List of University of Wollongong people

This is a list of University of Wollongong people including notable alumni and staff.

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.

  • 1975–1996 Robert Marsden Hope
  • 1997–2009 Mike Codd
  • 2009–present Jillian Broadbent
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.

  • 1975–1980 Michael Birt
  • 1981–1994 Ken McKinnon
  • 1995–2011 Gerald Sutton
  • 2012–2021 Paul Wellings
  • 2021–present Patricia Davidson

Staff

See also: Category:Academic staff of the University of Wollongong
  • Noel Cressie – Distinguished Professor of Spatial Statistics [1]
  • Beverly Derewianka – Emeritus Professor of linguistics
  • Andrew Ford – English-born Australian composer, writer and radio presenter
  • Kristine French – plant biologist and conservationist
  • Richard Harland – author
  • Christian Heim – composer, psychiatrist[2]
  • Rob Hood – author
  • Natalie Matosin – National Health and Medical Research Council CJ Martin Early Career Research Fellow
  • Cecilia Nembou – educator, women's rights activist, and first female vice-chancellor for a university in Papua New Guinea
  • Sharon Robinson – Antarctic researcher and plant physiologist
  • Willy Susilo – cryptographer, IEEE Fellow
  • Gordon Wallace – electromaterials scientist
  • Alan Wearne – poet

Alumni

In 2012, in a survey of over 5,000 employers, the QS World University Rankings placed UOW at 99th in the world for graduate employability.[3] As of 2014, the university has turned out more than a hundred thousand graduates, and also has members all over the world in 143 countries. Although a large number of alumni live in Wollongong and Sydney, and a significant number also live in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, London, New York and Washington, D.C.[4][5]

  • Yutaka Izumihara – actor, Stunt Man, Acting Coach, Producer


See also

  • University of Wollongong alumni
  • Academic staff of the University of Wollongong

References

  1. ^ "Professor Noel Cressie". University of Wollongong.
  2. ^ Lane, Terry (11 July 2004). "Baroque Dementia". The National Interest. Radio National. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ "University of Wollongong Rankings". Quacquarelli Symonds Limited.
  4. ^ "Global Connections at UOW". University of Wollongong.
  5. ^ "Alumni at UOW". University of Wollongong.
  6. ^ "Roller Coasters". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 May 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  7. ^ Doherty, Megan (28 August 2013). "From the 'bush capital' to 'The Capitol'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  8. ^ Fletcher, Paul (25 April 2008). "Peacock dares to dream". BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
  9. ^ – Omowunmi Sadik, Faculty Spotlight, research.binghamton.edu
  10. ^ Board of Directors Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, Seeing Machines Limited.
  11. ^ UOW Council Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, www.uow.edu.au

External links

  • UOW Alumni
  • UOW Alumni Magazine