Dame Carolyn Burns receives insignia at Government House
Emeritus Professor Carolyn Burns FRSNZ, University of Otago, was awarded the honour of Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit at last year's Queen’s Birthday Honours. She received her insignia from Governor-General Cindy Kiro at the Investiture ceremonies at Government House earlier this week.
Professor Dame Carolyn Burns was awarded a Damehood for her world-leading research on the ecology of lakes. She was elected a Fellow of Royal Society Te Apārangi in 1993 and was subsequently the first woman to chair the Society’s Academy Council, as well as the first female president of the International Limnological Society.
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