One of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) leading academics Professor Gail Whiteford has been added to the latest list of top achieving women in Australia. Professor Whiteford joins over 4 000 high-profile achievers and unsung heroes across Australia in the new Who’s Who of Australian Women released on Friday 30 June. Originally educated as an occupational therapist (OT) working extensively in Australia and overseas, Professor Whiteford has over 20 years involvement in OT and holds several national professional positions. Her current research interests include research into occupational and professional and intercultural practice with research projects in the Murray Valley of southern Australia and in Vietnam. Professor Whiteford is now Head of the University’s Albury-Wodonga Campus as well as Director of the University’s Centre for Research into Professional Practical Learning and Education (RIPPLE) and a senior researcher with the centre. In her work to nurture other academics, Professor Whiteford also spearheaded a new program at CSU in 2004, the Banksia Program,  to encourage more women researchers to undertake and complete research.