List of RMIT University people
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This is a list of RMIT University people.
This list of people includes alumni as well as current and former students and faculty of the Australian (RMIT University) and Vietnamese (RMIT University Vietnam) branches of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
It also includes alumni as well as former students and faculty from its antecedents: Melbourne Technical College (MTC) and Working Men's College (WMC); amalgamations with: Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy (EMC), Melbourne College of Decoration, Melbourne College of Printing and Graphic Art and Melbourne College of Textiles; and merger with Phillip Institute of Technology (PIT).
Art
Drawing and painting
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryam Al Zadjali | MA Arts Administration | painter and Director of the Omani Society of Fine Arts | [1] |
| Ian Armstrong | Dip Art | painter | [2] |
| Irene Barberis | former Head of Drawing | founder and Director of Metasenta and the DrawingSpace, Melbourne, both of which have been based at RMIT | [3][4] |
| Charles Billich | art classes | painter; work held in the UN Headquarters, Vatican Museums and White House collections | [5][6] |
| Godwin Bradbeer | former Head of Drawing | artist | [7][8][9] |
| Bill Coleman | art classes [MTC] | artist | [10] |
| David de Vries | painting classes | comic book artist and writer, previously with DC Comics and Mad Magazine | [11] |
| Lindsay Edward | attended, faculty | abstract artist, developed the Lindsay Edwards Fine Art Collection at RMIT | [12] |
| Vincent Fantauzzo | BFA, MFA, faculty | portrait artist, four time winner of the Archibald People's Choice Award | [13][14] |
| Harold Freedman, OAM | art classes, former faculty | mural artist, former State Artist of Victoria | [15] |
| Luis Geraldes | former faculty | artist | [16] |
| Virginia Grayson | BFA (Hon), MFA, faculty | artist; recipient of the Dobell Prize (2008) | [17][18][19] |
| William Ellis Green, OAM | art classes | newspaper cartoonist; best known by the pen name "WEG" | [20] |
| Robin Hill | art classes | painter and naturalist | [21][22] |
| Robert Hollingworth | MA (Fine Art), former faculty | artist; recipient of the Sir John Sulman Prize (1990) | [23] |
| Robert Ingpen, AM | Dip Art (Graphics), D Arts (honoris causa) | illustrator and writer; designed the flag of the Northern Territory and many Australian postage stamps | [24][25][26] |
| Kenneth Jack, AM, MBE | art classes | painter; work held in the National Gallery of Australia and Windsor Castle Royal Collection | [21][27][28] |
| Robert Jacks, AO | BA (Painting) | artist; recipient of the Sir John Sulman Prize (1998) and Bendigo Art Gallery's Robert Jacks Prize named in his honour | [29][30][31] |
| Jennifer Joseph | fine art classes | artist | [32] |
| Anne Judell, AO | BA | artist; recipient of the Dobell Prize (2011) | [33] |
| Barry Kay | art classes, painting | painter, scenery and costume design for the theatre, photographer | [34][35] |
| John Kelly | BA (Painting), MA (Painting) | painter; painted the "Dobell's Cows" series | [36][37] |
| Roger Kemp | commercial art classes [WMC] | abstract artist | [38] |
| Ligel Lambert | (Painting), MFA | painter | [39] |
| Sam Leach | BA (Hon) (Painting), MFA | painter; third artist ever to receive the Archibald and Wynne prizes in the same year (2010) | [40][41] |
| Richard Linton | photolithography classes | painter | [42] |
| Tony Lloyd | MFA | painter | [43] |
| Van Thanh Rudd | BA (Hon) (Painting) | controversial artist; nephew of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | [44][45] |
| Gareth Sansom | art classes | artist; former dean of the School of Art at the Victorian College of the Arts and recipient of the Dobell Prize (2012) | [31][46][47] |
| Napier Waller, CMG, OBE | former faculty [WMC] | mural artist | [15][48] |
| Charles Wheeler, OBE, DCM | art classes | painter and recipient of the Archibald Prize (1933) | [49] |
Photography and printmaking
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Adams, AM | former faculty | printmaker | [50][51] |
| Peter Bennetts | BA (Photo) | photographer | [52][53] |
| Samantha Everton | BA | photographer | [54] |
| Murray Griffin | former faculty | printmaker | [55] |
| Grahame King, AM | art classes | printmaker | [56][57][58] |
| Charles Page | Dip Photo, BA (Photo) | photographer | [59] |
| Graham Pizzey, AM | DAppSci (honoris causa), faculty | photographer and writer | [24][60] |
| Udo Sellbach | former faculty | printmaker; co-founder of the Print Council of Australia | [61] |
| Heather Shimmen | BA | printmaker | [62] |
| Christopher Stewart | former faculty | photographer; current Professor of Photography at the University of Technology, Sydney | [63] |
| Harrison Tsui | attended | fashion photographer | [64] |
Sculpture and smithing
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Baird | MFA | sculptor | [65] |
| Peter Corlett | attended | sculptor | [66] |
| Stuart Devlin, AO, CMG | Dip Art (Smithing), D Arts (honoris causa) | goldsmith; designed the decimal coinage of Australia; former official jeweller to Queen Elizabeth II | [24][67] |
| Ray Ewers | art classes | sculptor; work held by the Australian War Memorial | [68] |
| Leonard French, OBE | art classes | artist; designed the stained glass ceiling of the National Gallery of Victoria | [21][69] |
| Pamela Irving, OBE | former faculty | sculptor; created the popular "Larry La Trobe" sculpture in City Square, Melbourne | [70] |
| Stacha Halpern | attended | sculptor | [71] |
| Inge King | D Arts (honoris causa), faculty | sculptor | [24][56] |
| Clement Meadmore | BEng, D Arts (honoris causa) | sculptor | [24][72][73] |
| Lenton Parr | Sculpture classes, D Arts (honoris causa) | former director of the Victorian College of the Arts; Lenton Parr Library at the VCA named in his honour | [24][50][74] |
| Klytie Pate, AO | art classes [MTC] | potter; work held by the National Gallery of Victoria and the National Gallery of Australia | [75] |
| Simon Perry | faculty | sculptor; created the popular "Public Purse" sculpture in Bourke Street, Melbourne | [76] |
| Lisa Roet | BFA | sculptor | [73] |
| Zoja Trofimiuk | MFA | sculptor | [73] |
| Victor Vodicka, AM | faculty, Fellowship Dip Art/Ind. Design | gold and silversmith | [77][78] |
| Teisutis Zikaras | former faculty | sculptor | [50][79] |
Others
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Banham | BA, faculty | typographer | [80] |
| Betty Churcher, AO | former faculty | former director of the National Gallery of Australia (1990–1997) | [81] |
| Alison Forbes | attended | book designer; inducted into the Australian Book Designers' Association Hall of Fame (2018) | [82] |
| Sir Jonathan Mills, AO | MArch, DArts (honoris causa) | festival director; current director of the Edinburgh International Festival and former director of the Melbourne Festival | [83] |
| Jill Orr | MFA | visual artist | [84] |
| Sarah Jane Pell | Dip Eng, former faculty | performance and visual artist; former researcher in RMIT's Exertion Games Lab | [85][86] |
| Ron Radford, AM | Dip Art (Painting), D Arts (honoris causa) | former Director of the National Gallery of Australia (2004–2014) | [24][87] |
| Tejal Shah | BA | multidisciplinary visual artist | [88] |
| Christian Thompson | BA (Hon) (Visual Art), MFA | visual artist | [89][90] |
| Timothy James Webb | MFA | visual artist | [91] |
| Shaun Wilson | BFA, faculty | visual artist | [92][93] |
| Ilka White | Dip (Studio Textiles) | textile artist | [94] |
Business and society
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemi Hossain | Attended | Entrepreneur, CEO and Founder of NeXgen Global Group | [95] | |
| Peter Beilharz | former faculty | sociologist; co-founder and editor of the academic journal Thesis Eleven | [96] | |
| Henry Bosch, AO | faculty | businessman; adjunct professor in the RMIT School of Management | [97] | |
| Allan Briggs | faculty | crisis communications expert and founder of Briggs Communications | [98] | |
| Marjorie Buckingham | senior lecturer for 32 years | novelist and children's writer | [99] | |
| Andrew Darbyshire, AM | attended | software entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of Pacsoft | [100] | |
| Andrew Demetriou | former faculty | former CEO of the Australian Football League (AFL) | [101] | |
| The Ven. Philip Down | DipAppSci | Church of England Archdeacon of Ashford | [102][103] | |
| David Dunstan | former faculty | Australian history academic; former Director of Monash University's National Centre for Australian Studies | [104] | |
| Bob Isherwood | Dip Art (Advert), D Comm (honoris causa) | business leader; former worldwide creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi | [24][105] | |
| Margaret Gardner, AO | former Vice-Chancellor | economist and community leader, current Vice-Chancellor of Monash University (2014–present) | [106] | |
| Paul James | former faculty | Director of the UN Global Cities Programme and former director of the RMIT Global Cities Research Institute | [107] | |
| Mary Kalantzis | faculty | Adjunct Professor in the RMIT School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning | [108] | |
| Bruce Kingsbury, VC | attended | World War II soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross | [109] | |
| Tan Le | faculty | business leader and president of Emotiv Systems | [110][111] | |
| Jonathan Ling | MBA | CEO and managing director of New Zealand's largest listed company Fletcher Building | [112] | |
| Paul Little, AO | attended, D Bus (honoris causa) | Director of Little Projects and former Director of Australasia's largest transport company Toll Holdings | [24][113][114] | |
| Francis Macnab, AM, OM | D Psych (honoris causa) | Executive Minister of the Uniting Church of St Michael's in Melbourne and founder of the Cairnmillar Institute | [115][116] | |
| Harold Mitchell, AC | Dip Advert, DBus (honoris causa) | media entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of Mitchell Communications | [117] | |
| Tom Nairn | former faculty | nationalist, RMIT's Globalism Research Centre Tom Nairn Lecture named in his honour | [118] | |
| Jacques Nasser, AO | BBus, D Tech (honoris causa) | Chairman of the World's largest mining company BHP Billiton, and former CEO of Ford | [24][119][120] | |
| Tony Naughton | former faculty | former professor of economics and head of the RMIT School of Economics, Finance and Marketing | [121] | |
| The Hon. Francis Ormond | founder | grazier, politician and public benefactor; Building 1 (Francis Ormond Building) at RMIT named in his honour | [122] | |
| Charles Pearson | former faculty | journalist and politician; Pearson & Murphy's café at RMIT named after him | [123][124] | |
| Melinda Tankard Reist | BA (Journ) | advocate for women's rights and media commentator | [125] | |
| Bruce Ruxton, AM, OBE | attended | former president of the Returned and Services League of Australia (Victorian Branch) | [126] | |
| Leonie Sandercock | former Deputy Dean | former deputy dean of the RMIT School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning | [127] | |
| Dame Margaret Scott, AC, DBE | Dip Ed, Grad Dip Arts, D Ed (honoris causa) | ballet dancer; founder and former director of the Australian Ballet School | [24][128] | |
| Paul Stoddart | attended | former owner of the Minardi (Formula 1) and Minardi Team USA (Indy Car) racing teams | [129] | |
| Ziggy Switkowski | current chancellor | business leader and nuclear scientist | [130] | |
| Robert Thomson | BA (Journ) | CEO of News Corp, former editor-at-large of The Wall Street Journal as well as The Times | [131][132] |
Design
Architecture
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillson Beasley | faculty | architect | [133] |
| Robin Boyd, CBE | Architecture classes | influential architect and proponent of modern architecture in Australia | [134][135] |
| Mark Burry | faculty | Director of RMIT's Design Research Institute and Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory | [136][137] |
| Neil Clerehan | Attended | architect | [138] |
| Peter Corrigan | D Arch (honoris causa), faculty | architect; Principal of Edmond and Corrigan | [24][139] |
| Norman Day | MArch, D Arch (honoris causa), faculty | architect and writer; adjunct professor of architecture at RMIT | [24][140][141] |
| Harold Desbrowe-Annear | former faculty [WMC] | architect | [142] |
| Harriet Edquist | professor of architectural history | architectural historian | [143] |
| Zahava Elenberg | BArch (Hon) | architect; Young Australian Businesswoman of the Year (2003) | [144] |
| Cassandra Fahey | BArch | architect; designed the controversial "Sam Newman House" in St Kilda | [145] |
| Ernest Fooks | former faculty [MTC] | architect; first lecturer in town planning at Melbourne Technical College (antecedent to RMIT) | [146] |
| Eli Giannini | BArch, MArch | architect, director of MGS Architects and Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects | [147][148] |
| Sean Godsell | MArch | sustainable-design architect | [149][150] |
| Elizabeth Grant, CF | Faculty | Assoc Professor of Architecture & Urban Design RMIT; Adjunct Professor of Architecture and Design at the University of Canberra, Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture University of Queensland | [151] |
| Graeme Gunn | Dip, D Arch (honoris causa), former faculty | architect; foundation dean of the RMIT School of Architecture and Design | [152] |
| The Hon. Prof. Evan Walker, AO | Dip Arch, FRMIT | former Minister for the Arts, Industry, Major Projects and Public Works; former architect; Former President of RMIT Council | [153] |
| Daryl Jackson, AO | Dip Arch | architect; designed Etihad Stadium and the MCG's Great Southern Stand | [154][155] |
| Nonda Katsalidis | MArch | architect; Principal of Fender Katsalidis Architects; designed Eureka Tower | [156] |
| William S.W. Lim | D Arch (honoris causa), faculty | architect; Adjunct Professor of Architecture at RMIT | [24][157] |
| Peter Maddison | BArch 1983, D Design (honoris causa) 2014 | architect, host Grand Designs Australia 2009-23 | |
| Peter McIntyre, AO | Dip Arch | architect; Emeritus professor of Architecture at the University of Melbourne | [158][159] |
| Paul Mees, OAM | former faculty | urban planner | [160] |
| Geoffrey Harley Mewton | former faculty [WMC] | architect and proponent of modern architecture in Australia | [161] |
| Paul Morgan | BArch, MDesign | architect | [162] |
| Barry Patten | Dip Arch | architect; designed the Sidney Myer Music Bowl | [163] |
| Arpan Shah | Dip Arch | Indian Architect | [164] |
| Howard Raggatt | MArch, faculty | architect; Principal of Ashton Raggatt McDougall; Adjunct Professor of Architecture at RMIT | [165][166] |
| Ivan Rijavec | BArch, MArch, faculty | architect and creative director | [167][168] |
| Louis Sauer | Faculty | architect; former head of the department of architecture at Carnegie-Mellon University | [169] |
| Kerstin Thompson | BArch(Hon), faculty | architect | [170] |
| John Wardle | BArch, MArch | architect; Adjunct Professor of Architecture and Design at the University of South Australia | [171][172][173] |
| James Weirick | Former Head of Landscape Architecture | architect | [174] |
Fashion industry
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prue Acton, OBE | Dip Textile Design, D Arts (honoris causa) | fashion designer and businesswoman | [24][87][175] |
| Peter Alexander | faculty | fashion designer | [176] |
| Jenny Bannister | Dip Fashion [EMC] | fashion designer | [177][178] |
| Graham Bennett | art classes | costume designer, teacher and collaborator with Academy Award-winner John Truscott | [179][180] |
| Linda Britten | Dip Fashion [EMC] | fashion designer | [181] |
| Linda Jackson | Dip Fashion Design [EMC] | fashion designer | [182] |
| Toni Matičevski | BA (Fashion) (Hon) | fashion designer; former designer with Nino Cerruti and Donna Karan | [183] |
| Sruli Recht | BA (Fashion) | fashion designer; infamous for using Arctic Fox fur, seal pelt and whale skin in his designs | [184][185] |
| Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana | B.Des in Fashion Design | Indonesian fashion designer, co-founder Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, G20 Ambassador, UNICEF activist, book author, fashion model, Winner of Puteri Indonesia 2022, Miss Universe Indonesia 2022 | [186] |
Entertainment and media
Note: RMITV is a department of the RMIT University Student Union, which offers training accredited by RMIT.[187]
Film and television
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faustina Agolley | BComm (Media) | television presenter known by the nickname "Fuzzy"; co-host of The Voice and former host of Video Hits | [188] |
| Hamish Blake | RMITV production classes | member of the comedy double act Hamish & Andy | [189][190] |
| Damian Callinan | Grad Dip Arts | comedian and media personality | [191] |
| Mohammed El-leissy | BAppSci | comedian and media personality | [192] |
| Tim Ferguson | faculty | comedian and author; former member of the comedy troupe the Doug Anthony All Stars | [193][194] |
| Travis Fimmel | attended | model and actor; former model for Calvin Klein and currently starring the television series Vikings | [195] |
| Greig Fraser | Photography | Academy Award nominated director of photography | [196] |
| Corinne Grant | RMITV production classes | comedian and media personality | [189] |
| Cliff Green, OAM | Dip Writing | Emmy and Saturn award-nominated screenwriter | [197] |
| Paul Harris | faculty | film critic and director of the St Kilda Short Film Festival (1999–present) | [198] |
| Peter Helliar | RMITV production classes | comedian and media personality | [189] |
| Tony Le-Nguyen | Dip TV Production | actor and filmmaker | [199] |
| Andy Lee | RMITV production classes | member of the comedy double act Hamish & Andy | [189][190] |
| Eddie Maguire, AM | BComm (Journ), DComm (honoris causa) | media personality and journalist; former CEO of the Nine Network | [200] |
| Adrian Martin | former faculty | film critic | [201] |
| Rove McManus | RMITV production classes | media personality, producer and three-time Gold Logie Award-winning host of the television show Rove Live | [189] |
| Tony McNamara | Writing | Screenwriter, writer of The Favourite and The Great | [202] |
| Mai Phương Thúy | BBus | model and actor; 2006 Miss Vietnam | [203] |
| Josie Parrelli | RMITV production classes | media personality; creator and host of the ARIA Award-winning television show Chartbusting 80s | [204][205] |
| John Safran | BA | AFI Award-winning documentary filmmaker | [206] |
| Ryan Shelton | RMITV production classes | comedian and media personality; radio host on Nova 100 | [190] |
| Megan Spencer | BA (Media Arts) | documentary filmmaker | [207] |
| Clare Stewart | BComm (Media), former faculty | Head of Exhibition for BFI, former director of the Sydney Film Festival and former Head of Film for AFI and ACMI | [208][209][210] |
| Deb Verhoeven | former faculty | film critic and academic; Deputy Chair of the National Film and Sound Archive | [211][212] |
| James Wan | BA (Multimedia) | filmmaker; created and directed the Saw films | [213][214] |
| Leigh Whannell | BA (Multimedia) | filmmaker; created and acted in the Saw films | [215][216] |
| Elaine Yiu | Comm Foundations, BSci | actress and television presenter | [217] |
| Quan Zhou | BComm (Media) | filmmaker; End of Summer won KNN Award at Busan International Film Festival | [218][219][220] |
Journalism
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Astle | faculty | writer; known for his crosswords in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald and television show Letters and Numbers | [221] |
| Bunty Avieson | Assoc Dip Journ | journalist and author | [222] |
| Les Carlyon, AC | faculty | dual Walkley Award-winning journalist and author | [223] |
| Julian de Stoop | BA (Journ) | sports journalist, currently the Melbourne bureau chief of Fox Sports News on Fox Sports | [224] |
| John Garrett | BA (Photo) | photojournalist | [225] |
| Alicia Gorey | BA (Journ) | journalist; presenter of the Melbourne weekend edition of Nine News on the Nine Network | [226][227][228] |
| Anthony Hudson | BA (Journ) | sports journalist; chief Australian rules football reporter on the Ten Network | [229] |
| Andrew Jaspan | faculty | journalist; co-founder and editor of The Conversation and former editor of The Age, The Observer and The Scotsman | [230][231] |
| Nick Johnston | BA (Journ) | journalist; former senior reporter for the national weekday edition of Nine News on the Nine Network | [232] |
| Rebecca Maddern | BA (Media) | news presenter; host of the Melbourne weekday edition of Seven News on the Seven Network | [233] |
| Kirsten Magasdi | BA (Journ) | journalist; travel reporter for Fast Track on BBC World News | [234] |
| Edwin Maher | former faculty | journalist; first non-Chinese presenter with China's international news service CCTV News | [235][236] |
| Chris Masters, PSM | D Comm (honoris causa), faculty | Walkley Award and Logie award-winning journalist; adjunct professor of communication at RMIT | [24][237] |
| Nick McKenzie | BA (Journalism) 2001 | journalist, Melbourne's The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Financial Review, previously reported for Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Four Corners and Nine’s 60 Minutes; Walkley Awards, Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year, Kennedy Award for Journalist of the Year | |
| Brett McLeod | BA (Media) | journalist; reporter on the Melbourne edition of Nine News on the Nine Network | [227][238] |
| Amy Parks | BA (Journ) | journalist; reporter on the Melbourne edition of Seven News on the Seven Network and formally with the Nine Network | [citation needed] |
| Muriel Porter, OAM | former faculty | journalist and theological writer | [239] |
| Jill Singer | faculty | Walkley Award-winning journalist; former senior reporter for The 7:30 Report on ABC | [240][241][242] |
Literature
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalinda Ashton | Dip Writing, PhD, faculty | writer | [243][244] |
| Carmel Bird | former faculty | writer | [245][246] |
| Steven Carroll | former faculty | writer and critic; recipient of the Miles Franklin Award (2008) | [247] |
| Anuja Chauhan | Grad Dip Writing | writer and advertising executive; known for The Zoya Factor | [248] |
| Alison Goodman | MA (Writing) | author | [249] |
| Brendan Gullifer | MA (Writing) | author and former journalist | [250][251] |
| Rosalie Ham | AdvDipArts (Prof. Writing & Editing), MA (Creative Writing) | author, best known for The Dressmaker | [252] |
| Sonya Hartnett | BA (Media) | author; recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2008) | [253][254] |
| M. J. Hyland | Dip Writing & Editing | author; known for Carry Me Down | [255] |
| Antoni Jach | faculty | author | [256][257] |
| Martine Murray | MA (Writing) | author | [257][258] |
| Peter Temple | former faculty | crime fiction author; recipient of the Miles Franklin Award (2010) | [259] |
| Carrie Tiffany | Dip Writing & Editing, MA (Writing) | author | [255] |
| Walter J. Turner | attended [WMC] | poet and critic | [260] |
| Alexis Wright | Dip Writing, D Arts (honoris causa) | indigenous author; recipient of the Miles Franklin Award (2006) | [24][261][262] |
| Ania Walwicz | faculty | poet | [263] |
| Chris Womersley | Dip Writing & Editing | author | [255] |
Music industry
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robyn Archer, AO, CdOAL | faculty | ARIA Award-winning singer and art director; Advisor with RMIT's Globalism Research Centre | [264][265] |
| Philip Brophy | faculty | experimental musician and academic | [266] |
| Davide Carbone | former faculty | ARIA Award-winning composer and producer; founder of the School of Synthesis | [267] |
| Paul Doornbusch | former faculty | music academic | [268] |
| Judith Durham, OAM | writing classes | lead singer with the ARIA Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated band The Seekers | [269] |
| Nicole Foote | BComm (Media) | DJ and radio presenter; current host of Mix Up (radio show) on Triple J | [228] |
| David Haberfeld | BFA (Media Arts), MA | ARIA Award-nominated DJ and music producer; performs as "Honeysmack" | [270] |
| Plutonic Lab | BA (Hon) | ARIA Award-nominated DJ and music producer; member of Muph & Plutonic and drummer with Hilltop Hoods | [271] |
| Finn Robertson | BA (Media Arts) | composer | [272] |
| Andrew Stockdale | BA | lead singer and guitarist with the Grammy Award-winning band Wolfmother | [273][274] |
| Darrin Verhagen | faculty | composer | [275] |
| Jonathan Welch, AM | faculty | conductor and opera singer, founded The Choir of Hard Knocks | [276] |
| Chun Wu | BBus (Admin) | actor and singer; member of the Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit | [277] |
Government and law
Leaders
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hon. Austin Asche, AC, QC | former President | 3rd Chief Justice and 13th Administrator of the Northern Territory | [278][279] |
| The Hon. Ted Baillieu, AO, MLA | Dip Bus | 46th Premier of Victoria | [280] |
| The Hon. Lord Richard Casey | FRMIT | 16th Governor-General of Australia; Casey Building and Plaza at RMIT named in his honour | [281] |
| Neil Comrie, APM, AO | Assoc Dip Criminal Justice | former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police | [282] |
| Peter Francis Davies | Dip Surveying, Head of Department | Mayor of City of Waverley; Board of Works Commissioner; army officer; surveyor; Head of Department of Land Information RMIT; Francis Ormond Medal 1992 | [283][284] |
| Brig. Sir Bernard Evans, DSO, ED | architecture classes [WMC], former President [MTC] | 75th Lord Mayor of Melbourne, army officer and architect | [285] |
| Senator Steve Fielding | BEng | current Leader of the Family First Party | [286][287] |
| Sir Samuel Gillott, CBE | former President [WMC] | 47th Lord Mayor of Melbourne | [288] |
| The Hon. Rob Hulls | justice studies, Juris Doctor | former Attorney-General and Deputy Premier of Victoria | [289][290] |
| Pat McNamara | business studies | former Leader of the National Party (Victorian Branch) and Deputy Premier of Victoria | [291] |
| The Hon. Sir William McPherson, KBE | founder [EMC] | 31st Premier of Victoria, donated the majority of foundation funds to the Emily McPherson College (now a part of RMIT) | [292][293][294] |
| Oliver Nilsen, CBE, JP | attended [WMC] | 70th Lord Mayor of Melbourne | [295] |
| Peter Ryan, MLA | justice studies | former Leader of the National Party (Victorian Branch) and former Deputy Premier of Victoria | [296][297] |
| Lieut-Gen. John Sanderson, AC | Dip Civ Eng | former Chief of the Australian Army and 31st Governor of Western Australia | [298] |
| The Hon. Marcus Stephen | Dip Accounting | 11th President of Nauru; weightlifter and Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist | [299] |
| The Hon. William Watt, PC | accounting and grammar classes [WMC] | 24th Premier of Victoria and campaigner for the Australian federation cause | [300] |
Ministers
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hon. Frank Anstey | attended | former Minister for Health in the Parliament of Australia | [301][302] |
| The Hon. Bruce Billson | BBus, Grad Dip Management, MBus (Lead) | former Minister for Small Business in the Parliament of Australia | [303][304] |
| Don Cameron | President [MTC] | former Minister for Aircraft Production during World War II and Post-Master General of Australia | [305] |
| The Hon. Bruce Chamberlain | former faculty | former president of the Legislative Council in the Parliament of Victoria | [306] |
| Richard Dalla-Riva, MLC | Assoc Dip Bus [PIT] | former Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations in the Parliament of Victoria | [307][308] |
| David Davis, MLC | BAppSci [PIT] | former Minister for Health and Ageing in the Parliament of Victoria | [309] |
| Sir Raymond Garrett | science and engineering classes | former President of the Legislative Council in the Parliament of Victoria | [310][311] |
| Lim Boon Heng | D Bus (honoris causa), former faculty | current minister in the Prime Minister of Singapore's Office | [24][312] |
| The Hon. David Hodgett, MLA | BBus (Management) | former Minister for Major Projects, Manufacturing and Ports | [313] |
| Sir George Knox, CMG | engineering classes | former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the Parliament of Victoria | [314] |
| The Hon. John Lemmon | attended [WMC], former President [WMC] | former Minister for Public Instruction; longest serving Victorian politician (51 years) | [305][315][316] |
| The Hon. Jenny Lindell | Dip Medical Radiation | former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the Parliament of Victoria | [317][318] |
| The Hon. Justin Madden | BArch | former Minister for Planning in the Parliament of Victoria; former AFL footballer | [319] |
| Barry Pullen | Dip Civ Eng | former Minister for Conservation and the Environment in the Parliament of Victoria | [320] |
| The Hon. Gordon Rich-Phillips, MLC | BEng | former Minister for Technology and Aviation Industry in the Parliament of Victoria | [321] |
| Neil Pope | Dip Bus Studies | former Minister or Education in the Parliament of Victoria | [322] |
| The Hon. Prof. Evan Walker, AO | Dip Arch, FRMIT | former Minister for the Arts, Industry, Major Projects and Public Works; former architect | [153] |
| James Webster | attended | former Minister for Science and the Environment in the Parliament of Australia | [323] |
| Richard Worth, OBE, KstJ | PhD | former Minister for Internal Affairs in the Parliament of New Zealand | [324] |
Members
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lidia Argondizzo, JP | BBus, MBA | former Member of the Parliament of Victoria | [325] |
| Stephen Barker | former President [WMC] | former Member of the Parliament of Australia | [305] |
| Donna Bauer | BComm | former Member of the Parliament of Victoria | [326] |
| Anthony Carbines, MLA | BA (Journ) | current Member of the Parliament of Victoria | [327] |
| Dennis Jensen, MP | BAppSci | current Member of the Parliament of Australia | [328][329] |
| Marlene Kairouz, MLA | Dip Health | current Member of the Parliament of Victoria | [330] |
| Cyril Kennedy | Dip Art (Advertising) | former Member of the Parliament of Victoria | [331] |
| The Hon. Catherine King, MP | BA (Social Work) [PIT] | current Member of the Parliament of Australia | [332][333] |
| Jim Simmonds | attended | former Member of the Parliament of Victoria | [334] |
| Robert Solly | former President [WMC] | former Member of the Parliament of Victoria | [305] |
| Nick Wakeling, MLA | Grad Dip IR/HR | current Member of the Parliament of Victoria | [335][336] |
| Lorraine Wreford | BAppSci | former Member of the Parliament of Victoria | [337] |
| Jason Wood, MP | Grad Dip Management, MAppSci | current Member of the Parliament of Australia | [338][339] |
Others
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Burnside, AO, QC | D SocSci (honoris causa), former faculty | barrister, human rights advocate and author | [24] |
| Percy Clarey | former President [MTC] | Delegate to the UN for Australia (1954–1957) | [305] |
| Breen Creighton | faculty | labour law expert | [340] |
| Don Edgar | faculty | social policy academic; adjunct professor with RMIT's Centre for Workplace Change | [341] |
| Peter J. Hayes | faculty | political scientist; Executive Director of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability at RMIT | [342] |
| James Jupp | former faculty | political scientist; director of the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies at the Australian National University | [343] |
| Anastasia Powell | faculty | criminologist | [344] |
| Oren Yiftachel | FRMIT | political geographer; Professor of Geography at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | [345] |
Health and sports
Note: RMIT offers degrees in applied sciences of health and life, but does not have a medical school.[346][347]
Health industry
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward de Bono | D Des (honoris causa), former faculty | physician and psychologist | [24] |
| Rhonda Galbally | D SocSci (honoris causa), former faculty | current chair of the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne | [24][348] |
| Heather Horst | FRMIT | anthropologist | [349] |
| John Travis | faculty | physician; proponent of the wellness movement and adjunct professor in the RMIT School of Health Sciences | [350] |
| Beth Wilson | Dip Sci, D Ed (honoris causa) | current Chief Commissioner of Victoria Health Services | [24][351][352] |
Sports
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Browne | attended | cyclist and Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist | [353] |
| Christine Envall | attended | professional bodybuilder | [354] |
| Elizabeth Gardner | BAppSci (Human) | freestyle skier | [355] |
| Carrie Graf, OAM | BAppSci | basketballer and former coach of the Australia women's national basketball team | [356] |
| Allan Hahn, OAM | DAppSci (honoris causa), faculty | sports scientist; emeritus professor of the Australian Institute of Sport | [200] |
| Steven Hooker, OAM | attended | pole vaulter and Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist | [357] |
| Gus Johnston | BA (Advert) | field hockey player and anti-homophobia in sports campaigner | [358] |
| Lydia Lassila, OAM | B AppSci (Human) | freestyle skier and Winter Olympic Games gold medallist | [355][359][360] |
| Bill Lawry, AM | attended | former captain of the Australia national cricket team; sports commentator | [361] |
| James Marburg | BA | rower and Olympic Games silver medallist | [362] |
| David Morris | current student | freestyle skier | [359] |
| Nick Morris, OAM | BAppSci (Human) | wheelchair basketballer and Paralympic Games gold medallist | [363] |
| Elizabeth Patrick | current student | rowing coxswain | [362] |
| Colin Ridgway | attended | former NFL player with Dallas Cowboys and first Australian to play in the NFL | [361] |
| Jared Tallent | current student | race walker, Olympic Games silver and Commonwealth Games gold medallist | [362] |
| James Tomkins, OAM | BBus | rower and three-time Olympic Games gold medallist; financial analyst | [364] |
| Peter Thomson | physics classes | golfer and five-time winner of the British Open | [365] |
| Max Walker | Dip Arch | former cricketer and AFL player with Melbourne Demons; architect and entrepreneur | [366][367] |
| Charlie Walsh, OAM | former faculty | former coach of Australian national cycling team; helped develop the RMIT-AIS Olympic Superbike | [368] |
| Julien Wiener | BBus (Management) | cricketer and first Jew to play for Australia | [369] |
Australian rules football
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Barassi, AM | attended | former player with Melbourne Demons and Carlton Blues and legendary coach | [370] |
| Darcy Daniher | current student | current player with Essendon Bombers | [371] |
| Roger Dean | attended | former player and Captain of Richmond Tigers | [361] |
| John Dugdale | attended | former player with North Melbourne Kangaroos; sports commentator | [361] |
| Jack Edwards | attended | former player with North Melbourne Kangaroos; sports commentator | [361] |
| Keith Greig | attended | former player with North Melbourne Kangaroos and two-time Brownlow Medalist (1973, 1974) | [361] |
| David Hille | B Bus | current player with Essendon Bombers | [372] |
| James Hird | BEng (Hon) | former player, Captain and coach of Essendon Bombers, Browlow Medallist (1996) and civil engineer | [373] |
| Tony Jewell | attended | former player with Richmond Tigers and coach of St Kilda Saints | [361] |
| Bob Skilton | attended | former player with South Melbourne Swans and three-time Brownlow Medallist (1959, 1963, 1968) | [361] |
| Jim Stynes, OAM | B Soc Sc, Dip Youth Work | former player and Chairman of Melbourne Demons; Brownlow Medallist (1991), businessman and youth worker | [374] |
| Brian Taylor | attended | former player with Richmond Tigers and Collingwood Magpies; sports commentator | [361] |
Science and technology
| Name | Association with RMIT | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Barnard | B Sci (AppPhysics) (Hon), PhD | nanotechnologist and theoretical physicist; Head of the CSIRO Nanoscience Laboratory | [375][376] |
| Martin G. Bean | former Vice-Chancellor | technology executive; former Global Director of Microsoft and former Vice-Chancellor of Open University | [377] |
| Gordon S. Brown | Dip Civil Eng, Elec Eng, Mech Eng [WMC] | cyberneticist; Emeritus professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT | [378][379] |
| John Béchervaise, OAM, MBE | science classes | Antarctic explorer and author | [380] |
| Drew Clarke, AO, PSM | BAppSc (Surveying) | Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Secretary of the Department of Communications, surveyor, | |
| Megan Clark, AC | DAppSci (honoris causa), former faculty | scientist; current CEO of the CSIRO | [132] |
| J. Donald R. de Raadt | FRMIT | Emeritus Professor of Informatics and System Science at Luleå University of Technology | [381] |
| Graham Dorrington | faculty | aeronautical engineer; subject of the 2004 documentary The White Diamond by Werner Herzog | [382][383] |
| Dennis Gibson, AO | former Chancellor | mathematician | [384][385] |
| Ranulph Glanville | former faculty | cybernetics theoretician | [386] |
| Alfred Gottschalk | former faculty | biochemist and glycoprotein researcher | [387] |
| Ann Henderson-Sellers | former Deputy Vice-Chancellor | former Director of the UN Climate Programme | [388] |
| Arthur R. Hogg | science classes | astronomer and physicist | [389] |
| Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh | attended (PhD) and also former faculty | Materials scientist, electronic engineer and Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellow; recipient of the IEEE and ACS awards | [390] |
| Richard Kaner | faculty | chemist and nanotechnologist; recipient of the Tolman Award (2008) | [391] |
| Lakshmi Kantam | faculty | chemist; adjunct professor and director of the IICT-RMIT Research Centre | [392] |
| William Kernot | former President [WMC] | engineer, first professor of engineering at the University of Melbourne, Old Kernot Engineering School at RMIT named in his honour, Kernot Memorial Medal awarded by University of Melbourne to Australian engineers. | [393][394] |
| Albert Kitson | geology, mining, surveying classes [WMC] | geologist; recipient of the Lyell Medal (1927) | [395] |
| David Malin, AM | D AppSci (honoris causa) | astronomer, scientific photographer | [396] |
| Henry Millicer, AM | D Eng (honoris causa); former faculty | aircraft designer | [24][397][398] |
| Luca Marmorini | faculty | head of the engine and electronics department for the Ferrari F1 team | [399] |
| Leslie H. Martin, CBE, FAA, FRS | faculty [WMC] | physicist, Founding Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science | [400][401] |
| Alan Pears, AM | faculty | environmental analyst | [402] |
| Mandyam Srinivasan, AM | former faculty | biologist | [360] |
| Manfred Steger | faculty | Professor of Global Studies at RMIT and the Director of RMIT's Globalism Research Centre | [403] |
| Lawrence Wackett, KBE | former faculty | Australian aircraft industry pioneer; RMIT's Lawrence Wackett Aerospace Centre named in his honour | [404] |
| Heinrich Karsten Wagenfeld | former faculty | theoretical and experimental physicist | [405] |
| Irvan Bastian Arief | attended (PhD) and also former faculty | computer and AI scientist | [406] |
| Mohnish Deshpande | Computer Science graduate | Software Engineer at Cisco |
See also
- RMIT University (Australia)
- RMIT University Vietnam
