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 Lola Montgomery, senior lecturer, SAE Creative Media Institute in Brisbane Thomas O'Regan, academic in culture and media studies at the University of Queensland
Business
Greg Clark, CEO of Symantec Bruce Djite, former footballer, now business executive
Government Politicians
Jim Chalmers, politician Anthony Chisholm, Senator for Queensland Peta-Kaye Croft, former state politician Mick de Brenni, state politician and minister Justine Elliot, federal politician Leeanne Enoch, state politician and minister Andrew Fraser, former state politician and Deputy Premier; winner of the University Medal Gary Hardgrave, former federal politician and minister; and later, Administrator of Norfolk Island Joanna Lindgren, former Senator for Queensland Matt McEachan, former state politician James McGrath, Senator for Queensland and assistant minister Aidan McLindon, former state politician Lisa Neville, Victorian state politician and minister Julie Owens, federal politician Duncan Pegg, state politician Ted Radke, former state politician Phil Reeves, former state politician and minister Mark Robinson, state politician Meaghan Scanlon, state politician Judy Spence, former state politician and former minister Amanda Stoker, Senator for Queensland and barrister Jackie Trad, state politician and the former Deputy Premier of Queensland Ross Vasta, federal politician Larissa Waters, former federal politician
Civil servants
Dayan Jayatilleka, Sri Lankan academic, diplomat, writer and politician
Humanities Arts
Tony Albert, contemporary indigenous artist Daniel Amalm, musician and actor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Garry Andrews, contemporary artist Jason Barry-Smith, operatic baritone, vocal coach, composer, arranger, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Betty Beath, composer, pianist, and music educator, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Robert Braiden, film director Liz Cantor, television personality Eddy Chen, violinist, YouTuber Ray Chen, violinist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Gerry Connolly, comedian, actor, impressionist, pianist, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Sarah Crane, operatic soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Robert Davidson, composer, double bassist, head of composition at University of Queensland School of Music Brett Dean, composer, violist, and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Emma Dean, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Lucy DeCoutere, Canadian actress Candy Devine, broadcaster, singer, and actress, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Diana Doherty, oboist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Robin Donald, operatic tenor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Helen Donaldson, operatic soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Lisa Gasteen , internationally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Jayson Gillham, classical pianist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Dami Im, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist performing artist, who represented Australia at Eurovision 2016 Graeme Jennings, classical pianist and music educator, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Natalie Jeremijenko, experimental design artist Jung Ryeo-won, actress and singer JVMIE, singer-songwriter and music producer, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Kanon, singer-songwriter and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Rosario La Spina, operatic tenor and alumnus of the Queensland ConservatoriumElizabeth Muir Memorial Prize Application (40 KB), Queensland Conservatorium Piers Lane , internationally acclaimed classical pianist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Lola the Vamp, performance artist Adam Lopez, pop musician, vocal coach, and session vocalist Mirusia Louwerse, soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Jackie Marshall, singer-songwriter, screen actor Tahu Matheson, pianist and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Kate Miller-Heidke, singer-songwriter and actress, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Katie Noonan, singer-songwriter and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Barnaby Ralph, professional virtuoso recorder player and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium John Rodgers, composer, improviser, violinist, pianist and guitarist, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Van Thanh Rudd, artist and activistAbout the artist van-thanh-rudd.net. 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009. Aravinnd Singh, Indian cinematographer Barry Singh, artistic director and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Alaric Tay, Singaporean director, producer and actor Amanda Ware, model Robert Warren, musician Megan Washington, musician and songwriter, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Jonathon Welch , choral conductor, opera singer and voice teacher, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium Christopher Wrench, organist and lecturer, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium
Brett Yang, violinist, YouTuber
History Peter Monteath, historian and academic at Flinders University
Journalism and media
Alex Deane, political commentator Adam Ferguson, photojournalist Natalie Gruzlewski, television presenter Andrew Lofthouse, co-presenter of Nine News Queensland
Literature, writing and poetry
Philip Dean, playwright Brentley Frazer, contemporary poet and author Nujoom Al-Ghanem, Emirati poet and film director Stefanja Orlowska, writer and actress Robyn Sheahan-Bright, author and publisher of children's literature Ken Spillman, author David Vernon, author
Philosophy and theology John Fleming, initially an Anglican minister; later, Catholic priest; subsequently banned from practising ministry James Page, anthropologist and peace educatorLibrary catalogue search, GU. , accessed 26 October 2009 Nick Vujicic, Christian evangelist and motivational speaker
Law Anika Wells, former advisor to the federal government, later MP representing the Division of Lilley
Medicine and sciences Mark Elgar, ecologist 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
Sport
Deborah Acason, weightlifter and criminologist Liz Blatchford, triathlete and marine biologist Steven Bradbury , short track speed skater and Olympic gold medallist Sara Carrigan, cyclist Naomi Castle, water polo player and Olympic gold medallist Bruce Djite, former footballer, now business executive Duncan Free , rower and Olympic gold medallist Jeff Horn, professional boxer and former school teacher Michael Jeh, former Sri Lankan cricketer Katie Kelly , paratriathlete and 2016 Rio Paralympics gold medallist Emma McKeon , swimmer and Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane, Papua New Guinean swimmer Simone Nalatu, Fiji-Australian netball player Libby Trickett , retired swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Brandon Wakeling, weightlifter
Other professions
Fatema Al Harbi (born 1991 or 1992), Bahraini author and peace activist Alex James, electrical engineer and author Tania Major, Aboriginal activist Bo Songvisava, chef and restaurateur Felicity Wishart, conservationist and environmental activist
Administration
Chancellors Order Chancellor Term start Term end Time in office Notes Sir Theodor Bray 1985 years John Sewell 1985 21 March 1988 John Macrossan 1988 2000 Leneen Forde 1 June 2000 Henry Smerdon September 2022 Andrew Fraser September 2022 incumbent
Vice-Chancellors Order Vice-Chancellor Term start Term end Time in office Notes Frederick Willett 1983 years Roy Webb 7 January 1985 2002 years Glyn Davis 1 January 2002 years Ian O'Connor 1 January 2005 31 December 2018 years Carolyn Evans February 2019 current incumbent
Faculty Ralf Altmeyer, German virologistList of staff at Institute of Glycomics of Griffith University Donald K. Anton, Chair of International Law Lisa Gasteen , internally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano Graeme Jennings, classical pianist and music educator Susanne Karstedt, criminologist Nigel Krauth, author, scholar and editor Alan Mackay-Sim, biomedical scientist, 2017 Australian of the Year Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Director of the National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases Jason Nelson, pioneering digital poet and artist Nicki Packer, Australian glycobiologist, Principal Research Leader at the Institute for Glycomics Charles Page, photographer Don Smith (1920–1998), former operatic tenor and singing teacher; father of Robin Donald
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