Honorary Members

The Golden Key International Honour Society inducts Honorary Members, from around the globe, into the Society every year. Honorary Membership is conferred to recognise faculty, administrators and community leaders who have excelled in their research, teaching, profession or service.

The QUT Chapter of Golden Key values the importance of Honorary Members and their role within the University. Their support in attending our events, sponsoring trips to conferences, talking to students about Golden Key and acting as role models for new members is invaluable to us as it helps our Society grow.



Latest Honorary Members:


2011 Round, 27th September 2011

Dr Bernd Irmer - QUT Business Management and the Infohrm Group. Dr Bernd Irmer holds a dual position with the QUT and the Infohrm Group. He graduated with a PhD in organisational psychology from The University of Queensland and has been a senior human capital consultant with the Infohrm group since 2004. Bernd’s areas of expertise are in human capital analytics and workforce planning and his research interests lie in human capital management and analytics, employee engagement and social identity and work.

Prof. Karen Nelson - QUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching). Professor Karen Nelson is the Director of Student Success and Retention at Queensland University of Technology. From 2008 to 2010 she was the Director of First Year Experience and responsibility of this program now sits within her broader portfolio, which includes other strategic initiatives such as strengthening real world learning, supporting EAL learners, QUT’s peer programs strategy and monitoring student learning engagement.

Liesel Zink - Dancer and Choreographer. A Brisbane based dancer and choreographer, Liesel graduated from QUT in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance), and tutored for the Creative Industries Faculty whilst completing her Honours Degree in 2009. Since then, Liesel has successfully forged a place for herself in the world of Australian Contemporary Dance. She has performed with a number of Australian dance companies and for numerous independent choreographers.



Past Honorary Members:


  • Adele Rice - 23rd January, 2002
  • Chris Rose - 23rd January, 2002
  • Barbara Hocking - 21st November, 2002
  • Sylvana Haynes - 21st November, 2002
  • Richard Friend - 15th July, 2002
  • Carol Dickenson - 21st November, 2002
  • Peter Doherty - 18th June, 1999
  • Sandra Harding - 18th June, 1999
  • Bill Hartjes - 18th June, 1999
  • Heather Tinsley - 04th December, 1998
  • David Gardiner - 14th June, 1997
  • Michael Gorton - 14th June, 1997
  • Cherrell Hirst - 14th June, 1997
  • Greg Siepen - 14th June, 1997
  • David Wyatt - 14th June, 1997
  • Kenneth Baumber - 18th June, 1996
  • Peter Coaldrake - 18th June, 1996
  • Dennis Gibson - 18th June, 1996
  • Raymond Morley - 18th June, 1996
  • Ibi Repcsik - 18th June, 1996

A detailed Honorary Members list (PDF) is also available.

We would like to take this opportunity to recognise our existing Honorary Members who have made exceptional contributions to the QUT Chapter of Golden Key over the years. We welcome any information that Honorary Members would like to publish for members and visitors and encourage you to send all your requests to our Site Administrators for processing.



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Last Updated on Monday, 23 January 2012 16:39

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