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List of La Trobe University people 
Summary
This is an incomplete list of La Trobe University people, including alumni and staff.
Alumni edit
Academia edit
- Lindsay Falvey – academic
Business edit
- Martyn Dunne – CEO of NZ Customs
- Ahmed Fahour – former CEO of National Australia Bank and Australia Post[1]
- Jamila Gordon – former CIO of Qantas
- Stephen Hill – co-founder of Globe International
- David Morgan – Westpac CEO; former Treasury official; BHP Director
- Scott Pape – The Barefoot Investor
- Maureen Wheeler – founder of Lonely Planet
Government edit
Politicians edit
In Australia edit
- Jacinta Allan – state politician and minister
- Helen Buckingham – state politician
- Ben Carrol – state politician; minister of public transport, roads and road safety
- Phil Cleary – former federal politician; author; social activist; political and sports commentator; former VFL footballer
- Jacinta Collins – Senator for Victoria
- Mary Delahunty – state politician; former minister; former ABC TV presenter
- Martin Dixon – state politician; opposition frontbencher
- Matthew Guy – state politician
- Sussan Ley – federal politician
- Gladys Liu – federal politician
- Andrew Robb – federal politician; Parliamentary secretary; former Liberal Treasurer
- Tony Sheehan – state politician and Treasurer; deputy opposition leader
- Sharman Stone – federal politician; former government minister
- Theo Theophanous – state politician and minister
- Christian Zahra – former federal politician
In other countries edit
- Abdirahman Farole – former President of Puntland
- Maximus Ongkili – Malaysian Cabinet Minister
- Abdul Ghani Othman – former Chief Minister of Johor, Malaysia
- Emília Pires – Finance Minister, East Timor
- Mahinda Samarasinghe – Sri Lankan cabinet minister of disaster management; MP
- Bisera Turkovic – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Civil servants edit
- Mary Amiti – senior official at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, formerly IMF and World Bank
- Stephen Duckett – former Secretary of Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health (1994–1996); current President and Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services in Canada
- Terry Moran – Head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet; Head of the Federal Public Service
- Geoff Raby – Foreign Affairs secretary; Australia's most senior Trade official; World Trade Organization negotiator; Australian ambassador to China
- Ian Watt – Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Finance; former Treasury and cabinet official; former diplomat
- Vinod Kumar Yadav – 1980 batch IRSEE officer and current Chairman of the Indian Railways Board
Humanities edit
Arts edit
- Dailan Evans – comedian (current student)
- Corinne Grant – TV personality, comedian, actor
- Pia Miranda – actress
- Bob Morley – actor, twice receiver of E! Online's Alpha Male Madness, ex-singer, star on The 100
- Rachel Peters – model, beauty queen (Miss Universe Philippines 2017)
History edit
Journalism and media edit
- Morag Fraser – academic, social commentator, journalist
- Jane Gazzo – BBC presenter
- Jennifer Keyte – journalist, TV news presenter
- Naomi Robson – journalist, presenter
- Tim Ross – TV and radio personality, comedian
- Virginia Trioli – ABC presenter, journalist, author, political commentator
- Geoff Walsh – former Australian Labor Party National Secretary; United Nations official and delegate; adviser to Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and Paul Keating; Consul General to Hong Kong; Age and Australian Financial Review journalist
Literature, writing and poetry edit
- Paul Jennings – children's author
- John Silvester – crime writer; The Age journalist
- Don Watson – author, academic, political commentator, former speechwriter for Paul Keating
Philosophy and theology edit
Law edit
Medicine and science edit
- Elaine Baker – marine science and environment researcher; Director of the University of Sydney Marine Studies Institute
- Tim Flannery – biologist, author and commentator on global warming; 2007 Australian of the Year
- Neil J. Gunther – Australian/American physicist and computer scientist
- Lynne Kelly – researcher and science educator
Sport edit
- Catherine Arlove – Olympian, Judo[2]
- Linda Beilharz – adventurer
- Samuel Beltz – Olympian, rowing[2]
- Andrew Demetriou – former Australian Football League CEO
- Warwick Draper – Olympic kayak competitor
- Lachlan Giles – grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor
- Brad Green – former Melbourne footballer; current Carlton development coach
- Rachel Imison – Olympian, field hockey[2]
- Ahmed Kelly – Paralympian (current student)
- Tamsyn Manou – Olympic athlete, world champion[2]
- Tim Matthews – Paralympian
- Bree Mellberg – wheelchair basketball player
- Angus Monfries – AFL player, Essendon (current student)
- Chris Mullins – Paralympian[2]
Other edit
- Bill Kelty – former Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary; union official; AFL Commissioner
- Brian Loughnane – Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia
Administration edit
Chancellors edit
| Order | Chancellor | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Archibald Glenn OBE | 8 March 1967 | 1972 | 4–5 years | [3] |
| 2 | Reginald Smithers | 1972 | 1980 | 7–8 years | [4] |
| 3 | Richard McGarvie | 1981 | 1992 | 10–11 years | [4] |
| 4 | Nancy Millis AC, MBE | 1992 | 31 March 2006 | 13–14 years | [4] |
| 5 | Sylvia Walton AO | 1 April 2006 | 25 February 2011 | 4 years, 330 days | [5] |
| 6 | Adrienne Clarke AC | 26 February 2011 | 25 February 2017 | 5 years, 365 days | [6] |
| 7 | Richard Larkins AO | 26 February 2017 | 28 March 2019 | 2 years, 30 days | [7] |
| 8 | John Brumby AO | 29 March 2019 | incumbent | 5 years, 2 days | [8] |
Vice-Chancellors edit
| Order | Vice-Chancellor | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Myers AO[citation needed] | 1965 | 1976 | 10–11 years | [4][9] |
| 2 | John Scott | 1976 | 1989 | 11–12 years | [4] |
| 3 | Michael Osborne | 1990 | 2005 | 14–15 years | [4][10] |
| 4 | Brian Stoddart | 2006 | 2006 | 0 years | [4] |
| 5 | Roger Parish (acting) | 2007 | 2007 | 0 years | [4] |
| 6 | Paul Johnson | 2007 | 31 December 2011 | 3–4 years | [11] |
| 7 | John Dewar | 16 January 2012 | incumbent | 12 years, 75 days | [12] |
Faculty edit
Current edit
Politics edit
- Dennis Altman – academic; expert on the politics of gender[13]
- Nick Bisley – professor of politics and international relations; frequently contributes to the media and public debates[14]
- Judith Brett – academic in the field of politics; author of several books on Australian politics[15]
- Joseph Camilleri – academic in the field of international relations and director of the Centre for Dialogue[16]
- Robert Manne – academic; public intellectuals; author of books on Australian politics and society[17]
Sociology and anthropology edit
- Peter Beilharz – public intellectual
- John Carroll – academic in the field of sociology; public intellectual[18]
Economics and finance edit
- Don Brash – former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; former New Zealand Opposition Leader
- Joanna Poyago-Theotoky – professor of economics
Philosophy edit
- Agnes Heller – philosopher
- Frank Cameron Jackson – philosopher
English edit
- David Tacey – literature academic
History edit
- Richard Broome – Aboriginal historian
- Quinn Eades – historian
- John Hirst – historian and commentator
- Katie Holmes – historian
- Marilyn Lake – social historian
- Yves Rees – historian
Archaeology edit
- David Frankel – archaeologist, known for work on sites in Cyprus
- Peter Mathews – archaeologist, known for work on Mayan hieroglyphs
- Tim Murray – archaeologist, Dean of faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Cinema and media studies edit
- John Flaus – film academic and actor
- Terrie Waddell – film academic and actress
Linguistics edit
- David Bradley – linguist
Science edit
- Michael Clarke – zoologist
- Erinna Lee – biochemistry researcher
- Bree Mellberg – biochemistry researcher, wheelchair basketball player
- Roger Parish – botanist
- Pamela Claire Snow – educational psychologist and speech pathologist
Past edit
- Graeme Clark – key figure in the research and development of the cochlear implant
- Inga Clendinnen
- Peter Cochrane – historian and author
- Burkhard Dallwitz – composer, Golden Globe winner
- Edward Duyker – historian and author
- Elizabeth Essex-Cohen – physicist
- Alan Frost – historian
- Petro Georgiou – Federal Liberal MP
- Gerard Henderson
- Daryl E. Hooper – inaugural professor in engineering
- Rhys Isaac – Pulitzer Prize winner
- Robert Lovell Reid – professor of agriculture 1968 to 1979 after whom the R L Reid Building is named[19]
- Andrew Robb – current Federal Liberal MP; former Liberal Party treasurer
- J. J. C. Smart – philosopher
Administrative edit
- Fran Kelly – journalist, ABC presenter
References edit
- ^ "Australia Post CEO Ahmed Fahour resigns after salary furore". ABC News. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php
- ^ "Vale: Sir Archibald Glenn, OBE" (Press release). La Trobe University. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Past Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors". Our history. La Trobe University. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Sylvia J. Walton AO, MAICD: Curriculum Vitae" (PDF) (Press release). La Trobe University. 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "La Trobe appoints new Chancellor" (Press release). La Trobe University. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Richard Larkins to become new Chancellor" (Press release). La Trobe University. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "John Brumby AO our new chancellor" (Press release). La Trobe University. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ McCarthy, G. J. (1 March 2018). "Myers, David Milton (1911 - )". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Green, Shane; Rood, David (17 December 2005). "Uni chief quits over travel row". The Age. Melbourne.
- ^ "Paul Johnson to resign end of 2011" (Press release). La Trobe University. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "John Dewar starts as Vice-Chancellor" (Press release). La Trobe University. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Staff profile, La Trobe University". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Staff profile, La Trobe University". www.latrobe.edu.au. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Staff profile, La Trobe University". www.latrobe.edu.au. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Welcome - La Trobe University Centre for Dialogue - La Trobe University". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007.
- ^ "Staff profile, La Trobe University". www.latrobe.edu.au. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Staff profile, Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University". www.latrobe.edu.au. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012.
- ^ "R.L. Reid Building, La Trobe University (2011). Robert Lovell Reid was Founding and Emeritus Professor of Agriculture from 1968 to 1979. This building houses Agricultural Sciences".