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20. Georgia Nesbitt - 1996-2009 - Professional rower, lawyer - Nesbitt’s rowing career started in 2004 at the age of 12. In the past 15 years, she has achieved worldwide recognition as one of Australia’s top elite rowers. She has been competing at World championship level for four years. wining gold, silver and bronze medals. In 2018 she was admitted to the Bar in NSW and plans to practice Law in Sydney or Hobart. Picture: AAP
1/2020. Georgia Nesbitt - 1996-2009 - Professional rower, lawyer - Nesbitt’s rowing career started in 2004 at the age of 12. In the past 15 years, she has achieved worldwide recognition as one of Australia’s top elite rowers. She has been competing at World championship level for four years. wining gold, silver and bronze medals. In 2018 she was admitted to the Bar in NSW and plans to practice Law in Sydney or Hobart. Picture: AAP
19. Erin Kelly - 1992-2001 - Clinical Psychologist Director of Therapeutic Programs at St Helen’s Private Hospital Hobart - Dr Kelly divides her time between her private practice and St Helen’s Private Hospital, where she is the Director of Therapeutic Programs. She is the national co-ordinator of a program designed to use psychological tools and assessments to empower disadvantaged Aboriginal girls on the Cape Yorke Peninsula. Picture: EDDIE SAFARIK
2/2019. Erin Kelly - 1992-2001 - Clinical Psychologist Director of Therapeutic Programs at St Helen’s Private Hospital Hobart - Dr Kelly divides her time between her private practice and St Helen’s Private Hospital, where she is the Director of Therapeutic Programs. She is the national co-ordinator of a program designed to use psychological tools and assessments to empower disadvantaged Aboriginal girls on the Cape Yorke Peninsula. Picture: EDDIE SAFARIK
18. Miriam Handsworth - 1980-1990 - Professional Musician - Granted a Queen’s Trust Scholarship for postgraduate studies in Europe, Handsworth studied in Freiburg, Germany and graduated from the Castelfranco Conservatorium of Music in Veneto, Italy in 2001. In 2003 she became Sub-Principal Bassoon with the Cyprus State Orchestra. During her time in Cyprus Miriam also worked for World Vision International as an Events Co-ordinator. Over the years Miriam has worked with numerous orchestras including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Munich Symphony.
3/2018. Miriam Handsworth - 1980-1990 - Professional Musician - Granted a Queen’s Trust Scholarship for postgraduate studies in Europe, Handsworth studied in Freiburg, Germany and graduated from the Castelfranco Conservatorium of Music in Veneto, Italy in 2001. In 2003 she became Sub-Principal Bassoon with the Cyprus State Orchestra. During her time in Cyprus Miriam also worked for World Vision International as an Events Co-ordinator. Over the years Miriam has worked with numerous orchestras including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Munich Symphony.
17. Kate Gaul - Collegiate 1973-1980 - Theatre director - Ms Gaul is an award-winning director, started her own theatre company and has worked as a festival director. She is artistic director of Siren Theatre Co which in 2016 toured Enda Walsh’s “Misterman” to Hobart and produced Noelle Janaszweska’s “Good With Maps” for a season in Sydney.
4/2017. Kate Gaul - Collegiate 1973-1980 - Theatre director - Ms Gaul is an award-winning director, started her own theatre company and has worked as a festival director. She is artistic director of Siren Theatre Co which in 2016 toured Enda Walsh’s “Misterman” to Hobart and produced Noelle Janaszweska’s “Good With Maps” for a season in Sydney.
16. Elizabeth Sharland - 1943–1948 - Actor, Author, Playwright, Producer - Sharland opened a cafe-theatre in Paris which featured new plats before relocating to New York where she was personal assistant to Yul Brynner on his final tour of the US in The King and I. She lectures regularly on board the Cunard line of cruise ships and is food editor for the Palm Beach Society Magazine.
5/2016. Elizabeth Sharland - 1943–1948 - Actor, Author, Playwright, Producer - Sharland opened a cafe-theatre in Paris which featured new plats before relocating to New York where she was personal assistant to Yul Brynner on his final tour of the US in The King and I. She lectures regularly on board the Cunard line of cruise ships and is food editor for the Palm Beach Society Magazine.
15. Mel Irons - 1990-2001 - Psychologist and university lecturer - Ms Irons changed her PhD topic as a result of her experience with the Dunalley bushfire event in Tasmania in 2013. She has since been a consultant for various groups on the topic of social media and emergent volunteers and served on the Board for the World Conference in Disaster Management in Toronto, Canada. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
6/2015. Mel Irons - 1990-2001 - Psychologist and university lecturer - Ms Irons changed her PhD topic as a result of her experience with the Dunalley bushfire event in Tasmania in 2013. She has since been a consultant for various groups on the topic of social media and emergent volunteers and served on the Board for the World Conference in Disaster Management in Toronto, Canada. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
14. Alison Alexander - 1955–1967 - Historian - Alexander’s writing career began when she wrote a history of the City of Glenorchy. By 2015 Alexander had written 21 books. She also did some work at UTAS including editing The Companion to Tasmanian History.
7/2014. Alison Alexander - 1955–1967 - Historian - Alexander’s writing career began when she wrote a history of the City of Glenorchy. By 2015 Alexander had written 21 books. She also did some work at UTAS including editing The Companion to Tasmanian History.
13. Liz Gillam - 1959-1968 - Senior public servant, Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women - Senior public servant. Ms Gillam has worked in the public sector, primarily in the area of policy development, for more than 40 years. She has been Deputy Director of the Office of Status of Women, Deputy Director of Local Government and policy manager at the Local Government Association of Tasmania. In 2017 she was inducted to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women.
8/2013. Liz Gillam - 1959-1968 - Senior public servant, Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women - Senior public servant. Ms Gillam has worked in the public sector, primarily in the area of policy development, for more than 40 years. She has been Deputy Director of the Office of Status of Women, Deputy Director of Local Government and policy manager at the Local Government Association of Tasmania. In 2017 she was inducted to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women.
12. Monique Brumby - 1987-1992 - Singer/songwriter - Brumby’s passion for music and live performance started with school musicals – most notably, The Wizard of Oz, where she played the role of the cowardly lion and in Pippin as the Leading Player. She has released six albums and three EPs and won two ARIA Awards for ‘Best New Artist’ in 1996 and ‘Best Female Artist’ in 1997. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
9/2012. Monique Brumby - 1987-1992 - Singer/songwriter - Brumby’s passion for music and live performance started with school musicals – most notably, The Wizard of Oz, where she played the role of the cowardly lion and in Pippin as the Leading Player. She has released six albums and three EPs and won two ARIA Awards for ‘Best New Artist’ in 1996 and ‘Best Female Artist’ in 1997. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
11. Courtney Barnett - 2003-2005 - Musician - Barnett’s debut album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, was in to widespread critical acclaim. In the same year she won four awards at the ARIA Music Awards and was named by APRA as the Australian songwriter of the year. She recently performed at Mona Foma. Picture: AAP
10/2011. Courtney Barnett - 2003-2005 - Musician - Barnett’s debut album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, was in to widespread critical acclaim. In the same year she won four awards at the ARIA Music Awards and was named by APRA as the Australian songwriter of the year. She recently performed at Mona Foma. Picture: AAP
10. Anthea Rhodes - 1990-1996 - Paediatrician, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. Paediatrician, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. Dr Rhodes graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery from UTAS before going on to complete a Master of Health Professional Education with Monash University. Dr Rhodes undertook her paediatric speciality training at Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, where she has worked since 2004.
11/2010. Anthea Rhodes - 1990-1996 - Paediatrician, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. Paediatrician, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. Dr Rhodes graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery from UTAS before going on to complete a Master of Health Professional Education with Monash University. Dr Rhodes undertook her paediatric speciality training at Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, where she has worked since 2004.
<br/>9. Alison Whyte - 1977-1985 - Actor - Whyte is best known for her role on the Australian television series Frontline and Satisfaction. Won a Logie for her role as the moralising producer Emma Ward on Frontline. In 2010, Alison won Best Female Actor in supporting role in a play at the 10th Annual Helpmann Awards for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in Richard III.
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9. Alison Whyte - 1977-1985 - Actor - Whyte is best known for her role on the Australian television series Frontline and Satisfaction. Won a Logie for her role as the moralising producer Emma Ward on Frontline. In 2010, Alison won Best Female Actor in supporting role in a play at the 10th Annual Helpmann Awards for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in Richard III.
8. Julia Mitchell - 1990–2003 - Space Engineer. Space Engineer - Ms Mitchell received the 2009 Engineers Australia Undergraduate Thesis Prize for her work on micro aerial vehicles on Mars. In 2017 she returned from the US where she was working for a spacecraft operator to take the Space Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Testbed Program Manager role at the Co-operative Research Centre for Spatial Information.
13/208. Julia Mitchell - 1990–2003 - Space Engineer. Space Engineer - Ms Mitchell received the 2009 Engineers Australia Undergraduate Thesis Prize for her work on micro aerial vehicles on Mars. In 2017 she returned from the US where she was working for a spacecraft operator to take the Space Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Testbed Program Manager role at the Co-operative Research Centre for Spatial Information.
7. Julie Warn - 1958-1970 - Dean of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts - Graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. On graduating, Professor Warn worked for festivals, theatre companies, chamber music and orchestras, and toured throughout Australia and internationally. In 2016 she was made Dean of the WAAPA. Was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2002.
14/207. Julie Warn - 1958-1970 - Dean of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts - Graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. On graduating, Professor Warn worked for festivals, theatre companies, chamber music and orchestras, and toured throughout Australia and internationally. In 2016 she was made Dean of the WAAPA. Was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2002.
6. Fran Bladel - 1946-1948 - Tasmanian MP - Became a teacher after graduating from UTAS. She led the Tagari Project School from 1973-77 and also taught at Hobart’s women’s prison in a voluntary capacity. Was elected to the Tasmanian parliament in 1986. From 1989-92 and 2001-02, she was Minister for Consumer Affairs, Administrative Services, Minister for Construction, and Minister assisting the Premier on the Status of Women.
15/206. Fran Bladel - 1946-1948 - Tasmanian MP - Became a teacher after graduating from UTAS. She led the Tagari Project School from 1973-77 and also taught at Hobart’s women’s prison in a voluntary capacity. Was elected to the Tasmanian parliament in 1986. From 1989-92 and 2001-02, she was Minister for Consumer Affairs, Administrative Services, Minister for Construction, and Minister assisting the Premier on the Status of Women.
5. Rebecca Cody - 1983-1990 - Principal, Geelong Grammar School - Ms Cody is both the first woman and the first Australian-born principal in the school’s 162-year history. A UTAS graduate, Cody’s teaching career began at St Michael’s Collegiate School. She was appointed to her first Principal position at Woodford House in New Zealand and was principal at MLC Claremont from 2009 until 2018.
16/205. Rebecca Cody - 1983-1990 - Principal, Geelong Grammar School - Ms Cody is both the first woman and the first Australian-born principal in the school’s 162-year history. A UTAS graduate, Cody’s teaching career began at St Michael’s Collegiate School. She was appointed to her first Principal position at Woodford House in New Zealand and was principal at MLC Claremont from 2009 until 2018.
4. Sarah Macneil - 1966-1971 - Bishop of Grafton - The Right Reverend is the first woman to lead an Anglican Diocese in Australia. She became the 11th Bishop of Grafton in 2014 and retired last year. Dr Macneil held a diplomatic post in Stockholm. She began her theological studies at St Mark’s National Theological Centre and was ordained as a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 1994.
17/204. Sarah Macneil - 1966-1971 - Bishop of Grafton - The Right Reverend is the first woman to lead an Anglican Diocese in Australia. She became the 11th Bishop of Grafton in 2014 and retired last year. Dr Macneil held a diplomatic post in Stockholm. She began her theological studies at St Mark’s National Theological Centre and was ordained as a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 1994.
3. Katrina Banks-Smith - 1978-1983 - Justice of the Federal Court. Justice Banks-Smith was awarded a Commonwealth scholarship to attend Cambridge University and obtained a Master of Laws, first class degree. After specialising in commercial litigation, Justice Banks-Smith joined the independent bar and was appointed senior counsel in 2013. In 2016 she was appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia and in 2018 to the Federal Court in WA.
18/203. Katrina Banks-Smith - 1978-1983 - Justice of the Federal Court. Justice Banks-Smith was awarded a Commonwealth scholarship to attend Cambridge University and obtained a Master of Laws, first class degree. After specialising in commercial litigation, Justice Banks-Smith joined the independent bar and was appointed senior counsel in 2013. In 2016 she was appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia and in 2018 to the Federal Court in WA.
2. Alison Watkins 1974-1980 - Group Managing Director, Coca-Cola Amatil - Ms Watkins is the Group Managing Director of, Coca-Cola Amatil. Before this posting she was Managing Director and CEO of ASX listed agribusiness, GrainCorp Limited from 2010 to December 2013. She has also held management roles with ANZ and juice company Berri. Picture: ADAM YIP
19/202. Alison Watkins 1974-1980 - Group Managing Director, Coca-Cola Amatil - Ms Watkins is the Group Managing Director of, Coca-Cola Amatil. Before this posting she was Managing Director and CEO of ASX listed agribusiness, GrainCorp Limited from 2010 to December 2013. She has also held management roles with ANZ and juice company Berri. Picture: ADAM YIP
1. Kate Warner - 1953-1965 - Governor of Tasmania - Was sworn in as the first female Governor of Tasmania in 2014. She was also the first female Dean of the Faculty of Law at UTAS and first female Law Faculty Professor. Professor Warner was a foundation Director of the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute and served as a Commissioner of the Tasmanian Gaming Commission and Director of the Centre for Legal Studies and a member of the Tasmanian Sentencing Advisory Council. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
20/201. Kate Warner - 1953-1965 - Governor of Tasmania - Was sworn in as the first female Governor of Tasmania in 2014. She was also the first female Dean of the Faculty of Law at UTAS and first female Law Faculty Professor. Professor Warner was a foundation Director of the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute and served as a Commissioner of the Tasmanian Gaming Commission and Director of the Centre for Legal Studies and a member of the Tasmanian Sentencing Advisory Council. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
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