Mona Menzies

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Mona Menzies AM was an Australian Nursing Administrator active through the 1950s to 1980s. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1986.[1]

She was born in 1920 in Wagga Wagga, and held various administrative roles thorough her career, including Registrar of Nurses Board (1952–1958), Council member of the Victorian College of Nursing (1953–1958), and Commissioner at the Health Commission of Victoria (1978–1984).[2]

Honours[edit]

1986: Member of the Order of Australia for services to nursing.[1]

Mona Menzies Postdoctoral Research Grant[edit]

The Mona Menzies Postdoctoral Research Grant awarded up to $50,000 for "PostDoctoral research that relates to improving health outcomes across a number of areas, and/or changing the scope of practice in nursing and midwifery".[3] Megan-Jane Johnstone (AO) was the inaugural awardee of this grant in 1998. [4] 

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Miss Mona Menzies, Member of the Order of Australia". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology. "Menzies, Mona - Person - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. ^ "29 Jul 2008 - Nursing Services : How to access to scholarships or grants t... - Archived Website". Trove. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  4. ^ "Megan-Jane Johnstone". www.deakin.edu.au. Retrieved 2022-12-29.