'Judith Stokes, Member of the Institute from 1968 to 1990, passed away on 12 June 2003. She was a woman ahead of her time, working together with the Anindilyakwa speakers of Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island to keep their language and culture strong. In 1997 she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for her service to the Aboriginal community on Groote Eylandt as a missionary and a linguist.' (Introduction)