# List of University of South Australia people

This is an incomplete list of University of South Australia people including notable alumni and staff associated with the University of South Australia in Australia.

## Alumni
### Arts

* Andrew Baines, artist
* Beverley Bolin, architect
* David Caon, industrial designer
* Angelica Cheung Editor-in-chief, Vogue China
* David Cornish, author
* Barbara Hanrahan, artist, printmaker and writer
* Peter Serwan, artist
* Jeffrey Smart AO, artist, studied at the South Australian School of Art and Crafts circa 1940
* Poh Ling Yeow, artist, celebrity chef, television presenter

### Business

* Essington Lewis, chairman, BHP
* Dr Nalaka Godahewa, chairman, Securities & Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka

### Journalism and media

* Kate Collins, Nine News presenter
* Sarah Cumming, former Seven News presenter and reporter
* Will McDonald, Nine News reporter
* Georgina McGuinness, former weekend anchor and reporter for National Nine News. (Alumna of SACAE, Magill campus, graduated 1987)
* Rebecca Morse, Ten News presenter, former ABC reporter and presenter, and South Australian Media Awards Journalist of the Year in 2005
* Indira Naidoo, consumer rights advocate and former television news presenter (ABC and SBS). (Alumna of SACAE)
* Sally Sara AM, ABC TV journalist and correspondent

### Sports

* Eleni Glouftsis OAM, Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL)
* John Gloster, physiotherapist for the Indian Cricket Team
* Nathan Konstandopoulos, footballer
* Isabella Rositano, multi-sport athlete
* Rachael Sporn OAM, Olympic basketballer Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004
* Darryl Wakelin, AFL footballer
* Jenny Williams, multi-sport athlete

### Politics

* Dean Brown AO former premier of South Australia
* Robert Lau Hoi Chew (1942–2010), Malaysian member of parliament, and Deputy Minister of Transportation of Malaysia
* Lina Chiam, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament, Singapore
* Nick Champion, ALP member of the South Australian House of Assembly representing the Electoral district of Taylor since 2022
* Bob Day, former Family First Senator for South Australia
* Glenn Docherty, Mayor of the City of Playford
* Trish Draper, former Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Makin
* Iain Evans, former Leader of the Liberal Party in South Australia and former Leader of the Opposition in the South Australian parliament (Alumnus of SAIT)
* Tom Kenyon, ALP Former member of the Parliament of South Australia representing the Electoral district of Newland
* Michelle Lensink MLC, Deputy Leader of Liberal in the South Australian Legislative Council
* Steven Marshall, former Premier of South Australia, former Leader of the Liberal Party in South Australia, and member representing the Electoral district of Dunstan
* Tony Messner, former Liberal Senator for South Australia and federal Minister for Veterans Affairs
* Mark Parnell, former SA Greens member of the Parliament of South Australia
* Christopher Pyne, former Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Sturt, and former Minister for Defence
* Trish White, former ALP member of the Parliament of South Australia representing the Electoral district of Taylor from 1994 to 2010
* Dana Wortley, ALP member of the Australian Senate
* Penny Wong, Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister for Foreign Affairs

## Honorary alumni
### Doctor of the University

The university awards the Honorary Doctorate to recognise an individual who has achieved eminence in an area of education or research, or is distinguished by eminent service to the community.
The honorary doctorate is not a recognised qualification and as such the title 'Doctor' is not used by recipients, but the Post-nominal letters "DUniv" is granted.
Recipients
| Year | Name |
| 2019 | Terry Evans |
| 2019 | Adam Goodes |
| 2019 | Jim McDowell |
| 2019 | The Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson, AO |
| 2018 | Deborah Cheetham, AO |
| 2018 | The Honourable Greg Combet, AM |
| 2018 | Peter Gago, AC |
| 2018 | Eric Idle |
| 2018 | William Muirhead, AM |
| 2018 | Adjunct Associate Professor Monica Oliphant, AO |
| 2017 | Emeritus Professor MaryAnn Bin-Sallik, AO |
| 2017 | The Honourable Julia Gillard, AC |
| 2017 | Dr Ian Gould, AM |
| 2017 | Janet Holmes à Court, AC |
| 2017 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston, AK, AC (Mil), AFC |
| 2017 | Thomas Keneally, AO |
| 2017 | The Honourable John Mansfield, AM, QC |
| 2017 | Kevin O'Loughlin, OAM |
| 2017 | Curtis Wong |
| 2016 | Mr Jack Manning Bancroft |
| 2016 | Professor Gary Banks, AO |
| 2016 | Ms Maggie Beer, AM |
| 2016 | Mrs Marie Coleman, AO |
| 2016 | Ms Evonne Goolagong Cawley, AC, MBE |
| 2016 | Professor Lord Anthony Giddens |
| 2016 | Mr John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE |
| 2015 | Professor Gerald Goodhardt |
| 2015 | Professor Robyn Williams, AM |
| 2014 | Dr Wolf Blass, AM |
| 2014 | Major General Charles Bolden Jr. |
| 2014 | The Honourable Quentin Bryce, AD, CVO |
| 2014 | Professor Brian Burdekin, AO |
| 2014 | Mr Vinton G Cerf |
| 2014 | Mr Peter Gabriel |
| 2014 | Dr Jane Goodall, DBE |
| 2014 | Professor Peter Høj, AC |
| 2014 | Professor Mary McAleese |
| 2014 | Sir Terence Pratchett, OBE |
| 2014 | Dr Anne Summers, AO |
| 2013 | Mr Sydney Ball |
| 2013 | The Honourable Alexander Downer, AC |
| 2013 | Mr Michael Heard |
| 2013 | The Honourable Robyn Layton, AO, QC |
| 2012 | Ms Fiona Hall, AO |
| 2011 | Emeritus Professor Maxwell Brennan, AO |
| 2011 | Ms Alice McCleary |
| 2011 | Professor Ashis Nandy |
| 2011 | Mr Jeffrey Smart, AO |
| 2010 | Adjunct Professor Neil Bryans |
| 2010 | Professor Brian Vincent |
| 2009 | Mr Martin Albrecht, AC |
| 2009 | Mr David Klingberg, AO |
| 2009 | Professor Jarl Rosenholm |
| 2008 | Mr Milton Moon, AM |
| 2008 | Dr Pamela Ryan, OAM |
| 2007 | Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley, AC |
| 2007 | Professor Don Bursill, AM |
| 2007 | Dr Ron Radford, AM |
| 2007 | Professor Leanna Read |
| 2006 | Mr Norton Jackson, AM |
| 2006 | Mr Mike Rann, AC |
| 2006 | Honourable Susan Ryan, AO |
| 2005 | Professor Frank Bass |
| 2005 | Dr Julian Burnside, QC |
| 2005 | Mr Leon Davis, AO |
| 2005 | Professor Andrew Ehrenberg |
| 2005 | Professor R Natarajan |
| 2005 | Dr Gregor Ramsey, AM |
| 2005 | Dr Simon Wong |
| 2004 | Mr Phillip Adams, AO |
| 2004 | Mr Stephen Page, AM |
| 2003 | Mr Maurice de Rohan, AO, OBE |
| 2003 | Dr Alfred Huang, AM |
| 2003 | Dr Yuan Tseh Lee |
| 2003 | Professor Zhang Xiaowei |
| 2002 | Ms Dagmar Egen, AM |
| 2002 | Professor Eleanor Ramsay |
| 2001 | The Honourable Justice Michael Kirby, AC, CMG |
| 2000 | Mr Rick Allert, AO |
| 2000 | Mr Kym Bonython, AC |
| 2000 | Adjunct Professor Lyndsay Connors, AM |
| 2000 | Dr Patricia Crook, AO |
| 2000 | Dr Malcolm Kinnaird, AC |
| 1999 | The Honourable Dr Basil Hetzel, AC |
| 1999 | Dr Colin Thiele, AC |
| 1999 | Professor Lyndall Ryan |
| 1998 | Dr Julian Clark |
| 1998 | Honourable Robert J. L. Hawke, AC |
| 1998 | Mr Nelson Mandela |
| 1998 | Dr Alice Rigney, AO |
| 1998 | Ms Ruth Tuck, AO |
| 1998 | Mr Bruce Webb |
| 1998 | Dr Don Williams, AO |
| 1997 | Honourable Justice Samuel Jacobs, AO |
| 1997 | Mr John Kundereri Moriarty, AM |
| 1997 | Dr S (Max) Richards |
| 1997 | Mr Daniel Thomas, AM |
| 1997 | Ms Sue Vardon, AO |
| 1996 | Mr Archie Barton, AM |
| 1996 | Dr Betty Davis, AM |
| 1996 | Honourable Dr John Dawkins, AO |
| 1996 | Ms Wendy McCarthy, AO |
| 1996 | Sir Eric Neal, AC, CVO |
| 1996 | Honourable Justice John Von Doussa, AO, QC |
| 1995 | Ms Doreen Kartinyeri |
| 1995 | Dr Christobel Mattingley, AM |
| 1995 | Dr David Pank, AM |
| 1995 | Dr James CY Soong |
| 1994 | Ms Anne Deveson, AO |
| 1994 | Dame Roma Mitchell, AC, DBE |
| 1994 | Mr John Uhrig, AC |
| 1994 | Mr Gavin Walkley, AM |
| 1993 | Dr Jean Edna Blackburn, AO |
| 1993 | Ms Alison Crook, AO |
| 1993 | Dr James May |
| 1993 | Mr John McDonald, AM |
| 1993 | Professor Lowitja O’Donoghue, AC, CBE, DSJ |

## Administration
### Chancellors

| No. | Chancellor | Commenced | Concluded |
| 1 | John McDonald | 1991 | 1992 |
| 2 | Basil Hetzel | 1992 | 1998 |
| 3 | David Klingberg | 1998 | 2008 |
| 4 | Ian Gould | 2008 | 2015 |
| 5 | Jim McDowell | 2016 | 2018 |
| 6 | Pauline Carr | 2018 | 2024 |
| 7 | John Hill | 2024 | current |

### Vice-Chancellors

| No. | Vice-Chancellor | Commenced | Concluded |
| 1 | Alan Mead | 1991 | 1992 |
| 2 | David Robinson | 1992 | 1997 |
| 3 | Denise Bradley | 1997 | 2007 |
| 4 | Peter Høj | 2007 | 2012 |
| 5 | David Lloyd | 2013 | current |

### Deputy Chancellors

| No. | Deputy Chancellor | Commenced | Concluded |
| 1 | Dagmar Egen | 1992 | 2002 |
| 2 | Alice McCleary | 2002 | 2009 |
| 3 | Wendy Craik | 2010 | 2018 |
| 4 | John Hill | 2018 | 2024 |
| 5 | Michael Abbott | 2024 | current |