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** [[Robert May, Baron May of Oxford]]
** [[Robert May, Baron May of Oxford]]
** [[Trixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes]]
** [[Trixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes]]

*Administrators of [[Papua New Guinea]] -
** Sir Jack Keith Murray


* Aboriginal leaders - [[Charles N. Perkins|Charles Perkins]] and [[Noel Pearson (Australian lawyer)|Noel Pearson]]
* Aboriginal leaders - [[Charles N. Perkins|Charles Perkins]] and [[Noel Pearson (Australian lawyer)|Noel Pearson]]

Revision as of 19:20, 12 October 2010

This is a list of notable staff and alumni of the University of Sydney, Australia.

Alumni or (Academic)

Government, politics and law

Business and industry

Science and technology

  • Veterinary Scientists
    • William Allen CBE - Professor of Equine Reproduction at Cambridge Veterinary School
    • William Beveridge - Professor of Animal Pathology and Director of the Institute of Animal Pathology at Cambridge University from 1947 to 1975
    • Dr Ross Perry, Australia’s first registered avian veterinarian, the first to study and name Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease for which he was co-discoverer of viral infection agent [2]
    • Wesley Whitten, veterinary scientist whose research led to breakthroughs in infertility treatment in humans. In 1993 he was awarded the Marshall Medal from the Society for the Study of Fertility and in 1996 the Pioneer Award of the International Society for Embryo Transfer. He discovered the synchronisation of the oestrus cycle of female mice exposed to the pheromones in male mouse urine. It is known as the Whitten effect. He developed the Whitten medium, in use globally, which facilitates culturing mammalian eggs and developing embryos [3]

Medicine

  • Professor David Hunter - Dean for Academic Affairs, Harvard School of Public Health
  • Professor Dame Valerie Beral AC - (graduated with first-class honours in both medicine and surgery, 1969), epidemiologist, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Head of Cancer Epidemiology Unit for Cancer Research UK since 1989, leader of the survey of 1.3 million women that established hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as a major cause of increased breast cancer rates in western nations. [4]
  • Sir Henry Harris FRS, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, who first demonstrated the existence of tumour-suppressing genes.
  • Sir Norman Gregg, identified rubella in early pregnancy as a human teratogen.
  • Professor Jacques Miller FRS, discoverer of the function of the thymus (the last major organ of the human body whose function remained unknown).
  • Sir Brian Windeyer, Vice-Chancellor of London University 1969-72; Professor of Radiology at London University 1942-69.[5]
  • Sir Gustav Nossal FRS, immunologist, discoverer of the so-called “one cell-one antibody” rule, which states that each B lymphocyte, developed in bone marrow, secretes a specific antibody in response to an encounter with a specific foreign antigen.
  • Dr Gerald Lawrie, world-renowned American heart surgeon and pioneer in the surgical treatment of valvular heart disease. On August 14, 2007, Dr. Lawrie performed the first mitral vale repair using the daVinci robotic surgical system using an advanced technique called the American Correction. In 2008, he was appointed the Methodist Hospital Michael E. Debakey Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
  • Raymond Dart, an Australian anatomist and anthropologist, best known for his discovery in 1924 of a fossil (first ever found) of Australopithecus africanus (extinct hominid closely related to humans).
  • Professor Graeme Clark FRS, inventor of cochlear ear implant.
  • Professor Robert Clancy, developer of first oral vaccine for acute bronchitis.
  • Professor John Prineas, discoverer of how brain and spinal cord myelin is destroyed in multiple sclerosis.
  • Professor Donald Metcalf FRS, his research revealed the control of blood cell formation.
  • Dr Anna Donald (1966–2009), pioneer and advocate of evidence-based medicine.
  • Professor Marshall Edwards, the discoverer of maternal hyperthermia as a human teratogen.
  • Dr William McBride, obstetrician, who in 1961 first warned the medical world against thalidomide as a human teratogen.
  • Dr John Hunter, Challis Professor of Anatomy at age 24 years whose brilliant career, achieving international recognition, was cut short by fever just 2 years later.
  • Dr Victor Chang AC (1936–1991), one of the pioneers of modern heart transplantation
  • Dr Max Lake OAM (1924–2009), Australia's first specialist hand surgeon
  • Dr Nikos Athanasou, Professor of Musculoskeletal Pathology at Oxford.
  • Professor Patrick McGorry, Australian of the Year 2010.
  • Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London, has conducted ground-breaking studies into stroke.
  • Wirginia Maixner, director of neurosurgery at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Graduated from the University of Sydney in 1986.
  • Robert Kavanaugh, dentist and George Cross recipient.

Armed services

Arts, literature and media

Religion

  • Roman Catholic Bishops
    • Anthony Fisher - Bishop of Parramatta
    • John Satterthwaite - Bishop of Lismore
  • Church of England Bishops (Australia)
    • Sir Marcus Loane - Archbishop of Sydney
    • Peter Jensen - Archbishop of Sydney
    • Donald Robinson - Archbishop of Sydney
    • Peter Watson - Archbishop of Melbourne
    • Geoffrey Cranswick - Bishop of Tasmania
    • Ian Shevill - Bishop of Newcastle
    • Arthur Green - Bishop of Ballarat
    • Henry Burgmann - Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn
    • Clive Kerle - Bishop of Armidale
    • Glenn Davies - Bishop of North Sydney
    • Edwin Davidson - Bishop of Gippsland
    • George Cranswick - Bishop of Gippsland
    • David Garnsey - Bishop of Gippsland
  • Church of England Bishops (International)
    • Dudley Foord - Presiding Bishop of the Church of England in South Africa
    • Eric Gowing - Bishop of Auckland
    • William Hilliard - Bishop of Nelson
    • Neville Langford-Smith - Bishop of Nakuru (Kenya)
    • Henry Newton - Bishop of New Guinea
    • Edward Wilton - Bishop of Northern Melanesia (New Guinea)
  • Coptic Orthodox Bishops
    • Suriel El-Anba-Bishoy - Bishop of Melbourne (Coptic Orthodox)

Sport

  • World Record Holder
    • Jack Metcalfe, Competing on Sydney University Oval on 14 December 1935, Metcalfe set a new world record in the triple jump, leaping 15.78 metres

Staff

Administration

Chancellors

The chancellor was elected by the fellows and presides at Senate meetings. In 1924, the executive position of vice-chancellor was created, and the chancellor ceased to have managerial responsibilities. Until 1860, the chancellor was known as the provost.

Vice-chancellors

The Vice-chancellor serves as the chief executive officer of the university, and oversees most of the university's day-to-day operations, with the chancellor serving in a largely ceremonial role. Before 1924, the vice-chancellors were fellows of the university, elected annually by the fellows.

References

References

  1. ^ http://www.all-souls.ox.ac.uk/people.php?personid=63
  2. ^ http://budgiehealth.com/tag/teaching-budgies-to-talk
  3. ^ Obituary in SMH 7 June 2010
  4. ^ Sydney Morning Herald of 14 June 2010
  5. ^ ”Who Was Who 1991-95" page 604
  6. ^ ”Who’s Who in Australia 2010” page 1476
  7. ^ ”Who’s Who in Australia 2010” page 1947
  8. ^ Obituary in Sydney Morning Herald 16 November 2006
  9. ^ Obituary in Sydney Morning Herald of 15 July 2010
  10. ^ Ken played exclusively for the Randwick Club but graduated Master of Science from Sydney University
  11. ^ Stirling played exclusively for the Gordon Club but graduated Bachelor of Science from Sydney University
  12. ^ Graduate in Science and Engineering; Played for Sydney University Club but member of Northern Suburbs Club at time of Australian Captaincy
  13. ^ Played for Sydney University Club but member of Randwick Club at time of Australian Captaincy
  14. ^ Captained Australia in non-Test matches in 2009
  15. ^ Graduated in Arts, played Rugby for Northern Suburbs Club
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