The Inspiring Alumni program was started in 2009 to motivate younger generations of Emmanuel College students to follow their dreams. 

On September 4 the school will officially induct basketball coach Trevor Gleeson, Dulux CEO Patrick Houlihan, artist Don Gallagher, Dr Laurence Gleeson, and Father Patrick Mugavin, an advocate for victims of sexual abuse.

The evening event at the Lighthouse Theatre will also feature a showcase of student talent across various disciplines, including music, dance, drama, fashion design and spoken word.

There have been 27 former students from Emmanuel, CBC and St Ann's College previously added to the honour roll, including fashion designer Lisa Gorman, cyclist and Olympic silver medallist Michelle Ferris, comedian Dave Hughes, musician Shane Howard, and retired AFL star Jonathan Brown. 

New inductee Dr Laurence Gleeson, a CBC student in the 1960s, has been at the forefront of animal health diagnostic tools and epidemic control. Dr Gleeson has received widespread recognition for his technical expertise and work with international organisations aiming to control the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Asia.

As Dulux’s managing director and CEO, Patrick Houlihan has served the community through a range of voluntary roles. 

In 2014, he was appointed as the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute director, which is world-renowned for research into infant, child and adolescent health.  

Meanwhile, basketball coach Trevor Gleeson has been proactive in the area of womens' health by raising breast cancer awareness as an ambassador for the Mothers Day Classic.

Since his time with the Warrnambool Seahawks, Gleeson has had an extremely successful career, last year coaching the Perth Wildcats to an National Basketball League championship. He also coached the Australian national team the same year at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.

Gleeson frequently returns to Warrnambool to hold basketball clinics with south-west juniors.

Former St Ann's and CBC student Don Gallagher is an accomplished artist, with several portraits shortlisted for the Archibald Prize.

Gallagher has donated the proceeds from sales of his oil paintings to the Edmund Rice Foundation and to Edmund Rice Scholarships. He has also authored three popular books, including See it! Paint it.

Father Patrick Mugavin, now Parish priest of St Mary's in Hamilton, is now in his 40th year of ordained ministry. As a leader in the Catholic church, he is known as an outspoken advocate for victims of sexual abuse.  Father Mugavin has lived a life of service working in disadvantaged remote areas, including overseas missions in Chile and Bolivia. 

His international work included counselling families of the tortured.