Havergal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandrine Gibb | 1908 | Professional female basketball player, manager of the Canadian Women’s Olympic team in 1928, sports reporter and assistant sports editor for the Toronto Daily Star. |
| Nena Sedgwick Marsden | 1943 | Founder of the Georgina Historical Society, has worked to preserve historical icons in Georgina, Ontario for 40+ years. Nena received the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario’s Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement. |
| Marcia Lamont Scott | 1943 | The first woman graduate in civil engineering in the province of Ontario. |
| Betty Jean Ingraham Bankes | 1945 | In Canada, Europe and the U.S., she has been involved in camp experiences for inner-city children, accessibility for disabled individuals in their communities and various United Nations initiatives. |
| Elizabeth Mason | 1945 | Donated +23 acres of land on Chief’s Island to The Muskoka Conservancy to create the Campbell-Mason Nature Reserve, ensuring that the property will remain in its natural state forever. |
| Teresa Woods Snelgrove | 1964 | Co-founder of Timothy’s World Coffee (1975), she changed the way in which people consume coffee. Her current company ProFitHR provides skills assessment tools for both employment and professional school admissions. |
| Rosemarie Tovell | 1965 | The first woman curator of the Canadian Prints and Drawings Collection at the National Gallery of Canada. Also an author who received the Ewell L. Newman Book Award. |
| Paula Cox | 1976 | Premier of Bermuda from 2010 to 2012. |
| Carol Welsman | 1978 | An internationally acclaimed jazz singer and pianist and six-time Juno Award nominee (winning Best Female Vocalist at the 1996 National Jazz Awards). |
| Linda Frum | 1981 | The Honourable Linda Frum is the first Havergal graduate to be appointed to the Senate of Canada. She is also a distinguished Canadian journalist, author and philanthropist. |
| Pauline Chan | 1983 | Acclaimed reporter and anchor at CTV Toronto. Pauline was awarded a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for her service to the community. |
| Gillian Deacon | 1984 | Bestselling author and an award-winning broadcaster and journalist. She is also the host of Here and Now on CBC Radio ONE. |
| Maryam Sanati | 1988 | Former editor-in-chief of Chatelaine magazine. For more than 18 years, she has held numerous senior editorial positions at The Globe and Mail and Report on Business Magazine. |
| Gillian Apps | 2001 | Olympic Winter Games gold medal winner in 2006, 2010 and 2014 on the Canadian Women's Hockey Team. |
| Gillian Hawker | 1978 | Physician-in-Chief of the Department of Medicine at Women's College Hospital |
| Christine Lay | 1981 | One of Canada's only board-certified physicians in Headache Medicine and the Director of the Headache Clinic at Women’s College Hospital. |
| Roslyn MacLeod McMann | 1995 | Member of the 2004 Canadian Olympic Rowing team |
| Alexandra Orlando | 2005 | Member of the 2008 Canadian Women's Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics Team |
| Sarah Pape | 1990 | Member of the 2004 Canadian Women's Olympic Rowing Team |
| Jennifer Provan | 1997 | Member of the 2004 and 2008 Canadian Women's Olympic Sailing Team |
| Sarah Richardson | 1989 | Designer and Media Personality |
| Dr. Martha Jane Poulson | 1970 | Canada’s first blind physician |
| Dora Mavor Moore | 1899 | Canadian actor, teacher and director and the pioneer of Canadian theatre. She was honoured with the Order of Canada in 1970 for her contributions to theatre in Canada. |
| Suzanne Ma | 2002 | Author of "Meet Me in Venice" (2015) |
What Havergal College says about their alumni network:
- Alumna community of more than 9,000 Old Girls throughout the world.
- Old Girl programs and events held several times throughout the year.
- Old Girls Mentorship program available
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