List of University of Western Ontario people

List of University of Western Ontario people

This is a list of notable individuals associated with the University of Western Ontario, including graduates, former students, professors, and researchers.

Faculty

*Sir Frederick Grant Banting, 1923 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, co-discoverer of Insulin
*Alexander Dewdney, mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher
*Douglas N. Jackson, designer of standardized tests
*Wilson Bryan Key, proponent of the theory of "Subliminal Seduction"
*Michael Ondaatje, poet and novelist
*Balachandra Rajan, a literary critic and theorist
*J. Philippe Rushton, a controversial psychology professor who has written about race and intelligence
*Bernard Shapiro, Canadian Ethics Commissioner

Chancellors

*Bishop Isaac Hellmuth (1878–1885)
*Alfred Peache (1885–1900)
*M. R. Meridith (1909–1914)
*W. J. Roche (1916–1929)
*Henry Cockshutt (1929–1944)
*Howard Ferguson (1945–1946)
*Arthur R. Ford (1947–1955)
*Richard G. Ivey (1955–1961)
*Verschoyle Philip Cronyn (1961–1967)
*Albert W. Trueman (1967–1971)
*John Robarts (1971–1976)
*J. Allyn Taylor (1976–1980)
*Richard M. Ivey (1980–1984)
*D.B. Weldon (1984–1988)
*Grant L. Reuber (1988–1992)
*Reva Gerstein (1992–1996)
*Peter Godsoe (1996–2000)
*Eleanor Clitheroe (2000–2004)
*Arthur Labatt (2004–present)

Presidents and Vice-Chancellors

*Dr. Nathaniel James (1908–1914)
*The Reverend Dr. Edward Braithwaite (1914–1919)
*"Triumvirate" (1919–1927)
**Dr. Paul S. McKibbon
**Hibbert W. Hill
**Dr. W. Sherwood Fox
*Dr. W. Sherwood Fox (1927–1947)
*Dr. George Hall (1947–1967)
*Dr. D. Carlton Williams (1967–1977)
*Dr. George Connell (1977–1984)
*Dr. Alan K. Adlington (acting president, 1984–1985)
*Dr. George Pedersen (1985–1994)
*Dr. Paul Davenport (1994–present)

Alumni

Academia / Medicine / Science

*M. Shahid Alam, economist
*Roberta Bondar, astronaut
*Sudi Devanesen, physician and professor of medicine
*Charles George Drake, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame neurosurgeon
*Robert C. Dynes, physicist, former President of the University of California
*Charles Jago, academic and university administrator
*J. Carson Mark, mathematician
*Mark Mullins, executive director, Fraser Institute
*Andrew Price-Smith, Colorado College political science professor
*Philip Reny, economist, Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago

*Bjarni Tryggvason, astronaut
*Michael Walker, economist

Arts / Media / Entertainment

*Thalia Assuras, 1981, CBC and CBS journalist
*Simona Atzori, 2001, dancer and artist, born without arms
*Perrin Beatty, 1970, former president of the CBC
*Paul Beeston, 1967, former president of Major League Baseball
*Clare Bice, author
*Greg Brady, play-by-play voice of the Saginaw Spirit, host of Jamie and Brady Show on WDFN
*Jack Chambers, artist
*Todd Clark, lead singer of the Toronto-based rock group Pilot Speed, formally known as Pilate
*Max Ferguson, radio personality
*Elliotte Friedman, 1993, sports reporter, host of Hockey Night in Canada
*Jennifer Hedger, 1998, sports reporter for TSN
*Tomson Highway, 1975, playwright
*Heather Hiscox, CBC news anchor
*Garth Hudson, organist, The Band
*Alice Munro, 1976, author
*Kevin Newman, 1981, anchor of "Global National"
*James Rocchi, 1994, head film critic for Netflix
*Kelly Rowan, 1989, actress, "The O.C."
*Scott Russell, 1985, CBC commentator, "Hockey Night in Canada" and figure skating
*Morley Safer, host of 60 Minutes
*Dan Shulman, sportscaster for ESPN
*Chris Simpson, 1985, sports reporter, Rogers Sportsnet
* Winston George Tannis, author, artist and editor with The Beacon Letters / Les Lettres du Balise of Beacon Watch International (BWI)
*Alan Thicke, 1967, actor, "Growing Pains"
*Mike Turner (musician), guitarist/producer, formerly of Our Lady Peace
*Al Waxman, 1957, actor
*Steve Byers, actor, "Falcon Beach"
*Paul Shaffer, musician and musical director, now band leader on "The Late Show with David Letterman"

Business

*Thomas Bailey, founder, Janus Capital Group, USA
*E. Scott Beattie, chairman, Elizabeth Arden, USA
*Duncan Brown, CEO, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
*Eleanor Clitheroe-Bell, 1977, former businesswoman, Anglican priest
*Brian Ferriman, music industry executive
*Steven Gunn, CEO and co-founder of Sleep Country Canada
*David Hughes, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Canada
*Richard M. Ivey, businessman and philanthropist
*Christine Magee, 1982, President and co-Founder of Sleep Country Canada
*Rob McEwen, CEO of US Gold Corporation
*Dave Nichol, 1962, former president and spokesperson, Loblaws
*Grant Reuber, 1950, businessman and economist
*Joseph Rotman, businessman and philanthropist
*Lee Seng Wee, former chairman, Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation, Singapore
*Galen Weston, 1962, head of Weston Foods

Government

*Kimble Ainslie, public policy analyst and former politician
*Ron Atkey, conservative politician
*Adam Beck, 1916, former mayor of London
*James Bartleman, 1963, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
*Christopher Bentley, 1976, Ontario Minister of Training Colleges and Universities
*François Bourguignon, 1975, Chief Economist of the World Bank
*Margaret Chan, Director-General - Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization
*Sheila Copps, 1973, former federal Minister of Heritage
*Frank de Jong, leader of Green Party of Ontario
*Janet Ecker, 1975, Ontario Minister of Finance
*Diane Finley, politician
*Joe Fontana, Liberal Member of Parliament
*Cheryl Gallant, Conservative Member of Parliament
*Roger Gallaway, politician
*Donald Getty, 1955, CFL player and Premier of Alberta
*Dianne Haskett, 1977, former mayor of London, Ontario
*Tom Hockin, Conservative Politician
*Tim Hudak, 1990, Ontario MPP
*Ron Irwin, diplomat and politician
*Gar Knutson, 1983, Liberal Member of Parliament
*Gloria Lindsay Luby, conservative politician
*Paul Macklin, politician and lawyer
*Janice MacKinnon, Former Saskatchewan Minister of Finance
*Tiff Macklem, Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and current Deputy Minister at the Federal Department of Finance
*Joy MacPhail, former BC finance minister and deputy premier
*Paul McKeever, leader of the Freedom Party of Ontario
*Irene Mathyssen, Ontario NDP MPP
*Howard McCurdy, NDP Member of Parliament
*Darcy McKeough, businessman and politician
*Pat O'Brien, 1971, Liberal Member of Parliament
*Gordon Osbaldeston, 1953, former US/Canadian Trade Commissioner
*Peter Partington, Chairman of Niagara City Council
*Steve Peters, 1985, member of Ontario Provincial Parliament
*David Peterson, former Premier of Ontario
*Tim Peterson, Liberal politician
*James Scott Peterson, Canadian Minister of International Trade
*John Robarts, 1939, former Premier of Ontario
*Dan Senor, spokesman for US Presidential Envoy Paul Bremer
*Lloyd St. Amand, Liberal Politician
*Bruce Smith, Conservative politician
*Glenn Stevens, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
*Joe Swan, NDP politician
*Paul Szabo, politician
*Shirley Thomson, Director of the McCord Museum
*Peter Towe, diplomat and businessman
*Orville Alton Turnquest, 1981, Governor-General of the Bahamas
*Elizabeth Weir, 1976, leader of the New Brunswick NDP
*David Winninger, NDP politician
*Elizabeth Witmer, 1968, Progressive Conservative MPP

ports

*Gary Agnew, coach, Columbus Blue Jackets
*Glenn Clark, 1996, head coach, Toronto Rock and former lacrosse player
*Mark Frostad, horse trainer
*Silken Laumann, 1988, Olympic rower
*Marnie McBean, 1997, Olympic rower
*Steve Rucchin, 1994, hockey player, Atlanta Thrashers
*Jamie Taras, CFL football player

In Fiction

*Michael Patterson, from the comic strip "For Better or For Worse"


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