EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Founding Date:
16-Oct-1841

Motto:
Sapientia et Doctrina Stabilitas

Enrollment:
16,500

Official Website:
http://www.queensu.ca/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Baird	Politician	26-May-1969		Canadian MP, Ottawa West--Nepean
Ashleigh Banfield	Journalist	29-Dec-1967		MSNBC anchor and correspondent
Rachel Blanchard	Actor	19-Mar-1976		Cher Horowitz on Clueless
Greg Bryk	Actor	1972		Weston Field on ReGenesis
Donald J. Carty	Business	23-Jun-1946		CEO of American Airlines, 1998-2003
Thomas Cavanagh	Actor	26-Oct-1963		Ed Stevens on Ed
Sarita Choudhury	Actor	18-Aug-1966		Mississippi Masala
R. Kerry Clark	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Cardinal Health
Wendy Crewson	Actor	9-May-1956		Night Heat
Robertson Davies	Author	28-Aug-1913	3-Dec-1995	Fifth Business
Shadia B. Drury	Political Scientist	27-May-1950		The Political Ideas of Leo Strauss
David Emerson	Politician	17-Sep-1945		Canadian Minister of International Trade
George Grant	Philosopher	13-Nov-1918	27-Sep-1988	Propagator of Red Toryism
Lorne Greene	Actor	12-Feb-1915	11-Sep-1987	Ben Cartwright on Bonanza
Karla Homolka	Criminal	4-May-1970		Husband/wife serial killer team
David L. Johnston	Educator	c. 1942		President, University of Waterloo
Michael M. Kanovsky	Business	c. 1948		Northstar Energy Corporation
Donald C. MacDonald	Politician	7-Dec-1913	8-Mar-2008	Leader of Ontario CCF and NDP, 1953-70
John McKay	Politician	21-Mar-1948		Canadian MP, Scarborough--Guildwood
Peter Milliken	Politician	12-Nov-1946		Speaker, Canadian House of Commons
Elon Musk	Business	28-Jun-1971		CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors
Rob Nicholson	Politician	29-Apr-1952		Canadian Minister of Justice
Thomas C. O'Neill	Business	c. 1946		CEO of PWC Canada, 1998-2001
H. Sanford Riley	Business	c. 1950		Richardson Financial Group
Stephen G. Snyder	Business	c. 1949		CEO of TransAlta
Shirley M. Tilghman	Educator	17-Sep-1946		President of Princeton University
John D. Watson	Business	c. 1946		CFO of EnCana Corporation, 2002-06

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David L. Johnston	Educator	c. 1942		President, University of Waterloo
Peter Milliken	Politician	12-Nov-1946		Speaker, Canadian House of Commons
Gregory Vlastos	Philosopher	27-Jul-1907	12-Oct-1991	Influential scholar of ancient philosophy
Douglas T. Wright	Educator	4-Oct-1927		President, University of Waterloo, 1981-93

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Laird Borden	Head of State	26-Jun-1854	10-Jun-1937	Prime Minister of Canada, 1911-20
Thomas C. O'Neill	Business	c. 1946		CEO of PWC Canada, 1998-2001

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