# List of University of Calgary people

This is a list of people associated with the University of Calgary.

## Alumni

Alumni are listed by their department of study.

### Archeology

* Peter Mathews, B.A.: Mayanist, MacArthur Fellow at Yale University
* Ronald Wright: award-winning Cambridge University-educated author and historian

### Business Administration, Commerce

* Al Duerr, M.B.A.: Mayor of Calgary
* Charlie Fischer, B.Sc (engineering), M.B.A.: president and CEO of Nexen Inc
* Russ Girling, B. Comm., M.B.A.: President & CEO, TransCanada Corporation
* Gary Kovacs, M.B.A.: CEO of Mozilla Corporation
* Hal Kvisle, M.B.A.: CEO of Talsiman, member of the Trilateral Commission
* Ezra Levant, B.Comm.: journalist, conservative writer and commentator
* Jinder Mahal, B.Comm.: professional wrestler
* Devant Maharaj, B.Comm.: former Senator and Minister of Food Production, Trinidad and Tobago
* Naheed Nenshi, B.Comm.: also educated at Harvard University, Mayor of Calgary
* Rob Renner, B.Comm: Minister of Environment for Alberta
* Jonathan Scott, B.Comm.: actor known for his work on Property Brothers
* W. Brett Wilson, O.C., M.B.A.: businessman, philanthropist, member of the Order of Canada
* John Zaozirny, B.Comm.: lawyer, Minister of Energy for Alberta

### Classics

* Michael Lapidge, B.A.: Medieval scholar, Fellow Emeritus of Clare College, Cambridge University; Fellow of the British Academy, recipient of the Sir Israel Gollancz Prize

### Computer Science

* Theo de Raadt, B.Sc. 1992: founder and leader of OpenBSD and other projects developed with University of California at Berkeley and DARPA
* James Gosling OC, B.Sc. 1977: inventor of the Java programming language
* Radford M. Neal, B.Sc., M.Sc.: Research Chair in Statistics and Machine Learning
* Xiaolin Wu, B.Ss. Wuhan University: computer engineer, invented programming line algorithm, co-developed neural network facial recognition system (with Xi Zhang), twice featured in MIT's "Technology Review", member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

### Economics

* John Anderson, B.A.: Rhodes Scholar
* Stephen Harper, B.A. 1985, M.A. 1991: Prime Minister of Canada
* Danielle Smith, B.A.: politician, 19th Premier of Alberta
* Chip Wilson B.A.: founder of Lululemon

### Education, Werklund School of Education

* Jhonattan Bello, MA: researcher and educational leader; Master in Educational Research specialization in Leadership

### Engineering

* Klaus-Jurgen Bathe, M.Sc.: pioneer of finite element analysis, professor of mechanical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* Garrett Camp, B.Eng., M.Sc. computer science: co-founded StumbleUpon and Uber
* M. Elizabeth Cannon: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
* Arne Dankers, M.Sc.: Canadian Olympic silver medalist in team pursuit speed skating
* Gerald Fuller, B.Sc.: professor of chemical engineering at Stanford University
* Grant Mossop, B.Sc., M.Sc.: Director of the Geological Survey of Canada
* Christine Nesbitt: Canadian Olympic gold medalist in long track speed skating
* Robert Thirsk, B.Sc. 1985: astronaut

### English, Literature, Humanities, Fine Arts

* Kirsten Abrahamson, B.F.A. (ceramics), M.F.A. (sculpture): ceramic artist
* Bernadette Andrea, B.A., M.A.: C. Jacobs Endowed Professor in Literature at University of Texas, Ph.D. at Cornell University
* Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, B.A.: orchestral conductor
* Derek Michael Besant, B.F.A.: internationally acclaimed artist, member of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
* Jennifer Brewin, M.F.A.: theatre creator and artistic director
* John Campbell, M.A.: held Wilde Professorship of Mental Philosophy, lectures at UC Berkeley
* Dulcie Foo Fat, M.A.: artist
* Don Gillmor, B.A.: writer, Governor General's award, Canadian National Magazine Awards, appeared in The Walrus and Rolling Stone
* Hiromi Goto, B.A. (English): Canadian-Japanese author and cultural critic, recipient of Commonwealth Writer's Prize
* Laurel Johannesson, M.F.A.: internationally exhibited artist, studied at the Royal College of Art, Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome
* Rosa Marchitelli, B.A. (English): CBC journalist in Vancouver
* Robert McKim, M.A.: Professor of Religion, Ph.D. from Yale University
* Helen McLean, M.A.: painter
* L. R. Wright (Writing): mystery writer, recipient of Edgar Allen Award
* Maurice Yacowar, B.A.: film theorist, authored seminal studies on Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, and Paul Morrissey
* Jan Zwicky, B.A.: philosopher, poet

### International Relations

* Pierre Poilievre, B.A.: Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition, Member of Parliament for Carleton

### Kinesiology

* Paweensuda Drouin, B.Sc.: Miss Universe Thailand 2019
* Drew Scott, B.Sc.: actor known for his work on Property Brothers

### Law

* Diane Ablonczy, LL.B.: Member of Parliament of Canada
* Gary Botting, J.D.: lawyer, author, scholar, leading authority on Canadian extradition law
* Nicholas Devlin, L.L.B.: lawyer, and judge.
* Neil Brown, Q.C., B.Sc., LL.B.: lawyer, professor of biology, member of Alberta Legislative Assembly
* Kathleen Ganley, J.D.: Attorney General of Alberta
* Eric Greif, LL.B.: entertainment lawyer and music producer
* Kent Hehr, J.D.: Cabinet Minister in Canadian Parliament
* Janet Keeping, LL.B.: architect from MIT and Leader of the Green Party of Alberta
* Warren Kinsella, LL.B.: Toronto-based lawyer and political consultant, key strategist for the Liberal Party of Canada
* Kirk Lamb, LL.B.: Princeton University alumnus, Chairman of Canadian Junior Hockey League, sports lawyer at Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
* Harvey Locke, B.A., LL.B.: internationally recognized conservationist lawyer, named as Canada's 21st century leader by Time magazine
* Riaz Mamdani, J.D.: pharmacist, corporate lawyer, CEO of property developer Strategic Group
* Stephanie McLean, J.D.: Alberta Cabinet Minister
* Magdalena Muir, LL.M.: Canada Fulbright Scholar
* Valerie R. Prather, Q.C., LL.B.: partner at Bennett Jones LLP, focus in professional negligence, published scholar on medical law and bioethics, lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine
* Patricia Rowbotham, LL.B., LL.M. from Cambridge University: judge at Alberta Court of Appeal
* Irfan Sabir, J.D.: Minister of Human Services of Alberta
* Christine E. Silverberg, J.D.: first female Chief of Calgary Police Services, Woman of Valour Award from B'nai B'rith
* Linda Taylor, B.A., LL.B., LL.M. at Cambridge University: Executive Director at the United Nations Office of Administration of Justice (OAJ)
* Nickie Vlavianos, LL.M.: legal scholar, LL.M thesis received Governor General's Gold Medal for best graduate thesis of any faculty in Canada
* Paul M. Williams, LL.B.: Cambridge University alumnus, Energy & Finance lawyer at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Los Angeles, CA office
* Barbara M Young, LL.B.: Justice at the Supreme Court of British Columbia

### Mathematics

* Dwight Duffus, Ph.D.: Goodrich C White Professor of Mathematics at Emory University
* Peter Lancaster: Professor of Mathematics, recipient of Humboldt Prize
* Douglas Wiens, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.: recipient of Lester R. Ford Award from Mathematical Association of America, Fellow of American Statistical Association
* Ian H. Witten, M.Sc.: B.A. at Cambridge University, inventor of WEKA, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

### Medicine

* Jillian Cornish, Ph.D.: New Zealand biomedical researcher
* William Gnam, M.D.: psychiatrist, Harvard trained health economist, Rhodes Scholar
* Sue Pedersen, M.D.: endocrinologist and world expert on obesity
* D. George Wyse, M.D.: pharmacologist, internationally recognized expert in cardiac arrhythmia

### Natural Sciences

* Cyrille Barette, Ph.D.: biologist, recipient of Prix Sceptique from Sceptiques du Québec
* Graeme I. Bell, B.SC., M.Sc.: human geneticist, Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Chicago
* Terry Duguid, M.Sc. (Env. Des.): Member of Canadian Parliament
* Ashton F. Embry, Ph.D.: Geological Survey of Canada scientist, fossil named in his honour
* Bogdan Knezevic, B.Sc.: neuroscientist, Rhodes Scholar
* Kenneth B. Storey, B.Sc: molecular biologist, appointed to Royal Society of Canada, member of American Association for the Advancement of Science
* Professor Joseph Sung, PhD: Vice-Chancellor / President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine, CUHK
* Umesh Varshney, Ph.D.: molecular biologist at Indian Institute of Science, member of Indian National Science Academy
* Alice Vrielink, B.Sc., M.S.c.: Vice President of Society of Crystallographers (Australia & New Zealand), member of American Crystallographic Association, Ph.D. from the University of London
* David A Wardle, Ph.D.: ecologist, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
* Samuel Weiss, Ph.D.: pioneer in neurobiology
* Mingjie Zhang, Ph.D.: recipient of China's State Natural Science Award, Member of Chinese Academy of Science

### Political Science

* Rob Anders, B.A.: Member of Canadian Parliament
* Ian Brodie, M.A., Ph.D.: political scientist and former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
* Sharon Carstairs: Member of the Senate of Canada
* Susanne Craig, B.A.: journalist for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times
* Kyle Fawcett, B.A.: Minister of Energy for Alberta
* Zsuzsi Gartner, B.A.: journalist at The Globe and Mail
* Pat Kelly, B.A.: Member of Canadian Parliament
* Christopher Manfredi, B.A., M.A.: writer and constitutional scholar, Ph.D. Claremont Graduate School, Dean of Arts at McGill University
* Ricardo Miranda (born 1976), politician and trade unionist
* Ray Novak, Ph.D.: Chief of Staff to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
* Pierre Poilievre (born 1979): Member of Canadian Parliament, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition
* Lee Richardson: member of the Canadian Parliament, also educated at the University of Oxford
* Murray Smith, B.A.: Minister of Energy for Alberta
* Mercedes Stephenson, B.A.: journalist and military analyst
* Lorne Taylor, B.A.: Minister of Environment for Alberta

### Social Sciences

* Imants Barušs, M.Sc. (Psychology): author, member of New York Academy of Sciences
* Reginald Bibby, O.C., M.A.: celebrated sociologist, member of the Order of Canada
* George Brizan, CGM CBE: Prime Minister of Grenada
* Eliana Coldham, B.Sc. (Psychology): recipient of Rhodes Scholarship
* Keith Hampton, B.A. (Sociology): recipient of International Communication Association award, taught at MIT and University of Pennsylvania
* Jim Hawkes, M.Sc. (Psychology): chief aid to PM Joe Clark, leader of Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Government Whip in House of Commons of Canada
* Robert Janes, Ph.D.: Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship, Lieutenant Governor's Award, Fellow of Canadian Museums Association
* Zhang Ling, M.A.: novelist, recipient of The People's Literature Award in China
* Michael J. Neufeld, B.A.: historian and author, Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University, curator of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
* Anita Vandenbeld, B.A.: international advisor with United Nations organizations, Member of Canadian Parliament
* Erin Weir, M.A.: economist with Privy Council, Member of Canadian Parliament
* Douglas Wiebe, B.A.: associate professor of epidemiology at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, senior fellow at Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

### Social Work, Library Studies, Education, ECE

* Sir Carlyle Glean, B.Ed, MA: Governor-General of Grenada

### Sports
#### Olympians

* Allison Beveridge: Olympic bronze medalist, cycling
* Arne Dankers: Olympic silver medalist
* Kristina Groves: Olympic silver medalist in speed skating
* Jan Hudec: Olympic bronze medalist, 2014 Sochi, alpine skiing
* Kirsti Lay: Olympic bronze medalist, cycling
* Chris le Bihan: Olympic bronze medalist
* Christine Nesbitt: Olympic gold medalist
* Mark Tewksbury: Olympic gold medalist, swimming
* Hayley Wickenheiser: Olympic gold medalist, ice hockey
* Erica Wiebe: Olympic gold medalist

#### Other

* Sukh Chungh: Canadian football player
* J. P. Izquierdo: Canadian football player
* Jinder Mahal (real name Yuvraj Dhesi): professional wrestler
* Kate O'Brien: Canadian track cyclist and bobsledder
* Steve Rodehutskors: Canadian football player
* Alan P. F. Sell: academic and theologian
* Greg Vavra: former Canadian Football League quarterback

## Faculty

Faculty are listed by their academic department.

### Law

* Ian Brodie: former advisor to the Canadian Prime Minister, Strategic Advisor to the Inter-American Development Bank
* Anna-Maria Hubert: legal scholar specializing in international marine law and adjudication of science, Research Fellow at Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) at the University of Oxford

### Classics and Religion

* Carolyn Muessig: Chair of Christian Thought; medievalist specializing in sermon literature, female education, and hagiography

### English

* Susan Bennett, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

### History

* David Bercuson: member of the Calgary School

### Mathematics

* Károly Bezdek: Canada Research Chair and Director of the Centre for Computational and Discrete Geometry in the Faculty of Science
* Richard K. Guy: combinatorial game theorist, discovered unistable polyhedron with John Horton Conway

### Medicine

* Dr. Norman R.C. Campbell: Professor of Medicine, Community Health Sciences and Physiology and Pharmacology
* Barbara Demeneix: biologist and endocrinologist, team leader in a CNRS research unit at the National Museum of Natural History
* Morley D. Hollenberg: pharmacologist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
* Quentin J. Pittman, PhD: neuroscientist (inflammation research), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
* Eldon Smith: cardiologist, Advisory Board Chair of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
* Joseph Sung: former Vice-chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
* John L. Wallace: pharmacologist (inflammation research), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, entrepreneur, co-founder of Nicox, founder of Antibe Therapeutics
* Michael Walsh: molecular biologist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
* Samuel Weiss: neuroscientist, Director of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute
* D. George Wyse: cardiologist and pharmacologist, Distinguished Scientist of the Heart Rhythm Society

### Physics

* Arthur W. Knudsen: researcher on the Manhattan Project; credited by the Physics Department for creating the laboratory system it uses today

### Sociology

* Ian Brodie: former advisor to Stephen Harper

### Political Science

* Barry F. Cooper: member of the Calgary School
* Tom Flanagan: member of the Calgary School, advisor to Preston Manning and Stephen Harper
* Rainer Knopff: member of the Calgary School
* Ted Morton: member of the Calgary School, Alberta MLA

### Psychology

* Philip E. Vernon: Ph.D. Cambridge, D.Sc. London, contributed to I.Q. theory