Albert College NOTABLE ALUMNI
Many private schools in Canada have numerous graduates who have gone on to great things. Learn about a school’s most influential, important, successful, and famous alumni.
List of Alumni
Alumnus | Grad Year | Accomplishment |
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Prescott F. Cogswell | 1882 | Born in Thamesford, Ontario on October 23, 1859, Prescott moved to El Monte, California in 1882. Here he would distinguish himself in public service, business and industry. |
Herbert Norman | 1929 | Born on September 1, 1909 in Karuizawa, Japan to Methodist missionary parents, Herbert was to become a scholar, author, foreign service officer and a career diplomat. |
Alfred W. Purdie | 1932 | Born in Wooler, Ontario in 1918, Alfred (Al) is best known (along with Milton Acorn, Alden Nowlan and Patrick Lane) as a “working class” or “poet of the people” writer. |
Jean Pigott | 1943 | Born on June 3, 1924, Jean is a woman whose career has spanned business, government, education and politics. |
Lois M.R. Perinchief | 1944 | Ms. Perinchief, who was born and raised in St George’s, Bermuda made history in 1968 when she became Common Councillor for the Corporation of St George’s — the first woman to attain the position. |
Walter D. Baker | 1950 | Born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1930, Walter was a Canadian parliamentarian and a lawyer. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1972 and was re-elected three times. |
Thomas A. Buell | 1951 | Born in Toronto, Ontario in 1931, Thomas was a highly respected businessman and environmentalist. |
Cornelius F. Burk | 1952 | Born in Sarnia, Ontario in 1933, Cornelius (Neil) was employed by the Public Service of Canada as a geological research scientist. |
Paul D. Fleck | 1952 | Born in Montreal, Quebec in 1934, Paul became an English professor at the University of Western Ontario and later Head of the English Department. |
David S. Scott | 1955 | Born in Quebec City, Quebec, David joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto in 1966 where he later became Department Chair in 1976. |
Stephen H. Safe | 1958 | A leading researcher in medicine, Stephen has done extensive research in Pharmacology and Toxicology. |
Katya M. Herman | 1990 | Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Katya obtained her B.Sc. in Biochemistry, M.Sc. in Community Health and Epidemiology, and Ph.D. in Kinesiology and Health Studies. |
Morgan Williams | 1995 | Born in Kingston, Ontario in 1976, Morgan debuted in world rugby at age 23, scoring two tries for Canada in the 1999 World Cup. |
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