  We present first results for masses of positive and negative parity excited
baryons in lattice QCD using an O(a^2) improved gluon action and a Fat Link
Irrelevant Clover (FLIC) fermion action in which only the irrelevant operators
are constructed with fat links. The results are in agreement with earlier
calculations of N^* resonances using improved actions and exhibit a clear mass
splitting between the nucleon and its chiral partner, even for the Wilson
fermion action. The results also indicate a splitting between the lowest J^P =
1/2^- states for the two standard nucleon interpolating fields.
