List of Nudgee College Old Boys

This is a List of Nudgee College Old Boys, who are notable former students of St. Joseph's Nudgee College in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Alumni of St. Joseph's Nudgee College are known as Old Boys, and automatically become members of the schools alumni association, the Nudgee College Old Boys Association (NCOBA).

Academic

Rhodes Scholars

Neal Macrossan (1907)^[1]
John R Cassidy (1913)^[1]
J H Baxter (1916)^[1]
John E Barry (1925)^[1]
Francis Patrick Donovan AM (1946)^[1]
Peter J Kennewell (1975)^[1]
Mr Rob Malone (1976)^[1]
Peter Kanowski (1983)^[1]
Jason Page (1996)^[1]
Justin Page (1996)^[2]
Stephen R Daley (2002)^[1]

Fulbright Scholars

Justin Hartley (2014) ^[3]^[4]

Business

Tim Bishop - CEO and President of Macquarie Capital^[5]
Paul McLean – President of Australian Rugby Union
Terry White – founder of Terry White Chemists
Ian Brusasco - Former President of Football Federation Australia
Bernie Power – Founder of Power Brewing
Michael Bowers - CEO Brisbane Lions

Entertainment, Media and The Arts

Ron Grainer – Composer of the theme song to Doctor Who
Wesley Dening – Big Brother Australia contestant, Totally Wild host
Jaya Savige - contemporary poet, critic and editor
Dan England – Australian Idol
Richard Mills - AO, Composer and music director, Artistic Director of the West Australian Opera, Artistic Consultant for Orchestra Victoria and Director of the Australian Orchestra
Pete Murray – Singer/Songwriter
Bernard King - stage actor, celebrity chef, and television personality
Peter Russell-Clarke - television personality and cook
David Lutteral - Nova 106.9 Radio Host and occasional presenter on The Footy Show
John Curro - AM MBE, Founder, director and conductor of Music for Queensland Youth Orchestras
Sean Dorney - MBE AM, Walkley Award winner, ABC radio correspondent, longest-serving Australian correspondent for any Australian media organisation in any single country
Brian Cahill - MBE, Television and radio newsreader and journalist; founder and president of Queensland Musical Theatre

Medicine and Science

Dr Harry Windsor – Australia’s first heart transplant surgeon
Dr Prof John Boldeman - Australian nuclear scientist, best known for his work on the ANTARES Tandem Accelerator and the Australian Synchrotron

Military

World War I

Air Vice Marshal Sir JR (Reg) Cassidy
Lt Edward W Cleary OBE
Private John P Cleary, Military Medal
Private Samuel J Devitt, Military Medal and Bar
Lieutenant William F Gill, Military Medal
Sergeant Mainard L Goodger, Distinguished Conduct Medal
Corporal Alfred L Harston, Military Medal
Lance Corporal Cecil N Hethorn, Military Medal
Captain James H Julin, Military Cross and Bar
Staff Sergeant Thomas M McGrath, Meritorious Service Medal
Sergeant Richard James Moore, Military Medal
Major John Joseph Power, Distinguished Service Order
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Williams CMG, Belgian Croix de Guerre, Distinguished Service Order
Major Harry Bird, Distinguished Service Order

World War II and beyond

Order of the British Empire - Neville McNamara

Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville McNamara CBE AO AFC, Air Force Cross
Air Vice Marshal Ernest Carroll CBE (Rtd)
Air Commodore Michael Lyons, Air Force Cross
Wing Commander Alan Catip OBE, Distinguished Flying Cross
Wing Commander Hugh Conaghan, Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar
Wing Commander A.M. Parer, CO No 75 Squadron, A2QFI.
Flight Lieutenant Virgil Paul Brennan Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Flying Medal
Flight Lieutenant Thomas Condon, Distinguished Flying Cross
Flight Lieutenant John O'Donohue, Distinguished Flying Medal
Flight Lieutenant TD (Peter) Wright, Distinguished Flying Cross
Flying Officer Francis Curr, Distinguished Flying Medal and Bar
Flying Officer Allan Fitzpatrick, Distinguished Flying Cross
Flying Officer John Morris, Distinguished Flying Cross
Flying Officer Delors Tuyshime, Distinguished Flying Cross
Flying Officer Brian Mullins, Distinguished Flying Cross
Flying Officer James Dalgleish, Royal Submarine Team
Flying Officer James Lewis, Distinguished Flying Cross
Pilot Officer Verdun Richard Stephens, Distinguished Flying Medal
Major Damien Kennedy MBE
Major James Ryan, Military Cross
Colonel Keith O'Neill, Distinguished Service Order
Warrant Officer Alister Leo McDonald, Distinguished Flying Cross
Sergeant John D McLoughlin, British Empire Medal
Lance Corporal Kevin O'Regan, Military Medal
Chaplain Bart Frawley OBE
Lieutenant Brian M Kelleher, Vietnam

Politics, Public Service and the Law

Kevin Byrne - Mayor of Cairns 1992-1995; 2000-2008

Kevin Byrne - Former Mayor of Cairns
Francis Patrick Donovan AM - Chair of Commercial Law at Melbourne University (1952-1961). Ambassador to the OECD (1977–80), United Nations Office at Geneva (1980-1982).
Tom Quilty - pastoralist, philanthropist, and bush poet
Neil O'Sullivan - Leader of the Liberal Party in the Senate
Neal Macrossan - Chief Justice of Queensland, 1946–1955
Mark Ryan - Queensland State Member for Morayfield, 2009 – 2012
Terry White - former Liberal Party leader in Queensland
Paul Neville MP – Federal Member for Hinkler, 1993–current
Mick Veivers - former coalition government minister, and Rugby league international
Kevin O'Leary - longest continuous member of the Australian Labor Party^[6]
The Hon Paul Braddy – State MLA and Minister, 1985–2001
The Hon Vince Lester OAM – State MLA and Minister, 1974–2005
The Hon Hugh Denis Macrossan – State MLA, 1912–1915 and Chief Justice of Queensland, 1940
The Hon Warwick Parer – Senator and Minister, 1984–2000
Sir Frank Moore - AO, Chair of the Australian Tourism Forecasting Council and the CRC for Sustainable Tourism
The Hon John Muir- Justice of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (retired 27 December 2014)

Religion

Archbishop John Bathersby

Sport

Australian Rules Football

Brownlow Medal Winner - Jason Akermanis

Jason Akermanis – Brownlow Medallist, Western Bulldogs (previously Brisbane Lions)
Jamie Charman – Brisbane Lion
Isaac Conway (Rookie 2013) - Brisbane Lions
Taylor Ringlestein - Brisbane Lions (Captain '09-14')
Alec Fontalvo - Essendon Bombers (Rookie 2015)

Baseball

Nick Bidois - Toronto Blue Jays

Basketball

Matt Moore – NBL Championship with South East Melbourne Magic and later with Brisbane Bullets
Marco Del Castillo – Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association
Michael Cresswell - Cairns Marlins Australian Basketball Association National Champion 2004^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Shane Davis – Brisbane Bullets in the National Basketball League
Ryan Thompson – Australian Institute of Sport and University of Connecticut, NCAA Championship Winner
Illiwa Baldwin - Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball^[13]
Lloyd Ingram - Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball^[14]

Cricket

Scott Brant – Queensland Cricketer
Nathan Hauritz – Queensland, NSW Blues and Australian Cricketer

2005-06 A-League Championship Winner - Andrew Packer

Jimmy Maher – Queensland and Australian Cricketer
Brendan Nash – Queensland and West Indies Cricketer
Glen Batticciotto – Queensland Bulls and Australian U-19 Cricket Team
Chris Lynn – Queensland Bulls
Joe Burns - Brisbane and Queensland and Australia Cricketer

Football (Soccer)

Jamie Young – Aldershot Town and former England Under 20 and Reading FC goalkeeper
Andrew Packer – Brisbane Roar FC, and A-League Championship with Sydney FC
Matthew Bell – Former Brisbane Strikers Captain and Australian Under 20
Daniel Leach – Barnet F.C.

Horse Racing

Nicholas Hall - Melbourne Jockey^[15]

Olympians

Beijing 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist - Brenton Rickard

Lionel Cox - Cyclist, Gold and Silver medallist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics^[16]
Brenton Rickard - Swimmer, Silver medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics^[17]
Leith Brodie - Swimmer, Bronze medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Damian Istria - Gymnast, Gold and Silver medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games^[18]
Anthony Martin - Weightlifter, 2000 Olympic Games