Dr. John Gorman, who, among his many contributions to medicine, won the Lasker Award in 1980 as one of the inventors of Rh immune globulin to prevent Rh disease, was appointed an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) on July 19, 2024 for “eminent service to medicine in co-discovering and pioneering a treatment for Rhesus disease for worldwide benefit to humanity.” This is the highest civilian honor bestowed by the Australian government. The formal investiture took place on Friday, August 30, 2024 in Del Mar, California. The attached photograph shows Dr. Gorman receiving the award from The Honorable Kevin Rudd AC, the Australian Ambassador to the United States of America.
