Editing James Cook University (section)

===Notable alumni===

* [[Paul Amato]], professor at Pennsylvania State University and researcher, among the 1% most cited scientists of 2004 according to [[Thomson Reuters]]' ''Highly Cited Researchers''<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://sociology.la.psu.edu/people/pxa6|title = Paul R. Amato|access-date = 8 July 2015|website = Penn State|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150710183206/http://sociology.la.psu.edu/people/pxa6|archive-date = 10 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Rachel Carling-Jenkins]], Australian politician
* [[Katarina Carroll]], Commissioner of the [[Queensland Police Service]]
* [[David Crisafulli]], Queensland politician
* [[Peter Coaldrake]], vice chancellor of the Queensland University of Technology and chair of the board of Universities Australia
* Rose Evaster-Aderolili, chief of the Human and Social Development Program for the [[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa]] (UNECA), based in [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia<ref name="Dr Rose Evaster-Aderolili">{{cite web|url=http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/news/archive/JCU_109223|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131021080013/http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/news/archive/JCU_109223|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-21|title=Dr Rose Evaster-Aderolili}}</ref>
* [[Harris Eyre]], neuroscientist, entrepreneur and author
* [[Brentley Frazer]], author
* [[Philip Freier]], Anglican clergyman and current [[Anglican Diocese of Melbourne|Archbishop of Melbourne]]
* Colin Grant, former head of [[Biosecurity Australia]]<ref name="Dr Colin Grant">{{cite web|url=http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/764387/2008_25.pdf|title=Dr Colin Grant|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212175637/http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/764387/2008_25.pdf|archive-date=12 February 2014}}</ref>
* [[Julie-Ann Guivarra|Julie-Ann Guivara]], Australian diplomat
* [[Phillip Gwynne]], author
* [[Julie Hall (public health)|Julie Hall]], [[World Health Organization]] Representative in the Philippines, and principal coordinator of international medical relief efforts for [[Typhoon Haiyan]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24980472 | title=Philippines typhoon: UK doctors speak from storm-hit country | date=17 November 2013 | access-date=23 December 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130173626/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24980472 | archive-date=30 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Richard Harris (anaesthetist)|Richard Harris]], Australian [[anaesthetist]] and [[cave diver]] who played a crucial role in the [[Tham Luang cave rescue]]
* [[Silma Ihram]], activist
* [[Alex Jia]], CEO of Longrich Group, China's biggest daily chemical manufacturer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/12/14/longrich-donates-items-to-orphanages-others/|title=Longrich Donates Items to Orphanages, Others|date=14 December 2020|access-date=14 August 2021|archive-date=14 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814123805/https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/12/14/longrich-donates-items-to-orphanages-others/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Merilyn Manley-Harris]], professor of chemistry at University of Waikato<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamilton Public Lecture Series – Professor Merilyn Manley-Harris – GAPA – Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts: University of Waikato |url=https://www.waikato.ac.nz/academy/events/dance/hamilton-public-lecture-series-professor-merilyn-manley-harris |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.waikato.ac.nz}}</ref>
* Joanna Mather, [[Australian Financial Review]], Canberra bureau, 2013 Higher Education Journalist of the Year by [[Universities Australia]] and the [[National Press Club (Australia)]]<ref name="Joanne Mather">{{cite web|url=http://archivebay.com/archive/2d5|title=Joanne Mather|access-date=6 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306215818/http://archivebay.com/archive/2d5|archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>
*[[Helen McGregor (geologist)|Helen McGregor]], geologist and climate change researcher, a Fellow with the Research School of Earth Sciences, [[Australian National University]]
* [[Jan McLucas]], Australian politician (Townsville CAE)
* [[Sue Meek]], chief executive of the [[Australian Academy of Science]]
* [[Tony Mooney]], former mayor of [[Townsville]]
* [[Susan Murabana]], Kenyan astronomer
* [[Shaun Nelson]], Queensland politician
* [[Christina Ochoa]], Spanish actress and marine biologist
* [[Curtis Pitt]], Queensland [[Treasurer of Queensland|Treasurer]], Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
* [[Henry Reynolds (historian)|Henry Reynolds]], Australian historian
* [[Margaret Reynolds]], Australian politician
* [[Glen Richards (entrepreneur)|Glen Richards]], entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Greencross
* [[Mark Robinson (Australian politician)|Mark Robinson]], Queensland politician
* [[Lindsay Simpson]], journalist
* [[Natasha Smith (diplomat)|Natasha Smith]], Australian diplomat
* [[Andrew Stoner]], Deputy Premier of New South Wales, National Party Member for [[Oxley, New South Wales]], in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Jan Strugnell]], Professor in the Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture at James Cook University and the first JCU alumnus to receive a [[Rhodes Scholarship]] to study at [[Oxford University]]
* [[Nicole Webster]], a principal research scientist at the [[Australian Institute of Marine Science]]
* [[Breiana Whitehead]] (born 2000), Australian Olympic kitefoiler<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title='Inspiring' Aussie scientist creates Olympic history |url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/olympics/games-paris-2023-australia-team-sailing-news-breiana-whitehead-selection-anna-meares-20231121-p5j88s.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Nine |language=en}}</ref>
* Ian Young, vice chancellor, [[Australian National University]]<ref name="Professor Ian Young">{{cite web|url=http://archivebay.com/archive/33c|title=Professor Ian Young|access-date=21 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021064636/http://archivebay.com/archive/33c|archive-date=21 October 2013}}</ref>