U3A Port Phillip member, John Craven, has received an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Australia Day honours list.

The citation states:
Dr John Alexander CRAVEN, Middle Park VIC 3206 For distinguished service to food biosecurity and environmental safety, to veterinary science research, and to the dairy industry.

Agriculture • Director, Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, 2011-2016.
• Director, Terip Solutions Pty Ltd, 1997-2016.
• Author, Craven Review of Veterinary Science Education and Registration Requirements, 2005.
• Farm Portfolio Manager, Dairy Research and Development Corporation, 1989-1997.
• Member, Chicken Meat Research Council, 1987-1991.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Director, 2002-2009.
• Agricultural Representative, Victorian Food Standards Committee, 5 years.

Education
• Chair, Animal Ethics Committee, Swinburne University of Technology, 2012-2017.
• Chair, Veterinary Schools Accreditation Advisory Committee, Australasian Veterinary Boards Council, 2001-2006.
• Member, Peer Review Panel, NZ Tertiary Education Commission, 2012, 2006, and 2003.
• Academic Associate, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, c1974- 1985.

Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Victoria
• Regional Manager, 1986-1989.
• Officer in Charge, Attwood Veterinary Research Laboratory, 1971-1986.
• Member, Board of Enquiry, Australian Dairy Industry, 1975-1976.

Professional Associations • Foundation Member, Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists, since 1971.
• Life Member, Australian Veterinary Association, current.

Awards and Recognition include:
• Doctor of Veterinary Science, DVSc (honoris causa), University of Melbourne, 2017.
• Dairy Research Foundation Award in Dairy Science, NSW Dairy Corporation, 1999.