Spotlight
Our success starts with our alumni whose achievements are a direct reflection on our standing as one of the best education and research institutions in the world. Many have gone on to prominence. They have made – and continue to make – their marks and achieve excellence in a variety of fields such as business, medicine, arts, and the government.
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Dr Andrew Kam
Tell us about your experience of learning and living at ANU? I choose because of its reputation and expertise in the area of Asian and Pacific economic studies. The high standards and reputation…
Fiona Skerman
Following her passion for complex maths problems has been just the ticket that graduate Fiona Skerman needed to see the world. Fiona graduated from in 2011 and is currently completing her PhD…
Ian Wishart
Ian is one of Australia's most experienced development professionals and is currently the CEO of the Australian branch of Plan International. For the past 22 years he has been involved in virtually…
Hon Jane Garrett
Jane was born and raised in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne. She is married and has three children. Jane graduated from in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Bachelor of Law. She was…
Thomas Kaydor
2014 was a big year for Crawford graduate Thomas Kaydor who celebrated his graduation, published a book and was appointed Deputy Foreign Minister for International Cooperation and Economic…
Roger Armstrong AFSM
Mr Armstrong's early career in fire management involved fire suppression activities as a front line fire fighter, and a practitioner of prescribed burning in the south-west of WA. He subsequently…
Paul Hohnen
When were you a student and what did you study? I did the combined Arts/Law degrees, commencing straight from school in 1969 and finishing in 1973. On the law side, I ended up specializing in…
Sotiris Dounoukos
Sotiris Dounoukos (BA ’96, LLB (Hons) ’96, GDLP ’96) isn’t your typical law graduate. After graduating from he went on to a career in law. However, Sotiris left that world to pursue an equally-…
Charlene Harris
Born in California, Charlene moved to Adelaide before finding her way to Canberra as an eight year old. Her talents in Taekwon-Do were recognised at an early age, and she earned her black belt at 12…
Rob Wiblin
We recently had the chance to sit down with rising young alumnus Rob Wiblin (BSc/BEc (Hons) ’12), Executive Director of the Centre for Effective Altruism in Oxford. We reminisced with Rob about his…
Samuel Fernandes
“Working on a solar lighting project led to my interest in renewable energy, and ANU’s reputation in solar energy brought me to Canberra.” Samuel Fernandes’ interest in renewable energy has taken him…
Dr Paul Paterson
What attracted you to ANU? The initial attraction of was its high quality Master of Economics by coursework, with exceptional lecturers including John Niland (labour economics), Stephen…
Letina Connelly
How did shape you? Fundamentally my experience taught me how to learn, organise my time, be accountable for deliverables and be consistently curious – constantly questioning why is something…
Megan Stoyles
Pete Hamill wrote for the New York Post: "The girl's name was Megan Stoyles and she had a marvellous chest bouncing beneath a white tee-shirt with the words Make Love Not War stencilled across the…
Andrew Pike OAM
"I originally wanted to study film, so I did the closest I could do: English and History,” says Andrew Pike, now Managing Director of Ronin Films and founder of Electric Shadows Cinema. "But really,…
Tim Overall
In 1966, Tim Overall started an economics degree. In 1966, Tim Overall’s number was called. It was the call for military service for the Vietnam War. He received a letter at his family home in…
Dr Paul Chan
“It was around July 1971 when I received a telegram from Professor Heinz Arndt informing me of the offer of a PhD Scholarship at ANU,” said Dr Paul Chan, founder of and now Vice- Chancellor and…
Jennie Cameron AM
The student experience is not uniform, nor is it one size fits all. Jennie Cameron started at the University in 1986 as a mature aged student. “I was married shortly after arriving at the – and…
Dr Richard Barwick
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Richard Barwick (1929-2012) enjoyed a long and event-filled career built on his love for nature and the outdoors. Richard spent most of his career as a vertebrate…
Susan Bambrick OBE
It didn’t seem like it at the time, but Susan Bambrick was a feminist. “I was then at McMaster University, Canada doing a course in Monetary and Mathematical Economics. It was the tail end of…