1960s - 1980s

 

1960s

Marlene Kingdon (BA 1968) retired from the South Australian Department of Education and Children's Services in 2005 and has since commenced a fine arts degree at Adelaide Central School of Art.

1970s

Leigh HobbsChildren's author, Leigh Hobbs (GradDipArtDes 1974) writes and illustrates books featuring characters like Old Tom, Horrible Harriet, Fiona the Pig and Mr Chicken.

1980s

chip farmerChip Farmer (MBBS(Hons) 1981) was re-elected as president of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand, representing specialist colorectal surgeons.

 

Notes:

  • The qualifications listed are the individual's Monash degrees, not necessarily their full qualifications
  • The year listed after the degree abbreviation is the year of graduation

kate herbertPlaywright Kate Herbert (BA 1977) has written a new satire Lawyers, Drugs and Money, which showed at the recent Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

robin gersterRobin Gerster (BA(Hons) 1981, MA 1981, PhD 1986) received the Australian History Prize in the 2009 NSW Premier's History Awards for his book Travels in the Atomic Sunshine: Australia and the Occupation of Japan.

 
 

Hazel Edwards (BA 1971, BEd 1974, MEd 1980) was awarded the 2009 Australian Society of Authors Medal, a biennial prize that recognises outstanding contributions to the Australian writing community. She was also nominated for the 2010 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world's largest children's literature award.

john millerJohn Miller AO (PhD 1984) is chair of the John Button Literary Foundation, which awards the John Button Prize for the best piece of non-fiction writing on politics or public policy.

 
 

Peter Chaffey (BA(Hons) 1977) has been appointed chair of the Melbourne East Regional Development Australia Committee, one of nine committees advising the Australian and Victorian governments on the economic, environmental and social development of regions across the state.

marilyn lakeMarilyn Lake (PhD 1984) is co-author of Drawing the Global Colour Line for which she received a 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Award in the Non-Fiction category.

 
 
 

Gill Callister (BA 1981, BSocWk(Hons) 1982) was recently appointed secretary of the Department of Human Services in Victoria.

 
 
 

Alzheimer's Australia has commissioned and published a discussion paper by Heather Birch (ADipWelfStud 1981) called ‘Dementia, Lesbians and Gay Men', launched by The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG.

 
 
 

Karen Atkins (BA 1984) was the winner of the 2009 North Sydney Art Prize for her work titled 'A Change in the Batting Order'.

 
 
 

Ng Kah Ming (BE1986) recently received a Selangor state award, which carries the title Datuk, for his contribution to music.

 
 
 

Teacher Peter Farrer (BA 1986) is managing a project called Shared Stories. Inspired by the Cronulla riots in Sydney, the scheme creates an opportunity for dialogue between young people across distinct cultural, social and ethnic groups in Melbourne.

 
 
 

An associate with law firm Cadwalader, Alicia Clifford (BEc 1988) has been recognised at Sanctuary for Families' Above and Beyond Awards for "providing outstanding pro bono representation and advocacy on behalf of victims of domestic violence".

 

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