Alumni & Friends
Notable Alumni
Many of our alumni have achieved great success in their careers and in the community; some are even household names! Here's a sampling:
- Bill Norrie, former mayor of Winnipeg
- Norman Cantor, the late historian and scholar
- Jack Armstrong, pediatrician and past-president of the Canadian Medical Association
- Bill Valgardson, award-winning author
- Peter Herrndorf, former chairman of TV Ontario, now Director-General of the National Arts Council
- Fred Penner, children's entertainer
- Margaret Laurence, the late author of many acclaimed novels, such as The Diviners
- Michael Phelps, former president and CEO of Westcoast Energy Inc.
- Susan Thompson, former mayor of Winnipeg, former Consul General to the US, based in Minneapolis, now CEO of the University of Winnipeg Foundation
- Bill Richardson, CBC radio personality and award-winning author (Bachelor Brothers Bed and Breakfast)
- Brad Roberts, lead singer of the Crash Test Dummies
- Lloyd Axworthy, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, now President of The University of Winnipeg