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AO, OBE
For service to international relations particularly in the cause of peace, Stella Cornelius was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) on 26 January 1987. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Civil) on 3 January 1978 for services to commerce.
Co-director of the Conflict Resolution Network (established 1986), Stella Cornelius is a specialist mediator and conflict analyst. From 1984 to 1986 she was director of the Australian Government's Secretariat for United Nations International Year of Peace. Stella Cornelius is a life member of the Australian Red Cross, a member of the National Consultative Committee for Peace Disarmament and member of the National Committee for Human Rights Education.
Sources used to compile this entry: Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2002, 2020 pp. p. 470..
Anne Heywood
Created: 28 October 2002, Last modified: 31 January 2011
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Rest in peace Stella, The most warm & beautiful Lady I have ever met
Mark Bennett - 21 December 2010, 8:51 PM EST
Mark, are you able to provide details for when Stella Cornelius passed away?
AWAP Administrator - 4 January 2011, 9:57 AM EST
Stella passed away peacefully at her home on the 20th December 2010. There is a a Memorial Service to be held on the 20th January at the Nothside Conference Centre in Crows Nest at 3.30pm.
Mark Bennett - 11 January 2011, 7:29 PM EST
Sorry to hear the distressing news that Stella passed away. But she will remain with us with her service in the cause of peace.
Mukunda Kattel - 26 January 2011, 8:07 PM EST