RHSQ awards
Under the Royal Historical Society of Queensland's Constitution (2010) the following awards are made
from time to time.
Clause 35. Fellowships and MacGregor Medals
(c) Council may, with at least seven Councillors voting in support, recommend and an Annual
General Meeting may approve the awarding of Fellowships, Honorary Fellowships, MacGregor
Medals and Honorary MacGregor Medals but not more than one from each category may be awarded
in a financial year.
Fellowships
(d) A Fellowship shall only be awarded for
conspicuous scholarly service to the Society by a member of not less than ten years standing.
On being awarded a Fellowship, a certificate signed by the President and the Honorary
Secretary and executed under the Common Seal, shall be presented to the Fellow, who may
thereafter be designated a “Fellow of The Royal Historical Society of Queensland”
(F.R. Hist. S.Q.).
People who have become a Fellow of the RHSQ
Honorary Fellowship of RHSQ
(e) For conspicuous scholarly service to the objects of the Society an Honorary Fellowship
may be awarded to an eminent person who is either not a member of the Society or has less
than ten years standing. On being awarded an Honorary Fellowship, a certificate signed by
the President and the Honorary Secretary and executed under the Common Seal, shall be presented
to the Honorary Fellow, who may thereafter be designated an “Honorary Fellow of The Royal
Historical Society of Queensland” (Hon. F.R. Hist. S.Q.).
MacGregor medal
(f) A MacGregor Medal shall only
be awarded for conspicuous service, other than of a scholarly nature, to the Society by a
member of not less than ten years standing. On being awarded a MacGregor Medal, a Medallist
shall be presented with a Medal suitably inscribed.
People who have become a MacGregor Medallists
(g) An Honorary MacGregor Medal shall only be awarded for conspicuous service, other than
of a scholarly nature, to the Society by a person not being a member of the Society or who
has been a member for less than ten years. On being awarded an Honorary Macgregor Medal,
a Medallist shall be presented with a Medal suitably inscribed.
Clause 37. Kerr Medal
The John Douglas Kerr medal for Distinction
in historiography, historical research and
writing may be awarded each year by the Society in conjunction with the Professional
Historians Association (Queensland). The Society in conjunction with the Professional
Historians Association (Queensland) shall have a joint committee which will establish the
criteria and rules under which the award may be made. The Council shall appoint those members
of the joint committee from the Society and approve the criteria and rules on behalf of
the Society. The joint committee will decide on the recipient or recipients of the award,
if any, on behalf of both the Society and the Professional Historians Association (Queensland).
Nominations open 1 November each year and close the following 31 March each year.
Recipients are:
2005 Raymond Evans
2006 Peter Bell and Kay Saunders
2007 Lorna L McDonald
2008 Judith McKay
2009 Jennifer Harrison and John Steele
2010 Janice Wegner
2011 Geoffrey Bolton
2012
Clause 5(c) Honorary Life Member
Council may, with at least seven Councillors voting in support, recommend and an Annual
General Meeting may approve the election as an Honorary Life Member of any member who has
rendered long or outstanding service to the Society. Such Honorary Life Member shall have
all the privileges of an Ordinary Member and may hold office if duly elected but shall not
be required to pay any membership fee. Not more than one Honorary Life Member may be
appointed in any one financial year.
Honorary Life members in 2011 are:
Lyn Alison LOVE
Ruth Sadie KERR
