Graduates on the move

Current Students

James Smith PhD Public Health and Medicine student:
2006 winner of the Young Australian of the Year for South Australia.

2000s

Mark Ainslie BE (Elec)(Hons)/BA (Japanese):
Has been awarded the Japanese Government Research Scholarship for 2006. The Scholarship is awarded by the Japanese Government's Monbukagakusho (the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) to a small number of Australians each year, along with a number worldwide, who wish to study at Japanese universities under their scholarship program. Mark was also awarded a Dean's Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Academic Achievement in each year of his degree (2000-2004) and was awarded the Codan Prize for Best Performance in Advanced Electromagnetics
in 2004.

Jonathan Webb BA 2001, B Sc (Mol Biol) 2003, B Sc (Hons) 2004:
Received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford in 2006.

1990s

Dr Sam Shahin MBBS 1992 DCH, DRACOG, FRACGP, MBA:
Part time medical practitioner and Director of Peregrine Corporation, Australia's 75th largest company. Dr Shahin also has three children under the age of six.

1980s

Dene Cordes PSM BA (Hons) 1988:
Public Service Medal in 1990 Australian Honours, for service to the establishment of volunteers network in National Parks.

Dr Bill Griggs MBBS 1981:
Named as the South Australian winner of the 2006 Australian of the Year award.

Dr Ian Kneebone BA 1981, BA (Hons) 1982:
Recently appointed a Visiting Senior Fellow in the Department of Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK, where he contributes to teaching, research and scholarship. His clinical practice is in neurological and physical rehabilitation across West Surrey.

David Letch BA 1985, BA (Hons) (Geography) 1987:

Michelle Rast BA 1984, BA (Hons)(Geography) 1986:
Received the Annual CoastCare Award in 2006. Their tireless commitment to protecting South Australia's coast has led to a number of initiatives, including the relocation of a controversial aquaculture proposal which could have had adverse impacts on the Australian Sea Lions in Sceale Bay, the declaration of the Nicolas Baudin Island Conservation Park of Cape Blanche, and the preparation of a management plan from Venus Bay to Streaky Bay through an Enviro Grant, plus coastal access works in the area.

Mark T O'Donnell BSc (Hons) 1988:
Joined the partnership of Adelaide-based Madderns Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys to lead the Life Sciences team. Mark returns to Adelaide after working in intellectual property for 18 years in the eastern states.

Christopher Zilm BA 1986, D Ed 1987:
Principal of Toowoomba State High School in Queensland.

1970s

Professor Jock Findlay AM B Ag Sc 1966, Hons 1966, PhD 1971:
Has been awarded the UK Society for Reproduction and Fertility (SRF) Distinguished Scientist Award for 2006. This award honours Professor Findlay's outstanding contribution to reproduction and fertility research. He is the only Australian to have won this prestigious award.

Claire Smith (nee Withey) BA 1974, BA (Hons) Psychology 1975:
Received her doctoral degree on December 17, 2005, from George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, USA. Her dissertation was in the field of applied linguistics. She has been teaching ESL and foreign languages in the USA for many years. She and her American husband have two teenage children.

Mr Robert Thomas BSc 1970:
In September 2004 joined Infoblox as the company's president and CEO. Infoblox is the leading developer of network identity appliances that provide a way for enterprise to manage the critical network identity protocols that link business applications to the network infrastructure. Mr Thomas has more than 25 years of management experience in the technology section. Previously, he was president and CEO of NetScreen Technologies, where he developed the company from 31 employees to 950 and led its successful public offering and eventual acquisition by Juniper Networks.

1960s

Professor John Finnis LLB 1962:
Received the Center for Bioethics and Culture's 2006 Paul Ramsey Award. The Ramsey Award is given to those who have demonstrated exemplary achievement in the field of bioethics. Professor Finnis is Professor of Law and Legal Philosophy at the University of Oxford and Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame. He is also Visiting Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Moral Philosophy at the Institute in Melbourne.

The award honours those who "are deeply impacting the bioethics discussion by actively equipping our society to face the challenges of the 21st century, profoundly defending the dignity of humankind, and enthusiastically embracing ethical biotechnology for the human good".

1950s

Brian Jefferies AM Dip Ag 1950, B Ag Sc 1953:
Blue for Athletics 1952, Scholarship with Australian Wool Corporation for 9 months in 1955. Joined Department of Agriculture in Sheep & Wool in 1953. In 1956 worked for 4 months with FAD of UN in Uruguay. In 1960 became Senior Sheep & Wool officer in Tasmania and started Cormo breed of sheep. 1966-1970 worked with FAD of UN in Patagonia and started Corino breed of sheep.

1971-1972 worked in Victorian Department of Agriculture and started Bundoran Comeback breed of sheep. 1972-1986 Principal Officer Sheep and Wool in SA Dept of Agriculture. 1986-2006 Working as International Consultant in Sheepbreeding in Argentina and Chile. Started Merco breed of sheep in 1955 and New Patagonian White Suffolk in 2003. Mr Jefferies has also received the following awards: ATA Medal 1987, AM in 1988, Fellow AIAST in 1998, and ROCA Award of Merit in 2001.