List of Brock University people
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The following is a list of notable alumni, faculty and affiliates that are associated with Brock University
in St.Catharines
, Ontario
, Canada
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Brock University
Brock University is a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students.The enabling legislation is...
in St.Catharines
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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Academic leaders
- Lee WardLee Ward (professor)Dr. Lee Ward is an Alpha Sigma Nu Distinguished Professor of Campion College at the University of Regina. He is currently the Associate Professor of Political Studies. His key research interests are the history of political philosophy and American political thought...
- Alpha Sigma NuAlpha Sigma NuAlpha Sigma Nu was founded at Marquette University in 1915 by John Danihy, S.J., Dean of Journalism. In his travels and reading, Father Danihy had encountered and admired honor societies...
Distinguished Professor of Political Studies at the University of ReginaUniversity of ReginaThe University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated... - Dr. Anna H. Lathrop (BPhed, 1978) — 3M Teaching Fellowship of Canada Award (2001) and the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Leadership in Faculty Teaching Award (2007–08)
- Leonard Bishop (BA, 1967) — Director of Education for Superior North Catholic District School Board
- Dr. Barry E.C. Boothman (BA, 1973) — Professor and Associate Dean at the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Business AdministrationUniversity of New Brunswick Faculty of Business AdministrationEstablished in 1952, the Faculty of Business Administration is one of 10 faculties located at UNB's campus in Fredericton, New Brunswick. It is the flagship supplier of management education programs by the University. It has the largest undergraduate and graduate business student enrollments in New...
- Dr. Dorothy Griffiths (BA, 1973) — Professor and mental health advocate
- Maureen Piercy (MEd, 1990) — President, Loyalist CollegeLoyalist CollegeLoyalist College is an English-language community college in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.- History :...
- Dr. Paul Ingram (BBA, 1990) — Professor, Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
- Dr. Barbara L. Sherriff (MSc, 1984) — Professor of Geology at the University of ManitobaUniversity of ManitobaThe University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
Actors, film, and media
- Jared PelletierJared PelletierJared Pelletier is a Canadian director, responsible for a number of films including award winner In the Hearts of Men. Pelletier's Halo: Faith has been regarded as revolutionary and a technological feat in micro-budget filmmaking. - Early Life :Pelletier was born in the affluent community of...
- Film Director - Rick CampanelliRick CampanelliRichardo Tomasso "Rick" Campanelli is a Canadian television personality.-Life and career:Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, he was first introduced to the MuchMusic viewers in 1996 as the winner of MuchMusic's 1994 MuchTemp contest...
(BPhEd, 1994) — Former host, MuchMusicMuchMusicMuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
and reporter, ET Canada - Susan Pedler — Host, CBC News at SixCBC News at SixCBC News produces a variety of local newscasts for CBC Television's owned-and-operated stations throughout Canada. On most stations, the local news operation is currently titled CBC News: [city/province name], such that the 6:00 p.m. newscast on CBLT is named CBC News: Toronto at 6...
Athletics
- Dennis HullDennis HullDennis William Hull is a retired professional ice hockey left winger, most notably for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League...
— Retired National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
Player - Tonya VerbeekTonya VerbeekTonya Verbeek is a Canadian wrestler.-Sports career:She was born in Grimsby, Ontario. She took up wrestling in grade eleven and was undefeated throughout high school in Beamsville, Ontario. She trains at Brock University in St...
(BRLS, 2000; BEd, 2003; Med, 2006) — 2004 Olympics Silver Medalist (WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
), 2008 Olympics Bronze Medalist (WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
) - Ken Murray (BPhEd, 1976) — Brock BadgersBrock BadgersThe Brock Badgers are the athletics teams that represent Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. To date the Badgers have won 27 National Championships and 48 Ontario Championships, and are members of the OUA, CIS, CUFLA and CURC....
men's basketball coach, 2008 CISCanadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
National Champion - Marty Calder (BPhEd, 1992) — Seven-time Canadian Wrestling Champion & CommonwealthCommonwealthCommonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic."More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations...
Champion - Shawn WilliamsShawn WilliamsShawn Williams is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse.-NLL career:...
— Six-time National Lacrosse LeagueNational Lacrosse LeagueThe National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
All-Star
Business leaders and entrepreneurs
- Dr. Karl Kaiser (BSc, 1974) — Founder of Inniskillin Wines
- Dr. Andy Panko (BSc, 1975) — President, Brownfield Revolution
- Robert Neill (BSc, 1975) — Chair, Management Committee, Durward Jones & Barkwell LLP
- Dr. Ian D. Beddis (BSc, 1968) — Former Chairman, Alberta Stock ExchangeAlberta Stock ExchangeThe Alberta Stock Exchange was a stock exchange based in Calgary, Alberta. It featured mostly mining, resource exploration, and oil sands stocks....
and Chairman of the Alberta District of the Investment Dealers Association - Denis DyackDenis DyackDenis Dyack is the founder and president of Silicon Knights, a video game developer. He founded Silicon Knights in 1992 after publishing Cyber Empires in 1991. He has a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree from Brock University...
(BPhEd, 1990; BSc 1990) — President, Silicon KnightsSilicon KnightsSilicon Knights is a Canadian video game developer. Founded in 1992 by Denis Dyack, the company is headquartered in St. Catharines, Ontario, Dyack's hometown....
Inc. - Steve Debus (BBA, 1996) — Inventor/Founder, Modrobes
- Jim Ryan (BAdmin, 1984) — Chief Executive Office, St. Minver Limited
- Alex Pettes — President, TFI Food Equipment Solutions
- John Suk (BSc, 1973) — President & CEO, NycomedNycomedNycomed is a European pharmaceutical company. Nycomed is privately owned primarily by the two private equity investors Nordic Capital and CSFB Alternative Capital. Production is located in Norway, Denmark, Poland, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Estonia India, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Head office...
Canada - John Zoccoli (BAdmin, 1986) — President, Jamzoc Holdings Limited
- Debi Rosati (BAcc, 1984) — President, RosatiNet Inc.
- Drew Clement (BA, 2003)-President & CEO, Clement Internet Solutions
- Debbie Sevenpifer (BAdmin, 1987) — Former President & CEO, Niagara Health SystemNiagara Health SystemThe Niagara Health System is Ontario's largest multi-site hospital amalgamation, comprising the following seven sites serving 434,000 residents across the 12 municipalities making up the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Canada....
- Dr. Stephen Young (BAcc, 1991) — Managing Director of Accounting Policy, CitigroupCitigroupCitigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
Investment Bank - David Civiero (BA, 1990) — Chief Executive Officer, The Link-Line Group of Companies
- Robert Jennings (BA, 1968) — Chief Executive Officer, Jennings Capital Inc.
- Jason Sparaga — President & CEO, Spara Capital Partners Inc.
- Doug Wilkinson (BBA, 1991) — Partner, National Leader for Control Assurance, Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Jason Moore (BBA, 1992) — President, Creemore Springs Brewery
Literature and the arts
- Daniel AdairDaniel AdairDaniel Patrick Adair is a Canadian drummer best known as the current drummer for Canadian rock band Nickelback and his previous work with American rock band 3 Doors Down...
— Musician, NickelbackNickelbackNickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005.... - Marc JordanMarc JordanMarc Jordan , is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, session musician, and actor. Covering a wide variety of genres, he has written songs for a number of well-known artists, including Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Cher, Bette Midler, and Josh Groban...
— Musician - Peter McLarenPeter McLarenPeter McLaren is a Professor in the Division of Urban Schooling, the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles . He is the author and editor of forty-five books and hundreds of scholarly articles and chapters...
— Author - David MacKenzie (BA, 1974) — Actor, director and playwright
- Yuri RubinskyYuri RubinskyYuri Ivan Rubinsky was a writer, software executive, and well known promoter of the Standard Generalized Markup Language , which was the basis for the now-ubiquitous XML. In Canada, he is probably best known as founding co-director of the influential Banff Publishing Workshop and for his work in...
(BA, 1972) — Writer & publisher - Kari-Lynn WintersKari-Lynn WintersKari Winters, née Moore is a Canadian children's author and literacy researcher. She taught children's literature and drama at the University of British Columbia from 2004-2009. In January 2010 Winters assumed the post of Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Brock University .-...
(BA, 1992) — Children's author, professor of education
Miscellaneous
- Donald A. MacIntosh (BA, 1976) — War crimes prosecutor
- Robin Lee Ouzunoff — Miss CanadaMiss CanadaMiss Canada was a scholarship competition for young women in Canada. It was founded in Hamilton in 1946. The first broadcast of the Miss Canada pageant aired in 1963 on CTV. The late Peter Jennings was host of the pageant in 1964....
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Political leaders
- Brian McMullanBrian McMullanBrian James McMullan is the mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He was elected to the position in the 2006 St. Catharines municipal election. He was previously a St. Catharines city councillor and a Niagara regional councillor.-Early life and career:...
— Mayor of St. Catharines - Kyle RaeKyle RaeKyle Rae is a former Canadian politician. He was a city councillor for Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale in Toronto, Ontario from 1991 to 2010. Rae is now a self-described consultant.-Politics:...
— City of TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
's first gay councillor - Rick DykstraRick DykstraRichard "Rick" Dykstra is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election, for the Ontario riding of St. Catharines. Dykstra is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada...
(BA, 1988) — Member of the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament... - Karen Kraft SloanKaren Kraft SloanKaren Kraft Sloan was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. By career, she is a teacher and consultant....
(BAdmin, 1982) — Former Member of the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament... - Malcolm AllenMalcolm Allen (politician)Malcolm Allen is a Canadian politician. He has represented the riding of Welland in the Canadian House of Commons since 2008 as a member of the New Democratic Party...
— Member of the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament... - Alfred Ilukena (BA 1988)(BEdTSL 1989) — Senior official with the NamibianNamibiaNamibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
Ministry of Education
Science and medicine
- Dr. Yousef Haj-Ahmad (PhD, 1986) — Founder, Norgen Biotek Company
- Dr. Linda Crabtree (BA, 1987; LL.D. hon., 1994) — Advocate for people living with disabilities
- Dr. Richard Denton (BSc, 1971) — Medical practitioner and former Mayor of Kirkland Lake
- Dr. Roberta L. Flemming (BSc, 1985) — Mineralogist
- Dr. Mary Guerriero Austrom (BA, 1981)(BEd, 1980) — Expert in the field of Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
- Dr. Xiao-chun (Chris) Le (MSc, 1989) — Researcher in the field of environmental toxicology and health sciences
Notable Brock faculty members and affiliates
- Alan Earp —Order of CanadaOrder of CanadaThe Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
, 1987 - Dr. James A. Gibson — Order of CanadaOrder of CanadaThe Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
, 1993 - Kim CampbellKim CampbellAvril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...
(LL.D, 1998) — First female Prime Minister of CanadaPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution... - Buzz HargroveBuzz HargroveBasil Eldon "Buzz" Hargrove, OC is the former National President of the Canadian Auto Workers trade union...
(LL.D, 1998) — President, Canadian Auto WorkersCanadian Auto WorkersThe Canadian Auto Workers is one of Canada's largest and highest profile social unions. While rooted in Ontario's large auto plants of Windsor, Brampton, Oakville, St...
trade union - Paul House (LL.D, 2008) — President, CEO, TDL Corp. (Tim HortonsTim HortonsTim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...
) - Dr. Kenneth Kernaghan — Order of CanadaOrder of CanadaThe Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
, 2009 - Sean Jackson — CEO, Meridian Credit Union Limited (Faculty of Business Advisory Council)
Presidents
- Dr. James Alexander Gibson (1965–1973)
- Dr. Alan Earp (1973–1988)
- Dr. Terrence White (1988–1997)
- Dr. David W. AtkinsonDavid W. AtkinsonDavid William Atkinson is a Canadian academic and President of Grant MacEwan University. He is the former president of Kwantlen Polytechnic University and two Ontario universities, Brock University in St. Catharines and Carleton University in Ottawa....
(1997–2005) - Dr. Jack N. LightstoneJack N. LightstoneDr. Jack N. Lightstone is a Canadian professor of history, and the current and 5th serving President and Vice-Chancellor of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. He took office on July 1, 2006, to serve a five-year term as President and as a professor of history.- Background :Lightstone...
(2006–present)
Chancellors
- Richard L. Hearn (1967–1969)
- Dr. Charles Sankey (1969–1974)
- Dr. Cecil Shaver (1974–1980)
- Ralph S. Misener (1980–1985)
- Robert S. K. Welch (1985–2000)
- Dr. Raymond MoriyamaRaymond MoriyamaRaymond Moriyama, CC, O.Ont is a Japanese-Canadian architect. He has designed several buildings at Brock University from the 1970s through the latest campus expansion and is the University's former chancellor....
(2001–2007) - Ned GoodmanNed GoodmanNed Goodman is the Chancellor of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.-References:...
(2007–present)