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Alumni Profiles

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Alumni profiles by year of graduation

2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s and earlier


2000s

 
Abdul-Rahim Abdul-Hamid

Abdul-Rahim Abdul-Hamid - Architecture 2002

Current Position: Landscape Architect, Johnson Pilton Walker.

Seeing his drawings translated into real life is like a dream come true for landscape architect, Abdul-Rahim Abdul-Hamid. more >>

Cameron Adams

Cameron Adams - Science/Law 2003

Current Position: Web technologist and author, Sydney, Australia

Cameron Adams's weblog, The Man In Blue, is recognised internationally as a source of expert commentary on the internet and design. more >>

Nehal Bhuta

Nehal Bhuta - Arts 2000, Law (Honours) 2000

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Law, University of Toronto, Canada

Nehal Bhuta is an expert in international criminal and humanitarian law who is best known for his work with the independent non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch. more >>

Daniel Boetker-Smith

Daniel Boetker-Smith - Creative Arts (Masters) 2005

Current Position:Course Leader, BA (Hons) Fine Art: Photography, University of Gloucestershire, UK

aPhotographer and academic Daniel Boetker-Smith returned to his hometown of Melbourne to pursue his Masters studies after completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Wales. After graduating he returned to the UK to help establish the Photography degree programme at the University of Chester, one of the country's oldest higher education institutions. more >>

Anna Cheung

Anna Cheung - Arts/Public Policy 2005

Current Position: Policy Advisor, Broadcasting and Film Section, Federal Department of Finance and Administration

Anna Cheung has a significant role in media policy in Australia. The University alumna with degrees in Arts and Public Policy develops policies for the ABC, SBS and the newly formed ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority). While the cold Canberra mornings can sometimes be a bit of a turn-off, Anna values the significant contribution she makes to government policy. more >>

Kate Devitt

Kate Devitt - Arts (Honours) 2000

Current Position: Radio journalist, Planet Radio, Brisbane; and PhD candidate, Rutgers University, New Jersey

As the host of a leading environmental podcast, Kate Devitt has interviewed some of Australia’s best-known green identities. Based in Brisbane, she currently combines her radio work with PhD studies in philosophy and psychology. more >>

Daniel Dorall

Daniel Dorall Bachelor of Architecture 2005

Current Position: Manager of John Buckley Gallery in Richmond

WITH a bit of imagination and a lot of creativity, DANIEL DORALL has found a somewhat unusual use for his architecture degree. While fellow graduates were off seeking work with architecture firms, Mr Dorall instead found work in an art gallery. more>>

Yan Feng

Yan Feng - Master of Applied Commerce 2004

Current Position: Beijing Olympic Games Organising Committee - Financial Manager of the Main Press Centre for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

UNIVERSITY of Melbourne alumnus Yan Feng will be right where the action is during the Beijing Olympics, but he’s unlikely to see a single game. As financial manager of one of the largest Press Centres in Olympic history, he will be too busy watching money to watch sport. more>>

Tom Harvey

Tom Harvey - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Science 2000

Most Recent Position: Director of Engineering, Synaptics Inc, US

IF you’ve ever used an iPod Scroll wheel, a laptop TouchPad or a mobile phone with a touch interface, then it is likely you are already familiar with some of Tom Harvey’s work. More>>

 

Neva Hay

Neva Hay - Music/Arts 2001

Current Position: Managing Director, Académie de français Crans-Montana Sàrl, Switzerland

Neva Hay lives and works in the kind of location most of us can only dream about - the picturesque resort town of Crans-Montana in the Swiss Alps, where she has established her own language academy. more>>

Emily Hudson

Emily Hudson - Science/Law 2000

Current Position: Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia and Centre for Media and Communications Law.

Emily Hudson is a specialist in copyright law and is working on a major project on copyright and cultural institutions. more >>

Aravindha

Aravindha Krishnamachari - Master of Applied Commerce 2008

Current Position: Director and Chief Operations Executive, Tex Biosciences, India

Less than one year ago, you may have spotted Aravindha Prakash Krishnamachari with his head in the books at the Baillieu Library. But these days, the 26-year-old is a long way from the University of Melbourne campus. He is now based in India, working as director and chief operations executive for private industrial biotech company, Tex Biosciences. more>>

Rachel Leman

Rachel Leman - Forest Science 2001

Current Position: Manager, Logging Planning, ForestrySA

Rachel Leman is a professional forester whose work is at the hub of a complex relationship between people, culture, commerce and the natural environment. As a Young Forester award winner, Rachel made her first trip overseas in 2005 to live and work in the tropical rainforest of Guyana, South America. more >>

Cathy Liu

Cathy Liu - Business and Information Technology (Masters) 2004

Current Position: Website Specialist

Cathy Liu is a Master's graduate and qualified translator who has worked with some of the biggest names in Australian business. Cathy has also turned her creative and entrepreneurial skills to setting up her own fashion business. more >>

Duncan McLean

Duncan McLean - Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) 2003

Current Position: Managing Director of Way Funky Company and co-founder of One Funky World Foundation.

Duncan Mc Lean is the Managing Director of the Way Funky Company, which designs and produces the glam-electric swimwear labels Funky Trunks, Funkita and Kiargo. With his brother Gus, Duncan has founded the charity One Funky World Foundation which set up and funds a wheelchair workshop in Tonga. more>>

Shamyl Othman

Shamyl Othman - Film and Television 2003

Current Position: Film Director/Producer, Cinematic Pty Ltd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Shamyl Othman is an alumnus of the School of Film and Television at the Victorian College of the Arts. He is an accomplished director and producer whose work has reached a wide audience in his home country of Malaysia and internationally. more >>

Joshua Pepall

Joshua Pepall - Social Work 2002

Current Position: Humanitarian Accountability Manager, World Vision Sri Lanka Tsunami Response Team

Joshua Pepall is a humanitarian aid worker whose career has taken him to some of the world's most traumatised places. He currently lives and works in Sri Lanka, where efforts continue to rebuild after the 2002 tsunami. more >>

 

Andrew Swee

Andrew Swee - Engineering 2005

Current Position: Software Engineer, Willowglen Scada Solutions, Singapore

Andrew is a Singaporean alumnus who recently returned home after completing his engineering degree to work for a company that specialises in SCADA software.
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Richard Tan

Richard Tan - Science (Honours) 2000

Current Position: Associate Director, Intelleigen Legal LLC, Singapore

Richard Tan is actively involved with our alumni community in Singapore. Along with his Science degree from Melbourne, Richard holds a Diploma in Biotechnology from Singapore Polytechnic and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the National University of Singapore. He is part of a team of advocates and solicitors in a Singaporean law firm with operations in Malaysia and Asia that specialises in providing advice in relation to corporate and intellectual property. more >>

John Tsang

John Tsang - Commerce 2000, Diploma in Modern Languages (Japanese) 2000

Current Position: Managing Director, Bag Pack Supplies Group Ltd, Hong Kong

John Tsang has used a passion for technology to lead his family's Hong Kong-based packaging business into the global information age. In 2007 John was named one of the top ten e-businessmen by the world's biggest B2B website, alibaba.com. more >>

Matthew Webb

Matthew Webb - Engineering/Science 2004

Current Position: Systems Engineer at Vision BioSystems

Matthew Webb is making a valuable contribution as an engineer working on significant medical research programs. His decision to work for Vision Bio-Systems has given him the opportunity to operate as a project manager for a new software upgrade and he's learnt the value of doing some research into the best places for a graduate to work. more >>

Andrea Wee 

Andrea Wee - Arts (Honours) 2005

Current Position: Film Librarian, Singapore National Library Board

Andrea has always had a strong interest in film but it took a giant leap of faith for her to pursue a career in it. Now she is working for a leading resource for South East Asian researchers and practictioners in the performing arts. more >>

Elena Xanthoudakis

Elena Xanthoudakis - Music (Masters) 2005

Current Position: Opera singer

An internationally recognised opera singer, Elena completed her Bachelor of Music Performance (Honours), at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2001 and also holds a Master of Music Performance at the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma of Opera from the VCA. Elena was recently declared the winner of the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of the great composer's life. more >>

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1990s

 
Gamada Agung

Gamada Agung - Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (Honours) 1999

Current Position: Commercial Analyst, ExxonMobil, Jakarta, Indonesia

The level of responsibility and buzz of negotiating commercial contracts between large firms, as well as the chance to travel, keeps Gamada Agung interested and enjoying his role in the gas and fuel industry. more >>

Elizabeth Ambrose

Elizabeth Ambrose - Arts/Law 1998

Current position: Translator, International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands

Well travelled and with a passion for justice, Elizabeth Ambrose has put her talent for translation to work in a court which aims to ensure the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished. more >>

Nicholas Blackmore

Nick Blackmore - Law/Science 1999

Current Position: Senior Associate, Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers

Nick joined Corrs Chambers Westgarth straight from university and now advises a wide range of clients on information technology, communications, privacy, spam and intellectual property law. He's currently undertaking a Masters of e-Law at Melbourne. more >>

Dr Calvin Bowman

Dr Calvin Bowman - Music 1996

Current Position: Artistic Director at Saint Michael's Uniting Church, Collins Street, Melbourne

Dr Calvin Bowman recently graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Yale University, becoming the first Australian ever to graduate with that degree. more >>

Anthony Boxshall

Anthony Boxshall - PhD Science (Marine Ecology) 1999

Current Position: Manager of the Marine National Parks Research Program at Parks Victoria

Dr Anthony Boxshall has worked extensively in Australia and the United States researching marine environments and has worked for EPA Victoria as well as lecturing in biology at Deakin University. more >>

Dr Mark Brophy

Dr Mark Brophy - Education 1992

Current Position: Senior Project Officer in Vocational Education and Training (VET) Division of the Victorian Government Department of Education and Training

Mark Brophy recently won the 2006 Fulbright Professional Award in VET. This Fulbright Award was established in 1995 to support the exchange of research and ideas on VET between Australia and the United States. more >>

Peter Bucknell

Peter Bucknell - Commerce 1991

Current Position: Viola Player with the New York Harp Trio

Once Peter Bucknell had completed his Commerce degree, he was quick to pursue his passion for music. It has paid off handsomely with a flourishing career based in New York and taking in performances at some of Europe's leading concert halls. more >>

Melinda Bufton

Melinda Bufton - Arts 1996

Current Position: Principal and Careers Consultant, Periscope Mode

The uncertain world of modern work is a place Melinda Bufton is happy to delve into daily. After eleven years working across recruitment, human resources and career development, she has started her own boutique careers consultancy. more >>

Bill Chang

Dr Bill Chang - Arts/Engineering (Honours) 1999, PhD (Engineering) 2005

Current Position: Assistant Research Specialist and Manager of Bioinformatics Core Facility, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Bill Chang's time as an undergraduate and postgraduate student at the University of Melbourne enabled him to pursue a very diverse range of academic and social interests. Having completed his PhD in the field of bioinformatics, he now works as a researcher at Taiwan's prestigious Academia Sinica. more >>

Lorinda Cramer

Lorinda Cramer - Arts (Honours) 1998

Current Position: Curator, Museum of Chinese Australian History, Melbourne

Lorinda's interest in cultural heritage began during her undergraduate studies at Melbourne. Work and travel led her to the Phillipines as an AusAID volunteer and then to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia where she developed her interest in Chinese Australian heritage. more >>

Louise Dunn

Louise Dunn - Arts (Honours) 1991

Current Position: Business Development Manager, School of Enterprise, University of Melbourne

As a student, Louise Dunn pursued her interest in China and world affairs. Her knowledge of Chinese language and culture has been a key element of her career in higher education and business consulting. Now, Louise is involved in developing innovative programs that make the University's academic expertise available to government and private industry both in Australia and overseas. more >>

Jim Finegan

Jim Finegan - Science 1997

Current Position: Senior Hydrogeologist with GeoLogic Associates in San Bernadino, California.

Moving to Australia to further his studies at University of Melbourne was a difficult but ultimately rewarding decision for Jim Finegan. more >>

Helen FitzGerald

Helen FitzGerald - Arts (Honours) 1990

Current Position: Full-time writer, Glasgow, Scotland

Helen FitzGerald was a prison social worker, struggling to write romantic comedies on the side, until she realised that her real talent lay in crime fiction. more >>

Rebecca Fraser

Rebecca Fraser - Commerce 1997, Law 2004

Current Position: Senior Employee Relations Advisor, Coles Myer Limited

Rebecca was recently appointed as an executive committee member with the Industrial Relations Society of Victoria. more >>

Denise Hall

Denise Hall - Training & Development 1997

Current Position: Owner and executive director, aCE talentNET

Self-described 'lifelong learner' Denise Hall was one of the first students to study Training and Development at the University of Melbourne. She went on to build a career as a training and development consultant, working on projects around Australia and overseas. more >>

Sam Harris

Samantha Harris - Science (Honours) 1996, PhD (Hydrogeology and Environmental Science)

Current Position: Senior Project Engineer, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd, Russia

One of few expatriate professional women in Russia, Samantha believes she may be the only University of Melbourne graduate working in Siberia. Here she shares some insights into her work, her location and how she manages work and family. more >>

Daniel Kubas

Daniel Kubas - Astrophysics (Honours), 1999 (as exchange student)

A LIFELONG love of Star Trek led alumnus DANIEL KUBAS to where he is today - on a mountain in Chile, gazing at stars for a living. More>>

Lucy Knox-Knight

Lucy Knox-Knight - Architecture 1998

Current Position: Architect, Studio 505, Melbourne

Lucy Knox-Knight is a widely travelled architect who works for Studio 505, a small studio that manages projects around the world. more >>

Tom Parker

Tom Parker - Arts 1994

Current Position: Senior Coordinator, Melbourne International for the City of Melbourne

Tom Parker’s life-long passion for China is incorporated into his work as a coordinator of business, educational, civic and cultural exchanges between Melbourne and its 'sister city' Tianjin. Tom's career path has involved everything from organising mass wedding ceremonies to translating for a Chinese chef on Good Morning Australia. more >>

Asantha

Asantha Sumanarathna - Engineering 1995

Current Position: Director of Ministry of Science and Technology's Gamma Irradiation Project, Sri Lanka

A GROUNDBREAKING project is set to boost Sri Lankan export industries by sterilising local products such as foods, spices, and medical items. And Engineering alumnus Asantha Sumanarathna has landed the job of directing the Sri Lankan Ministry of Science and Technology’s first Gamma Irradiation Project, providing critical decontamination services to local businesses. More>>

Ai-Leen Tan

Ai-Leen Tan - Commerce/Law (Honours) 1997

Current Position: Transfer Pricing Manager, Ernst & Young, Germany

Living in Frankfurt, Germany has resulted in a new career direction for Ai-Leen Tan. After qualifying in Melbourne as a barrister and solicitor, and working as a legal counsel in Singapore, she is now establishing herself as a specialist in the growing field of transfer pricing. more >>

Tan Pei Ing

Tan Pei Ing - Bachelor of Architecture (Honours) 1984

Current Position: Principle of PI Architect in Malaysia

AS a teenager in the late 1970s, Tan Pei Ing (BArch (Hons) 1984) watched with fascination as the skyline of Malaysia dramatically transformed. As Kuala Lumpur and its buildings grew, so did Ms Tan’s interest in architecture. More>>

Jason Yau

Jason Yau - Commerce/Information Systems 1999

Current Position: Vice President, JPMorgan Private Bank

After more than seven years of consulting for two of the largest business/technology consulting firms in the world, Jason Yau has made the switch to an in-house role. As Vice President of JPMorgan Private Bank in Hong Kong, he shares his story of how he is now "walking the talk" of his industry, and how he got there. More>>

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1980s

 
Clare Arthurs

Clare Arthurs - Arts 1980

Current position: Broadcast Journalist with BBC World Service.

From Cuba to Hanoi, Clare Arthurs has travelled widely in her role with the BBC World Service - and this after a lengthy career reporting on the machinations of Australian state and federal politics. more >>

Jennifer Batrouney

Jennifer Batrouney - Commerce/Law 1987

Current Position: Senior Counsel, Latham Chambers in Melbourne

Jennifer Batrouney has had a distinguished legal career and is a former President of Australian Women Lawyers, the peak body for women lawyers associations throughout Australia. more >>

Ian Cesa

Dr Ian Cesa - Bachelor of Arts (Honours) 1983

Current Position: President of Horizon Consumer Science (USA)
Board member of University of Melbourne USA Foundation

A FINELY-TUNED ability to read people, stemming from a degree in psychology, may often lead one to pursue a career as a psychologist or counsellor. But Dr Ian Cesa has instead used his training in psychology to travel the world working with fine chocolate companies, top shelf liquor connoisseurs, leading universities and businesses spanning a diverse range of industries. More>>

 

Kitty Chiller

Kitty Chiller - Arts 1985

Current Position: Project Manager, Upper-Secondary Vocational Reform Initiative, Bahrain

Kitty Chiller has had a long and distinguished international career in the tough, multi-disciplinary sport of Modern Pentathlon. Now working as a project manager in the education and training field, Kitty has been a key player behind the scenes at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games in Doha. more >>

Tania de Jong

Tania de Jong - Law (Honours) 1989, Assoc Dip Opera 1989, Grad Dip Arts (Music) 1992

Current Position: Founder and soprano, Pot-Pourri; Artistic Director, Music Theatre Australia; and founder, The Song Room

The lives of an opera singer and a business entrepreneur might seem worlds apart, but Tania de Jong is living both at once – proving there can be harmony between high art and commerce. more >>

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Margot Foster - Bachelor of Arts/Law (1981)

Current Position: Owner of Foster’s Lawyers legal firm and board member of the Sports Law Association, VicSport, Australia University Sports and Gymnastics Australia.

LAWYER Margot Foster has something special that she will hold onto forever.
And that’s the memory of winning a bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, when she rowed for Australia in the women’s fours. More>>

Leo checking horses

Leo Jeffcott - Doctor of Veterinary Studies 1989


Current Position: Dean of Veterinary Studies at the University of Sydney, Veterinary Technical Delegate and Foreign Veterinary Delegate at the 2008 Olympic Games and Paralympics

WITH the countdown on for the 2008 Olympic Games, the most senior veterinary official has conditions for the Equestrian events under control. Well, almost. More>>

John Kolm

John Kolm - Arts 1983

Current Position: CEO of Team Results, Washington DC, USA

As the author of workplace happiness book Crocodile Charlie and the Holy Grail, US-based entrepreneur John Kolm often appears on radio and in the press to talk about happiness and productivity at work. more >>

Brigid Nossal

Dr Brigid Nossal - Arts 1982, Education (Graduate Diploma) 1985

Current Position: Senior Associate, Innovative Practice Consulting, Melbourne

As a teacher of 'difficult' students, Brigid Nossal learned the fundamentals of people management at an early stage in her career. She is now a consultant helping organisations deal with complex issues such as the intergenerational differences between the Baby Boomers and Generations X and Y. more >>

Angela Savage

Angela Savage - Arts (Honours) 1989

Current Position: Novelist and Sector Development Manager at the Victorian Council of Social Service

Angela Savage is an award winning novelist who has worked extensively in Asia on women's health and family planning. In 2004 she got her big break, winning the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award in the category of unpublished manuscript by an emerging author. more >>

Gillian Shepherd

Dr Gillian Shepherd - Arts (Honours) 1988

Current Position: Lecturer in Classical Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity, University of Birmingham, UK

Gillian Shepherd has always been interested in archaeology. She got her first real taste of it at the University of Melbourne and now lectures in classical archaeology at the University of Birmingham in the UK. more >>

Naomi Simson

Naomi Simson - Bachelor of Commerce 1988

Current Position: Founder and Chief Experience Office of RedBalloon online gift experience service, National Winner of the 2008 Nokia Business Innovation Award

NAOMI Simson started RedBalloon as a small home business in 2001, and has since expanded it to a thriving online company with 46 staff in Australia and New Zealand. The company offers gifts of experience, and has 900 suppliers in Australia and 700 in New Zealand. more>>

James Sutherland

James Sutherland - Commerce 1988

Current Position: CEO, Cricket Australia

James Sutherland (BCom 1988) is a former Melbourne University cricketer who made the ‘calculated leap’ into sports management after starting his career in chartered accounting. more >>

Darrell Wade

Darrell Wade - Commerce 1983

Current Position: Co-founder and CEO, Intrepid Travel

Darrell Wade is living proof that the friends you make at university can have a profound influence on the rest of your life. After meeting on day one of Orientation Week, studying and travelling together, he and classmate Geoff Manchester were inspired to start their own adventure travel enterprise. more >>

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1970s

 
Tony Cashmore

Tony Cashmore - Architecture 1970

Current Position: Head of Antony Cashmore and Associates, a golf course design company.

Tony Cashmore is widely regarded as one of the best designers of championship golf courses around the world. The 63-year-old alumnus fell into the job he’s been doing for more than 30 years while working as an architect in France. more >>

Peter Symons


Dr Peter Symons - Bachelor of Veterinary Science 1979

Current position: Co-founder of the Positive Workplace Foundation

THREE brain haemorrhages and a nightmarish battle with suicidal depression helped Dr Peter Symons rise to where he is today. The University of Melbourne Vet Science alumnus (BVSc (1979)) was recently named “Western Australia’s Most Inspiring Man”, for drawing upon his traumatic past to help others. More>>

Peter Wood

Peter Wood - Bachelor of Science (Honours) 1972

Current position: Director, Deputy Chairman and General Manager (Asia) of international consultancy company GHD

ONE word that immediately springs to mind when following the career trail of Science alumnus Peter Wood is ‘mover’. As General Manager for international consultant network GHD, Mr Wood is always on the go. The company of multidisciplinary consultants ranks in the world’s top 30 architecture and engineering companies, and has branches around the world, including the USA, Chile, UK, Middle East and Australia. More>>

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1960s

 
Greer Allica

Greer Allica - Arts 1966

Current Position: Author and artist

Greer Allica has lived on the Mornington Peninsula for more than a quarter of a century which allows her to be close to nature and pursue her artistic interests. Having worked as a secondary school teacher and librarian, Greer now devotes her time to writing and painting with exhibitions on the Peninsula and in Melbourne bearing testimony to her skill. more >>

Dr Geoff Coyne

Dr Geoff Coyne - Bachelor of Arts 1961, Bachelor of Education 1967

Current Position: Educational consultant

DR Geoff Coyne was among the many people and organisations to play a role in rebuilding war torn country Liberia in 2008, working for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as an educational consultant. He led a team of education professionals evaluating the Accelerated Learning Program – Plus (ALPP) that was introduced by USAID in 2006. more>>

Shane McCarthy

Shane McCarthy - Arts 1963, Law (Honours) 1964

Current Position: Retired corporate oil and gas lawyer; now an active railway photographer

Shane McCarthy's career as an in-house legal counsel to the Shell company saw him travel the world advising on energy projects. Since retiring in 2004, Shane has been able to devote himself to another interest - the art of railway photography - that dates back to his student days. more >>

Patrick McCaughey

Dr Patrick McCaughey - Bachelor of Arts (Honours) 1966

Current Position: Director of University of Melbourne's Festival of Ideas, freelance writer

"Write whatever you like about me - as long as it's not boring," Festival of Ideas Director Dr Patrick McCaughey warns with a smile. But 'boring' isn't a word that springs to mind where the renowned former art critic and gallery director is concerned. more>>

Ken McNaughton

Ken McNaughton - Chemical Engineering 1962

Current Position: Writer and actor, Ellicott City, Maryland, USA

Ken McNaughton is an actor and essayist who appears as an extra in movies filmed in the region of his home in Maryland. He also initiated the first University of Melbourne alumni association in North America. Originally from Melbourne, Ken has lived in the States for many years and has had a distinguished career in science and technology publishing. more >>

Richard Reyment

Professor Richard Reyment - PhD Science 1967

Current Position: Professor Emeritus, Swedish Museum of Natural History

Since growing up in northern Melbourne during the Depression, Richard Reyment has had a remarkable career. Now a world leading researcher across the fields of geology, palaeontology and mathematics, his thirst for knowledge has led him around the globe. more >>

Leslie Rowe

Leslie Rowe - Bachelor of Arts (Honours) 1967, Diploma of Education 1968

Most Recent Positions:

  • Australian Ambassador to the Russian Federation 2002-2005
  • Vice-President of Australian Institute for International Affairs
  • University of Melbourne Committee of Convocation member

Three days before Leslie Rowe was due to become Australia’s Deputy Head of Mission in Indonesia, all hell broke loose in Jakarta. The country’s economy had suffered badly as the Asian financial crisis took hold, sparking major hardship and unrest among Indonesians. more >>

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1950s and earlier

Valerie Crohn

Valerie Crohn - Science 1945, Master of Science 1948, Master of Education 1988

Current Position: Retired physicist; now volunteer archivist at Queen's College

Sixty years ago, a girl who wanted to succeed in science had a head start if she had her father’s blessing, according to 82-year-old alumnus and physicist Val Crohn (nee Sherriff). more >>

Dr Karla Fenton

Dr Karla Fenton, OAM - Medicine 1954

Current Position: Examiner in the Sexual Assault Medical Service at the Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania.

A distinguished contributor to the Tasmanian community, Dr Karla Fenton received a Medal of the Order of Australia in June 2005 for service to medicine as a practitioner, educator and counsellor in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse, sexual trauma and mental health. more >>

Dr Ivan Holmes

Dr Ivan Holmes - Music 1951

Current Position: President and Associate Professor, Australian Guild of Music Education

After a lifetime's experience of teaching others, musician, educator and 'flying music examiner' Ivan Holmes took the momentous step of returning to study. He was recently awarded his PhD in Music at 84 years of age. more >>

Brian

Brian Kewley - Law 1954

Current Position: Painting and wine-making

A thriving legal career spanning 52 years ensured Brian Kewley a busy life. But Mr Kewley, former president of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia, never let his work stop him from pursuing his creative urges. more>>

Dr Allan Skertchly

Dr Allan Skertchly - Science 1960 (1950)

Current Position: Psychologist and emergency management consultant, Darwin

Northern Territory-based psychologist Dr Allan Skertchly has worked and studied at universities around Australia and overseas. He remains a proud Melbourne alumnus and still keeps in touch with classmates from his undergraduate days. more>>

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