List of Old Falconians - Academia

Academia

• Dr James Adams FBA FAHA, Senior Research Fellow of All Souls College Oxford, Professor of Latin at Manchester University (1993–95), awarded Kenyon Medal for Classical Studies and Archaeology 2009, author of The Regional Diversification of Latin 200 BC-AD 600 and Bilingualism and the Latin Language;
• Professor John Andrews, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (1969–73) and Professor of Geography (1959–68) at Melbourne University;
• Dr Lorand Bartels, specialist in international law and Fellow of Trinity Hall at Cambridge University, legal consultant to the European Parliament, Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for International Law in Heidelberg, author of Human Rights Conditionality in the EU's International Agreements;
• Emeritus Professor Noel Beadle, Professor of Botany at University of New England 1955–79, Clarke Medal of Royal Society of NSW 1982, author of Vegetation of Australia (1981);
• Dr Benjamin K. M. Brown, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney (University Medalist at Macquarie University, 1991)
• Dr Alan Carey Taylor, Dean of Arts Faculty at London University, Professor of French at Birkbeck College, Author of Bibliography of Unpublished Theses on French Subjects, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1961;
• Adjunct Professor Richard Cashman, Director of Australian Centre for Olympic Studies at University of Technology, Sydney, Co-editor of Staging the Olympics: The Event and its Impact, An editor of both the Oxford Companion to Australian Sport and General Editor of the Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket;
• Dr Nikola Casule, lecturer in Roman History at Christ Church, Oxford University, recipient of the Oxford Vice Chancellor’s Award for exceptional merit, Clarendon Bursar at Oxford;
• Professor Raewyn Connell (birth name Robert Connell), polled the most influential contemporary Australian sociologist, former Visiting Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard, known for research on large-scale class dynamics ("Ruling Class, Ruling Culture", 1977 and "Class Structure in Australian History", 1980), and the ways class and gender hierarchies are re-made in the everyday life of schools ("Making the Difference", 1982), advisor to UNESCO and UNO initiatives relating men, boys and masculinities to gender equality and peacemaking, her work is translated into 13 languages;
• Keith Dan, Headmaster of Slade School, Warwick, Queensland (1959–66);
• Emeritus Professor Arthur Delbridge, linguist, former editor of the Macquarie Dictionary;,
• Dr Eric Dobson FBA, Professor of English Language at Oxford, Fellow of Jesus College Oxford, "He will be remembered as one of the finest historical philologists...", author of English Pronunciation 1500–1700;
• Dr Christian Enemark (Captain of School 1994), Deputy Director of National Centre for Biosecurity, specialist in security issues include infectious diseases, biological and chemical weapons, author of Disease and Security: Natural Plagues and Biological Weapons in East Asia;
• Emeritus Professor David Fraser, Former Dean of Veterinary Science at Sydney University;,
• Emeritus Professor John Furedy, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto (1975–2005), President of the Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship, co-author of Theories and Applications in the Detection of Deception: A Psychophysiological and International Perspective;
• Emeritus Professor the Rev Graeme Griffin, Centre for Theology & Ministry, Uniting Church, President of Melbourne College of Divinity, Former Chairman of Australian Twin Registry;,
• Professor Charles Hamblin, philosopher and pioneer computer scientist. In philosophy, he advanced the classical logical fallacies, using the formal dialogue games first studied by Aristotle. In computer science, he was the originator of the recursive stack (or last-in, first-out store), an idea first implemented in 1957. Also, inventor of Reverse Polish Notation,
• Associate Professor Michael Horsburgh, Head of Social Work at the University of Sydney, Chair of the Academic Board of the Sydney College of Divinity, Chairman of the Board of the Anglican Board of Mission – Australia, former Methodist Minister, former Vice-Master of Wesley College at Sydney University;
• Dr Terry Irving, former President of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Associate Professor of Government at Sydney University, for nine years edited Labour History – A Journal of Labour and Social History, co-author of Class Structure in Australian History and Radical Sydney;
• Emeritus Professor Francis Johnson, Professor of English at Kanda University of International Studies (Japan), Inaugural Chair of English Language at University of Papua New Guinea, Chair of English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, author of textbooks used throughout Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands;
• Dr Tomas Kalmar, American-Mexican polymath, experimental yodeler and multi-instrumentalist with roots in ethnic, folk and classical music, as a schoolboy was a member of John Dease’s Quiz Kids, academic at Sterling College (USA), author of Illegal alphabets and adult literacy: Latino migrants crossing the linguistic border, 2001 – "This landmark study in the area of adult biliteracy shows precisely how Mexican immigrant workers-especially "illegal aliens"-use the alphabet to write down spoken English outside the classroom;
• Professor Wallace Kirsop FAHA, the first Australian to be a member of the exclusive Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, in 1980–81 held the appointment of Sandars Reader in Bibliography at Cambridge;
• Professor Douglas Lampard FAA, Foundation Professor of Monash University;
• Professor Barry Leal, Professor Emeritus of Macquarie University and University of Wollongong, Vice-Chancellor of University of Southern Queensland, author of Wilderness in the Bible: Toward a Theology of Wilderness;
• Emeritus Professor Graham Maddox, former Dean of Faculty of Arts at University of New England;,
• Dr Robert Madgwick, educationist. Madgwick was commander of the Australian Army Education Service during World War II, then first Vice-Chancellor of the University of New England. From 1967 to 1973 he was chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
• Dr David Makinson, Professor in Department of Computer Science at King's College, London University, authority on mathematical logic;
• Michael Maniska, Principal of International Grammar School, Sydney;
• Dr Angus Martin, McCaughey Professor of French at Sydney University (daughter is Catherine, Oscar-winning theatrical designer);
• Professor Raymond Martin FAA, former Vice-Chancellor of Monash University;
• Dr Peter McCallum, Chairman of the Academic Board and Associate Professor of Musicology at Sydney University, classical music critic for the Sydney Morning Herald, he has published on the music of Beethoven, Boulez, and the classical era (brother of John McCallum and William McCallum );
• Trevor McCaskill, Headmaster of Barker College (1963–86), where the Music Centre is named in his honour (also attended SCEGS);
• Emeritus Professor Gordon McClymont AO, Dean of Faculty of Rural Science at University of New England 1955–76, author of Formal Education and Rural Development (1975);
• Professor Maxwell McKay, Pro Vice-Chancellor of University of Papua New Guinea;
• Dr Bruce McKern, Professor of International Business and Director of Executive Program on US Business, US Studies Centre at Sydney University, former Visiting Professor of International Business at Stanford and Founding Professor of Management and first Dean of Macquarie University's Graduate School of Management, author of Managing the Global Network Corporation;
• Emeritus Professor William Morison, Challis Professor of Law at Sydney University 1982–85, NSW Law Reform Commissioner between 1968 and 1970, author of The System of Law and Courts Governing New South Wales, first sole editor of Cases on Torts, an influential casebook first published in 1955;
• Professor Raoul Mortley FAHA, former Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences Pro Vice-Chancellor, Bond University.;
• Dr Milton Osborne, authority on Southeast Asia and the French role there; Visiting Professor at Yale 1974–75; First Director of the British Institute in Southeast Asia 1975–79; Author of numerous books on Asian issues including Before Kampuchea: Preludes to Tragedy;
• Emeritus Professor Robert Parker MBE, Political Science, Australian National University;
• Dr Neil Radford, the 8th Librarian of University of Sydney (1980–96), in 2005 endowed the Radford Scholarships at the University to provide assistance to Library staff members on education programs or research projects;
• Dr Marc de Rosnay, Lecturer in Psychology at Sydney University, Rhodes Scholar, Junior Research Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge;
• Rev Dr Harry Reynolds-Smythe, Fellow of Pusey College, Oxford; Foundation Professor of Anglican Studies at Pontifical Gregorian University;
• Professor John Sharpham, Vice-Chancellor of Ballarat University;
• Professor David Simonett, the first geography Ph.D. graduated from any Australian university, Chair of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His achievement in building an international-quality remote sensing unit there is honoured by the David Simonett Center for Spatial Analvsis;
• Professor Malcolm Skilbeck, Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University 1985–91;
• Emeritus Professor Ian Smith, Professor of French at Tasmania University (1958–88), Honorary Consul for France for fifteen years, recognised by the French Government who conferred two decorations upon him: Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite and Officier des Palmes Académiques;
• Professor Peter Spearritt, social historian, Director of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland, Director of The Brisbane Institute 2001–2006, Director of the National Key Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University (1989–2001), author of Sydney's Century: a history, winner of the NSW Premier's Prize for Australian History in 2000;
• Dr Michael Stone, Gail Levin de Nur Professor of Religious Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, authority on Jewish literature of the Second Temple Period and the Dead Sea Scrolls, awarded the Landau Prize for Science and Research in Humanities, Foreign Member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, author of A History of the Literature of Adam and Eve and Adam's Contract with Satan: The Legend of the Cheirograph of Adam;
• Dr David Throsby, title of Distinguished Professor bestowed by Macquarie University (its highest honour), widely known for his research and writing in the field of the economics of art and culture, consultant to the World Bank, the OECD, FAO and UNESCO, playwright whose works have been performed on ABC Radio and at the old Nimrod Theatre in Kings Cross, author of The Economics of the Performing Arts and Economics and Culture (brother of TV personality Margaret Throsby);
• Emeritus Professor Donald Titchen, former Dean of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney, Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge;
• Dr John Vallance, Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School, Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge at which time he wrote The Lost Theory of Asclepiades of Bithynia, ;
• Professor Robert Wasson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research at Charles Darwin University;
• Dr Robin Winkler (School Captain 1961), pioneer activist for psychiatric treatment in the community, his tenure as Professor of Psychology at University of Western Australia was cut short by his early death in 1988, his life work is honoured by Robin Winkler Clinic at the University as well as Robin Winkler Award of Australian Psychological Society;