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