 77 12 Dr Mal Bryce AO, 2012 Pearcey Medallist, passed away at home in Perth Western Australia on 4th March 2018. Dr Bryce was a former WA deputy premier and has been remembered as "ahead of his time and a champion of innovation and technology" after the long-serving Labor stalwart died at the age of 74. Mal was accorded a State Funeral and a Memorial Service on Friday 13th April 2018 at the Curtin University Stadium in Perth Western Australia. A copy of the program for that service can be seen here.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/77/Mal-Bryce.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2012-pearcey-medal/ 2012-08-09 13:45:00 78 12 Mr Brand Hoff AM. The Pearcey Medal is Australia’s most prestigious Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry award to an individual who has made an outstanding life-long commitment to the ICT sector.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/78/Brand-hoff.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2011-pearcey-medal/ 2011-08-04 13:30:00 79 12 Mr John Grant. The Pearcey Medal is Australia’s most prestigious Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry award to an individual who has made an outstanding life-long commitment to the ICT sector.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/79/John-Grant.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2010-pearcey-medal/ 2010-09-22 13:45:00 80 12 Professor Murray Allen. The Pearcey Medal is Australia’s most prestigious Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry award to an individual who has made an outstanding life-long commitment to the ICT sector.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/80/Murray-Allen.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2009-pearcey-medal/ 2009-10-01 13:15:00 81 12 Neville Roach AO was presented the 2008 Pearcey Medal by Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/81/Neville-Roach.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2008-pearcey-medal/ 2008-09-11 13:45:00 82 12 Roger Allen AM was presented the 2007 Pearcey Medal by Senator the Honorable Helen Coonan, Minister for Information and Communications Technology and the Arts at the annual Pearcey Foundation Awards evening in Brisbane attended by more than 130 ICT professionals. Fellow finalists Dr Rob Newman and John Puttick were admitted to the Pearcey Hall of Fame.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/82/Roger-Allen.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2007-pearcey-medal/ 2007-10-31 18:45:00 83 12 Fiona Balfour at Pearcey National event, 28th September 2006 in Melbourne. The Award was presented by Senator The Hon Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/83/Fiona-Balfour.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2006-pearcey-medal/ 2006-09-28 13:30:00 84 12 Emeritus Professor John O'Callaghan AM at the Pearcey National Event on Friday 14th October 2005 by the Hon Marsha Thomson - Victorian Minister for Information and Communication Technology.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/84/John-OCallaghan.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2005-pearcey-medal/ 2005-10-14 13:30:00 85 12 Emeritus Professor John Bennett AO by Senator the Hon Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/85/John-bennett.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2004-pearcey-medal/ 2004-11-04 12:45:00 86 12 Ms Lyndsey Cattermole was awarded the 2003 Pearcey Medal by the Federal Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston. The announcement was made at the Pearcey National Event gala dinner in Brisbane on 22 July 2003, attended by many of Australia's leading technology identities.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/86/Lyndsey-cattermole.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2003-pearcey-medal/ 2003-07-22 13:30:00 87 12 Professor Bill Caelli AO by The Hon Rod Kemp, Minister for the Arts, on behalf of Senator Richard Alston, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, before a distinguished audience of 180 State and Federal Ministers, senior politicians, bureaucrats and I.T.T professionals, Pearcey Medallists and Pearcey Award winners, from every State and Territory, at a celebratory Dinner at the Hilton Hotel, Melbourne on 6th September 2002.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/87/Bill-caelli.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2002-pearcey-medal/ 2002-09-06 13:45:00 88 12 Tony Benson, was awarded the 2001 Pearcey Medal in recognition of his life-time commitment to the Australian IT industry. The highly prestigious award was presented to Mr Benson by the NSW Minister for Information Technology, Kim Yeadon, at a special dinner in Parramatta on Friday 9 November 2001.]]> https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/88/Tony-benson.jpg page https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/national/pearcey-medal/2001-pearcey-medal/ 2001-11-09 12:45:00