Honorary Life Members
a) These shall be men and women, distinguished in the field of haematology, at home or abroad, who have made material contributions to the advancement of haematology and who, in the opinion of the Council, are worthy of such distinction

b) Honorary Life Members shall be elected only on the recommendation of the Council and at an Annual General Meeting by the affirmative vote of three-quarters of the Members present and voting thereat

Carl de Gruchy, trained in medicine at the University of Melbourne and was appointed University of Melbourne Professor
of Medicine at St Vincent's Hospital in 1962, continuing in the position until 1970. He was a pioneer in Australian and
New Zealand haematology and was instrumental in its development from a fledgling discipline into one which is now a
major clinical and laboratory-based speciality. The Carl de Gruchy Oration was established in his honour.