Australian of the Year, Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim, heads a list of noteworthy Griffith University representatives who have been handed a prestigious Batonbearer role on the Australian leg of the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR).
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) has announced the names of Australians selected to carry the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Queen’s Baton following its arrival into the country on Christmas Eve (December 24).
Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Ian O’Connor AC, congratulated the eight from Griffith’s academic, student and alumni community who received the news on Wednesday.
Some Griffith University QBR Batonbearers are as follows:
Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim, 2017 Australian of the Year and world-leading spinal cord injury researcher
Professor Emeritus Colin Mackerras AO, foundation professor at Griffith’s School of Modern Asian Studies in 1974
Professor Mark von Izstein, Director of Griffith’s Institute for Glycomics and a world-leading scientist in the fight against diseases like childhood leukaemia,