He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to leadership in Australian higher education and for being a leading academic.
He was awarded the AC (Companion of the Order of Australia) in the 1976 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Educaton.
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1967 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Education. He was Principal of Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia.