Wilfrid Laurier University is a public university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and was founded in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada and later Waterloo Lutheran University. It was renamed Wilfrid Laurier University in 1973 by the Government of Ontario under the Wilfrid Laurier University Act in 1973. The school is one of the fastest-growing universities in Canada; its enrollment doubled from 2002 to 2007, and it has 12,000 full-time undergraduate students as of 2008. Wilfrid Laurier University also has two satellite campuses in Brantford and Kitchener, both in Ontario.
People associated with Wilfrid Laurier University include faculty, alumni, staff, honorary degree recipients, chancellors, and presidents. The university has had eleven chancellors, including the incumbent Eileen Mercier. Wilfrid Laurier University has had seven presidents, including the incumbent Deborah MacLatchy, who has served in this position since 1 July 2017.
Alumni and faculty Fields with a — have unknown values.
Alumni
Name Relationship DisciplineKnown forNotes Undergraduate General Member of Parliament Undergraduate Economics Conservative member of Parliament Undergraduate Business administration Progressive Conservative member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament Undergraduate Sports Canadian Football League defensive back Mary BergUndergraduateHistory and EnglishChef, television personality, cookbook author Undergraduate English and anthropology Canadian Football League offensive lineman Undergraduate Economics Senior lecturer at London School of Economics Undergraduate MBA Soccer player; led the Golden Hawks to a national title; later general manager at Orlando City SC Undergraduate — Soccer player for Hannover 96 II and Toronto FC II Undergraduate Business and history Poker player Undergraduate Sports Canadian Football League offensive lineman Undergraduate Politics Legislative Assembly of Ontario member Undergraduate Psychology Politician Mike DaviesUndergraduateSportsIce hockey player for the Kitchener Rangers, Saginaw Spirit, and St. Catharines Falcons Undergraduate Business Bank of Montreal president and CEO Undergraduate Political science Attorney general of Ontario and Progressive Conservative member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament Undergraduate Economics Hockey goaltender Undergraduate Composition Composer Undergraduate Communication studies Television journalist Undergraduate Sports Canada international soccer player; four-time university all-Canadian Soccer still rules the day for Gilfillan - Laurier Athletics Undergraduate Sports Canadian Football League linebacker Undergraduate Sports Canadian Football League wide receiver Undergraduate Business Member of Parliament Research fellow Politics Canadian ambassador to the United Nations Undergraduate Physical education Canada international soccer player (68 caps, 18 World Cup qualifiers); two-time all-Canadian at Laurier Undergraduate Sociology Canada international who played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup; Canada Soccer Hall of Fame member Undergraduate Sports Soccer player Undergraduate Kinesiology and physical education Soccer player for FF USV Jena Undergraduate General Waterloo College professor Undergraduate Economics Canadian Football League defensive tackle Undergraduate Sports Canada international soccer player Undergraduate Athlete Swam across Lake Ontario despite having cerebral palsy Undergraduate General Queen's University principal Undergraduate — Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Undergraduate Sports Canadian Football League safety Undergraduate Sociology Member of the House of Commons of Canada Undergraduate Psychology Canadian Football League player Graduate Social work Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Undergraduate Music Singer-songwriter Graduate Social work McGill University principal Undergraduate Sports Two-time Olympic gold medalist - ice hockey Undergraduate Sports CFL player Undergraduate Classical music Musician Undergraduate Politics Member of the House of Commons of Canada Undergraduate Sports Canadian Football League free safety Undergraduate Music Composer Olympic volleyball player Undergraduate Business Hip hop musician Undergraduate Sports Canadian Football League offensive lineman Undergraduate Business Canadian member of Provincial Parliament Undergraduate Business World Wrestling Entertainment professional wrestler Undergraduate Sports Scored Canada's first goal at the FIFA Women's World Cup; Canada Soccer Hall of Fame member; four-time all-Canadian at Laurier Undergraduate Sports Canadian Football League wide receiver Graduate History Science-fiction author Undergraduate Social psychology Actress Undergraduate Business CEO, 2015 Pan Am Games Graduate Sports Canadian Football League player Undergraduate Communications Television personality and journalist Undergraduate —CurlerCarolyn A. WilkinsUndergraduateEconomicsEconomist and first woman to serve as deputy governor of the Bank of Canada Undergraduate — Member of the House of Commons of Canada Undergraduate Law Politician
Faculty Name Relationship DisciplineKnown forNotes Professor Opera Mezzo-soprano and vocal pedagogue Assistant professor — Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Professor Finance Initiated the use of Monte Carlo methods in option pricing Board of Governors member — Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Professor emeritus Military history Professor Professor Economics Researcher Shohini GhoseProfessorPhysics Board of Governors member — Co-founder of Home Hardware Director of Laurier Press — Poet Professor Sociology Intersex activist and scholar Neither male nor female: The secret life of intersex people , Toronto Star, April 30, 2010. Coach Sports Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks head coach Chairman History Chairman of the Department of History Professor Geography Canada Research Chair in Global Migration Lecturer Literature Part-time lecturer Board of Governors member — Member of Parliament Dean Literature Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Professor Military history Canadian Forces Maritime Command historian Teaching assistant Communication studies Free-speech activism Professor Music theory Professor of composition at Wilfrid Laurier Board of Governors member — Former Liberal member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada (1993–2008) Cynthia Johnston TurnerDean of the Faculty of MusicMusicConductor Dean of graduate studies Literature Archaeologist Assistant professor Communication studies Experimental poet
Honorary degree recipients DDiv – Doctor of Divinity; DLitt – Doctor of Letters; LLD – Doctor of Laws
Name Degree Year Known for Notes LLD Lieutenant governor of Ontario, Canada LLD Conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher LLD Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada LLD Principal secretary of Canada DLitt National chairperson of The Council of Canadians LLD Lieutenant-governor of Ontario DLitt Actor LLD Progressive Conservative Party of Canada political strategist LLD Founder of Cookie Jar Group DLitt Author and self-publisher of The Wealthy Barber LLD Prime minister of Canada LLD Chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Canada LLD Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University LLD General Motors vice president LLD Progressive Conservative premier of Ontario LLD Fifth richest person in Canada LLD Prime minister of Canada DLitt Vice president of Sinn Féin LLD Conductor and broadcaster DLitt Winner of the Governor General's Award DLitt Academic LLD Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada LLD Chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation DLitt Novelist and playwright LLD Official of the International Monetary Fund LLD Operatic contralto LLD Lutheran clergyman LLD South African judge LLD National president of the Canadian Auto Workers LLD Politician LLD Canadian ambassador to the United Nations LLD Built the first electron microscope in North America LLD President of the Art Gallery of Alberta LLD Anthropology LLD Architectural acoustician LLD Prime minister of Finland DLitt Concert pianist LLD President of the University of Windsor LLD Executive of AIC Limited LLD Principal of Queen's University LLD Social science scholar-in-residence at McMaster University DLitt Royal Navy officer LLD Lieutenant governor of Ontario LLD Deputy prime minister of Canada DLitt Recipient of the Governor General's Award LLD Governor General's Award, prime minister of Canada LLD Politician LLD President of the University of Guelph LLD Rower at the 2000 Summer Olympics DLitt Publisher DLitt Celtic music singer LLD Member of Parliament LLD Wife of governor general of Canada LLD Trade union activist DDiv Roller coaster designer LLD Principal of McGill University DLitt Professor at University of Waterloo LLD Journalist DLitt Artistic director of the Shaw Festival LLD Canadian senator LLD Prime minister of Canada LLD Chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University LLD Founder of the Scotiabank Giller Prize LLD Premier of Ontario LLD Physician, surgeon, and politician LLD Special adviser to the secretary-general of the United Nations DLitt Ancient historian LLD Co-author of the Black–Scholes model DLitt Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction LLD Premier of Newfoundland DLitt Cookbook author DLitt Journalist and producer LLD Founder of Quest University LLD Politician and educator LLD Secretary-general of the United Nations LLD Politician DLitt Television journalist LLD Broadcaster, author, and commentator LLD Inuit activist DLitt Professor at the University of Alberta LLD Politician LLD Founder of ATS Automation Tooling Systems LLD Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Administration Chancellors Wilfrid Laurier University has had eleven chancellors.
# Name Term 1 William Daum Euler – July 1961 2 William Ross Macdonald – June 1972 3 Paul Martin Sr. – April 30, 1977 4 John Black Aird – July 3, 1985 5 Maureen Forrester – May 29, 1990 6 Willard Estey – October 30, 1995 7 John Cleghorn – June 10, 2003 8 Bob Rae – March 30, 2008 9 John A. Pollock – October 27, 2011 10 Michael Lee-Chin October 28, – September 13, 201611Eileen MercierSeptember 14, 2016 – present
Presidents Wilfrid Laurier University has had eight presidents.
# Name Term 1 William Villaume 1960–1966 2 Frank Peters 1967–1978 3 Neale Tayler 1978–1982 4 John A. Weir 1982–1992 5 Lorna Marsden 1992–1997 6 Robert Rosehart 1997–2006 7 Max Blouw 2007–2017 8 Deborah MacLatchy 2017–present
References General
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External links Official site of Wilfrid Laurier University