List of King's University College people

This page is a list of notable people connected to King's University College at the University of Western Ontario.

Notable alumni

Politics and government

  • Vince Agro - former Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Giller Prize nominated author (BA 1962)
  • Joe Ceci - Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Albertan Minister of Finance (BA 1980)
  • Sheila Copps - former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Officer of the Order of Canada (BA 1974)
  • Ed Corrigan - former London Ontario city councillor (BA 1977)
  • John Cummins - former Member of Parliament, past leader of the British Columbia Conservative Party (BA 1966)
  • Amir Farahi - Executive Director of the London Institute; political commentator (BA 2013)
  • Peter Fragiskatos - Member of Parliament (BA 2004)
  • Pat O'Brien - former Member of Parliament (BA 1971)
  • Jake Skinner - London, Ontario School Board Trustee (BA)[1]
  • Karen Stintz - Toronto mayoral candidate (BA 1992)
  • Sandy White - former London Ontario city councillor (BSW 1991, MSW 2008)

Sports, athletics

  • Sandy Annunziata - Grey Cup-winning football player, former Fort Erie City Councillor (began degree in 1988, completed BA degree in 2004)
  • Craig Butler - Canadian Football League player (BA 2013)
  • Rory Connop - Canadian Football League player (BA 2015)
  • Cody Deaner, real name Chris Grey - professional wrestler (BA 2005)
  • Matt Dzieduszycki professional hockey player (attended 2002)
  • David Lee - Grey Cup winning football defensive end (BA 2012)
  • Vaughn Martin - NFL football player (attended 2009, did not graduate)
  • Danny Syvret - NHL hockey player (attended 2004, did not graduate)

Arts and journalism

  • Kelley Armstrong - Canadian fiction author
  • Mary Intven-Wallace - children's author (BA 1973)
  • Juggan Kazim, real name Mehr Bano - Pakistani-Canadian actress and television host
  • John Melady - Canadian non-fiction author (BA 1962)
  • Anne Marie Owens - editor of The National Post newspaper (BA 1986)
  • Jennifer Robson - historical fiction author (BA 1992)
  • Ed Struzik - Michener Award-winning journalist and novelist (BA 1977)

Religion and law enforcement

Notable faculty

  • Carol Hopkins - Professor of Social Work, Officer of the Order of Canada.
  • Laurier LaPierre - professor during the early 1960s; later appointed to the Senate of Canada
  • Dante Leonardon - 1990 Canadian Professor of the Year (now Professor Emeritus)
  • Paul Werstine FRSC- Shakespeare expert, co-editor of Folger Shakespeare Library editions

References

  1. ^ "Jake Skinner". www.tvdsb.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14.