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Produced and Presented by Alessandro Sorbello
http://AlessandroSorbello.com Dimity Dornan
founded the Hear and Say Worldwide responds
to the opening speech by His Excellency Major
General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of
Australia as he Launches Hear and Say
WorldWide http://www.hearandsayworldwide.com
at Admiralty House at Kirribilli
Dimity Dornan founded the Hear and Say Centre
in July 1992. Dimity is a Speech Pathologist
and Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist who
is currently on the Board of the Alexander
Graham Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken
Language. Dimity is also a past Board member
of Auditory-Verbal International (6 years).
In June 1998, Dimity received the Order of
Australia for her work with children with
hearing loss. In 1999 she also received the
AMAQ Award for Distinction for Services to
Medicine. Dimity was named 2003 Queensland
Australian of the Year and 2005 Australian
Social Entrepreneur of the Year
AWARDS HELD
The Official Bicentennial Commemorative
Medallion -- 1998, Awarded for services to
Australian Women's Literature.
Churchill Fellowship 1991-1992
Awarded for overseas study of the
Auditory-Verbal method of teaching speech and
language to hearing-impaired children from
birth onwards.
Quota South Pacific Area Scholarship -- 1993
Awarded for Advanced Paediatric Cochlear
Rehabilitation Conference, Melbourne, October
1993.
Queen's Trust Award 1992
On behalf of the Hear & Say Centre for Deaf
Children
Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship 1994
For study at Second European Cochlear Implant
Conference and visit European Clinics.
George Alexander Foundation Fellowship 1994
For study at Second European Cochlear Implant
Conference and visit European Clinics.
Queen's Trust Award 1994
For study at World Conference on Cochlear
Implants, Melbourne, October 1994. Also
funding from Cochlear Ltd.
Vice Chancellor's Research Prize 1994
(University of Central Queensland)
Held conjointly with Dr D Cryle for "The
Petrie Family, Building Colonial Brisbane".
Published by University of Queensland Press,
1992
Scholarship from Cochlear Ltd
To attend A.G. Bell Association for Deaf
Biennial Conference in Utah, United States of
America,
June 1996
Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship
To attend A.G. Bell Association for Deaf
Biennial Conference in Utah, United States of
America,
June 1996
Research Grant from Rothschilds 1997
Order of Australia (Member)
Queen's Birthday Honours List, June 1998, For
the founding of the Hear and Say Centre for
Deaf Children and Queensland Children's
Cochlear Implant Program
Paul Harris Fellow
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary
International, April 1999
Australian Medical Association Queensland
Award of Distinction
April 1999
Funding from Haden Engineering to attend
internship at Children's Hearing Foundation,
Taiwan
August 1999
Auditory-Verbal International Inc
(Auditory-Verbal International President's
Award for Outstanding Services and Dedication
to the Organization during
2000 -- 2001
Woman of Achievement Award -- Zonta Club of
Brisbane, 2001.
Australian of the Year, Queensland, 2003
National Social Entrepreneur of the Year,
2005
Australian Social Entrepreneur of the Year,
2005-2006
Entry in Who's Who in Australia, 2007
POSITIONS HELD/ASSOCIATIONS
Professional Development Committee of
Auditory-Verbal International
Co-chair 2000-2005
Australian Association of Speech and Hearing
(now Speech Pathology Australia)
Positions Held in Past: Queensland Branch
President 1966
Secretary 1965
Treasurer 1967
National Council Member 1968
Social Secretary
Private Speech Pathology Group
Positions Held in Past: Chairperson
Vice Chairperson
University of Queensland Alumni Association
Position Held: Member
Queensland Friend of the Archaeological
Institute at Athens
Position Held: Member
A special thank you to my friend Erik
Johansen (Tape8) who edited Peters
performance - http://www.tape8.com Music
courtesy of Peter Cupples
http://www.petercupples.com
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