List of Concordia University people

The following list of Concordia University people includes notable administrators, alumni and faculty of Concordia University, and its predecessors Loyola College and Sir George Williams University.

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Rectors and presidents

The following is a list of rectors and presidents of Concordia University, and its predecessors, Loyola College and Sir George Williams University.

Rectors and presidents of Concordia University[1]
Name Term start Term end
Dr. John W. O'Brien, Rector August 24, 1974 May 31, 1984
Dr. Patrick Kenniff, Rector June 1, 1984 May 25, 1994
Dr. Charles Bertrand, Interim Rector May 26, 1994 August 14, 1995
Dr. Frederick Lowy, President August 15, 1995 July 31, 2005
Dr. Claude Lajeunesse, President August 1, 2005 October 31, 2007
Michael Di Grappa, Interim President November 1, 2007 July 31, 2008
Dr. Judith Woodsworth August 1, 2008 December 22, 2010
Dr. Frederick Lowy, Interim President February 2, 2011 July 31, 2012
Dr. Alan Shepard August 1, 2012 present
Rectors and presidents of Loyola College[2]
Name Term start Term end
Gregory O’Bryan, S.J., President August 15, 1896 July 4, 1899
William Doherty, S.J., President July 4, 1899 October 27, 1899
Gregory O’Bryan, S.J., President October 27, 1899 June 23, 1901
Arthur E. Jones, S.J., President June 23, 1901 August 3, 1904
Adrian D. Turgeon, S.J., Rector August 3, 1904 August 7, 1905
Gregory O’Bryan, S.J., Rector August 7, 1905 June 6, 1907
Alexander A. Gagnieur, S.J., Rector August 10, 1907 May 4, 1913
Thomas McMahon, S.J., Rector May 4, 1913 August 5, 1917
Alexander A. Gagnieur, S.J., Rector August 5, 1917 March 1, 1918
John Milway Filion, S.J., Rector March 1, 1918 July 1, 1918
William H. Hingston, S.J., Rector July 1, 1918 July 31, 1925
Erle Gladstone Bartlett, S.J., Rector July 31, 1925 August 9, 1930
Thomas J. MacMahon, S.J., Rector August 9, 1930 July 15, 1935
Hugh C. McCarthy, S.J. Rector July 15, 1935 July 11, 1940
Edward M. Brown, S.J., Rector July 11, 1940 July 4, 1948
John F. McCaffrey, S.J., Rector July 4, 1948 June 17, 1954
Gerald F. Lahey, S.J., Rector June 17, 1954 August 15, 1959
Patrick G. Malone, S.J., President August 15, 1959 August 16, 1974
Principals of Sir George Williams University[3]
Name Term start Term end
Anson W. Young 1925 1928
Frederick O. Stredder 1928 1935
Kenneth E. Norris 1936 1956
Henry F. Hall 1956 1962
Robert C. Rae 1962 1968
Douglass B. Clarke, Acting Principal 1968 1969
John W. O'Brien 1969 August 23, 1974

Chancellors

The following is a list of chancellors of Concordia University, and its predecessor Sir George Williams University.

Chancellors of Concordia University[4]
Name Term start Term end
Henry J. Hemens August 24, 1974 December 31, 1981
Earle W. McLaughlin January 1, 1982 December 31, 1986
Alan B. Gold February 5, 1987 September 30, 1992
Jeanne Sauvé October 1, 1992 January 26, 1993
Eric H. Molson July 1, 1993 December 31, 2005
David P. O'Brien January 1, 2006 December 31, 2010
L. Jacques Ménard January 1, 2011 present
Chancellors of Sir George Williams University[5]
Name Term start Term end
B.W. Roberts March 21, 1960 September 24, 1965
Fraser Fulton September 25, 1965 June 6, 1971
C. F. Carsley June 6, 1971 August 10, 1973
Henry J. Hemens August 10, 1973 August 24, 1974

Notable faculty
  • Marguerite Andersen - writer and educator
  • Margaret Atwood - poet, author and literary critic (instructor in English, 1967)[6]
  • William P. Byers - professor emeritus of mathematics; author of How Mathematicians Think and The Blind Spot
  • Ed Enos - Founding Chairman of the Concordia Department of Exercise Science, an Associate Professor of the department, a former Assistant Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, and a member of Concordia's first Senate
  • Marc Gervais - film professor, Jesuit, and founding director of the Loyola Institute for Studies in International Peace[7]
  • Henry Habib - distinguished professor emeritus
  • Michael Laucke - classical guitar (professor of guitar in 1976 to 1977)
  • Kai Nielsen - adjunct professor in the philosophy department, contemporary atheist and left-wing political philosopher
  • Mordecai Richler - author (writer-in-residence)[8]
  • Thomas J. Walker - full professor of Finance, former member of DOCSE, editor of "Designing a Sustainable Financial System" and "Sustainable Aviation: Greening the Flight Path"
  • Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga - former president of Latvia; first female president of Latvia

Concordia

Notable alumni

Sir George Williams

Loyola

Concordia

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  5. "Chancellors of Sir George Williams University". Records Management and Archives. Concordia University. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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