List of University of Canberra people explained

This is an incomplete list of University of Canberra people, including notable alumni and staff.

Alumni

Science

• Yolarnie Amepou, herpetologist and conservationist

Law

• Shane Drumgold SC, lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT)
• Kristy McBain, member of the house of representatives, former mayor of Bega Valley Shire Council
• 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, former member of the Australian House of Representatives
• Virginia Judge, former Member for Strathfield and former NSW Minister for Fair Trading, Citizenship and Minister Assisting The Premier on the Arts
• Ben Small, former Liberal Senator for Western Australia
• Ursula Stephens, former Senator for New South Wales and former Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector
• Dr Lotay Tshering, 2018–present Prime Minister of Bhutan
• Steve Whan, Member for Monaro and NSW Minister for Skills and TAFE

Humanities

• Matt Worley, HIV Scientist
• Wil Anderson, comedian
• Adam Boland, producer Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise and The Morning Show - Channel Seven.
• Genesis Owusu, singer and four-time ARIA Music Awards winner
• 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]
• Maitlan Brown, Australia, Melbourne Renegades and NSW Breakers cricketer^[2]
• 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
• Joshua Katz (born 1997), Olympic judoka
• Lee Lai Shan, Olympics gold medalist in windsurfing^[3]
• Petria Thomas, Olympic swimmer and multiple gold medal winner^[4]
• Alan Tongue, Canberra Raiders rugby league player

Pageantry

• Hannah Arnold, beauty pageant titleholder crowned Binibining Pilipinas International 2021^[5]

Administration

Chancellors

Order		Academic qualifications	Term start	Term end	Notes
1	Dr Doug Waterhouse, CMG ForMemRS	BSc, MSc, DSc (Sydney)	1990	1992
2	Donald Horne,		1992	1995	^[6]
3	Wendy McCarthy,	BA, DipEd (New England)	1996	2005	^[7]
4		DiplSozWirt (FAU), MA (UQ), GDipTerEd (DDIAE), PhD (UQ)	2006	2010	^[8]
5	Dr John McKay,	BA (Canberra)	2011	2013	^[9]
6	Dr Tom Calma,		2014	incumbent	^[10]

Vice-Chancellors

Order		Academic qualifications	Term start	Term end	Notes
1	Dr Roger Scott	BA (Tasmania)	1989	1990	^[11]
2	Don Aitkin,	MA (New England), PhD (ANU)	1991	2002
3	Dr Roger Dean	PhD (Cambridge)	2002	2007	^[12]
4	Dr Stephen Parker,	LL.B (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), PhD (Wales)	2007	2016	^[13]
5		PhD (Adelaide)	2016	2020	^[14]
6	Dr Paddy Nixon	B.Sc. (Liverpool), PhD (Sheffeld), MA (Dublin)	2020	incumbent	^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brumbies. University of Canberra Brumbies name their Captain. Brumbies. 7 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220160147/http://brumbies.com.au/News/Article/tabid/1213/ArticleID/5385/Default.aspx. 20 February 2012.
2. Web site: ABOUT. 2021-05-14. Six Stitch Design. en.
3. Web site: Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee. 2021-05-14. en.olympic.cn. https://web.archive.org/web/20051215045551/http://en.olympic.cn/athletes/serch_L/2003-11-04/3771.html. December 15, 2005.
4. http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/brspeaker_bio.asp?Speaker_Index_Text=434 Petria Thomas: Olympic, Sport, Keynote Speaker
5. Web site: Fast facts about Bb. Pilipinas International 2021 Hannah Arnold. 2021-07-18. ABS-CBN News. en.
6. News: Macdonald, Emma. Slice of the lucky country. Sunday Canberra Times. 6 July 2008. 4.
7. Web site: 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. 28 February 2015.
8. Web site: Ingrid Moses. About us. Australian Institute of International Affairs. Australian Capital Territory. 2014. 28 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150401070553/http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/act/about-us/our-people/ingrid-moses/. 1 April 2015.
9. New UC Chancellor installed. University of Canberra. 29 March 2011. 28 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402221600/http://www.canberra.edu.au/monitor/2011/march/29-chancellor. 2 April 2015. dead.
10. New UC Chancellor calls for a fairer Australia. Doman, Claudia. University of Canberra. 20 February 2014. 28 February 2015. streaming video. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222023648/http://www.canberra.edu.au/monitor/2014/feb/20-new-chancellor. 22 December 2014. dead.
11. Web site: 2006-05-29 . UC - Minutes of Council Meeting No. 5 . 2023-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060529083417/http://www.canberra.edu.au/secretariat/council/uc_cm__5.html#2 . 29 May 2006 .
12. Book: University of Canberra Annual Report 2002 . University of Canberra . 2002.
13. Web site: Professor Stephen Parker AO. Advisory Board. Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra. 2014. 28 February 2015.
14. Web site: UC welcomes new Vice-Chancellor. Unknown. 1 September 2016. 5 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407235726/https://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/media/monitor/2016/september/uc-welcomes-new-vice-chancellor-and-president. 7 April 2017. dmy-all.
15. Web site: Hope" . "Megan"] ["Reeder |date=2019-12-20 |title=University of Canberra announces Professor Paddy Nixon as new Vice-Chancellor |url=https://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/media/newsroom/2019/december/university-of-canberra-announces-new-vice-chancellor |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=www.canberra.edu.au |language=en-AU].