List of Ryerson University people
The following is a list of notable people associated with Ryerson University.
Alumni
A
- Brad Abraham - screenwriter, RoboCop: Prime Directives
- Nasra Agil - civil engineer and entrepreneur
- Omar Alghabra - politician
- David Anaglate - Ghanaian Journalist, formerly head of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)
- Emily Andras - showrunner, Wynonna Earp
- Tom Anselmi - sports executive, former president and COO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE)
- Barry Avrich - film director, film producer, playwright, author
B
- Brian Bailey - mentor to designers on Project Runway Canada
- Liane Balaban - star of the film New Waterford Girl
- Glen Baxter - journalist, FashionTelevisionChannel, formerly with Citytv
- Christian Becker
- Ralph Benmergui - radio and television personality, host of Friday Night! with Ralph Benmergui and Benmergui Live on CBC-TV
- Christie Blatchford - columnist for The Globe and Mail[1]
- Susan Bonner - CBC radio and television journalist, anchor of The World at Six
- Kristin Booth - actress
- Rick Brace - president of CTV
- Kevin Brauch - host of The Thirsty Traveler
- Dianne Buckner - television journalist
- Alex Bulmer - playwright and theatre artist
- Edward Burtynsky - landscape photographer
C
- Jamie Campbell - Sportsnet broadcaster
- Gary Carr - politician, Chair of Halton Region, former Ontario PC Party MPP and Liberal Party MP
- Paul Chato - comedian and member of The Frantics comedy troupe
- Walter Chin - commercial photographer
- Milan Chvostek - TV director and producer
- Chad Connell - actor
- Brandon Cronenberg - film director and son of David Cronenberg
- Cathy Crowe - "street nurse" and social activist
D
- Dave Devall - former CFTO-TV weather personality
- Nina Dobrev - actress, star of The CW show The Vampire Diaries and Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Yuri Dojc - commercial photographer
- Joan Donaldson - journalist, formerly of CBC, and CTV, founding head of CBC Newsworld
- Raina Douris - radio personality
- John Downs - radio personality, co-host Friendly Fire on Newstalk 1010 Toronto
- Francis D'Souza - journalist, Citytv
- Michelle Duff - as Mike Duff, raced in World Championship motorcycle events
- Dominic Panganiban - known as 'Domics' on YouTube as a storytime animator
E
- David James Elliott - star of JAG
F
- Natasha Fatah - journalist and producer, CBC Radio One
- Gemma Files - horror writer
- Matthew Fraser - editor-in-chief of National Post
- J.M. Frey, science fiction and fantasy writer
- Michael Friscolanti - senior writer for Maclean's magazine, and author
- Gayleen Froese - horror/mystery author
- Liza Fromer - former co-host of Breakfast Television on Citytv
G
- Tony Gagliano - president of St. Joseph Communications; chairman of the Art Gallery of Ontario; winner of Canadian of the Year 2008
- Martine Gaillard - sports anchor on Rogers Sportsnet, formerly with The Score
- John Galt - President & CEO of Husky Injection Molding Systems
- Robert Gardner, professor emeritus, screenwriter, and television producer
- Sue Gardner - executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation
- Martin Gero - writer and producer, Stargate Atlantis
- Shelley Gillen - producer, screenwriter and songwriter
- Natalie Glebova - Miss Universe 2005
- Paul Godfrey - Canadian politician and businessman (honorary)
- Olivia Grange - Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture in Jamaica, Member of Jamaican Parliament
- Simina Grigoriu (born 1981), Romanian born Canadian-German electronic musician
H
- Kimberly Halkett - Al Jazeera's White House correspondent
- Hayden - folk singer-songwriter
- Michael Healey - playwright
- Helen Anne Henderson - journalist and disability rights advocate
- Jessica Holmes - comedian-actress on Royal Canadian Air Farce
- Zoe Leigh Hopkins - filmmaker, actor; her 2004film Prayer for a Good Day premiered at Sundance Film Festival
- Kenneth Joel Hotz - filmmaker, actor, journalist, photographer, writer; Kenny vs. Spenny and South Park
- Tanya Huff - fantasy author
- Ross Hull - star of the TV series Student Bodies
- Paul Hunter - television journalism, CBC News
J
- Sabrina Jalees - comedian
- Maureen Jennings, novelist[2]
- Jason Jones - The Daily Show correspondent
- Jim Jones - city councillor, former Member of the Canadian Parliament
K
- Kate Kelton - actress
- Michael Kennedy - film and television director, Little Mosque on the Prairie
- Gail Kim - professional wrestler
- Tanya Kim - entertainment news journalist, TV host
- Nil Köksal - journalist, CBC Television
L
- Jeremy Laing - fashion designer, won a scholarship to Ryerson and now shows at New York Fashion Week[3][4]
- Michael Landsberg - Host of TSN's Off The Record
- Hawick Lau - actor
- Jack Layton - former Ryerson politics professor; former leader of the NDP
- Gregory Levey - professor, entrepreneur, author
- Dan Levy - actor, director Schitt's Creek
M
- Marcia MacMillan - anchor, CTV News Channel
- Sam Maggs - author, entertainment journalist, and comic book and video game writer
- Heather Mallick - columnist and author, formerly with The Globe and Mail
- Mena Massoud - actor cast to play Aladdin in Disney's live-action remake of Aladdin.
- Steve McAllister - sports editor for Yahoo! Canada, formerly with The Globe and Mail
- Stuart McLean - Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author
- Eric McCormack - Emmy Award winner, star of Will & Grace
- Bruce McDonald - feature film and television director, Hard Core Logo, Pontypool and The Tracey Fragments
- Haley McGee - actress and playwright
- Debra McGrath - actress and comedian
- Denis McGrath - screenwriter (Across the River to Motor City, Skyland, Charlie Jade)
- Bob McKenzie - sports broadcaster on TSN, formerly of The Hockey News and The Toronto Star
- Carol Anne Meehan - anchor of CTV Ottawa
- Suhana Meharchand - television host and journalist, CBC
- Wendy Mesley - television anchor and host, CBC
- Ari Millen - actor (Orphan Black)
- Pat Mills - director and screenwriter
- Shay Mitchell - actress Pretty Little Liars
- Andrew Moir - filmmaker
- Christopher Moloney - writer and photographer
- Scott Moore - sports television executive at CTV/Rogers Sportsnet, CBC Sports, and Hockey Night in Canada
- Erdem Moralıoğlu - fashion designer
- Ted Moses - politician
- Joseph Motiki - television personality, former co-host of the TVOKids Crawlspace
N
- Zarqa Nawaz - creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie
O
- Candice Olson - host of Divine Design
- Jay Onrait - TSN SportsCentre host
- Terry O'Reilly - host of Under the Influence on CBC Radio One
P
- Dominic Panganiban - Filipino-Canadian YouTuber and animator known for his YouTube channel "Domics"
- Tony Parsons - broadcaster, formerly of CTV and CHUM, former host of Canada Tonight on Global
- John Paskievich - Genie Award-winning filmmaker
- Keith Pelley - sports media executive
- Marian Penner Bancroft - artist and photographer
- Louise Penny - mystery novelist
- David J. Phillips - actor and producer
- Jeremy Podeswa - film and television director
- Valerie Pringle - broadcaster, former co-host of Canada AM
R
- Monita Rajpal - news anchor for CNN International
- Keerthi Reddy - Indian Bollywood and Tollywood actress
- Cabbie Richards - TSN personality
- Robert D. Richards - space entrepreneur, co-founder of the International Space University (ISU)
- Paul Romanuk - sportscaster
- Rob Rusnov - Olympic competitor for Canada in archery
- Lauren Riihimaki - Youtube Celebrity
S
- Robert J. Sawyer - Hugo Award-winning science-fiction writer
- Kenn Scott - WGC award-winning screenwriter
- Doug Sellars - sports television executive for CBC Sports and Fox Sports
- Isadore Sharp - founder of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
- Mike Sheerin - Gemini nominated documentary director (Secret Mulroney Tapes)
- Hannah Simone - MuchMusic VJ; actor on New Girl
- Alison Smith - journalist, CBC Newsworld
- Graeme Smith - Moscow bureau chief for The Globe and Mail
- Cliff Solway - producer and director, CBC Television
- Jaime Stein - Canadian sports broadcaster and digital media specialist
- Brian Stewart - Senior Correspondent, The National, CBC News
- Tyler Stewart - musician, drummer for the Barenaked Ladies
- Patty Sullivan - children's television host, Kids' CBC
- Chris Stiliadis - Commercial music producer & rapper
T
- Betty Thompson - news presenter at CKCO in Kitchener, Ontario
V
- Nia Vardalos - writer and actress, Academy Award-nominated writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- Adam Vaughan - Member of the Canadian Parliament; former city councillor for Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina; journalist, formerly of Citytv and CKLN-FM
- Adnan Virk - sports anchor for ESPN
W
- Wendy Walsh - clinical psychotherapist, Ph.D.
- Isobel Warren - journalist
- Torri Webster - actress, star of TV series Life with Boys
- Tonya Lee Williams - actress, notably of The Young and the Restless
- Jeff Wincott - actor of TV series Night Heat and Sons Of Anarchy
- Klaus Woerner - founder and former CEO of ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.; 1997 Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year
- Ellen Wong - actress
- Jacqueline MacInnes Wood - actress, star of CBS show The Bold and the Beautiful
Y
- Elizabeth Yake - filmmaker
- Marcia Young - broadcast journalist, host of The World This Hour on CBC Radio
Chancellors
- Honourable David Crombie 1994 – 1999
- John Craig Eaton - 1999 – 2006
- G. Raymond Chang 2006 – 2012
- Lawrence Bloomberg 2012 – 2018
- Janice Fukakusa 2018 – present
Principal
- Howard Hillen Kerr 1948 –1966
Presidents
- Frederick Jorgenson 1966 –1969
- Anthony Wilkinson 1969 –1970
- Donald Mordell 1970 –1974
- George Korey 1974 –1975
- Walter Pitman 1975 –1980
- Brian Segal 1980 –1988
- Terrence Wyly Grier 1988 –1990
- Dennis Mock (acting Aug –Jan) 1990 –1991
- Terrence Wyly Grier 1991 –1995
- Claude Lajeunesse 1995 –2005
- Sheldon Levy 2005 –2015
- Mohamed Lachemi 2015 –Present
Faculty
In November 2005, Professor Arne Kislenko won TVOntario's first Best Lecturer Series. In 2006, Ryerson University had two professors in the semi-finals for TVO's second Best Lecturer Competition. Philosophy professor Dr. James Cunningham, and radio and television arts professor Dana Lee were semi-finalists. In 2006, Greg Inwood, professor in the department of Politics and Public Administration, was awarded the prestigious Donald Smiley Prize for his book Continentalizing Canada: The Politics and Legacy of the Macdonald Royal Commission. Criminal justice history and international relations professor Peter Vronsky published Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters (2004), a bestselling history of serial homicide, and more recently a controversial history of Canada's first modern battle, Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle That Made Canada (2011).
References
- Blatchford Behind the Byline :: Ryerson Review of Journalism :: The Ryerson School of Journalism
- Napier, Jim (14 May 2012). "Maureen Jennings". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- Canadian Art School (17 January 2012). "Jeremy Laing, fashion designer". Canadian Art. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- Johnson, Jessica. "The Canadian School" (September 2010). The Walrus. Retrieved 28 July 2014.