List of Monash University people

A list of Monash University people, including a number of notable alumni and staff.

Notable alumni

Politics and government

Law

Media and arts

Business

Medicine and science

Social services and academia

Sport

Notable staff (past and present)

Creative arts

Humanities and social sciences

Law

Medicine and life sciences

Physical sciences

Administration

Vice-Chancellors

Note: After 1990, the Vice-Chancellor was also given the additional title of President.[6]

No. Portrait Vice-Chancellor Held Office Notes Ref.
1
 Louis Matheson 1960–1976 civil engineer
[7]
2
 William Alexander Gowdie Scott 1976–1977 English literature
[8]
3
 Raymond Martin 1977–1987 inorganic chemist
[9]
4
 Mal Logan 1987–1996 urban planner and academic administrator
[10]
5
 David Robinson 1997–2002 Controversial figure that was forced to resign in 2002 over alleged cases of plagiarism that he was accused to have committed during the 1970s and 1980s.
[11][12]
6
 Peter Darvall 2002–2003 academic, civil engineer
[13]
7
 Richard Larkins 2003–2009 physician, Order of Australia
[14]
8
 Ed Byrne 2009–2014 neuroscientist
[15]
9
 Margaret Gardner 2014–2023 industrial relations specialist, 30th Governor of Victoria
[16]
10
 Sharon Pickering 2024–present social scientist
[17]

Chancellors

[18]

No. Portrait Chancellor Held Office Notes Ref.
1
 Robert Blackwood 1958–1968 engineer
[19]
2
 Douglas Menzies 1968–1974 judge
[20]
3
 Richard Moulton Eggleston 1975–1983 judge
[21][22]
4
 George Lush 1983–1992 judge
[23]
5
 David William Rogers 1992–1998 lawyer
[24]
6
 Jeremy (Jerry) Ellis 1999–2007 mining entrepreneur
[25]
7
 Alan Finkel 2008–2016 8th Chief Scientist of Australia, neuroscientist
[26]
8
 Simon McKeon 2016–present lawyer
[27]

References

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  2. ^ "Drop in, don't drop out – Education". The Age. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Terry Budge". Business News. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Joanna Tully - deputy director of VFPMS".
  5. ^ "Jim Breen's Pages Have Moved".
  6. ^ "Vice-Chancellor and President". Monash University.
  7. ^ "Foundation Vice-Chancellor". Monash University.
  8. ^ "Foundation Dean of Arts". Monash University.
  9. ^ "Professor Ray Martin, physical and inorganic chemist". Australian Academy of Science.
  10. ^ "Vale Emeritus Professor Malcolm Ian Logan AC (1931 - 2022)". Monash University. 20 September 2022.
  11. ^ Rodan, Paul (2004). "A Modest Victory for Academic Values: The Demise of David Robinson". Australian University Review. 46 (2): 16–22 – via CiteSeerX.
  12. ^ "Monash head leaves over plagiarism charge". The Guardian. 18 July 2002.
  13. ^ "Now for a new era ... with a safe choice". The Age. 20 July 2002.
  14. ^ "VC handover will be smooth" (PDF). Monash News. April 2003.
  15. ^ "Professor Ed Byrne appointed Vice-Chancellor of Monash University". University College London. 21 November 2008.
  16. ^ "Professor Margaret Gardner AO incoming Vice-Chancellor". Monash University. 17 December 2013.
  17. ^ "Monash University's new Vice-Chancellor and President". Monash University. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Chancellor". Monash University.
  19. ^ "Sir Robert Blackwood dies" (PDF). Sound. Monash University. 24 August 1982. p. 1.
  20. ^ "Sir Douglas Menzies dies" (PDF). Sound. Monash University. 3 December 1974. p. 1.
  21. ^ "Sir Richard Eggleston is the new chancellor" (PDF). Sound. Monash University. 15 January 1975. p. 1.
  22. ^ "Sir Richard Moulton Eggleston (1909-91)". Brighton General Cemetery.
  23. ^ "Sir George Hermann LUSH (1912 - 2000)". Monash University. 3 May 2000.
  24. ^ "David William (Bill) ROGERS (1926 - 2019)". Monash University. 19 September 2019.
  25. ^ Evans, Simon (21 August 2014). "Ex BHP chairman says cycles move and he's a happy shareholder". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  26. ^ "Chancellor re-appointed". Monash University. 25 March 2013.
  27. ^ "Monash appoints new Chancellor for new era". Monash University. 21 October 2015.