List of University of Canberra people
This is an incomplete list of University of Canberra people, including notable alumni and staff.
Alumni
Law
- Shane Drumgold SC, lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT)
- Andrew Bass, lawyer and media law expert
- Dr Bruce Baer Arnold, legal academic and Privacy/IP law expert
Business
- Betty Kitchener, founder of mental health first aid training and CEO of Mental Health First Aid International
- Deborah Schofield, director of the Centre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine, Macquarie University
- Vivek Wadhwa, technology entrepreneur and academic
Government
- Simon Corbell, Labor member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly and former Attorney-General and senior Minister
- Kelly Hoare, member of the Australian House of Representatives
- Virginia Judge, Member for Strathfield and NSW Minister for Fair Trading, Citizenship and Minister Assisting The Premier on the Arts
- Ursula Stephens, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector
- Steve Whan, Member for Monaro and NSW Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Rural Affairs
- Dr Lotay Tshering, 2018-present Prime Minister of Bhutan
Humanities
- Matt Worley, HIV Scientist
- Wil Anderson, comedian
- Adam Boland, producer Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise and The Morning Show - Channel Seven.
- Justin Heazlewood, aka The Bedroom Philosopher, comedian/folk singer
- Cate Kennedy, author
- Garth Nix, author
- Jonathan Uptin, weekend presenter of Nine News Queensland
- David Vernon, writer
- JG Montgomery, author
Sport
- Ben Alexander, Australian rugby union player, former Captain of The University of Canberra Brumbies[1]
- Nathan Deakes, Olympic athlete and medallist, World Champion and World Record Holder in the 50 km Walk
- Scott Fava, Western Force rugby union player
- George Gregan, former captain, Australian national rugby union team
- Lee Lai Shan, Olympics Gold Medalist in Windsurfing[2]
- Petria Thomas, Olympic swimmer and multiple gold medal winner[3]
- Alan Tongue, Canberra Raiders rugby league player
Administration
Chancellors
Order | Chancellor | Academic qualifications | Years | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1990–1992 | |||
2 | Professor Donald Horne, AO | 1992–1995 | [4] | |
3 | Wendy McCarthy, AO | BA, DipEd (Sydney) | 1996–2005 | [5] |
4 | Professor Ingrid Moses | DiplSozWirt (FAU), MA (UQ), GDipTerEd (DDCAE), PhD (UQ) | 2006–2010 | [6] |
5 | Dr John McKay, AO | BA (Canberra) | 2011–2013 | [7] |
6 | Dr Tom Calma, AO | 2014–present | [8] |
Vice-Chancellors
Order | Vice-Chancellor | Academic qualifications | Years | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1990–???? | |||
2 | Professor Stephen Parker, AO | LL.B (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), PhD (Wales) | 2007–2016 | [9] |
3 | Professor Deep Saini | 2016–present | [10] |
References
- Brumbies. "University of Canberra Brumbies name their Captain". Brumbies. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- http://en.olympic.cn/athletes/serch_L/2003-11-04/3771.html
- Petria Thomas : Olympic, Sport, Keynote Speaker
- Macdonald, Emma (6 July 2008). "Slice of the lucky country". Sunday Canberra Times. p. 4.
- "McCarthy, Wendy Elizabeth (1941 - )". The Australian Women's Register. The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) in conjunction with The University of Melbourne. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- "Ingrid Moses". About us. Australian Capital Territory: Australian Institute of International Affairs. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- "New UC Chancellor installed" (Press release). University of Canberra. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- Doman, Claudia (20 February 2014). "New UC Chancellor calls for a fairer Australia" (Press release). University of Canberra. Archived from the original (streaming video) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- "Professor Stephen Parker AO". Advisory Board. Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra. 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- Unknown (1 September 2016). "UC welcomes new Vice-Chancellor". Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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