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Produced and Presented by Alessandro Sorbello http://AlessandroSorbello.com Dimity Dornan founded the Hear and Say Worldwide responds to the opening speech by His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia as he Launches Hear and Say WorldWide http://www.hearandsayworldwide.com at Admiralty House at Kirribilli Dimity Dornan founded the Hear and Say Centre in July 1992. Dimity is a Speech Pathologist and Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist who is currently on the Board of the Alexander Graham Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language. Dimity is also a past Board member of Auditory-Verbal International (6 years). In June 1998, Dimity received the Order of Australia for her work with children with hearing loss. In 1999 she also received the AMAQ Award for Distinction for Services to Medicine. Dimity was named 2003 Queensland Australian of the Year and 2005 Australian Social Entrepreneur of the Year AWARDS HELD The Official Bicentennial Commemorative Medallion -- 1998, Awarded for services to Australian Women's Literature. Churchill Fellowship 1991-1992 Awarded for overseas study of the Auditory-Verbal method of teaching speech and language to hearing-impaired children from birth onwards. Quota South Pacific Area Scholarship -- 1993 Awarded for Advanced Paediatric Cochlear Rehabilitation Conference, Melbourne, October 1993. Queen's Trust Award 1992 On behalf of the Hear & Say Centre for Deaf Children Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship 1994 For study at Second European Cochlear Implant Conference and visit European Clinics. George Alexander Foundation Fellowship 1994 For study at Second European Cochlear Implant Conference and visit European Clinics. Queen's Trust Award 1994 For study at World Conference on Cochlear Implants, Melbourne, October 1994. Also funding from Cochlear Ltd. Vice Chancellor's Research Prize 1994 (University of Central Queensland) Held conjointly with Dr D Cryle for "The Petrie Family, Building Colonial Brisbane". Published by University of Queensland Press, 1992 Scholarship from Cochlear Ltd To attend A.G. Bell Association for Deaf Biennial Conference in Utah, United States of America, June 1996 Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship To attend A.G. Bell Association for Deaf Biennial Conference in Utah, United States of America, June 1996 Research Grant from Rothschilds 1997 Order of Australia (Member) Queen's Birthday Honours List, June 1998, For the founding of the Hear and Say Centre for Deaf Children and Queensland Children's Cochlear Implant Program Paul Harris Fellow The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, April 1999 Australian Medical Association Queensland Award of Distinction April 1999 Funding from Haden Engineering to attend internship at Children's Hearing Foundation, Taiwan August 1999 Auditory-Verbal International Inc (Auditory-Verbal International President's Award for Outstanding Services and Dedication to the Organization during 2000 -- 2001 Woman of Achievement Award -- Zonta Club of Brisbane, 2001. Australian of the Year, Queensland, 2003 National Social Entrepreneur of the Year, 2005 Australian Social Entrepreneur of the Year, 2005-2006 Entry in Who's Who in Australia, 2007 POSITIONS HELD/ASSOCIATIONS Professional Development Committee of Auditory-Verbal International Co-chair 2000-2005 Australian Association of Speech and Hearing (now Speech Pathology Australia) Positions Held in Past: Queensland Branch President 1966 Secretary 1965 Treasurer 1967 National Council Member 1968 Social Secretary Private Speech Pathology Group Positions Held in Past: Chairperson Vice Chairperson University of Queensland Alumni Association Position Held: Member Queensland Friend of the Archaeological Institute at Athens Position Held: Member A special thank you to my friend Erik Johansen (Tape8) who edited Peters performance - http://www.tape8.com Music courtesy of Peter Cupples http://www.petercupples.com