National Day Awards 2026: NUS community honoured for contributions to Singapore society

Singapore’s 61st birthday marked another reason for celebration, as more than 250 members of the NUS community were honoured for their merit and service to Singapore at the National Day Awards. They were part of a larger pool of 7,491 individuals presented with various awards across 24 categories. Spanning public service, education, healthcare, research, the arts and community leadership, here are some of the NUS-affiliated recipients recognised for their contributions. View the full list of NUS-affiliated recipients here and click here for the winners from Duke-NUS. This year, three distinguished individuals affiliated with NUS were among those accorded the top awards. The Order of Temasek (With Distinction) Mr Sundaresh Menon (Law ’86) Chief Justice 2024 Honorary Doctor of Laws, NUS The Meritorious Service Medal Ms Anita Fam Siu Ping (Law ’86) Former President, National Council of Social Services Chair, Lien Centre for Palliative Care Advisory Board, Duke-NUS Medical School Prof Chee Yam Cheng (Medicine ’73, MMed (IM) ’77) President, Singapore Medical Council Clinical Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS Senior faculty, NUS Trustees and members of its governing boards