List of Western Sydney University people

This is a list of University of Western Sydney people, including alumni and staff.

Alumni

Academia

• Mireille Astore, artist/lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts (University of Sydney)
• Silma Ihram, political academic
• Nada Kakabadse, professor, University of Northampton
• Christopher Kelen, author, lecturer in creative writing and literature at the University of Macau
• Syed Ziaur Rahman, secretary and chair of the Advisory Council, International Association of Medical Colleges; professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
• Hollis Taylor, zoomusicologist
• Dinesh Wadiwel, senior lecturer in Human Rights and Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Sydney

Business

• Matt Granfield, Head of Marketing, Heritage Bank

Politicians

Federal politicians

• Ed Husic, MP, Minister for Industry and Science and member of the Australian House of Representatives representing Chifley

State politicians

• David Elliott, MP, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Baulkham Hills
• Geoff Lee, MP, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Parramatta
• Karyn Paluzzano, former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• Jai Rowell, MP, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Wollondilly
• Ron Wells, former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and the Victorian Legislative Assembly
• Steve Whan, MLC, member of New South Wales Legislative Council

Other politicians

• Azis Syamsuddin, Indonesian politician
• Yaw Shin Leong, former Singaporean politician

Humanities

Arts

• Craig Anderson, television actor
• Celeste Barber, actor and comedian (Theatre Nepean, 2002)[1]
• Alfio Bonanno, musician
• Jonathan Boulet, musician
• Serhat Caradee (Theatre Nepean), theatre and film director[2][3]
• Melissa Chiu, museum director, curator and author, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
• Chua Ek Kay, artist
• Dagmar Evelyn Cyrulla, artist
• Timothy Daly, playwright (Theatre Nepean, 1992)[4]
• Nicole da Silva, actress
• Kieran Darcy-Smith, actor and director
• Alexandra Davies, actress
• Anne Deveson, writer
• Joel Edgerton, actor
• Matt Granfield, author
• Joelle Hadjia, musician
• Don Hany, actor
• Anita Heiss, writer
• Steve Le Marquand, actor
• Damian McDonald, author
• Granaz Moussavi, poet and director
• Ben Peek, author
• Ben Quilty, artist, 2011 Archibald Prize winner
• Margaret Roc, author
• Rosie Scott, author
• Yvonne Strahovski, actress
• Travis S. Taylor, science fiction author
• Maria Tran, actress, director
• Jared Turner, actor[5]
• The Umbilical Brothers, David Collins and Shane Dundas, comedy duo
• Tony Walters, director and creator of Double the Fist
• David Wenham, actor (Theatre Nepean, 1987)[6]
• Darren Yap (Theatre Nepean), actor and director

Education

• Lance Mitchell, educator
• William Wallace, educator

History

• Matthew Glozier, historian

Journalism and media

• Whitney Fitzsimmons, television presenter, ABC International
• Paul Murray, radio presenter

Sciences

Medicine

• Syed Ziaur Rahman, pharmacologist

Military

• Garnet Malley, Wing Commander, graduate of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Sport

• Shannon Cole, Western Sydney Wanderers defender (degree on hold)
• Casey Dunning, rugby union player
• Benny Elias, rugby league player with Balmain Tigers
• Morgan Endicott-Davies, Judo
• Frank Puletua, New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Aziz "Zyzz" Shavershian, bodybuilder and internet celebrity
• Francis Vaiotu, NRL player for the Sydney Roosters

Other

• John Ondawame, activist
• Astrid Perry-Indermaur, activist
• Lancelot Eric Richdale, amateur ornithologist, graduate of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College
• Warwick Watkins, disgraced senior New South Wales public servant and former member of the Australia national rugby union team (the Wallabies)

Administration

Chancellor

Order	Chancellor	Years	Notes
1	Sir Ian Turbott, AO, CMG, CVO	1989 – 2000
2	John Phillips, AO	2000 – 2010
3	Peter Shergold, AC	2011 – 2022	[7][8]
4	Jennifer Westacott, AO	2023 – present	[9]

• Gabrielle Harrison, Deputy Chancellor
• Kim Yeadon, Deputy Chancellor

Vice-Chancellor

Order	Vice-Chancellor	Years	Notes
1	Brian Smith, AO	October 1989 – 1994	[10]
2	Deryck Schreuder	1994–1998	[11]
3	Janice Reid, AC	1998 – 31 December 2013	[12]
4	Barney Glover, AO	1 January 2014 – 2024	[13]
5	George Williams, AO	22 July 2024  – present	[14]

Faculty

Notable past and current faculty members include:

• Ien Ang, cultural studies, academic and author
• Jack Barbalet, sociologist
• Ragbir Bhathal, astronomer and author
• David Burchell, journalist
• Jane Caro, social commentator and writer
• Roger Dean, musician, biochemist and cognitive scientist
• Jim Falk, physicist
• Jane R. Goodall, author
• Robert Hayes, legal academic
• Bob Hodge, linguist
• Niv Horesh, historian
• Ivor Indyk, literary academic, editor and publisher
• Paul James, writer on globalization, sustainability, and social theory
• Gail Jones, novelist
• Colm Kearney, political economist
• Steve Keen, economist
• Caleb Kelly, curator and author
• Nikolas Kompridis, philosopher and political theorist
• Geoff Lee, former business academic
• Herbert W. Marsh, educational psychologist
• Willard McCarty, digital humanities academic
• Andrew Moore, historian
• Gerald Muench, medical scientist
• Adam Possamai, sociologist
• Juan Francisco Salazar, anthropologist
• Ariel Salleh, philosopher and sociologist
• Brian Sully AM, QC, legal academic
• Bryan Turner, sociologist

References

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6. Mendelssohn, Joanna (13 February 2008). "Want to go to art school? Don't live in Western Sydney". Crikey. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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11. Unknown, University of Western Sydney-. "One of Australia's great universities". www.westernsydney.edu.au. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
12. "UWS honours its Vice-Chancellor Professor Janice Reid" (Press release). University of Western Sydney. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
13. "Vice-Chancellor and President". UWS Executive. University of Western Sydney. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
14. Dodd, Tim. "Unis should talk less about themselves and more about who they serve: New WSU leader". Campus Review. Retrieved 22 July 2024.