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 O. K. Harsh, International Academic & Research Advisor of Brit College,https://bcet.uk/teachers BCET, London. Ex Pro-Chancellor (addl), Vice-Chancellor of Glocal University,https://glocaluniversity.edu.in/prof-dr-om-kumar-harsh/ and Ex Vice-Chancellor of Tantia University
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) Alfio Bonanno, musician Jonathan Boulet, musician Serhat Caradee (Theatre Nepean), theatre and film director 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) 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 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) 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) Tracey Vivien Steinrucken, Rhodes Scholar, ecologist, molecular biologist
Administration
Chancellor Order Chancellor Years Notes 1 Sir Ian Turbott, 19892000 2 John Phillips, 20002010 3 Peter Shergold, 2011–2022 4Jennifer Westacott, 2023–present
Gabrielle Harrison, Deputy Chancellor Kim Yeadon, Deputy Chancellor
Vice-Chancellor Order Vice-Chancellor Years Notes 1 Brian Smith, October 19891994 2 Deryck Schreuder 19941998 3 Janice Reid, 199831 December 2013 4 Barney Glover, 1 January 2014 2024 5George Williams, 22 July 2024 present
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 , legal academic Bryan Turner, sociologist
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