Awarded for the first time in 1961 by the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Cecil Gray Prize is named after pioneering British anaesthetist Professor T. Cecil Gray. A foundation member of Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Professor Gray revolutionised anaesthesia by developing what became known as the “Liverpool technique”. He also made a great contribution to postgraduate education, organising the first "day-release" course in Britain for junior anaesthetists preparing for their examination that attracted trainees from around the world.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for the Cecil Gray Prize, candidates must have passed all sections of the final exam. Read regulation 18 for full details.
Past recipients
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2024.2 | Yadanar Zaw | SA |
| 2024.1 | Stephen James Sanchez | NSW |
| 2023.2 | Meghan Kate Shaw | Vic |
| 2022.2 | Alexander James Garner | NSW |
| 2019.2 | David Aladar Milder | NSW |
| 2019.1 | Craig Tristan Morrison | SA |
| 2018.2 | John Anthony Newland | NZ |
| 2018.1 | Alice Hazel Gynther | Qld |
| 2017.2 | Anna Fiona Pietzsch | Qld |
| 2017.1 | Sarah Rose Skidmore | NSW |
| 2016.2 | Adam John Mahoney | Tas |
| 2016.1 | Christopher Raoul Clemens | Vic |
| 2015.2 | Jennifer Margaret Howie | ACT |
| 2015.1 | Bronwyn Claire Scarr | Vic |
| 2014.2 | William Murray Ross | Vic |
| 2014.1 | Gregory Michael Bulman | Vic |
| 2013.2 | Matthew Liang Ho | NSW |
| 2013.1 | Wilson Binh Quan Huynh | NSW |
| 2012.2 | Anders John Bown | Tas |
| 2012.1 | Hon Earn Sim | ACT |
| 2011.2 | Stuart Lachland Hastings | Vic |
| 2011.1 | Jai Nair LaPoer Darvall | Vic |
| 2010 | Sheila Hart | NZ |
| 2010 | Abhijett Tandel | NSW |
| 2009 | Louise M Ellard | ACT |
| 2009 | James P Jarman | Vic |
| 2008 | Lisen Emma Hockings | WA |
| 2008 | Gabriel Lee Snyder | Vic |
| 2007 | Jodi Simone Murphy | NSW |
| 2007 | Suzanne Edith Miles | Qld |
| 2007 | Daniel Faulke | NZ |
| 2006 | Heidi Walker | NZ |
| 2006 | Brett Chaseling | Qld |
| 2005 | Victoria Eley | Qld |
| 2005 | Peter Chong | Qld |
| 2005 | Amber Chisholm | NZ |
| 2004 | Christian Brett | NZ |
| 2004 | Paul Dalley | Vic |
| 2003 | Nicole Louise Phillips | NSW |
| 2003 | Nicole Annette Healy | Qld |
| 2002 | Robert Andrew Gordon Gray | Qld |
| 2002 | Ian Christopher Lack | Vic |
| 2001 | Mark Lewis Edwards | NZ |
| 2001 | Brian Shaune Cowie | Vic |
| 2000 | Stephanie Louise Keel | NZ |
| 2000 | Darren Lindsay Wolfers | NSW |
| 1999 | Shane Christopher Townsend | Qld |
| 1999 | Anthony Neville Coorey | Qld |
| 1998 | Hugh William Douglas | SA |
| 1998 | Bernard John Creati | Vic |
| 1997 | John McKinnon Torrance | NZ |
| 1997 | Catherine Susan Downs | NSW |
| 1996 | Stephen John Bruce | Qld |
| 1996 | Cyrus Edibam | WA |
| 1995 | Hilton David Swan | WA |
| 1994 | Pamela Anne Kerr Edwards | Qld |
| 1994 | Daniel Vincent Mullany | Qld |
| 1993 | Gerard John Handley | Qld |
| 1992 | Douglas Charles McEwan | Qld |
| 1991 | Richard Kelly Barnes | Vic |
| 1991 | Ian Richard Jenkins | WA |
| 1990 | John Maxwell Storey | WA |
| 1990 | Desmond Patrick McGlade | Vic |
| 1989 | Christopher John Joyce | NZ |
| 1988 | Phillipa Jane Hore | Vic |
| 1988 | Barbara Ann Robertson | Vic |
| 1987 | Drew Cecil James Wenck | Qld |
| 1986 | Roman Kluger | Vic |
| 1986 | Jeremy Ormond Cooper | NZ |
| 1985 | Suzanne Gai Everingham | Qld |
| 1985 | David Anderson Scott | Vic |
| 1984 | Stuart Anthony Walker | NZ |
| 1984 | Simon Charles Bruce Towler | WA |
| 1984 | Robert Frederick Whiting | Qld |
| 1984 | Robert Alan Hodgson | Vic |
| 1983 | Bernard Xavier Kehoe | Qld |
| 1983 | Anthony Haydon Mark | NZ |
| 1982 | Tat-Leang Lee | Singapore |
| 1982 | Allan Douglas Forbes MacKillop | Qld |
| 1981 | Robert Harold Woog | NSW |
| 1981 | David Mitchell | SA |
| 1981 | Craig Nancarrow | SA |
| 1980 | Rita Magdalene Voselis | Vic |
| 1980 | David Frank Woolner | NZ |
| 1979 | Peter Alan Hales | NSW |
| 1979 | Kathleen May Bock | NSW |
| 1978 | George Downward | NZ |
| 1978 | Barbara Joan Main | Vic |
| 1977 | William Ralph Hodgson | NSW |
| 1976 | Maxwell Thomas Lyon | NSW |
| 1976 | Francis John Augustus | NSW |
| 1975 | Peter Emery Newland | SA |
| 1974 | Donald Stenhouse | NZ |
| 1973 | Peter Alexander Scott Germann | NSW |
| 1973 | Leonard Barry French | Qld |
| 1973 | David Edward Blackshaw Schuster | NSW |
| 1971 | Robert Charles Wright | NSW |
| 1970 | William John Herlihy | NSW |
| 1969 | Ruth Margaret Hippisley | NSW |
| 1969 | John Lockwood Holmes | NSW |
| 1968 | Michael John Cousins | NSW |
| 1968 | Choong-Kee Lee | NSW |
| 1965 | Warren Henry Millist | NSW |
| 1965 | Benedict John Barry | NSW |
| 1964 | William Alexander Grey | Vic |
| 1962 | Francis Robert Berry | NSW |
| 1962 | Albert Pfeifer | NSW |
| 1961 | John O'Leary |
Related resources
The Cecil Gray Prize, established in 1961, is awarded as a medal to the candidate achieving the highest marks in the ANZCA final examination, provided they meet a high standard. In cases of a tie, examiners may adjudicate further or consider a joint award.