The Marist Alumni Project identifies and celebrates the contribution Marist educated men and women have made to our nation. This project aligns itself with Marcellin Champagnat’s call to all of us, particularly in the education of the young, to ‘form good Christians and virtuous citizens.’
The main outcome of this project is the creation of an Anthology of Outstanding Australian Marist Alumni. The Anthology is a way of recognising those alumni who have made a significant and outstanding contribution to Australian life. All our schools and organisations unquestionably have many, many ex-students who have gone on to became highly productive, influential and honourable citizens of this country. The intent of the Marist Alumni Project is to capture some of those who have truly made their mark on Australian society.
Marist schools are invited to provide further nominations to the Marist Alumni: submit nominees via the online form.
For inquiries related to the Marist Alumni, please email: alumniproject@marists.org.au.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1904-1908.
Awarded Military Cross for gallant service on the Western Front 1917
Renowned criminal barrister and defender of civil liberties.
Served in WWII as Brigadier in command of repatriation of Australian soldiers who were prisoners of war.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1911-1915.
Air Marshal and Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force.
Served in various theatres during World War II.
Commander-in-chief of British Commonwealth Air Forces of Occupation in post-war Japan.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1904-1906.
Administrator of the Territories of Papua and New Guinea 1945-1952.
Lieutenant-Colonel in World War II.
Captain in AIF during World War I.
Principal of Queensland Agricultural College.
Foundation Professor of Agriculture at University of Queensland.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1976-1981
Major General and Commander Land Forces in The Australian Army.
Awarded Officer of the Order of Australia for service modernising the Army.
Awarded the United States Legion of Merit for Leadership in the International Coalition in Afghanistan.
Completed operational service in Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Appointed Professor of Practice at Monash University.
Chair of the Advisory Board for Cyber and Data Security Research at Charles Sturt University.
Commercial sector leadership roles with Boral and Bondi Partners.
Red Bend Catholic College Forbes 1980-1985.
Joined the Australian Army as a Piper in 1986.
Joined the religious life at 19.
Professed a Monk of the Order of St Paul the 1st Hermit.
Ordained a Priest in 1997.
Prior of Marian Valley, 2006.
NSW Police Chaplain at Wagga Wagga and Moss Vale.
QLD Police Chaplain based at headquarters in Brisbane.
Full-time Police Chaplain based at Surfers Paradise QLD.
Received the QLD Police Commissioners 'Badge of Merit'.
Ordained the 7th Bishop of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes in 2014.
Marist College Ashgrove 1985-1989.
Promoted to Lance Corporal in 2011, became a light armoured vehicle (ASLAV) crew commander and in that same year was awarded Trainee of Merit following completion of Junior Leaders’ Course.
Received the following honours and awards:
- Australian Active Service Medal with Clasps Iraq 2003 and ICAT
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal (Operation Slipper)
- Iraq Campaign Medal (Operation Kruger)
-Australian Defence Medal
- NATO Non Article 5 Medal with Clasp ISAF
- Army Combat Badge
- Return from Active Service Badge.
Bunbury Catholic College 1992-1996.
Bunbury Catholic College Hall of Distinction.
Defence Project Manager for Boeing Loyal Wingman, the first Australian designed and produced military aircraft in over 50 years.
2nd International winner of the Mervin E. Gross award at United States Air Force Institute of Technology.
Chief of Air Force commendation for collaborative work with industry in Electronic Warfare.
Marist College Ashgrove 1965-1973.
29 years of service in Australian Army, achieving the rank of Colonel.
Awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) IN 2000 for service and expertise in Command of the School of Artillery.
Awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in 2003 for his work in strategic planning for Australian Defence Force operations in Iraq.
Following Army service, spent twelve years as a Defence Public Servant providing Senior Executive leadership of intelligence support to military operations as Chief Security Officer.
Marist College Ashgrove 1973-1981.
Graduated from the Officer Cadet School Portsea into the Royal Australian Corps of Transport in 1984.
Promoted to Major in 1995, to Lieutenant Colonel in 2000 and Colonel in 2005.
Served in Iraq as the Chief of Plans (Logistics) Multi-National Force-Iraq, for which he earned the US Bronze Star.
Awarded Distinguished Service Cross in 2016.
Marist College Ashgrove 1946-1954.
Graduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon 1958.
Served in the Pacific Island Regiment 1959-1963, and in Papua New Guinea, Malaya and Borneo 1965-1967.
Served as an Infantry Commander in Vietnam 1968-1969.
Teacher at Marist Ashgrove in 1973-4 and 1983-1993.
Member of Queensland Parliament, 1975 and 1977 teaching one class per week at Marist Ashgrove in an honorary capacity.