List of University of New England (Australia) people
This is a list of University of New England (Australia) people, including a number of notable alumni and faculty members of the University of New England.
Alumni
Academics
- Don Aitkin, , professor of politics at Macquarie University (1971–79) and the Australian National University (1980-1988); Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra (1991-2002)
- Kym Anderson, , Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide and the Australian National University; President of the Policy Advisory Council at the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Max Hartwell (1921-2009), professor of economic history at the University of New South Wales (1950–56); reader in economic and social history at the University of Oxford; professorial fellow of Nuffield College Oxford (1956–77) (Emeritus 1977); was amongst the first intake of students in 1938 at the New England University College and the first of his cohort to become a professor
- Keith Leopold (1920-1999), professor of German at the University of Queensland (1964); was amongst the first intake of students in 1938 at the New England University College
- John Quiggin, Australian Research Council Federation Fellow in economics and political science
- Brenda Walker, Award-winning novelist and Winthrop Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia. Sister of Don Walker
Business
- Douglas Daft, AC, former global CEO of Coca-Cola
- Canning Fok Kin-ning, group managing director of Hutchison Whampoa and Chairman of Hongkong Electric Holdings
- Wendy McCarthy, AO, businesswoman, activist, and former Chancelor of the University of Canberra
Government
Politicians
- Natalie Bennett, the Rt Honourable Baroness Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
- Dean Brown, AO, former Premier of South Australia
- David Elliott, the current Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Barnaby Joyce, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and current Member for New England in the Australian Parliament
- John Kerin, AO, former Member of the Australian Parliament and Federal minister (Primary Industries, Energy, Transport and Communication, Trade and Overseas Development, Treasurer)
- Chris Minns, Premier of New South Wales
- Don Page, former Member for Ballina in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and grandson of Sir Earle Page, founding Chancellor of UNE
- Bill Rixon, former Member for Lismore in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Milena Pires, member of the first National Parliament of East Timor and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- George Souris, AM, former member Upper Hunter in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Tony Windsor, AM, former Member for Tamworth in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and former Member for New England in the Australian Parliament
Civil servants
- Jock R. Anderson, professor and agricultural economist at the World Bank
- Paul Barratt, AO, former Executive Director at the Business Council of Australia, Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy, and Secretary of the Department of Defence
- Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
- Justin Brown, Australian diplomat who has served as High Commissioner to Canada (2008-2011) and Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO (2018- )
- Bernie Fraser, former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia and former Secretary of the [Australian] Department of the Treasury
- Kerry Schott, AO, former CEO of Sydney Water
Humanities
Arts
- Amanda Bishop, comedian, actor and musician
- Lewis Fitz-Gerald, actor, writer and director
- Lionel Gilbert, historian
- Don Walker, musician, notably with Cold Chisel. Brother of Brenda Walker.
Literature, writing and poetry
- Marshall Moore, American writer
- James Page, educationist
- Gayla Reid, writer
- James Wilson-Miller, Indigenous writer
Law
- Geoffrey Edelsten, businessman and entrepreneur
Sciences
- Catherine King – ecotoxicologist, Antarctic researcher
- Dame Bridget Ogilvie, AC DBE, medical scientist
Sport
- Suzy Balogh, OAM 2004 Olympic gold medal shooter
- Katherine Calder, 2010 Winter Olympics cross-country skier
- Roy Masters, , sports journalist and former rugby league football coach
- Kathleen Partridge, 1988 Olympic gold medal field hockey; 1992 Olympics (goalkeeper)
- Damian Smith, member of the Australia national rugby union team, Wallaby #707
- Amelia White, 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Para-equestrian
Administration
Chancellors
| Order | Chancellor | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Earle Page, | 1954 – 1960 | |
| 2 | Phillip Wright, | 1960 – 1970 | |
| 2 | Sir Frank Kitto, | 1970 – 1981 | |
| 3 | Rob Robertson-Cuninghame, AO | 1981 – 1993 | |
| 4 | Pat O'Shane, AM, | 1994 – 2003 | |
| 5 | John Cassidy, AO | 2004 – 2008 | |
| 6 | Richard Torbay | 2008 – 2013 | |
| 7 | John Watkins, AM | 2013 – 2014 | |
| 8 | James Harris, FRSN | 2014 – present |
Vice-Chancellors
The following people have served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of New England:
- Sir Robert Madgwick, OBE, (1954–1966)
- Sir Zelman Cowen, AK, GCVO, GCMG, PC, QC (1966–1970)
- Alec Lazenby, AO, (1970–1977)
- Ronald Gates, AO (1977–1985)
- Lawrence W Nicol (1985–1988)
- Don McNicol (1988–1990)
- Robert HT Smith, AM, (1990–1994)
- Bruce Thom, AM, (1994–1996)
- Eric Nairn (1997)
- Ingrid Moses, AO, (1997–2006)
- Alan Pettigrew (2006–2010)
- James Barber (2010-2014)
- Annabelle Duncan (2014-2019)
- Brigid Heywood (2019-2022)
- Simon Evans (Acting) (2022-2023)
- Chris Moran (2023-)