List of Concordia University people
The following list of Concordia University people includes notable administrators, alumni and faculty of Concordia University, and its predecessors Loyola College and Sir George Williams University.
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Rectors and presidents
The following is a list of rectors and presidents of Concordia University, and its predecessors, Loyola College and Sir George Williams University.
Name | Term start | Term end |
---|---|---|
Dr. John W. O'Brien, Rector | August 24, 1974 | May 31, 1984 |
Dr. Patrick Kenniff, Rector | June 1, 1984 | May 25, 1994 |
Dr. Charles Bertrand, Interim Rector | May 26, 1994 | August 14, 1995 |
Dr. Frederick Lowy, President | August 15, 1995 | July 31, 2005 |
Dr. Claude Lajeunesse, President | August 1, 2005 | October 31, 2007 |
Michael Di Grappa, Interim President | November 1, 2007 | July 31, 2008 |
Dr. Judith Woodsworth | August 1, 2008 | December 22, 2010 |
Dr. Frederick Lowy, Interim President | February 2, 2011 | July 31, 2012 |
Dr. Alan Shepard | August 1, 2012 | present |
Name | Term start | Term end |
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Gregory O’Bryan, S.J., President | August 15, 1896 | July 4, 1899 |
William Doherty, S.J., President | July 4, 1899 | October 27, 1899 |
Gregory O’Bryan, S.J., President | October 27, 1899 | June 23, 1901 |
Arthur E. Jones, S.J., President | June 23, 1901 | August 3, 1904 |
Adrian D. Turgeon, S.J., Rector | August 3, 1904 | August 7, 1905 |
Gregory O’Bryan, S.J., Rector | August 7, 1905 | June 6, 1907 |
Alexander A. Gagnieur, S.J., Rector | August 10, 1907 | May 4, 1913 |
Thomas McMahon, S.J., Rector | May 4, 1913 | August 5, 1917 |
Alexander A. Gagnieur, S.J., Rector | August 5, 1917 | March 1, 1918 |
John Milway Filion, S.J., Rector | March 1, 1918 | July 1, 1918 |
William H. Hingston, S.J., Rector | July 1, 1918 | July 31, 1925 |
Erle Gladstone Bartlett, S.J., Rector | July 31, 1925 | August 9, 1930 |
Thomas J. MacMahon, S.J., Rector | August 9, 1930 | July 15, 1935 |
Hugh C. McCarthy, S.J. Rector | July 15, 1935 | July 11, 1940 |
Edward M. Brown, S.J., Rector | July 11, 1940 | July 4, 1948 |
John F. McCaffrey, S.J., Rector | July 4, 1948 | June 17, 1954 |
Gerald F. Lahey, S.J., Rector | June 17, 1954 | August 15, 1959 |
Patrick G. Malone, S.J., President | August 15, 1959 | August 16, 1974 |
Name | Term start | Term end |
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Anson W. Young | 1925 | 1928 |
Frederick O. Stredder | 1928 | 1935 |
Kenneth E. Norris | 1936 | 1956 |
Henry F. Hall | 1956 | 1962 |
Robert C. Rae | 1962 | 1968 |
Douglass B. Clarke, Acting Principal | 1968 | 1969 |
John W. O'Brien | 1969 | August 23, 1974 |
Chancellors
The following is a list of chancellors of Concordia University, and its predecessor Sir George Williams University.
Name | Term start | Term end |
---|---|---|
Henry J. Hemens | August 24, 1974 | December 31, 1981 |
Earle W. McLaughlin | January 1, 1982 | December 31, 1986 |
Alan B. Gold | February 5, 1987 | September 30, 1992 |
Jeanne Sauvé | October 1, 1992 | January 26, 1993 |
Eric H. Molson | July 1, 1993 | December 31, 2005 |
David P. O'Brien | January 1, 2006 | December 31, 2010 |
L. Jacques Ménard | January 1, 2011 | present |
Name | Term start | Term end |
---|---|---|
B.W. Roberts | March 21, 1960 | September 24, 1965 |
Fraser Fulton | September 25, 1965 | June 6, 1971 |
C. F. Carsley | June 6, 1971 | August 10, 1973 |
Henry J. Hemens | August 10, 1973 | August 24, 1974 |
Notable faculty
Sir George Williams
- Marguerite Andersen - writer and educator
- Margaret Atwood - poet, author and literary critic (instructor in English, 1967)[6]
- William P. Byers - professor emeritus of mathematics; author of How Mathematicians Think and The Blind Spot
- Marc Gervais - film professor, Jesuit, and founding director of the Loyola Institute for Studies in International Peace[7]
- Michael Laucke, classical guitar (professor of guitar in 1976 to 1977)
- Kai Nielsen - adjunct professor in the philosophy department, contemporary atheist and left-wing political philosopher
- Mordecai Richler - author (writer-in-residence)[8]
- Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga - former president of Latvia; first female president of Latvia
Concordia
- Gordon Graham - former professor[9]
Notable alumni
Sir George Williams
- Howard Alper - chemist
- Sacvan Bercovitch - professor, Harvard University
- David Bercuson - historian
- Lawrence Bergman - Quebec provincial politician
- Warren Cohen - composer and conductor
- Terry Copp - military historian
- Rosie Douglas - former Prime Minister of Dominica
- William McLean Hamilton - Ontario federal politician
- Jim Hawkes - Canadian federal politician
- Stuart McLean - broadcaster and author
- Henry Mintzberg - professor, McGill University
- Guido Molinari - artist
- Gordon O'Connor - Canadian Minister of National Revenue
- Richard Patten - Canadian federal politician
- Richard Pound - Chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency; Chancellor of McGill University
- E. Annie Proulx - author, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[10]
- Mordecai Richler - author[11]
- Alfie Roberts - political activist, professional cricketer, and Montreal community worker
- George Springate - professional football player and Quebec politician
- Rod Sykes - former leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party and former Mayor of Calgary
- Donald Tarlton - as Donald K. Donald, a preeminent Montreal-based concert promoter, music manager and record label owner
Loyola
- Tony Burman - journalist and editor-in-chief at CBC
- Lucien Cardin - Canadian federal politician
- Larry Carriere - former NHL hockey playerl current assistant general manager of the Montreal Canadiens
- Dominic D’Alessandro - President and CEO of Manulife Financial
- Don Ferguson - actor and comedian
- Hana Gartner - journalist
- Marc Gervais (1950) - Jesuit and film professor at Concordia University[7]
- Bernard Lonergan - philosopher and theologian; regarded as one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century [12]
- John C. Major - justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- Brian McKenna - journalist
- Richard Monette - actor and director[13]
- Athol Murray - priest and educator
- Georges Vanier - former Governor General of Canada[14]
Concordia
- Dareen Abughaida - Al Jazeera news anchor
- Pietro Amato - musician
- Debra Arbec - CTV news anchor
- Louise Archambault - film director and screenwriter
- Will Arnett - actor, Arrested Development TV series; left after one semester to pursue acting
- Melissa Auf der Maur - rock musician
- Maziar Bahari - journalist and filmmaker, Newsweek
- René Balcer - Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Chris Banks - poet
- Chloe Bellande - filmmaker
- Evan Beloff - screenwriter and director
- Lawrence Bloomberg - Director of National Bank of Canada[15]
- Pan Bouyoucas - author, playwright and translator
- Edwin Orion Brownell - neo-classical composer and concert pianist
- Gary Burns - screenwriter and director
- Brian Busby - author
- Pascale Bussières - Québécoise actress
- Cecil Castellucci - author
- Régine Chassagne - musician, Arcade Fire
- Warren Cohen - composer and conductor
- Steven Cojocaru - fashion maven; Entertainment Tonight correspondent (2003–present)
- Karen Connelly - author
- Daniel Cross - filmmaker
- James Cummins - author
- Joe David - Nuu-chah-nulth artist
- Barbara Davidson - 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner
- Bob Delaney - Ontario provincial politician
- André Desmarais - President and Co-CEO of Power Corporation of Canada
- Ann Diamond - poet and short story writer
- Farell Duclair - Canadian football player
- Mario Dumont - ex-political leader of the provincial ADQ party
- Darren Entwistle - President and CEO of Telus
- Jocelyn Faubert, professor at the University of Montreal
- Sydney Finkelstein - professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
- Raymonde Folco - Canadian federal politician
- Tess Fragoulis - author
- Elyse Gasco - author
- Erin Gee - media artist
- Mireille Gingras - neurobiologist; founder and CEO of HUYA Bioscience International[16]
- Jonathan Goldstein - author and broadcaster
- Kristian Gravenor - journalist
- Rawi Hage - novelist, photographer
- Richard Harrison - poet
- Paul Hartal - painter, poet
- Elisabeth Harvor - author
- Mohamed Hashish - research scientist
- Stephen Henighan - author
- Christopher Hinton - film animator
- Jennifer Hollett - former MuchMusic VJ
- Anna Hopkins - actress
- Anthony Housefather - Mayor of Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec
- Geof Isherwood - comic book illustrator
- Clément Jodoin - ice hockey coach
- Emmett Johns - founder of Dans la Rue
- Clark Johnson - American actor, Homicide: Life on the Street TV series
- Ibi Kaslik - author
- Mark Kelley - CBC reporter
- Adam Kelly - writer
- Arsinée Khanjian - actress
- Donovan King - theatre artist
- Torill Kove - animator; 2006 Academy Award winner
- Spencer Krug - musician, Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, Fifths of Seven
- Micheline Lanctôt - film director and actress
- Michelle Latimer - actress on Paradise Falls (Showcase)
- Jeannie Lee - broadcast journalist
- Peter Lenkov - writer and producer, CSI: NY; left to pursue a career in writing and producing
- G. Scott MacLeod - painter
- Robert Majzels - playwright
- Gerald T. McCaughey - President and CEO of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- David McGimpsey - poet
- Lee Mellor - musician and author
- Milosh - electronic musician
- John Moore - Canadian broadcaster, actor, and voice actor
- Mila Mulroney - wife of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
- Glen Murray - former mayor of Winnipeg
- Michael Noonan - Rhodes Scholar, 2012
- Andrea Paine - Canadian federal politician
- B. P. Paquette - filmmaker and academic
- Richard Reed Parry - musician, Arcade Fire
- Lionel Perez - member of Montreal City Council
- Mykola Plaviuk - Ukrainian social and political activist in emigratio; served as the last President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile[17]
- David James Ramsay - Ontario provincial politician
- Edeet Ravel - author
- Nino Ricci - author
- Marc Dillon Riddell - broadcast journalist
- Vittorio Rossi - playwright, actor
- Michelle Rouillard - Miss Colombia 2008; represented her country in Miss Universe 2009
- Francis Scarpaleggia - Canadian federal politician
- Mark Shainblum - author and comic book creator
- Johanna Skibsrud - author, winner of the Giller Prize
- Hanibal Srouji - artist
- Jana Sterbak - artist
- Christina Stojanova - media historian
- EE Storey - designer
- Moez Surani - poet
- Todd Swift - poet
- Mutsumi Takahashi - CTV news anchor
- Ruth Taylor - poet
- Michael Thompson - Toronto politician
- Nicholas Thorburn - rock musician
- James Tupper - actor, Men In Trees TV series
- David Tyler - radio personality
- Todd van der Heyden - CTV news anchor
- Steven Woloshen - animator
- Michael Langella - Biochemist
- David Zilberman - Olympic heavyweight wrestler
References
- ↑ "Rectors and Presidents of Concordia University". Records Management and Archives. Concordia University. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ "Rectors and Presidents of Loyola College". Records Management and Archives. Concordia University. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ "Rectors and Presidents of Sir George Williams University". Records Management and Archives. Concordia University. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ "Chancellors of Concordia University". Records Management and Archives. Concordia University. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ "Chancellors of Sir George Williams University". Records Management and Archives. Concordia University. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ University of Toronto Library. Atwood, (Margaret) papers. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
- 1 2 Heinrich, Jeff (2012-03-27). "Marc Gervais, Montreal priest with a passion for film, dies at 82". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ↑ Richler, Mordecai. e-notes.com
- ↑ About Us at GordonandGordon. © 1999-2012 by Gordon Graham & Manuel Gordon
- ↑ The Atlantic (November 12, 1997). A Conversation with E. Annie Proulx.
- ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia. Richler, Mordecai
- ↑ "Lonergan is considered by many intellectuals to be the finest philosophic thinker of the 20th century." Time, April 27, 1970, p. 10. Cf. Fellows of the Woodstock Theological Center, The Realms of Desire: An Introduction to the Thought of Bernard Lonergan, (Washington, D.C.: Woodstock Theological Center, 2011), pp. 3-6; in addition to recording their own estimate of Lonergan's importance, the authors cite the opinions of many others.
- ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia Monette, Richard Jean.
- ↑ The Governor General of Canada Major General The Right Honourable Georges Philias Vanier.
- ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=783738&ticker=NA:CN&previousCapId=26366&previousTitle=INDIGO%20BOOKS%20%26%20MUSIC%20INC
- ↑ HUYA Bioscience International
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Помер останній Президент УНР у екзилі Микола Плав'юк, Den (10 March 2012)
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