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List of Old Boys of The Scots College (Sydney)

This is a List of notable Old Boys of The Scots College, they being notable former students - known as "Old Boys" of the Presbyterian Church school, The Scots College in Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

Contents

Academic

  • John Burrows, an Emeritus Professor at the University of Newcastle; also a recipient of the Centenary Medal 2001
  • John Chudleigh, an Emeritus Professor and consultant in agriculture; also a recipient of the Centenary Medal 2001
  • John Longworth, an agricultural consultant and former executive at Shafston College; a Professor at the University of Queensland
  • Stuart Meade, the Headmaster of Hale School, Western Australia
  • Graham Nicholson, a professor of Neurotoxicology at University of Technology, Sydney
  • John Piggott, a professor of Economics at the University of New South Wales
  • Tony Rae AM, a former Chairman of the Headmasters' Conference of the Independent Schools of Australia
  • Peter van Onselen, a professor of Politics and Journalism at the University of Western Australia

    • Rhodes scholars

  • 1928 - Richard Ashburner - BA University of Sydney
  • 1929 - Ian Edwards - BA University of Sydney
  • 1946 - Lloyd Stuart Williams - BEng University of Sydney
  • 1980 - Philip John Crowe - MB BS University of Sydney

    • Business

  • James Bain, a company director, farmer, author; Chairman of NatWest Aust. Bank Ltd (1985–91), W. Bain & Co. (1947–87); Sydney Stock Exchange Ltd (1983–87) (also attended The Armidale School)
  • Antony Coote AM, a former Executive Chairman of Angus & Coote (1999–2007); and a former director of ING Bank (Aust)
  • Simon Dahdah, a real estate magnate
  • Patrick Elliott, a company director with interests in mining
  • Jim Fleming AO, the former Chairman and Managing Director of Jewel Food Stores Pty Ltd, Director of Davids Ltd, Assistant Director of Woolworths, Director of Flemings Food Stores
  • Tony Fountain, a co-founder of Combined Rural Traders Ltd; a pioneer in computer-oriented livestock marketing; and a former national president of the Australian Democrats
  • Lee Freedman, a racehorse trainer with 120 career Group one wins including five Melbourne Cups, four Golden Slippers, four Caulfield Cups, four VRC Oaks, four Australasian Oaks, five Lightning Stakes, two Cox Plates, one AJC Oaks
  • Clay Frederick, a former Chief Executive Officer, Adsteam Marine Limited; and former director of Sydney Ferries
  • Ian Harper AM, a company director and solicitor (also attended Scotch College Melbourne)
  • Ted Harris AC, a company director, tennis commentator and sport administrator
  • Charles Kiefel, a company director including a member of the advisory board of Pacific Equity Partners
  • John Maxwell, a Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant seconded to Royal Air Force, and later Chairman of Aetna Life
  • John McAdam AM, a company director
  • Sir Roderick Miller, a company director of R. W. Miller (Holdings) Ltd
  • Graham Nock AM, OBE, a company director
  • Ezra Norton, a former newspaper proprietor (also attended Waverley College)
  • Tom Parry AM, an economist and public servant
  • Brian Primrose, the managing director of Primrose Solutions Pty Ltd and a gold medallist for Sailing in the Australian Masters Games (2003)
  • James Rayner, a company director
  • Alan Rydge, a company director with interests in hospitality, leisure and recreation
  • Michael Sharpe AO, a chartered accountant and company director
  • Robert Somervaille AO, a legal and telecommunications technology consultant and company director; awarded the Légion d'honneur (also attended Scotch College Melbourne)
  • Harry Triguboff AO, a property developer and billionaire owner of Meriton Apartments
  • John Winning, the founder and chief executive of Winning Appliances and Appliances Online

    • Clergy

  • Victor Clark-Duff, a Presbyterian clergyman
  • Dr. Peter Jensen, the current Anglican Archbishop of Sydney
  • Rt. Rev. Ian Shevill, an Anglican Bishop

    • Community

  • Ian Kiernan AO, an environmentalist who founded Clean Up Australia, and Clean Up The World (also attended The Armidale School)

    • Media, entertainment and the arts

  • Ian Bevan, a journalist, war correspondent, author, and theatrical producer
  • Luke Bracey, an actor, best known for his roles in The November Man and in The Best of Me.
  • Colin Cameron, a commercial radio entrepreneur
  • Brett Hinch, actor, best known for his role as Danny Smith in Glenview High
  • Kenneth MacQueen, an artist
  • William Mansell, an artist and designer (also attended Sydney Grammar School)
  • Callan McAuliffe, an actor, best known for his roles in the romantic comedy drama film Flipped and in the teen action science fiction film I Am Number Four.
  • Roger McDonald, a poet and writer
  • Scott McGregor, an actor and presenter on the Seven Network's Better Homes and Gardens
  • Sam Parsonson, an actor
  • Anthony Peridis, a co-host of The World Game on SBS
  • Mark Renengi, an editor for FHM
  • Alex Simpson, a style editor and online editor for GQ Australia
  • Peter van Onselen, a political commentator and biographer
  • Tim Webster, a host of Sports Tonight and former radio host for 2Day FM and TripleM
  • Peter Weir AM, a film director (The Truman Show, The Cars That Ate Paris, Dead Poets Society)
  • Brett Whiteley, an artist (also attended The Scots School, Bathurst)
  • Rusty Young, an author
  • Hiroaki Yura, a violin virtuoso, founder and concertmaster of the Eminence Symphony Orchestra

    • Medicine and science

  • Robert Allan, a physician and obstetrician (also attended Brisbane Grammar School)
  • Anthony Baker, a chemist and research scientist at the CSIRO
  • George Bell, a prominent surgeon
  • John Berryman, a chief executive of the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
  • Andrew Child AM, an obstetrician and gynaecologist
  • Graeme Clark AC, a pioneer of the multiple-channel cochlear implant (also attended Sydney Boys High School)
  • Richard Day AM, a clinical pharmacologist
  • Alan Donald AM, a scientific consultant and Director of the CSIRO Institute for Animal Production and Processing
  • Kay Ellem AO, a professor at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
  • Peter Elliott AM, an obstetrician and gynaecologist
  • John Ham, a surgeon
  • Peter Hendry AO, a pathologist and former Deputy Chancellor at the University of Newcastle
  • John Lane AM, an aeromedical monitor for the United States manned space flight program in the Mercury and Gemini space programs; and a medical officer in the Royal Australian Air Force
  • Gerald Lawrie, an American heart surgeon and pioneer in the surgical treatment of valvular heart disease
  • Dr Martin Mendelson - Head Prefect 1976 - deregistered by medical tribunal for a period of at least two years in December 2008 - professional misconduct, when he engaged in oral sexual intercourse with a female patient during a consultation in his room after-hours
  • John Norman AO, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon (also attended Hale School)
  • Frank Radcliff, a biochemist
  • George Repin AM, a health services educator
  • Dr Charlie Teo AM, a neurosurgeon and founder of the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation

    • Military

  • Arthur Aspinall, together with Archibald John, Andrew Eric and William Robert Aspinall
  • Arnold Brown OBE, MC, DSO, an Australian Army officer; decorated for services in Cyrenaica
  • Cooper Dale, an Australian Army officer awarded the Bronze Star for pioneering Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator capability within the ANA
  • Rear Admiral Sir David James Martin KCMG, AO, a former senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy
  • Vice Admiral Sir Alan McNicoll KBE, CB, GM, a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy and a diplomat
  • Major-General Ronald McNicoll CBE, AM
  • Colonel Rowan Tink AM, a former Australian Army Special Air Service Regiment commander, awarded the US Bronze Star following active duty in Afghanistan
  • Commander Mark Todd, a former commanding officer of HMAS Kuttabul and former strategic planner for United States Central Command

    • Judiciary

  • Graham Armitage QC, an acting Justice of the District Court of New South Wales and retired Justice of the District Court of New South Wales (1989–2006); a former Crown Prosecutor (1975–86)
  • John Ellis AM, a former Senior Judge of the Family Court of Australia
  • David Landa, a legal consultant and former Chief Magistrate of New South Wales
  • Robert McDougall, a Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales

    • Politics

  • Alexander Armstrong, a pastoralist and Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Liberal Party of Australia (1953–69)
  • Richard Bull, a former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the National Party of Australia (1984–2000)
  • Joseph Calcraft OBE, a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council; Councillor at Shoalhaven Council (1962–65)
  • Peter Dowding SC, a barrister and former Premier of Western Australia (also attended Caulfield Grammar School and Hale School)
  • David Drummond, a former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and the Australian House of Representatives representing the Country Party
  • Ralph Hunt AO, a former Member of the House of Representatives for Gwydir (1969–89) representing the National Party of Australia
  • John Jobling AO, a former member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Liberal Party of Australia and local councillor
  • Wal Murray, a former Deputy Premier of New South Wales and Leader of the NSW National Party

    • Public service

  • David Bennett AC, QC, a Solicitor-General of Australia; barrister; Queen's Counsel of all States (also attended Hall School, Hampstead)
  • John Cunningham, a Consul General of Barbados for New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland

    • Other notable lawyers

  • Stuart Littlemore QC, a barrister and former host of the ABC TV's Media Watch
  • Alan Loxton AM, (1934) a former senior partner Allen, Allen and Hemsley

    • Wallabies

  • Twins Jim Boyce and Stewart Boyce - Wallabies (1962)
  • David Brockhoff - Wallaby player (1949–53) and coach of the Wallabies and Waratahs
  • Hugh (Murray) Buntine - Wallaby(1924)
  • Bill Calcraft - Wallaby (1985)
  • David Carter - Wallaby (1988)
  • Sam Carter - Wallaby (2014)
  • Ken Catchpole - Wallaby, 27 Tests (1961–68) and captain in 13 match
  • Phil Crowe - Wallaby (1976)
  • Max Elliott - Wallaby (1985)
  • Tim Gavin - Wallaby (1988–96)
  • Daryl Haberecht - Wallaby coach (1978)
  • Phil Hardcastle - Wallaby, 5 Tests (1946–49) and captain in 1 match
  • Jim Hindmarsh - Wallaby (1975–76)
  • Rupert Rosenblum - Wallaby (1969–70)
  • John Solomon - Wallaby, 14 Tests (1949–55) and captain in 8 matches
  • Warwick Waugh - Wallaby (1993–97)
  • Tom Bowman - Player who plays lock (2nd row). He has so far won 16 caps for Australia, making his debut in the 76-0 thrashing England in June 1998. The last test he played for Australia was the World Cup pool match against the U.S. in 1999.

    • State/Provincial

  • Stuart Pinkerton - Waratah (2001)
  • Richard Stanford - Rugby union player for the ACT Brumbies
  • Henari Veratau - Rugby union player for the Queensland Reds and ACT Brumbies
  • David Horwitz - Waratah (2016)
  • Andrew Kellaway - Waratah (2016)

    • Other

  • Hugh Bowman, a jockey; recipient of the Silver Saddle Award for most successful jockey (Royal Ascot)
  • Don Bursill, Australian Athletics 1958-59 T&F 220 yards (200 m) Champion 20.9s and held the Scots C, sprints; Commonwealth junior record
  • Forbes Carlile MBE, Australia's first post-World War II Olympics swimming coach; Australia's first competitor in the modern pentathlon (1956 Summer Olympics); Only person to have coached and later competed at the Olympic Games
  • Alan Crompton AO, Australian cricketer, former Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board
  • Clay Frederick, Australian [rifle shooting (small-bore)] representative World Championships 1974, 1978. Australian Champion 1980. Multiple State Champion (NSW, QLD, VIC). President Target Rifle Australia
  • Chris Ogle, Australian Rules Footballer for the Western Bulldogs. First recipient of a NSW AFL scholarship
  • Colin Scotts, former NFL Defensive End; Played for the St. Louis Rams/Cardinals
  • Graeme Thorne - Murder victim; Australia's first kidnapping for ransom (1961)
  • Thomas Whalan, four-time water polo Olympian (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012) Andrew Ratcliffe - Commonwealth Games Sprinter and winner of the Gold Medal as part of the 4 × 100 m relay Australian team at the Auckland Commonwealth Games 1974.

    • References

    List of Old Boys of The Scots College (Sydney) Wikipedia
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