Who was Dorothy Hill?

Portrait of Dorothy Hill hanging in the Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences and Engineering Library		Dorothy Hill AC, CBE, FAA (1909-1998) was a geologist and a graduate of the University of Queensland. She obtained a Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1932. The main area of work for her Ph.D. was on the Carboniferous corals of Scotland. She was also a world authority on Palaeozoic corals and her publications remain the definitive work in the field to this day. She managed an impressive array of "firsts" first woman to graduate with a gold medal first woman to be admitted as a Doctor of Science at the University of Queensland first woman professor at an Australian university first woman elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science first woman president, and the first woman Fellow of the Royal Society first female president of a Professorial (Academic) Board in Australia She was a strong supporter of the Library for over 70 years.
Bibliography: Campbell, K.S.W. and Jell, J.S. 1998, Dorothy Hill 1907-1997, AAS Biographical Memoirs http://www.science.org.au/academy/memoirs/hill.htm Hill, Dorothy - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P000494b.htm Hill, Dorothy (1907 - 1997), Biographical Entry, 2002, in Australian Women's Archives Project , National Foundation for Australian Women, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0064b.htm
Scholarship: The Dorothy Hill Award honours Dorothy Hill's contribution to Australian science and her role in making tertiary science education more accessible to women. This is an annual award which supports research in earth sciences.