In 2008 the Taranaki Rugby League named its Team of the Century: Dave Watson; Babe Hooker; Ron McKay; Willie Talau; Ernest Buckland; Tony Kemp; Issac Luke; Bruce Gall; Howie Tamati; Wille Southorn; Graeme West; Adam Lile; Barry Harvey.
L. Ron Hubbard | Ron Howard | Ron Carter | Ron Sexsmith | Ron Paul | Ron Wyden | Ron Rivest | Ron Saunders | Ron Clarke | Ron Jeremy | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Ron White | Ron & Valerie Taylor | Ron Sims | Ron Rosenbaum | Ron Rifkin | Ron Hamence | Ron Dellums | Ron Athey | Ron Sparks | Ron Perlman | Ron Conway | Cam'ron | Ron Ng | Ron Nagle | Ron Ely | Ron Darling | Ron Brierley | Ron Atkinson | John McKay |
After Ron McKay's resignation due to ill health in 2002, an interim Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ken McKinnon, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong was appointed.