Awards include Member of the Order of Australia (1994), Doctor of Medicine honoris causa from the University of Queensland and the Centenary Medal. In 2013 she was named as one of Australia's Top 100 Women of Influence by The Australian Financial Review and Westpac. Professor Pond is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.