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===Business===
===Business===
*[[Charles Anderson]] - M.B.A (1969): program director of the faculty of management at [[University of Manitoba]] (1974), president and chancellor of [[Brandon University]] (1990)
*[[Charles Anderson]] - M.B.A (1969): program director of the faculty of management at [[University of Manitoba]] (1974), president and chancellor of [[Brandon University]] (1990)
*[[Timothy J. Aubrey]] - B.Com. (1989): senior vice-president, finance of [[Fairmont Hotels & Resorts]]
*[[Paul J. Bognar]] - B.A. (1981): general Manager of [[Maytag]] and [[The Hoover Company]], [[Canada]]
*[[Claude Brochu]] - M.B.A (1971): captain in the [[Royal Vingt-Deux Regiment]]
*[[Claude Brochu]] - M.B.A (1971): captain in the [[Royal Vingt-Deux Regiment]]
*[[Teresa Cascioli]] - B.Com. (1983): financial analyst; president and CEO of [[Lakeport Brewing Company]]
*[[Teresa Cascioli]] - B.Com. (1983): financial analyst; president and CEO of [[Lakeport Brewing Company]]
*[[Michael Lee-Chin]] - B.Eng. (Civil Engineering, 1974): chairman and CEO of [[AIC Diversified Canada|AIC Limited]]
*[[Michael Lee-Chin]] - B.Eng. (Civil Engineering, 1974): chairman and CEO of [[AIC Diversified Canada|AIC Limited]]
*[[Philip F. Connell]] - B.A. (Hons.): (Political Science, 1946): vice-president finance of [[George Weston Limited]] and [[Oshawa Group]]
*[[Jack Darville]] - B.Com. (1968): partner of [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] LLP
*[[Wayne C. Fox]] - M.B.A (1973): vice-chairman and Chief Risk Officer of [[CIBC]]
*[[Karen Maidment]] - B.Com. (1981): executive vice-president and CRO, [[Bank of Montreal]]
*[[John Mayberry]] - B.Eng.: president and CEO of [[Dofasco]] Inc
*[[Leslie McLean]] - B.Eng. (1965), M.Eng. (1966): chief engineer and vice-president of [[Stelco]] (1975)
*[[Ellen M. Malcolmson]] - B.A. (Hons.) (French and Political Science, 1983): president and CEO of Expertech Network Installation Inc
*[[Edward Minich]] - B.Sc. (1972), M.B.A (1974): president and CEO of [[Otis Elevator Company]]
*[[William G. Missen]] - B.A. (Humanities, 1972): senior vice-president of [[Stelco]] Inc
*[[William G. Missen]] - B.A. (Humanities, 1972): senior vice-president of [[Stelco]] Inc
*[[James V Sardo]] - M.B.A (1973) - president and CEO of [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]], [[Canada]]
*[[James V Sardo]] - M.B.A (1973) - president and CEO of [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]], [[Canada]]
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*[[Tayce Wakefield]] - B.A. (Political Science, 1980): vice-president of corporate affairs of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[Canada]]
*[[Tayce Wakefield]] - B.A. (Political Science, 1980): vice-president of corporate affairs of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[Canada]]
*[[Robert Waugh]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Political Economy, 1940): vice-president and director of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[Canada]]
*[[Robert Waugh]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Political Economy, 1940): vice-president and director of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[Canada]]
*[[Lynn R Williams]] - B.A. (1944): president of the [[United Steelworkers of America]] (1984)
*[[Red Wilson]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Economics, 1962): chair, [[Nortel Networks Corporation]]; Second Secretary in the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan (1967)
*[[Red Wilson]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Economics, 1962): chair, [[Nortel Networks Corporation]]; Second Secretary in the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan (1967)


===Fine Arts and Media===
===Fine Arts and Media===
*[[Ronald Ames]] - B.A. (Latin, 1964): actor
*[[Matthew Barber]] - M.A. (Philosophy): singer and songwriter
*[[Matthew Barber]] - M.A. (Philosophy): singer and songwriter
*[[Leonard Blum]] - B.A. (1975): award-winning [[screenwriter]]
*[[Martyn Burke]] - B.A. (Econ&Bus, 1964): film maker, novelist and journalist
*[[Martyn Burke]] - B.A. (Econ&Bus, 1964): film maker, novelist and journalist
*[[John Candy]] - B.A. : actor
*[[John Candy]] - B.A. : actor
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*[[Jay Firestone]] - B.Comm. (1979): television and film producer
*[[Jay Firestone]] - B.Comm. (1979): television and film producer
*[[Jonathan Frid]] - B.A. (Film, 1948): actor
*[[Jonathan Frid]] - B.A. (Film, 1948): actor
*[[Daniel Goldberg]] - B.A. (Film, 1970): actor, screenwriter and producer
*[[Marjorie Harris]] - B.A. (Hons.) (English, 1959): writer
*[[Marjorie Harris]] - B.A. (Hons.) (English, 1959): writer
*[[Doug Henning]]- B.Sc. (Hons.) (Psychology, 1970): magician
*[[Doug Henning]]- B.Sc. (Hons.) (Psychology, 1970): magician
*[[Simon Johnston]] - B.A. (1972): Canadian playwright director and teacher
*[[Kerrie Keane]] - B.A. (History, 1970): actress
*[[Gary Lautens]] - B.A. (History, 1949): legendary Canadian [[newspaper]] [[humorist]]
*[[Gary Lautens]] - B.A. (History, 1949): legendary Canadian [[newspaper]] [[humorist]]
*[[Eugene Levy]] - B.A. (Film, 1969): actor
*[[Eugene Levy]] - B.A. (Film, 1969): actor
*[[Margaret K. Lyons]] - B.A. (1949): renowned [[BBC]] and [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] reporter
*[[Lawrence Martin (journalist)|Lawrence Martin]] - B.A. (Political Science, 1969): journalist
*[[Lawrence Martin (journalist)|Lawrence Martin]] - B.A. (Political Science, 1969): journalist
*[[Ivan Reitman]] - B.Mus. (Hons.) (1969): director and producer
*[[Ivan Reitman]] - B.Mus. (Hons.) (1969): director and producer
*[[John Sessions]] - Ph.D. (English): actor
*[[John Sessions]] - Ph.D. (English): actor
*[[Martin Short]] - B.A. (Social Work, 1972): actor
*[[Martin Short]] - B.A. (Social Work, 1972): actor
*[[Harley Mark Steubing]] - B.A. (1974): freelance TV news reporter (1982)
*[[Geraldine King Tam]] - B.A. (1943): world-renowned botanical artist
*[[Miriam Therese]] - M.R.E (1976): renowned singer and composer
*[[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]] - B.A. (English): actor
*[[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]] - B.A. (English): actor
*[[Bernard Trotter]] - B.A. (Hons.) (History, 1945): producer, executive and member of board of directors of [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]


===Humanities and Social Sciences===
===Humanities and Social Sciences===
*[[Eric Agius]] - B.A. (1989): president of [[Nike, Inc.]] [[Canada]]
*[[John Nicholls Booth]] - B.A. (1934): renowned magician
*[[John Needham Blow]] - B.A. (English, 1939): [[Wing Commander (rank)|wing commander]] of [[Royal Canadian Air Force|RCAF]] 1941
*[[Marianne Brandis]] - M.A. (1964): writer
*[[Harold Brathwaite]] - M.A. (French, 1969): award-winning educator, director of education for [[Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario|Peel Region]] school board
*[[Muriel Spurgeon Carder]] - B.A. (Hons.) (1944): first woman ordained in the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec
*[[Elva Irene Carrol]] - B.A (SocSci, 1951): assistant vice-president of [[Merill Lynch]], [[Canada]] Inc
*[[James Albert Chambers]] - B.A. (Humanities, 1982): free lance documentary photographer and teacher
*[[Charly Chiarelli]] - B.A. (1973): writer
*[[Roberto De Clara]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Music, 1977): conductor
*[[Harold Innis]] - professor of political economy at the University of Toronto
*[[Harold Innis]] - professor of political economy at the University of Toronto
*[[Rainer Knopff]] - B.A.: political science professor at the University of Calgary
*[[Rainer Knopff]] - B.A.: political science professor at the University of Calgary
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*[[Lincoln Alexander]] - B.A. (History and Political Economy, 1949): Minister of Labour (Canada) (1979-80), Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1985-91)
*[[Lincoln Alexander]] - B.A. (History and Political Economy, 1949): Minister of Labour (Canada) (1979-80), Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1985-91)
*[[Syl Apps]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Political Economics, 1936): hockey player and Minister of Correctional Services (1971-1974)
*[[Syl Apps]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Political Economics, 1936): hockey player and Minister of Correctional Services (1971-1974)
*[[Sandra Buckler]] - B.A. (1995): director of communications for [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] Party, [[Stephen Joseph Harper|Stephen Harper]]
*[[Gordon Dean]] - M.Sc (Chemistry and Physics, 1946): elected [[Legislative Assembly|Ontario Legislative]] 1981
*[[Gordon Dean]] - M.Sc (Chemistry and Physics, 1946): elected [[Legislative Assembly|Ontario Legislative]] 1981
*[[Paul Dingledine]] - B.A. (Economics, 1967), M.B.A (1969): first Canadian ambassador to [[Iran]]
*[[Tommy Douglas]] - M.A. (Sociology, 1933): Premier of Saskatchewan and first New Democratic Party (Canada) leader
*[[Tommy Douglas]] - M.A. (Sociology, 1933): Premier of Saskatchewan and first New Democratic Party (Canada) leader
*[[Andrea Horwath]] - B.A. (Labour Studies): former Hamilton City Councillor and MPP
*[[Andrea Horwath]] - B.A. (Labour Studies): former Hamilton City Councillor and MPP
*[[James Hutchings]] - B.A. (1951): [[Rhodes Scholar]] for [[Ontario, Canada|Ontario]]; personal representative of the Canadian Prime Minister for the Economic Summit in 1989
*[[Cam Jackson]]: politician
*[[Cam Jackson]]: politician
*[[David Johnson (Ontario politician)|Dave Johnson]], B.Sc. (Mathematics): Minster of Education (Ontario) (1997-1999)
*[[David Johnson (Ontario politician)|Dave Johnson]], B.Sc. (Mathematics): Minster of Education (Ontario) (1997-1999)
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*[[Kevin G. Lynch|Kevin Lynch]] - Ph.D. (1980): [[Canada|Canadian]] [[economist]], next [[Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada)|Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet]]
*[[Kevin G. Lynch|Kevin Lynch]] - Ph.D. (1980): [[Canada|Canadian]] [[economist]], next [[Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada)|Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet]]
*[[Howard Petch]] - B.Sc. (Hons.) (Physics and Chemistry, 1949): academic administrator
*[[Howard Petch]] - B.Sc. (Hons.) (Physics and Chemistry, 1949): academic administrator
*[[Elinore J Richardson]] - B.Sc. (1967): tax lawyer of [[Borden Ladner Gervais]] LLP
*[[David C. Smith]] - B.A. (1953): principle and vice-chancellor of [[Queen's University]] (1984-1994)
*[[David C. Smith]] - B.A. (1953): principle and vice-chancellor of [[Queen's University]] (1984-1994)
*[[Richard Splane]] - B.A. (Political Economy and History): [[Royal Canadian Air Force|RCAF]] pilot in [[World War II]]
*[[Richard Splane]] - B.A. (Political Economy and History): [[Royal Canadian Air Force|RCAF]] pilot in [[World War II]]
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===Science and Engineering===
===Science and Engineering===
*[[Julia Alleyne]] - B.H.Sc. (1982), M.D. (1987): medical doctor of Sport CARE
*[[Sonia Anand]] - M.D., Ph.D. : clinician [[scientist]]
*[[Richard Bader]] - B.Sc. (1953), M.Sc. (1955): scientist
*[[Richard Bader]] - B.Sc. (1953), M.Sc. (1955): scientist
*[[Roberta Bondar]] - M.D. (1977): astronaut
*[[Roberta Bondar]] - M.D. (1977): astronaut
*[[Barbara Buchner]] - B.A. (Chemistry, Physics and Math, 1948): scientist, connaught medical research laboratories
*[[Douglas Coleman]] - B.Sc. (Chemistry, 1954): scientist; researcher at [[Jackson Laboratory]] discovered genetic cause of [[diabetes]] and [[obesity]]
*[[Robert C. Dynes]] - M.Sc. (1965), Ph.D. (1968): president of the [[University of California]] system
*[[Robert C. Dynes]] - M.Sc. (1965), Ph.D. (1968): president of the [[University of California]] system
*[[Kenneth Elston]] - B.Sc. (Hons.) (Physics, 1951): nuclear physicist
*[[Stephen Foster]] - M.D. (1972): missionary surgeon in [[Angola]]
*[[Stephen Foster]] - M.D. (1972): missionary surgeon in [[Angola]]
*[[John A Hansuld]] - B.Sc. (Hons.) (Geology, 1954): pioneered Eh.pH principles to exploration [[geochemistry]]
*[[Frank Hawthorne]] - Ph.D. (1973): mineralogist and crystallographer
*[[Frank Hawthorne]] - Ph.D. (1973): mineralogist and crystallographer
*[[Richard Heinzl]] - M.D. (1987): doctor; founder of [[Medecins Sans Frontieres]]
*[[Richard Heinzl]] - M.D. (1987): doctor; founder of [[Medecins Sans Frontieres]]
*[[Terrance Michael Hopkins]] - M.B.A (1966): plant engineer for [[General Motors Corporation|General motors]], [[Canada]]; founder of AISCO (Advanced Industrial Systems Company)
*[[Eric Hoskins]] - B.Sc. (Chemistry, 1982), M.D. (1985): public health specialist, one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40
*[[Hertzel Gerstein]] - M.Sc. (1989): medical researcher
*[[Patricia Green]] - B.Eng. (ECE, 1983): [[NASA]] aerospace engineer
*[[John F. MacGregor]] - B.Eng. (1964): statistician and chemical engineer
*[[John F. MacGregor]] - B.Eng. (1964): statistician and chemical engineer
*[[Robert Marshall]] - B.A. (1934): national chairman of Canadian Institute of [[Food science|Food Science]] and Technology; [[H. J. Heinz Company]]
*[[Robert Marshall]] - B.A. (1934): national chairman of Canadian Institute of [[Food science|Food Science]] and Technology; [[H. J. Heinz Company]]
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*[[David Parnas]] - computer scientist
*[[David Parnas]] - computer scientist
*[[Steve Mann]] - B.Sc. (1987), B.Eng. (1989), M. Eng (1992): advocate for wearable computing
*[[Steve Mann]] - B.Sc. (1987), B.Eng. (1989), M. Eng (1992): advocate for wearable computing
*[[R.E. Munn]] - B.A. (Mathematics, 1941): chief [[scientist]] of air quality research branch of [[Environment Canada]]
*[[Hanna Newcombe]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Chemistry, 1945): scientist; director of the Peace Research Institute
*[[Hanna Newcombe]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Chemistry, 1945): scientist; director of the Peace Research Institute
*[[Elisabeth Nicol]] - M.Sc. (1987), Ph.D. (1991): physicist
*[[Samantha Nutt]] - B.A.Sc (1991), M.D. (1994): founder and executive director of [[War Child Canada]]
*[[James Orbinski]] - M.D. (1989): [[Nobel Laureate]], Peace; was president of [[Medecins Sans Frontiers]]
*[[James Orbinski]] - M.D. (1989): [[Nobel Laureate]], Peace; was president of [[Medecins Sans Frontiers]]
*[[Waldemar Pieczonka]] - M.Sc. (1957), Ph.D. (1960): physicist and engineer; directed [[IBM]]'s first attempts in [[integrated circuits|integrated circuitry]]
*[[Waldemar Pieczonka]] - M.Sc. (1957), Ph.D. (1960): physicist and engineer; directed [[IBM]]'s first attempts in [[integrated circuits|integrated circuitry]]
*[[Daniel N Sauder]] - M.D. (1975): chairman of department of [[Dermatology]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]]
*[[Daniel N Sauder]] - M.D. (1975): chairman of department of [[Dermatology]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]]
*[[Myron Scholes]] - B.A. (1962): [[Nobel Laureate]], Economics
*[[Myron Scholes]] - B.A. (1962): [[Nobel Laureate]], Economics
*[[William C. Shaw]] - M.B.A (1966): co-developed [[IMAX]] film system
*[[Simon Sunatori]] - M.Eng. (Engineering Physics, 1983) - inventor of the MagneScribe (Auto-Retractable Pen)
*[[David M Wiles]] - B.Sc. (Hons.) (Chemistry, 1954) M.A. (1955): scientist; awarded the [[Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal|Queen's Silver Jubliee Medal]]
*[[Mark Tarnopolsky]] - B.P.E (1985), M.D. (1988), Ph.D (1991): researcher of neuromuscular disorders, [[Creatine]]


===Sports===
===Sports===
*[[Syl Apps]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Political Economics, 1936), hall of fame hockey player and Minister of Correctional Services (Ontario) (1971-1974)
*[[Syl Apps]] - B.A. (Hons.) (Political Economics, 1936), hall of fame hockey player and Minister of Correctional Services (Ontario) (1971-1974)
*[[Cecilia Mary Carter-Smith]] - B.A. (Political Science, 1974): track star, represented [[Canada]] in [[1966]] and [[1970]] at the [[Commonwealth Games]]
*[[Samuel Ernest Darragh]] - B.Sc. (1955): professional football player for the [[Montréal Alouettes]]
*[[Jesse Lumsden]] - football player
*[[Jesse Lumsden]] - football player
*[[Fabio Filice]] - football player
*[[Fabio Filice]] - football player
*[[Edward Szpytma]] - retired football player
*[[William John Mahoney]] - B.P.E (1963): assistant coach for [[Washington Capitals]] in [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
*[[Mike Morreale]] - football player
*[[Mike Morreale]] - football player
*[[Roger Neilson]] - B.A. (1956): coach for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], [[National Hockey League]]
*[[Roger Neilson]] - B.A. (1956): coach for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], [[National Hockey League]]
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==Faculty==
==Faculty==
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*[[Ruth Landes]] - professor of anthropology, author, ''City of Women''
* [[Nick Bontis]] - associate professor at McMaster's school of business; director of the undergraduate program, program director of the McMaster World Congress
* [[Nick Bontis]] - associate professor at McMaster's school of business; director of the undergraduate program, program director of the McMaster World Congress
* Kiridaran (Giri) Kanagaretnam - assistant professor (accounting and financial management services)
* Kiridaran (Giri) Kanagaretnam - assistant professor (accounting and financial management services)
*[[Ethan Vishniac]] - professor of Astronomy
*[[Ethan Vishniac]] - professor of Astronomy
*[[Roy J. Adams]] - professor emeritus of Industrial Relations
*[[Bertram Brockhouse]] - [[Nobel laureate]], Physics
*[[Bertram Brockhouse]] - [[Nobel laureate]], Physics
*[[Ronald Gillespie]] - Emeritus Professor of chemistry
*[[Ronald Gillespie]] - Emeritus Professor of chemistry
*[[Henry Giroux]] - renowned cultural theorist
*[[Henry Giroux]] - renowned cultural theorist
*[[A. C. Heidebrecht]] - renowned research on Earthquake Engineering
*[[A. C. Heidebrecht]] - renowned research on Earthquake Engineering
*[[Gordon Irons]] - professor of Materials Science and Engineering; director of steel research centre
*[[Harish Jain]] - professor of Commerce, human rights activist; received [[Order of Canada]] award
*[[Gary Madison]] - Emeritus Professor of Philosophy; noted hermeneuticist, phenomenologist, and economic theorist
*[[Jack Rink]] - associate professor of Geography and Earth Sciences
*[[Gerald Rosenblum]] - associate professor of Sociology
*[[James Stewart (mathematician)|James Stewart]] - professor emeritus of Mathematics; author of the world's best selling Calculus books
*[[James Stewart (mathematician)|James Stewart]] - professor emeritus of Mathematics; author of the world's best selling Calculus books
*[[Harry Thode|H.G. Thode]] - professor of Chemistry
*[[Harry Thode|H.G. Thode]] - professor of Chemistry
*[[Alan Walker (musicologist)|Alan Walker]] - Professor Emeritus of Music, biographer of [[Franz Liszt]]
*[[Alan Walker (musicologist)|Alan Walker]] - Professor Emeritus of Music, biographer of [[Franz Liszt]]
*[[Gary Warner]] - professor and former director of the [[McMaster Arts and Science|Arts and Science]]; received [[Order of Canada]] award
*[[Sandra Witelson]] - professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences; identified differences in [[Einstein]]'s brain that may relate to his genius for spatial and mathematical thinking
*Don Woods - professor emeritus of Chemical Engineering
*John D. Brennan - Canada Research Chair in Bioanalyical Chemistry. Genius work in drug-discovery technologies.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 03:28, 2 March 2008

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This is a list of people affiliated with McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Notable alumni

Alumni are listed by their field of eventual employment.

Nobel Laureates

Faculty

See also

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