The following are notable alumni and staff of Southern Cross University.
Notable alumni Darren Albert, former rugby league footballer Lina Eve, artist, adoption activist, singer/songwriter, photographer and filmmaker Deej Fabyc, performance artist Paul Glynn, Jesuit author Justin Harrison, former rugby union player David Heilpern, magistrate Jacqueline Hey, chairperson of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Debra Jackson, nurse, academic and author Ashok Lavasa, IAS Former Election commissioner of India Caroline Le Couteur, politician Jodi Martin, singer-songwriter Daniel McDaniel, former Major General in the Australian Army Vavine Nadesalingam, Papua New Guinean social entrepreneur Ben Newton, , paralympic gold medalist Andrew Nikolic, Liberal politician James Page, educationist Steve Price, , former rugby league footballer Linda Reynolds, politician Tamara Smith, politician Mickalene Thomas, American painter Jone Usamate, Fijian politician Poto Williams, , Member of the New Zealand Parliament
Notable faculty members Kirsten Benkendorff, marine scientist, and 2000 Young Australian of the Year Leigh Carriage, an Australian vocalist, educator and songwriter is a senior lecturer in the Contemporary Music Program at Southern Cross University. Barry Conyngham, an Australian composer and academic. Garry Egger, an Australian academic and author, particularly recognized for his work in health promotion, preventive health and lifestyle medicine. Michael Hannan, composer and musicologist, founder of the University's Bachelor in Contemporary Music program.Southern Cross University. Staff directory: Michael Hannan. Retrieved 15 November 2015. Peter L. Harrison, an Australian marine biologist and ecologist. Jerome Vanclay, awarded the Queen's Award for Forestry in 1997, and the IUFRO Scientific Achievement Award in 2010.
Administration
Chancellors
Order Chancellor Years Notes 1 Andrew Rogers, 19941998 2 Lionel Phelps, 19982002 3 John Dowd, 20022014 4 Nick Burton Taylor, 20142021 5Sandra McPhee, 2021present
Vice-Chancellors
Order Vice-Chancellor Years Notes 1 Barry Conyngham, 19942000 Harvard University Gazette 2John Anthony Rickard2000–2004 3 Paul Clark 20042009 4 Peter Lee 20092016 5Adam Shoemaker2016–20206Tyrone Carlin2020–present
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