List of Ryerson University people

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The following is a list of notable people associated with Ryerson University.

Alumni and faculty[]

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
• Tyler Brûlé - journalist, founder of Wallpaper* and Monocle (Did not graduate)
• 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
• - 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
• Sunny Fong - fashion designer
• - YouTuber and co-founder of NELK
• 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
• 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[]

• Jaegen - Multi-platinum record producer
• 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
• Todd Lynn - fashion designer ^[5]

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[]

• Ramriddlz - R&B singer
• Monita Rajpal - news anchor for CNN International
• Keerthi Reddy - Indian Bollywood and Tollywood actress
• Bill Reid - Haida artist and wood carver
• 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
• Katherine Ryan - Comedian, writer, presenter and actress based in the United Kingdom

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
• 2012 – 2018
• Janice Fukakusa 2018 – present

Principal[]

• Howard Hillen Kerr 1948 –1966

Presidents[]

• 1966 –1969
• Anthony Wilkinson 1969 –1970
• 1970 –1974
• 1974 –1975
• Walter Pitman 1975 –1980
• Brian Segal 1980 –1988
• Terrence Wyly Grier 1988 –1990
• (acting Aug –Jan) 1990 –1991
• Terrence Wyly Grier 1991 –1995
• Claude Lajeunesse 1995 –2005
• Sheldon Levy 2005 –2015
• 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).

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