Acknowledged with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) award in this year's honours list is a fitting reward for Dr Leoni Degenhardt.
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The Gerroa educator received the top award for significant service to education through the independent schools sector.
Dr Degenhardt has been a Emeritus Dean of the Leadership Centre of the Association of Independent Schools New South Wales since 2017.
She was a member of the Dean's Advisory Board, Faculty of Arts and Social Work, University of Sydney (2015-17), and adjunct senior lecturer at University of New South Wales (2012-17).
Dr Degenhardt served as principal and deputy principal at a number of schools from 1986 to 2008.
She is a Fellow of Australian College of Educators and Australian Council of Education Leaders, and an Honorary Feloow of the Australian Catholic University (2009-17).
Dr Degenhardt was also owner and director of Degenhardt Consulting from 2008-11.