List of University of Wollongong people
This is a list of University of Wollongong, Australia, people, including notable alumni and staff.
Alumni
- Tashi Lhamo - Honorary Member of the National Council of Bhutan
- Lee Furlong - television presenter, Fox Sports news reader, fiancee of Australian cricketer Shane Watson
- Matt Brown (Australian politician) - politician, academic and solicitor
- Jamie Peacock - England and Great Britain rugby league captain[1]
- Prof. Omowunmi Sadik - author, inventor, and chemist [2]
- Estelle Asmodelle - transexual model, writer and activist
- Julian McMahon - actor, son of former Australian Prime Minister Sir William McMahon
- Dr Karl Kruszelnicki - scientist, author and commentator
- Clare Bowen - actor, The Combination
- Mez Breeze - new media artist
- Ben Creagh - rugby league player for the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL team
- Josh Morris- rugby league player for the Bulldogs NRL team
- Michael Jones - culture and technology commentator
- John Tranter - poet
- Stephen Martin - former Federal Parliamentary Speaker
- Van Badham - writer
- Wendy Richardson - playwright
- Patrick Lenton - playwright
- Drew Fairley - writer/performer
- Kate Bell - actor, Blue Water High[3]
- Julienne Van Loon - novelist
- Jessica White - novelist
- Melanie Tait - ABC broadcaster
- Bill Neskovski - playwright
- B. Sandhya - Indian police officer and author
- Bundit Ungrangsee - orchestral conductor
- Victoria Thaine - actor, Caterpillar Wish
- Glenn Barkley - director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
- Lisa Havilah, curator
- Dan Ginnane - Broadcaster on Triple M Radio and ESPN Television [4]
- The Common Cold Poetry Collective - Performance poets [5]
- The Bracket Creeps - poetry boyband[6]
- Gareth Ward - Local Councillor on Shoalhaven City Council, Graduate Member of University Council Politician
- Mikelangelo - from Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen[7][8]
- Michael Byrne - Australian Poet
- young and emerging theatre group Building 25, which comprises seven students who graduated from the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Performance) degree.
- Lenny Ann Low - journalist and performer
- Bryan Doyle MP - State Member for Campbelltown.
Alumni List
Staff
- Prof. Hugh Bradlow - Chief Technology Officer, Telstra Retired [9]
- Dr Shady Cosgrove - Nominated for The Australian/Vogel Literary Award 2007
- Professor David Griffiths - Rhodes Scholar
- Professor Aditya Ghose - computer scientist
- Richard Harland - author
- Rob Hood - author
- Dr David Marshall - author
- Dr Paul Nulsen - astronomer
- Jacky Redgate - artist
- Prof. Anatoly Rosenfeld - Director, Center for Medical Radiation Physics
- Dr Kathy Rudkin - Accounting theorist
- Associate Professor Ken Russell - Statistician
- Willy Susilo - cryptographer
- Professor Dr Gordon Wallace - electromaterials scientist
- Professor Zhengyi Jiang - Mechanical and computational mechanics scientist
- Alan Wearne - poet
- A/Prof Kwan-Wu Chin - wireless technologist
- Dr Jason Wilson - digital communications theorist
- Professor Salim Bouzerdoum -- Winner of 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prize.
Administration
Chancellors
The Chancellor of the University of Wollongong serves as the nominal head of the university. As with most other university chancellors, the role is now largely ceremonial, though still quite prestigious.
Vice Chancellors
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong serves as the chief executive officer of the university, and oversees most of the university's day-to-day operations, with the Chancellor serving in a largely ceremonial role.
References
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (2008-04-25). "Peacock dares to dream". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/leeds/7347248.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ Faculty Spotlight - Omowunmi Sadik
- ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 May 2005, 'Roller Coasters',". 2005-05-11. http://www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Roller-coasters/2005/05/10/1115584948880.html. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ "Video interview with Dan Ginnane". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VXt1NcMc_Q#t=4m50s. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ UOW News -Common Cold Poetry Collective holds debut reading
- ^ "The Illawarra Mercury, 19 February 2008, 'Poetry Creeps Take To Opera House',". http://illawarra.yourguide.com.au/news/local/general/poetry-creeps-take-to-opera-house/1185159.html. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Blog account of Mikel Simic at Wollongong University". http://www.songpod.com.au/blog/2007/01/10/mikelangelo-and-the-black-sea-gentlemen/.
- ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 April 2007, 'Gadgets and Mikelangelo and the Black sea Gentlemen',". 2007-04-04. http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts-reviews/gadgets-and-mikelangelo-and-the-black-sea-gentlemen/2007/04/04/1175366306968.html. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Curtin Business School: Keynote Speakers, 2007,". http://www.cbs.curtin.edu.au/business/research/conferences/international-telecommunications-society-2007/keynote-speakers. Retrieved 2008-10-10.