List of Deakin University people
This is a list of Deakin University people, including notable alumni and staff.
Notable alumni[edit]
Business[edit]
- Adinda Cresheilla, businesswoman, Indonesian G20 Ambassador, fashion model, Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2022 and Miss Supranational Indonesia 2022: BA in Communication
- Simon Garlick, CEO of the Western Bulldogs: BExSc
- Carolyn Hardy, CEO UNICEF Australia: BA, MA[1]
- Princess Jahnavi Kumari of Mewar, Family Office Private Equity Investment Management
- Christopher Lynch, former Chief Financial Officer & Former Director of BHP, CEO of Transurban: BCom, MBA
- Michael Malouf, former Chief Executive Officer, Carlton Football Club: MBA
- Lindsay Maxsted, Chairman Westpac
- Jim Stynes OAM, businessman and Chairman of Melbourne Football Club: BEd
Government[edit]
Politicians[edit]
Federal politicians[edit]
- Mark Butler MP, Federal Member for Port Adelaide
- Trish Crossin, Senator for Northern Territory
- Bridget McKenzie, Senator for Victoria, Deputy Leader of the Nationals
- Catherine King MP, Federal Member for Ballarat: LLB
- Michael Sukkar MP, Federal Member for Deakin
- Libby Coker MP, Federal Member for Corangamite
- Helen Haines MP, Federal Member for Indi
- Raff Ciccone, Senator for Victoria
- Dave Sharma MP, Federal Member for Wentworth
Australian state and territory politicians[edit]
- Julie Attwood, Member of Legislative Assembly of Queensland: Graduate Certificate of Case Management and Client Service (1995)
- John Brumby, former Premier and Treasurer of the State of Victoria: Dip Ed
- Josh Bull, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: Country Newspaper Journalism
- Georgie Crozier, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria: BN (1994), GradCert Diabetes Education (1994)
- Matt Fregon, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: Bachelor of Business (Computing) (1992)
- Mark Gepp, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria: GradCert (2009)
- Danielle Green, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: BA (1993)
- Peter Gutwein, Premier of the State of Tasmania
- John Hyde, Member of Legislative Assembly of Western Australia First openly gay man to be elected to the Western Australian parliament
- Andrew Katos, Former Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria
- Denis Napthine, Premier of the State of Victoria: MBA
- Lisa Neville, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: LLB (1999)
- Craig Ondarchie, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria
- Jaala Pulford, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria: MPol&Policy (2015)
- Tim Richardson, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: LLB/BCom (2012)
- Adem Somyurek, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria: MPol&Policy
- Nina Springle, Former Member of Legislative Council of Victoria, Former Deputy Leader of the Victorian Greens
- Jaclyn Symes, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria, LLB (2002)
International politicians[edit]
- Mahmoud Saikal, Permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN [1]
Public servants[edit]
- Neil Comrie, former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police: BA (Police Studies)
Humanities[edit]
Arts[edit]
- Anurag Singh, Pollywood and Bollywood director
- Rodger Corser, Australian actor: Honours B.A in Media Studies
- Tony Ellwood, Director of the National Gallery of Victoria and former director of Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art: M.App.Sc.(Museum Studies)[2]
- Oliver Feltham, contemporary philosopher and English translator of Alain Badiou's Being and Event (2006)
- Mandawuy Yunupingu, indigenous musician, community leader and Australian of the Year (1992): BA
- Xander Pratt, Avant-garde interdisciplinary artist
Journalism[edit]
- Emma Alberici, journalist/presenter with the ABC
- Livinia Nixon, Nine Network weather presenter: BCom, BA
- Leigh Sales, ABC journalist, anchor of 7.30 and author: Master of International Relations, Brisbane Writers Festival.[3]
- Stella Young, comedian, journalist and disability rights activist: BA
- Nathan Templeton, former 10 News First sports reporter and now the Melbourne correspondent on Sunrise[4]
Sport[edit]
- Jakara Anthony, skier
- Jimmy Bartel, 2007 Brownlow Medallist and triple AFL Premiership Player in 2007, 2009 and 2011 with the Geelong Football Club. 2011 Norm Smith medallist
- Kristina Bates, field hockey player
- Mark Blake, 2009 AFL Premiership player with the Geelong Football Club
- Belle Brockhoff, snowboarder
- Campbell Brown, 2008 AFL Premiership player with Hawthorn Football Club and inaugural Gold Coast Football Club player: BCom (Sports Management)
- Tim Callan, AFL footballer with the Western Bulldogs: BCom
- Briony Cole, Gold medalist, 2006 Commonwealth Games, & Silver medalist, 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Peter Daniel, former footballer for Essendon Football Club, AFL: DipTeach
- Ben Graham, former Geelong Football Club star, now a punter for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League; first Australian to play in the Super Bowl: BCom
- Tom Harley, Dual Premiership Captain of Geelong Football Club in 2007 and 2009: BCom
- Dean Hewitt, curler
- Geoff Hunt, World Champion squash player: Charles William apeGrad Dip (Nutrition)
- Michael Klinger, Australian cricketer[5]
- Carmen Marton, Australia's first ever world taekwondo champion
- Ezi Magbegor, basketballer
- Mat McBriar, punter for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League
- Alex Pearce, Australian rules footballer
- Nathan Pellissier, table tennis player
- Henry Playfair, AFL footballer with the Sydney Swans: BCom
- Jeff Rowley, surfer and celebrity speaker: MBA in leadership and communications.[6]
- Matt Stevic, AFL umpire[7]
- Jack Viney, Australian rules footballer
- Breann Moody, Australian rules footballer
Other[edit]
- Phillip Aspinall, Primate of the Anglican Church in Australia: MBA
- Colonel Benito T. de Leon, Military Officer, Philippines Army: MA (Strategic Studies)
- Arthur Vivian Lucas Jones, Bishop of the Anglican Church in Australia
- Major General Mark Kelly, Officer of the Australian Army: Grad.Dip. Defence Studies
- James Kilgore, as Charles William Pape, member of the Symbionese Liberation Army: PhD[8][9]
- Mary Macken-Horarik, linguist
- Sally-Anne McCormack, Australian clinical psychologist
- Anika Molesworth, agroecology scientist
- Kathryn Sheffield, remote sensing, BS
- Christopher Sonn, social psychologist, GDed. (Victoria College)
Notable staff[edit]
- Kevin Anderson, filmmaker
- Kate Buchanan, ARC Future Fellow
- Tania de Koning-Ward,[10] Commonwealth Health Minister's Medal for Excellence in Health and Medical Research
- Peter Hodgson,[11] 2009 Australian Laureate Fellow
- John Jonas, Birks Professor of Metallurgy, McGill University: Visiting Professor.
- Ross Oakley, former Australian Football League CEO: Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business and Law
- David Parkin, former coach of Carlton and Hawthorn Football Clubs: Lecturer in Exercise Science.
- Mark Weinberg, Chief Justice of Norfolk Island: Adjunct Professor, School of Law.
- Jim Kennan, former politician, Adjunct Professor of Law
- Svetha Venkatesh, Director of the Centre for Pattern Recognition and Data Analytics
Administration[edit]
Chancellors[edit]
| Order | Chancellor | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stanhope AM | 2016–present |
Vice-Chancellors[edit]
| Order | Vice-Chancellor | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederic Jevons | 1977–1985 | |
| 2 | Malcolm Skilbeck | 1986–1991 | |
| 3 | John A. Hay | 1992–1996 | |
| 4 | Geoff Wilson | 1997–2002 | |
| 5 | Sally Walker | 2003–2010 | |
| 6 | Jane den Hollander | 2010–present |
References[edit]
- ^ "Graduation". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Boland, Michaela (1 March 2012). "National Gallery of Victoria appointment". The Australian. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ Studio None. "Brisbane Writers Festival". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Nathan Templeton". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Greig, Fiona. "Star cricketer and Deakin student Michael Klinger shares his amazing story". Deakin University. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Jeff Rowley – Big Wave Surfer". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Best on ground – AFL Grand Final, 2012". Deakin Life. Deakin University. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Century of 'servants' : domestic workers in Zimbabwe 1890-1990". Deakin University. 1992. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Evans, Gavin (26 January 2003). "A life on the run". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) Office (13 June 2011). "Top award to Dr Tania de Koning-Ward". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Hodgson's Honour Archived 5 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine