Mona Menzies Explained

Mona Menzies 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

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

Mona Menzies Postdoctoral Research Grant

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]  

Notes and References

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

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