- Dominique Abrioux
Dominique Abrioux was the President of Athabasca University from 1995 - 2005. He has been with the university for 25 years, since 1978. He received his BA (honours) from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Alberta where he got his MA in 1974. In 1979, he got a PhD in Comparative Literature. In 2003, the Open University conferred an honorary degree on Dr Abrioux. - Frits Pannekoek
Dr. Frits Pannekoek is the current President of Athabasca University. Prior to taking this position June 2005, he was Director of Information Resources at the University of Calgary. Graduating from the University of Alberta in 1969 with a B.A. Dr. Pannekoek went on to get his M.A. from the same institution, followed by a doctorate in 1974 from Queen's University with a dissertation on Western Canadian history and Indigenous peoples. - Ralph Klein
Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942) was the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. His tenure as premier ended when the Alberta Progressive Conservatives' new leader, Ed Stelmach, assumed office December 14, 2006, exactly fourteen years after Klein first became Premier. - Lindsay Redpath
Dr. Lindsay Redpath is the Executive Director of the Centre for Innovative Management at Athabasca University. Dr. Redpath first started working for the University in 1992. Before entering professional academia, she worked in human resources. - Lois Hole
Lois Elsa Hole, CM, AOE (1933, Buchanan, Saskatchewan - January 6 2005, Edmonton, Alberta) was a Canadian politician, businesswoman, educator and best-selling author. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from February 10 2000 until her death. She was known as the "Queen of Hugs" for breaking with protocol and hugging almost everyone she met, including journalists, diplomats and other politicians. - Stephen Murgatroyd
Dr. Stephen John Murgatroyd (b. 31 October 1950, Bradford, Yorkshire, England) is an writer, broadcaster and consultant. Murgatroyd was educated at St. Bede's Grammar School and University College Cardiff, where in 1972 he graduated with honors with a bachelor of arts in research methodology. After graduating, he became a special needs teacher in Cwmbran, Wales. He also became a tutor with the Open University of the United Kingdom. - Joy Romero
Joy Romero is the current Chair of the Governing Council of Athabasca University. She was first appointed to the Governing Council in 2002. She is a director with Horizon Oil Sands Project with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. She is also an advisor to the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and holds a post-graduate diploma from the University. - Jayne Gackenbach
Jayne Gackenbach is an writer and dream researcher whose focus is lucid dreaming and other altered states of consciousness. She was trained as an experimental psychologist (Ph.D Virginia Commonwealth University, 1978) and went on to research at the University of Northern Iowa for 11 years before immigrating to Canada. - Ernest Manning
Ernest Charles Manning, PC, CC, AOE, LL.D (September 20, 1908 - February 19, 1996), a Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history (only after George H. Murray of Nova Scotia). - Dorothy Livesay
Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay, OC, OBC, M.Ed, D.Litt, FRSC (12 October 1909 - 29 December 1996) was a Canadian poet. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the daughter of J.F.B. Livesay and Florence Randal Livesay, she moved to Toronto, Ontario with her family in 1920. Livesay received a BA in 1931 from Trinity College in the University of Toronto and received a diploma from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Social Work in 1934. - Northrop Frye
Herman Northrop Frye, CC, MA (Oxon), DD, D.Litt., FRSC (July 14, 1912 - January 23, 1991), a Canadian, was one of the most distinguished literary critics and literary theorists of the twentieth century. - Pierre Berton
Pierre Francis Berton, CC, O.Ont, BA, D.Litt (July 12, 1920 - November 30, 2004) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist. An accomplished storyteller, Berton was one of Canada's most prolific and popular authors. He wrote 50 books, including ones on popular culture, Canadian history, critiques of mainstream religion, anthologies, … - Ted Harrison
Edward Hardy "Ted" Harrison (1926-) is a Canadian artist notable for his paintings of the Yukon. Harrison was born in 1926 in Wingate, County Durham, England and currently lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Harrison first cut his teeth as a painter during his stint at the West Hartlepool School of Art in England. Although interrupted by war, Harrison went on to successfully complete his studies, being awarded a National Diploma in Design from the College in 1949. - Pamela Wallin
Pamela Wallin, OC, SOM (born 1953 in Wadena, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian television journalist and diplomat of Swedish descent. After obtaining a degree in psychology and political science from the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (now the University of Regina), she began her career as a social worker at Saskatchewan's Prince Albert Penitentiary. The following year, she began her career in journalism, joining CBC Radio's news division. - Moses Znaimer
Moses Znaimer (born 1942) is the co-founder and was the driving creative force behind Toronto's first independent television station, Citytv. He was born to Polish and Latvian Jewish parents on the run from Nazis in Kulyab, Tajikistan, then part of the Soviet Union. Following the war his family landed in a German Displaced Persons camp, ultimately ending up in Montreal, Canada in 1948. He was educated in Montreal, attending McGill University, … - Vicki Gabereau
Vicki Frances Gabereau (born 1946) is a Canadian radio and television personality. Most recently she hosted an eponymously titled afternoon talk show on CTV Television Network, which wrapped up production on April 8th, 2005. Born Vicki Filion in Vancouver, British Columbia, Gabereau moved to Toronto at age 18 for university. In Toronto, she married Michel Gabereau and worked a variety of jobs, including as a professional clown. - Gary Carr
Gary Carr (b. August 14, 1955) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 2004 to early 2006. Gary Carr is currently the Chair of the Halton Regional Municipality. Carr has a certificate in Business Administration from Ryerson University, … - Ian Tyson
Ian Tyson, C.M. (born September 25 1933) is a cowboy folk singer from Alberta, Canada, who was born in Victoria, British Columbia. While part of the groups Ian and Sylvia and Great Speckled Bird, Tyson accentuated the cowboy way and the western life through song. Residing in southern Alberta, Tyson tours all over the west. Ian Tyson was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989. - Eleanor Wachtel
Eleanor Wachtel, CM, is a Canadian writer and broadcaster. She currently hosts the weekly literary show "Writers and Company" on CBC Radio One. She has also been an editor of the feminist literary journal "Room of One's Own", and a professor of Women's Studies at Simon Fraser University. Three selections of her interviews have been published: "Writers and Company"," More Writers and Company", and "Original Minds". - Sandra Keith
Sandra Keith (born on December 11, 1980 in Ottawa, Ontario) is an [[Olympic Games biathlete for Team Canada. She is a previous gold medal winner. She is part of Canada's team in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. - Beckie Scott
Beckie Scott (born August 1, 1974 in Vegreville, Alberta) is a retired Canadian cross-country skiing athlete and as of February 23, 2006, an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the IOC Athlete's Commission along with Saku Koivu. Scott was born in Vegreville, Alberta, but grew up in Vermilion, Alberta. She began cross-country skiing at the age of five. She entered her first competition at age seven, … - James Shapiro
James Shapiro, MD was born in Leeds, England and obtained his medical degree at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He is currently a Canadian Research Chair in transplantation and the Director of the Clinical Islet Transplant Program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Shapiro is known for developing the Edmonton protocol, an islet transplantation technique which has allowed many severe diabetics to stop taking insulin entirely, … - Alyn McCauley
Alyn McCauley (born May 29, 1977 in Brockville, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player. He is a center for the Los Angeles Kings. McCauley was acquired by San Jose with Brad Boyes and a 1st round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Owen Nolan on March 5, 2003. Originally a New Jersey draft pick (79th overall), rights to McCauley were traded along with Jason Smith and Steve Sullivan to Toronto for Doug Gilmour, … - Deidra Dionne
Deidra Dionne (born on February 5, 1982 in Battleford, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian freestyle skier. She won bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics in freestyle aerial ski She also won the bronze medal at the 2001 and 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships. Her health and career appeared in jeopardy in September 1, 2005; when she had a training accident that injured her neck. She came close to being paralyzed. - Debby Carlson
Debby Carlson is a former Liberal MLA in Alberta, who represented the electoral district of Edmonton Ellerslie from 1993 to 2004. Carlson won her seat in southeast Edmonton's Ellerslie area, and held it in the 1993, 1997, and 2001 elections until 2004 when she won a highly contested federal Liberal Party nomination in the Edmonton Strathcona riding. In 2004, Carlson was unsuccessful in her campaign against Conservative incumbent Rahim Jaffer, where she placed second. - Milaine Thériault
Milaine Thériault is a Canadian skiier. In February, 2004 Thériault won her second consecutive women's five km free technique at the Haywood NorAm Canada Cup competition in Kelowna, British Columbia - Paul Boutilier
Paul Boutilier (born May 3, 1963 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada) was a former ice hockey player with the New York Islanders playing Defense. His career began in 1981. - Maureen McTeer
Maureen Anne McTeer is an author and a lawyer, and the wife of Joe Clark, the 16th Prime Minister of Canada. McTeer was born in Cumberland, Ontario and raised in Ottawa, and worked as a staffer in Clark's office before marrying him in 1974. When Clark became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1976, … - Shirlee Matheson
Shirlee Smith Matheson is a Canadian children's writer. A graduate of Athabasca University, she lives in Calgary, Alberta. - Ryan O'Marra
Ryan O'Marra (born June 9, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan) is a professional ice hockey player. He is currently a centreman for the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League. His NHL rights are held by the Edmonton Oilers. O'Marra was born to Irish Canadian parents, and he moved to Canada when he was 1 year old. O'Marra attended Mentor College Primary School and Lorne Park Secondary School both in Mississauga, Ontario. He is 6 ft 1 in height and weighs 193 lb. - Swede Knox
Swede Knox is a former NHL linesman who graduated from Athabasca University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Administration degree. He had 1,983 NHL games since 1972. Knox, as a linesman, later filled in as referee during a game in Toronto in the early 1990s, when Don Koharski couldn't finish the game and Kevin Maguire made his NHL officiating debut as a linesman. The changes were made before the third period. Knox wore Koharski's jersey, while Maguire wore Knox's jersey. - Stu Grimson
Stu Grimson (born May 20, 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former Canadian ice hockey forward. At 6'6, 240 lbs, Grimson played in the National Hockey League from 1989 to 2002. During this time, he played for the Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, and Nashville Predators. Stu was known as an enforcer throughout his career. He compiled over 2,000 penalty minutes. - Charley Thomas
Charley M. Thomas (born April 3, 1986 in Victoria, British Columbia) Is a Canadian curler from Edmonton who currently Skips his own Junior team. Thomas started his career with an Alberta Provincial Juvenile title in '04 and made his debut on the National and International Curling scene by representing Alberta and winning the 2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships (Thunder Bay, Ontario) and 2006 World Junior Curling Championships (Jeonju, Korea). - Mark Lubosch
Mark Lubosch was a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was first elected in 1995 in the North Kildonan ward defeating former councillor Don Mitchelson. He was defeated in 2006 by real-estate appraiser Jeff Browaty. Lubosch has two arts degrees from the University of Manitoba and a Masters of Business Administration from Athabasca University. - Stanley Hartt
Stanley Herbert Hartt, O.C., Q.C., B.A., M.A., B.C.L (born 1937) is a Canadian labour lawyer, lecturer, businessman, and civil servant. He was Chief of Staff to Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney from 1989 to 1990. Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Maurice Hartt, a Quebec MNA and MP, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1958, a Master of Arts degree in 1961, and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1963 from McGill University. - Joseph A. Schwarcz
Dr. Joseph A. Schwarcz, known to his students, and many via his science popularization efforts as Dr. Joe, is a doctor of chemistry and professor at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He is the director of McGill's Office for Science & Society which is dedicated to demystifying science for the public. He is known through his many books, weekly column in the Montreal Gazette, weekly radio show on CJAD 800 in Montreal and CFRB 1010 in Toronto, … - Zina Kocher
Zina Kocher (born on December 5, 1982 in Red Deer, Alberta) is an Olympic Games biathlete for Team Canada. - David Leoni
David Leoni (born on September 8, 1982 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an Olympic Games biathlete for Team Canada, who lives in Camrose, Alberta. He is also a six-time Canadian junior champion. - Rory McGreal
- Robin Clegg
Robin Clegg (born on August 11, 1977 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an Olympic Games competitor for Team Canada as a biathlete, who lives in Ottawa. He was a gold medalist at the 2005 North American Championships.
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