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This is a list of people associated with Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and only includes faculty, alumni, staff, and former University presidents. Wilfrid Laurier University, founded in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada (later Waterloo Lutheran University), is a public university. It was renamed Wilfrid Laurier University in 1973 by the Government of Ontario under the Wilfrid Laurier University Act, 1973. [1]
The school is also one of the fastest-growing universities in Canada; its enrollment doubled from 2002 to 2007, and it currently has 12,000 full-time undergraduate students.[2] Wilfrid Laurier University also has two satellite campuses, located at Brantford, Ontario and Kitchener, Ontario.[3]
[edit] Faculty and alumni
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Heather Munroe-Blum, principal of McGill University
Name |
Relationship |
Discipline |
Known for |
References |
Babel, MatteMatte Babel |
Undergraduate |
Communications |
MuchMusic VJ |
[4] |
Bennett, PaulPaul Bennett |
Undergraduate |
Sports |
Canadian Football League defensive back |
[5] |
Connop, RodRod Connop |
Undergraduate |
Sports |
Canadian Football League offensive lineman |
[6] |
Conway, SeanSean Conway |
Undergraduate |
Politics |
Legislative Assembly of Ontario member |
[7] |
Downe, BillBill Downe |
Undergraduate |
Business |
Bank of Montreal president and CEO |
[8] |
Grant, CoreyCorey Grant |
Undergraduate |
Sports |
Canadian Football League wide receiver |
[9] |
Heinbecker, PaulPaul Heinbecker |
Research fellow |
Politics |
Canadian ambassador to the United Nations |
[10] |
Knight, TuffyTuffy Knight |
Coach |
Sports |
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks head coach |
[11] |
Munroe-Blum, HeatherHeather Munroe-Blum |
Graduate |
Social work |
McGill University principal |
[12] |
Pounder, CherylCheryl Pounder |
Undergraduate |
Sports |
Mississauga Aeros defencewoman |
[13] |
Rota, AnthonyAnthony Rota |
Undergraduate |
Politics |
Canadian House of Commons member |
[14] |
Ruiz, DonnieDonnie Ruiz |
Undergraduate |
Sports |
Canadian Football League free safety |
[15] |
Sarty, RogerRoger Sarty |
Professor |
Military history |
Canadian Forces Maritime Command historian |
[16] |
Shad, Shad |
Undergraduate |
Business |
Hip hop musician |
[17] |
Smith, DougDoug Smith |
Undergraduate |
Sports |
Canadian Football League offensive lineman |
[18] |
Sousa, CharlesCharles Sousa |
Undergraduate |
Business |
Canadian Member of Provincial Parliament |
[19] |
Storm, LanceLance Storm |
Undergraduate |
Business |
World Wrestling Entertainment professional wrestler |
[20] |
Talbot, AndreAndre Talbot |
Undergraduate |
Sports |
Canadian Football League wide receiver |
[21] |
Uteck, LarryLarry Uteck |
Graduate |
Sports |
Canadian Football League player |
[22] |
[edit] Administration
[edit] Chancellors
Maureen Forrester, the university's fifth chancellor
[edit] Presidents
# |
Name |
Term |
1 |
William Villaume |
1960–1966 |
2 |
Frank Peters |
1967–1978 |
3 |
Neale Tayler |
1978–1982 |
4 |
John A. Weir |
1982–1992 |
5 |
Lorna Marsden |
1992–1997 |
6 |
Robert Rosehart |
1997–2007 |
7 |
Max Blouw |
2007–present |
[edit] References
[edit] External links