List of Griffith University people

This is an incomplete list of Griffith University people, inclusive of the university's Queensland Conservatorium, and including alumni and staff.

Alumni

Academia

• Brian Fitzgerald, academic and barrister, with expertise in cyber law at the Australian Catholic University
• Peter Monteath, historian and academic at Flinders University^[1]
• Lola Montgomery, senior lecturer, SAE Creative Media Institute in Brisbane^[2]
• Thomas O'Regan, academic in culture and media studies at the University of Queensland^[3]

Business

• Greg Clark, CEO of Symantec^[4]
• Bruce Djite, former footballer, now business executive^[5]

Government

Politicians

• Jim Chalmers, politician^[6]
• Anthony Chisholm, Senator for Queensland^[7]
• Peta-Kaye Croft, former state politician^[8]
• Mick de Brenni, state politician and minister^[9]
• Justine Elliot, federal politician^[10]
• Leeanne Enoch, state politician and minister^[11]
• Andrew Fraser, former state politician and Deputy Premier; winner of the University Medal^[12]
• Gary Hardgrave, former federal politician and minister; and later, Administrator of Norfolk Island^[13]
• Joanna Lindgren, former Senator for Queensland^[14]
• Matt McEachan, former state politician^[15]
• James McGrath, Senator for Queensland and assistant minister^[16]
• Aidan McLindon, former state politician^[17]
• Lisa Neville, Victorian state politician and minister^[18]
• Julie Owens, federal politician^[19]
• Duncan Pegg, state politician^[20]
• Ted Radke, former state politician^[21]
• Phil Reeves, former state politician and minister^[22]
• Mark Robinson, state politician^[23]
• Meaghan Scanlon, state politician^[24]
• Judy Spence, former state politician and former minister^[25]
• Amanda Stoker, Senator for Queensland and barrister^[26]
• Jackie Trad, state politician and the former Deputy Premier of Queensland^[27]
• Ross Vasta, federal politician^[6][28]
• Larissa Waters, former federal politician^[6]

Civil servants

• Dayan Jayatilleka, Sri Lankan academic, diplomat, writer and politician^[29]
• Brett Mason, Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands; former Senator for Queensland^[30]

Humanities

Arts

• Tony Albert, contemporary indigenous artist^[31]
• Daniel Amalm, musician and actor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^{[citation needed]}
• Garry Andrews, contemporary artist^{[citation needed]}
• Jason Barry-Smith, operatic baritone, vocal coach, composer, arranger, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[32]
• Betty Beath, composer, pianist, and music educator, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[33]
• Robert Braiden, film director^{[citation needed]}
• Liz Cantor, television personality^[34][35]
• Eddy Chen, violinist, YouTuber^{[citation needed]}
• Ray Chen, violinist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[36]
• Gerry Connolly, comedian, actor, impressionist, pianist, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[37]
• Sarah Crane, operatic soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[38]
• Robert Davidson, composer, double bassist, ensemble director and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[39]
• Brett Dean, composer, violist, and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[40]
• Emma Dean, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[41]
• Lucy DeCoutere, Canadian actress^[42]
• Candy Devine, broadcaster, singer, and actress, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[43]
• Diana Doherty, oboist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^{[citation needed]}
• Robin Donald, operatic tenor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^{[citation needed]}
• Helen Donaldson, operatic soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^{[citation needed]}
• Lisa Gasteen AO, internationally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^{[citation needed]}
• Jayson Gillham, classical pianist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^{[citation needed]}
• Dami Im, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist performing artist, who represented Australia at Eurovision 2016^[44]
• Graeme Jennings, classical pianist and music educator, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
• Natalie Jeremijenko, experimental design artist^[45][46]
• Jung Ryeo-won, actress and singer^[47]
• JVMIE, singer-songwriter and music producer, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^{[citation needed]}
• Kanon, singer-songwriter and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[48]
• Rosario La Spina, operatic tenor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[49]
• Piers Lane AO, internationally acclaimed classical pianist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[50]
• Lola the Vamp, performance artist^{[citation needed]}
• Adam Lopez, pop musician, vocal coach, and session vocalist^{[citation needed]}
• Mirusia Louwerse, soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^{[citation needed]}
• Tahu Matheson, pianist and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[51]
• Kate Miller-Heidke, singer-songwriter and actress, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
• Katie Noonan, singer-songwriter and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[52]
• Barnaby Ralph, professional virtuoso recorder player and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^{[citation needed]}
• John Rodgers, composer, improviser, violinist, pianist and guitarist, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[53]
• Van Thanh Rudd, artist and activist^[54]
• Aravinnd Singh, Indian cinematographer^{[citation needed]}
• Barry Singh, artistic director and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[55]
• Alaric Tay, Singaporean director, producer and actor^{[citation needed]}
• Amanda Ware, model^[56]
• Robert Warren, musician^{[citation needed]}
• Megan Washington, musician and songwriter, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[57]
• Jonathon Welch AM, choral conductor, opera singer and voice teacher, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[58]
• Christopher Wrench, organist and lecturer, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium^[59]

• Brett Yang, violinist, YouTuber^{[citation needed]}

History

• Peter Monteath, historian and academic at Flinders University^[1]

Journalism and media

• Alex Deane, political commentator^[60]
• Adam Ferguson, photojournalist^{[citation needed]}
• Natalie Gruzlewski, television presenter^[61]
• Andrew Lofthouse, co-presenter of Nine News Queensland

Literature, writing and poetry

• Philip Dean, playwright^{[citation needed]}
• Brentley Frazer, contemporary poet and author^[62]
• Nujoom Al-Ghanem, Emirati poet and film director^[63][64]
• Stefanja Orlowska, writer and actress^[65]
• Robyn Sheahan-Bright, author and publisher of children's literature^[66]
• Ken Spillman, author^{[citation needed]}
• David Vernon, author^{[citation needed]}

Philosophy and theology

• John Fleming, initially an Anglican minister; later, Catholic priest;^[67] subsequently banned from practising ministry^[68]
• James Page, anthropologist and peace educator^[69]
• Nick Vujicic, Christian evangelist and motivational speaker^{[citation needed]}

Law

• Anika Wells, former advisor to the federal government, later MP representing the Division of Lilley^{[citation needed]}

Medicine and sciences

• Mark Elgar, ecologist^[70]
• Vanessa Lee-AhMat, first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD graduate from the School of Medicine
• Dinesh Palipana, doctor; disability advocate; first quadriplegic intern in Queensland; second quadriplegic medical graduate in Australia^[71][72]

Sport

• Deborah Acason, weightlifter and criminologist^[73]
• Liz Blatchford, triathlete and marine biologist^[74]
• Steven Bradbury OAM, short track speed skater and Olympic gold medallist^[75]
• Sara Carrigan, cyclist^[61]
• Naomi Castle, water polo player and Olympic gold medallist^[75]
• Bruce Djite, former footballer, now business executive^[5]
• Duncan Free OAM, rower and Olympic gold medallist^[75]
• Jeff Horn, professional boxer and former school teacher^[76]
• Michael Jeh, former Sri Lankan cricketer
• Katie Kelly OAM, paratriathlete and 2016 Rio Paralympics gold medallist^[77]
• Emma McKeon OAM, swimmer and Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist^[78]
• Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane, Papua New Guinean swimmer^{[citation needed]}
• Simone Nalatu, Fiji-Australian netball player^[79]
• Libby Trickett OAM, retired swimmer and Olympic gold medallist
• Brandon Wakeling, weightlifter^{[citation needed]}

Other professions

• Alex James, electrical engineer and author^{[citation needed]}
• Tania Major, Aboriginal activist^[80]
• Bo Songvisava, chef and restaurateur^{[citation needed]}
• Felicity Wishart, conservationist and environmental activist^[81]

Administration

Chancellors

Order	Chancellor	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Sir Theodor Bray	24 December 1970 (1970-12-24)	1985	14–15 years	[82][83]
2	John Sewell	1985	21 March 1988		[84]
3	John Macrossan	1988	2000		[85]
4	Leneen Forde AC	1 June 2000	31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)		[86]
5	Henry Smerdon AM	1 June 2015 (2015-06-01)	September 2022	9 years, 266 days	[87]
6	Andrew Fraser	September 2022	incumbent		[88]

Vice-Chancellors

Order	Vice-Chancellor[89]	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Frederick Willett AO	30 September 1971 (1971-09-30)	1983	11–12 years	[90][91]
2	Roy Webb AO	7 January 1985	2002	16–17 years	[92]
3	Glyn Davis	1 January 2002	31 December 2004 (2004-12-31)	2–3 years	[93]
4	Ian O'Connor AC	1 January 2005	31 December 2018	12–13	[94]
5	Carolyn Evans FASSA	February 2019	current	incumbent

Faculty

• Ralf Altmeyer, German virologist^[95]
• Donald K. Anton, Chair of International Law^[96]
• Lisa Gasteen AO, internally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano
• Graeme Jennings, classical pianist and music educator
• Susanne Karstedt, criminologist^[97]
• Nigel Krauth, author, scholar and editor
• Alan Mackay-Sim, biomedical scientist, 2017 Australian of the Year
• Jason Nelson, pioneering digital poet and artist
• Nicki Packer, Australian glycobiologist, Principal Research Leader at the Institute for Glycomics
• Charles Page, photographer
• Don Smith OBE (1920–1998), former operatic tenor and singing teacher; father of Robin Donald

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