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
• Marina Gavrilova, Ph.D. 1999: biometric security, machine learning
• 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, Ph.D. Calgary 1988: 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

• 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

Engineering

• Klaus-Jurgen Bathe, M.Sc.: pioneer of finite element analysis, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT
• 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
• 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
• Neil Brown, Q.C., B.Sc., LL.B.: lawyer, professor of biology, member of Alberta Legislative Assembly
• Nicholas Devlin, L.L.B.: lawyer and judge
• 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
• 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
• Patricia Rowbotham, LL.B., LL.M. from Cambridge University: judge on 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, received Woman of Valour Award from B'nai B'rith
• Shannon Smallwood, LL.B.: chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
• Judith A. Snider, LL.B.: judge on Federal Court of Canada, international mediator and arbitrator
• Linda Taylor, B.A., LL.B., LL.M. at Cambridge University: executive director at the United Nations Office of Administration of Justice (OAJ)
• Barbara M Young, LL.B.: justice on 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
• Sue Pedersen, M.D.: endocrinologist and world expert on obesity
• D. George Wyse, M.D.: pharmacologist, internationally recognized expert in cardiac arrhythmia

Natural sciences

• 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
• 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 Sciences

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
• Keith Hampton, B.A. (Sociology): recipient of International Communication Association award, taught at MIT and University of Pennsylvania
• Jim Hawkes, M.Sc. (Psychology): chief aide to PM Joe Clark, leader of Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, government whip in House of Commons of Canada
• 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

Classics and religion

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

Economics

• Herb Emery: former Svare Professor in Health Economics, full professor in Economics, research director for the School of Public Policy

Engineering

• Dr. Laleh Behjat: professor of Engineering, NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (Prairies Region)

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
• 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
• Samuel Weiss: neuroscientist, Director of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute
• D. George Wyse: cardiologist and pharmacologist, Distinguished Scientist of the Heart Rhythm Society

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