This is a list of University of Wollongong people including notable alumni and staff. Administration Chancellors The Chancellor of the University of Wollongong serves as the nominal head of the university. As with most other university chancellors, the role is now largely ceremonial. 1975-1996 Robert Marsden Hope 1997-2009 Mike Codd 2009–present Jillian Broadbent Vice Chancellors The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong serves as the chief executive officer of the university, and oversees most of the university's day-to-day operations. 1975-1980 Michael Birt 1981-1994 Ken McKinnon 1995-2011 Gerald Sutton 2012–present Paul Wellings Staff Noel Cressie - Distinguished Professor of Spatial Statistics Beverly Derewianka - Emeritus Professor of linguistics Andrew Ford - English-born Australian composer, writer and radio presenter Kristine French – plant biologist and conservationist Richard Harland - author Christian Heim – composer, psychiatrist Rob Hood - author Natalie Matosin, National Health and Medical Research Council CJ Martin Early Career Research Fellow Cecilia Nembou, educator, women's rights activist, and first female vice-chancellor for a university in Papua New Guinea Sharon Robinson — Antarctic researcher and plant physiologist Willy Susilo - cryptographer, IEEE Fellow Gordon Wallace - electromaterials scientist Alan Wearne - poet Alumni In 2012, in a survey of over 5,000 employers, the QS World University Rankings placed UOW at 99th in the world for graduate employability. As of 2014, the University has turned out more than a hundred thousand graduates, and also has members all over the world in 143 countries. Although a large number of alumni live in Wollongong and Sydney, and a significant number also live in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, London, New York and Washington, D.C. Estelle Asmodelle - transgender model, writer and activist Van Badham - writer Glenn Barkley - director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Kate Bell - actor, Blue Water High Clare Bowen - actor, Nashville (2012 TV series) Mez Breeze - new media artist Matt Brown - politician, academic and solicitor Michael Byrne - poet Jay Caselberg - author Ben Creagh - rugby league player for the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL team Mark Cutifani - CEO, AngloAmerican Cromok - Malaysian thrash metal band Stef Dawson - actress, The Hunger Games Bryan Doyle MP - NSW State Member for Campbelltown Lee Furlong - television presenter; Fox Sports news reader; wife of Australian cricketer Shane Watson Nita Green - Labor Senator for Queensland Zaiping Guo - Professor and materials engineer