Gold Coast Star Students: Aquinas College’s 19 best

Aquinas College first opened its doors in 1964 — here are some of the best students to pass through its doors in that time.

Brianna Morris-Grantbrianna.morris-grant@news.com.au

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October 21, 2019 - 1:00AM

Gold Coast Bulletin

Ashley Wallen. NOW: An international choreographer, Ashley has worked on hit movie “The Greatest Showman” and with Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams and Hugh Jackman. Pic Frank Violi

1/19Ashley Wallen. NOW: An international choreographer, Ashley has worked on hit movie “The Greatest Showman” and with Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams and Hugh Jackman. Pic Frank Violi

Emily Camilleri. NOW: Emily is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota. She previously worked at the Mayo Clinic. Supplied by Mardi Chapman.

2/19Emily Camilleri. NOW: Emily is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota. She previously worked at the Mayo Clinic. Supplied by Mardi Chapman.

3/19Meaghan Scanlon. NOW: Meaghan is the State Member for Gaven, a lawyer, and has held her position since 2017. Picture: Jerad Williams

Annemarie Forder. NOW: Annemarie is an Olympic medallist who won a bronze in the Women’s Air Pistol at the Sydney Olympics and gold at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games. Picture: Brendan Radke.

4/19Annemarie Forder. NOW: Annemarie is an Olympic medallist who won a bronze in the Women’s Air Pistol at the Sydney Olympics and gold at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games. Picture: Brendan Radke.

Dr Peter Alwast. NOW: In 1999 Dr Alwast was awarded a Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship and has since exhibited nationally and internationally.

5/19Dr Peter Alwast. NOW: In 1999 Dr Alwast was awarded a Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship and has since exhibited nationally and internationally.

6/19Jesinta Campbell. NOW: An Australian TV host, model and brand ambassador, Jesinta won Miss Universe Australia 2010 and placed 2nd Runner-Up at the Miss Universe competition. Pics Adam Head

7/19Pia Muehlenbeck. NOW: A qualified lawyer, Pia is one of Australia’s most recognised social influencers with over 3.1 million followers and 55 million likes. She’s currently building her own eco-friendly brand, SLINKII. Picture: Christian Gilles

Bishop Anthony Randazzo. NOW: Bishop Randazzo was recently appointed Bishop-Elect of Broken Bay Diocese by Pope Francis. Picture: Giovanni Portelli Photography.

8/19Bishop Anthony Randazzo. NOW: Bishop Randazzo was recently appointed Bishop-Elect of Broken Bay Diocese by Pope Francis. Picture: Giovanni Portelli Photography.

Megan Nay. NOW: An accomplished swimmer, Megan has competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships, won a silver medal at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships and won two gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

9/19Megan Nay. NOW: An accomplished swimmer, Megan has competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships, won a silver medal at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships and won two gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Paul Hauff. NOW: Paul is a former Australian professional rugby league footballers. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative fullback, he played his whole top-level career in Australia for the Brisbane Broncos, later moving to their sister club in England, the London Broncos.

10/19Paul Hauff. NOW: Paul is a former Australian professional rugby league footballers. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative fullback, he played his whole top-level career in Australia for the Brisbane Broncos, later moving to their sister club in England, the London Broncos.

11/19Mark Teis. NOW: Mark is the founder of social enterprise Joining Hands, and one of Australia’s leading shopfitters. Picture Mike Batterham

Angela Goddard. NOW: Angela is the Director of the Griffith University Art Museum, the Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Griffith University and has worked as curator at QLD Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art. Photographer: Liam Kidston.

12/19Angela Goddard. NOW: Angela is the Director of the Griffith University Art Museum, the Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Griffith University and has worked as curator at QLD Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art. Photographer: Liam Kidston.

Bob Lindner. NOW: Bob was a professional rugby league footballer who played throughout the 80s and 90s before coaching. He was a national and Queensland State of Origin representative before becoming an optometrist.

13/19Bob Lindner. NOW: Bob was a professional rugby league footballer who played throughout the 80s and 90s before coaching. He was a national and Queensland State of Origin representative before becoming an optometrist.

Lieutenant Colonel Gavin Keating. NOW: Keating currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Australian Army and is currently taking steps to become an army deacon and chaplain. Picture Gary Ramage/News Corp Australia

14/19Lieutenant Colonel Gavin Keating. NOW: Keating currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Australian Army and is currently taking steps to become an army deacon and chaplain. Picture Gary Ramage/News Corp Australia

Kimberley Hodgson. NOW: Kimberley has appeared in Disney’s Aladdin the Musical, Into the Woods, Rolling Thunder Vietnam, Harvest Rain’s Pirates of Penzance, Cats, QPAC’s Spirit of Christmas, the Queensland Conservatorium’s Miss Saigon and Fiddler on the Roof. She also has numerous film and TV credits under her belt. Pics Adam Head

15/19Kimberley Hodgson. NOW: Kimberley has appeared in Disney’s Aladdin the Musical, Into the Woods, Rolling Thunder Vietnam, Harvest Rain’s Pirates of Penzance, Cats, QPAC’s Spirit of Christmas, the Queensland Conservatorium’s Miss Saigon and Fiddler on the Roof. She also has numerous film and TV credits under her belt. Pics Adam Head

Sean Tobin. NOW: Sean is the founder and director of “Exclusive Insight”, an Australian media platform for athletes and entertainers to share their stories through a trusted newsroom, engaging directly to fans and the wider public. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Bond University in Social Media and Digital Content Media. Photo: Supplied

16/19Sean Tobin. NOW: Sean is the founder and director of “Exclusive Insight”, an Australian media platform for athletes and entertainers to share their stories through a trusted newsroom, engaging directly to fans and the wider public. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Bond University in Social Media and Digital Content Media. Photo: Supplied

17/19Chris Healy. NOW: Chris is a widely published author and Associate Professor in Cultural Studies at The University of Melbourne.

Paul Dux. NOW: Paul is a psychologist and neuroscientist who received his PhD from Macquarie University and then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University in the US. He is faculty in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland, where he is currently an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow.

18/19Paul Dux. NOW: Paul is a psychologist and neuroscientist who received his PhD from Macquarie University and then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University in the US. He is faculty in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland, where he is currently an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow.

Michael Steer. NOW: Michael is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University and one of the leading electrical engineers in the analog/RF and microwave world. He has published numerous articles in the IEEE Microwave and Antennas journal. He is credited with being the first IEEE Fellow to finetune all of his constitutive relations and as a result, creating a paperless office.

19/19Michael Steer. NOW: Michael is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University and one of the leading electrical engineers in the analog/RF and microwave world. He has published numerous articles in the IEEE Microwave and Antennas journal. He is credited with being the first IEEE Fellow to finetune all of his constitutive relations and as a result, creating a paperless office.

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