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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2023 ANU Alumni Awards »
Help us recognise and celebrate our ANU community in 2023. Nominations are now open until Tuesday 4 July!
Dr Phoebe Williams »
Building hope for a brighter future has been behind the success of Dr Phoebe Williams, whose energy and determination has improved the lives of thousands of people in eastern Africa.
In 2004, while she was completing her undergraduate degree at ANU...
Henry Makeham »
Building links with the future leaders of the world’s most populous country can be daunting but the vision, energy and leadership of Henry Makeham has proved it can be done.
Through founding a number of leading China-focused public diplomacy and...
Robert Wiblin »
The act of philanthropy can be a difficult one. Where should your money go? What are the most effective ways to donate? For those lucky enough to be in that position, Robert Wiblin is on hand to make life easier.
Rob is currently Executive Director...
Jessica Avalon »
Social justice is close to Asia Pacific and Law student Jessica Avalon’s heart and she has demonstrated leadership and commitment to the cause at ANU and beyond.
On campus, Jessica has raised the profile of gender-based issues through her presidency...
Dr Lachlan Blackhall »
As an enthusiastic entrepreneur with experience in founding and growing start- up companies, Dr Lachlan Blackhall has combined his love of business and skills in engineering and mathematics to become an inspiring teacher, mentor and innovator.
While...
Brad Carron-Arthur »
After finishing an Honours year, most people would take a well-earned rest. But that’s not what Brad Carron-Arthur did. Instead, he embarked on a 4,900 kilometre solo run from Canberra to Cape York, in Queensland, to raise awareness of mental health...
Gracia Billy Yosaphat Y Mambrasar »
It’s been a wild ride to ANU for Gracia Yosaphat Y Mambrasar, known as Billy. From a small village on an island in eastern Indonesia to gracing TV screens as a competitor on Indonesian Idol and onwards to become one of Canberra’s brightest young...
Arjuna Mohottala »
The role of postgraduate students at ANU is one that Arjuna Mohottala knows well.
Unlike most other universities, postgraduate students represent about half of the total student population at ANU. Yet their representative body—the ANU Postgraduate...
Ben Duggan »
Ben Duggan is a familiar face for anyone around ANU. From Chairman of the ANU Union Board to the Vice-Chancellor’s Leadership Program and with many lectures and tutorials in between, Ben’s six years at ANU were highly productive.
But it was the...
Graham Tuckwell »
The aim has been to create the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship in Australia. The generous people behind this are Graham Tuckwell and his wife Louise.
The Tuckwell Scholarship program promotes their visionary scope and is backed by a $50...
Dr Andrew Kam »
Tell us about your experience of learning and living at ANU?
I choose ANU because of its reputation and expertise in the area of Asian and Pacific economic studies. The high standards and reputation of the department and faculty members are well...
Fiona Skerman »
Following her passion for complex maths problems has been just the ticket that ANU graduate Fiona Skerman needed to see the world.
Fiona graduated from ANU in 2011 and is currently completing her PhD in pure mathematics at Oxford University.
“I am...
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 ANU in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Bachelor of Law. She was admitted to legal practice in 2000 and worked as...
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 every aspect of helping children, including...
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 Integration of Liberia.
The Master of Public Policy student...
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 developed additional skills, knowledge and experience...
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 international law, working under the late and great Jack...
Sotiris Dounoukos »
Sotiris Dounoukos (BA ’96, LLB (Hons) ’96, GDLP ’96) isn’t your typical law graduate. After graduating from ANU he went on to a career in law. However, Sotiris left that world to pursue an equally-demanding and challenging career as a film-maker. He...
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. Two years later she was promoted to the rank of...
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 time at ANU, found out more about his career in...
