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List of University of Western Australia people

This is a list of University of Western Australia people, including its notable alumni and staff:

Notable alumni

Politics

Saleem Nawaz Former president

  • Dylan Russell, ADF recipient medal of gallantry 2012

Business

Public service and community

Law

Science, medicine, engineering and mathematics

Arts, literature and religion

  • Frederick Alexander, historian
  • Geoffrey Bolton, historian
  • Greg Egan, writer
  • Geoff Gibbs, actor and WAAPA principal
  • Gracie Gilbert, actress
  • Rolf Harris, performer and artist
  • Dorothy Hewett, writer
  • Barry Hickey, Catholic Archbishop of Perth
  • John Kinsella, writer
  • John Andrew La Nauze, the first Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard University (1978)
  • Niall Lucy, writer and scholar, known for his work on Jacques Derrida and deconstruction
  • Philippa Maddern, writer, historian and scholar, Winthrop Professor of History and founding Director of the Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions[1]
  • Sally Morgan, writer and artist
  • Randolph Stow, writer
  • Shaun Tan, artist and writer
  • Arlene Textaqueen, artist
  • Josephine Wilson, writer

Sport and entertainment

Music

Notable administrators

  • George Alexander Currie, second Vice Chancellor (1941-1952)

Chancellors

The Chancellor of The University of Western Australia is its most senior officer:[3]

Term
start		 Term
end		 Name Other positions
1912 1916 Sir John Winthrop Hackett Editor and proprietor of The West Australian
Member of the Legislative Council (1890–1916)
1916 1922 Charles Riley Bishop of Perth (1894–1914)
Archbishop of Perth (1914–1929)
1922 1929 Athelstan Saw Member of the Legislative Council (1915–1929)
1930 1936 Sir Walter James Premier of Western Australia (1902–1904)
1936 1943 James Battye
1943 1948 Sir Walter Murdoch
1948 1956 E. W. Gillett
1956 1968 Sir Alexander Reid
1968 1981 Sir Lawrence Jackson Chief Justice of Western Australia (1969–1977)
1981 1990 Donald Aitken
1990 1998 Geoffrey Kennedy Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
1998 2000 Alexander Cohen
2001 2005 Ken Michael Governor of Western Australia (2006–2011)
2005 2017 Michael Chaney
2017[4] present Dr Robert French Chief Justice of Australia (2008–2017)

Notable faculty

Notable past and present members of faculty include:

  • Christopher Chantler, physicist
  • David Indermaur, psychologist
  • James R. Lawler, foundation professor of French Studies
  • Jill Milroy, Dean and Winthrop Professor at the University of Western Australia School of Indigenous Studies
  • Eric Saint, foundation professor of the Medical School

References

  1. ^ Zika, Charles; Broomhall, Susan (2014). "Philippa (Pip) Maddern (1952–2014)". Australian Historical Studies. 45 (3): 450–451. doi:10.1080/1031461x.2014.947673.
  2. ^ Masters, Melita (2 September 2014). "Jarrad Seng » Spirit of the Masaai". Oh 8. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. ^ Former officers of the University – The University of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Robert French named UWA's 15th Chancellor". News | The University Of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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