List of Toronto Metropolitan University people
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The following is a list of notable people associated with Toronto Metropolitan University.
Notable alumni[edit]
Media and arts[edit]
Entertainment[edit]
- Paul Chato - comedian and member of The Frantics comedy troupe
- Kyle Forgeard - YouTuber and co-founder of NELK
- Sabrina Jalees - comedian
- Lauren Riihimaki - YouTube Celebrity
- Natalie Glebova - Miss Universe 2005
Film and theatre[edit]
- Brad Abraham - screenwriter, RoboCop: Prime Directives
- Barry Avrich - film director, film producer, playwright, author
- Liane Balaban - star of the film New Waterford Girl
- Marjorie Beaucage - Métis filmmaker
- Kristin Booth - actress
- Alex Bulmer - playwright and theatre artist
- Chad Connell - actor
- Brandon Cronenberg - film director and son of David Cronenberg
- Nicole Dorsey - director and screenwriter
- Shelley Gillen - producer, screenwriter and songwriter
- Alicia K. Harris - director and screenwriter
- Michael Healey - playwright
- Zoe Leigh Hopkins - filmmaker, actor; her 2004 film Prayer for a Good Day premiered at Sundance Film Festival
- Kenneth Joel Hotz - filmmaker, actor, journalist, photographer, writer; Kenny vs. Spenny and South Park
- Kate Kelton - actress
- Michael Kennedy - film and television director, Little Mosque on the Prairie
- Julia Kwan - Canadian screenwriter and director
- Hawick Lau - actor
- Mena Massoud - actor cast to play Aladdin in Disney's live-action remake of Aladdin.
- 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)
- Pat Mills - director and screenwriter
- Michelle Mohabeer - filmmaker, film professor
- Andrew Moir - filmmaker
- Christopher Moloney - writer and photographer
- Jasmin Mozaffari - film director and screenwriter
- Dominic Panganiban - Filipino-Canadian YouTuber and animator known for his YouTube channel "Domics"
- John Paskievich - Genie Award-winning filmmaker
- David J. Phillips - actor and producer
- Jeremy Podeswa - film and television director
- Kazik Radwanski - film director and screenwriter
- Keerthi Reddy - Indian Bollywood and Tollywood actress
- Katherine Ryan - Comedian, writer, presenter and actress based in the United Kingdom
- Kenn Scott - WGC award-winning screenwriter
- Nia Vardalos - writer and actress, Academy Award-nominated writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- Ellen Wong - actress
- Elizabeth Yake - filmmaker
Journalism and publishing[edit]
- David Anaglate - Ghanaian Journalist, formerly head of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)
- Glen Baxter - journalist, FashionTelevisionChannel, formerly with Citytv
- Christie Blatchford - columnist for The Globe and Mail[1]
- Susan Bonner - CBC radio and television journalist, anchor of The World at Six
- Tyler Brûlé - journalist, founder of Wallpaper* and Monocle (Did not graduate)
- Dianne Buckner - television journalist
- Joan Donaldson - journalist, formerly of CBC, and CTV, founding head of CBC Newsworld
- Francis D'Souza - journalist, Citytv
- 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
- Kimberly Halkett - Al Jazeera's White House correspondent
- Bill Haugland - Canadian journalist and former news anchor for CFCF-TV in Montreal
- Helen Anne Henderson - journalist and disability rights advocate
- Tanya Huff - fantasy author
- Paul Hunter - television journalism, CBC News
- Maureen Jennings, novelist[2]
- Nil Köksal - journalist, CBC Television
- Tanya Kim - entertainment news journalist, TV host
- 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
- Carol Anne Meehan - anchor of CTV Ottawa
- Suhana Meharchand - television host and journalist, CBC
- Wendy Mesley - television anchor and host, CBC
- Tony Parsons - broadcaster, formerly of CTV and CHUM, former host of Canada Tonight on Global
- Louise Penny - mystery novelist
- Monita Rajpal - news anchor for CNN International
- Robert J. Sawyer - Hugo Award-winning science-fiction writer
- Alison Smith - journalist, CBC Newsworld
- Graeme Smith - Moscow bureau chief for The Globe and Mail
- Brian Stewart - Senior Correspondent, The National, CBC News
- Betty Thompson - news presenter at CKCO in Kitchener, Ontario
- Robyn Urback (born 1988) - journalist and political commentator
- Isobel Warren - journalist
- Marcia Young - broadcast journalist, host of The World This Hour on CBC Radio
Music[edit]
- Stefan Babcock - musician, lead singer and guitarist of the punk band PUP
- Simina Grigoriu (born 1981), Romanian born Canadian-German electronic musician
- Hayden - folk singer-songwriter
- Tyler Stewart - musician, drummer for the Barenaked Ladies
- Chris Stiliadis - Commercial music producer & rapper
Radio and television[edit]
- Raymond Ablack - actor, Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Emily Andras - showrunner, Wynonna Earp
- Ralph Benmergui - radio and television personality, host of Friday Night! with Ralph Benmergui and Benmergui Live on CBC-TV
- Rick Brace - president of CTV
- Kevin Brauch - host of The Thirsty Traveler
- Milan Chvostek - TV director and producer
- Dave Devall - former CFTO-TV weather personality
- Nina Dobrev - actress, star of The CW show The Vampire Diaries and Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Raina Douris - radio personality
- David James Elliott - star of JAG
- Martin Gero - writer and producer, Stargate Atlantis
- Jessica Holmes - comedian-actress on Royal Canadian Air Farce
- Ross Hull - star of the TV series Student Bodies
- Jason Jones - The Daily Show correspondent
- Dan Levy - actor, director Schitt's Creek
- Eric McCormack - Emmy Award winner, star of Will & Grace
- Stuart McLean - Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author
- Ari Millen - actor (Orphan Black)
- Shay Mitchell - actress Pretty Little Liars
- Joseph Motiki - television personality, former co-host of the TVOKids Crawlspace
- Zarqa Nawaz - creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie
- Candice Olson - host of Divine Design
- Terry O'Reilly - host of Under the Influence on CBC Radio One
- Valerie Pringle - broadcaster, former co-host of Canada AM
- Mike Sheerin - Gemini nominated documentary director (Secret Mulroney Tapes)
- Cliff Solway - producer and director, CBC Television
- Hannah Simone - MuchMusic VJ; actor on New Girl
- Patty Sullivan - children's television host, Kids' CBC
- 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
- Jacqueline MacInnes Wood - actress, star of CBS show The Bold and the Beautiful
Sports[edit]
- Tom Anselmi - sports executive, former president and COO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE)
- Jamie Campbell - Sportsnet broadcaster
- Steve Dangle - Born Steve Glynn, CEO of SDPN, YouTube Creator for Rogers Sportsnet, sports analyst, author
- Michelle Duff - as Mike Duff, raced in World Championship motorcycle events
- Martine Gaillard - sports anchor on Rogers Sportsnet, formerly with The Score
- Gail Kim - professional wrestler
- Michael Landsberg - Host of TSN's Off The Record
- Steve McAllister - sports editor for Yahoo! Canada, formerly with The Globe and Mail
- Bob McKenzie - sports broadcaster on TSN, formerly of The Hockey News and The Toronto Star
- Jay Onrait - TSN SportsCentre host
- Keith Pelley - sports media executive
- Cabbie Richards - TSN personality
- Paul Romanuk - sportscaster
- Rob Rusnov - Olympic competitor for Canada in archery
- Doug Sellars - sports television executive for CBC Sports and Fox Sports
- Jaime Stein - Canadian sports broadcaster and digital media specialist
- Adnan Virk - sports anchor for ESPN
Visual arts and fashion[edit]
- Lida Baday - fashion designer
- Brian Bailey - mentor to designers on Project Runway Canada
- Edward Burtynsky - landscape photographer
- Walter Chin - commercial photographer
- Yuri Dojc - commercial photographer
- Sunny Fong - fashion designer
- Jeremy Laing - fashion designer, won a scholarship to Toronto Metropolitan and now shows at New York Fashion Week[3][4]
- Todd Lynn - fashion designer [5]
- Scott Moore - sports television executive at CTV/Rogers Sportsnet, CBC Sports, and Hockey Night in Canada
- Erdem Moralıoğlu - fashion designer
- Marian Penner Bancroft - artist and photographer
- Bill Reid - Haida artist and wood carver
Politics[edit]
- Omar Alghabra - politician
- Gary Carr - politician, Chair of Halton Region, former Ontario PC Party MPP and Liberal Party MP
- Olivia Grange - Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture in Jamaica, Member of Jamaican Parliament
- Paul Godfrey - Canadian politician and businessman (honorary)
- Jim Jones - city councillor, former Member of the Canadian Parliament
- Ted Moses - politician
- Mario Racco - Councillor in the City of Vaughan and former Ontario MPP for Thornhill
- Adam Vaughan - Member of the Canadian Parliament; former city councillor for Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina; journalist, formerly of Citytv and CKLN-FM
Activism[edit]
- Cathy Crowe - "street nurse" and social activist
Science and technology[edit]
- Nasra Agil - civil engineer and entrepreneur
- Wendy Walsh - clinical psychotherapist, Ph.D.
Business[edit]
- Sue Gardner - executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation
- Tony Gagliano - president of St. Joseph Communications; chairman of the Art Gallery of Ontario; winner of Canadian of the Year 2008
- Robert D. Richards - space entrepreneur, co-founder of the International Space University (ISU)
- Isadore Sharp - founder of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
- Klaus Woerner - founder and former CEO of ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.; 1997 Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year
Faculty[edit]
- Eugene Chan - Professor in marketing
- Olivia Chow - former professor; mayor of the City of Toronto
- Jack Layton - former politics professor; former leader of the NDP, former leader of the opposition
- Gregory Levey - professor, entrepreneur, author
- Donna E. Young - dean of the Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Administration[edit]
Principals and Presidents[edit]
| No. | Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Hillen Kerr | 1948–1966 (18 years) |
Founder of the Ryerson Institute of Technology, previously Director of the Training and Re-Establishment Institute. Namesake of Kerr Hall. Changed name to Ryerson Polytechnic Institute in 1964 |
| 2 | Fred Jorgenson | 1966–1969 (3 years) |
First to be called President. Namesake of Jorgenson Hall |
| – | Anthony Wilkinson (acting) | 1969–1970 (1 year) |
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| 3 | Donald Mordell | 1970–1974 (4 years) |
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| – | George Korey (acting) | 1974–1975 (1 year) |
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| 4 | Walter Pitman | 1975–1980 (5 years) |
Namesake of Pitman Hall |
| 5 | Brian Segal | 1980–1988 (8 years) |
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| 6 | Terrence W. Grier | 1988–1995[a] (7 years) |
First to be both President and Vice-Chancellor, made the institution a university in 1994 |
| 7 | Claude Lajeunesse | 1995–2005 (10 years) |
Changed name to Ryerson University in 2002 |
| 8 | Sheldon Levy | 2005–2016 (11 years) |
Namesake of the Sheldon & Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre |
| 9 | Mohamed Lachemi | 2016–present (8 years) |
Changed name to Toronto Metropolitan University |
Chancellors[edit]
| No. | Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Crombie | 1994–1999 | 56th Mayor of Toronto |
| 2 | John Craig Eaton II | 1999–2006 | |
| 3 | G. Raymond Chang | 2006–2012 | Namesake of the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education |
| 4 | Lawrence Bloomberg | 2012–2018 | |
| 5 | Janice Fukakusa | 2018–present |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Dennis Mock served as acting president from August 1990–January 1991
References[edit]
- ^ 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". No. September 2010. The Walrus. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "London Calling Canuck Designers Take Centre Stage". TorontoLife.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.