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14 / Principal Search / Upper Canada College Illustrious Alumni We’ve a well-earned reputation for producing leaders in every walk of life, for close to 200 years. Among our ranks we count six lieutenant-governors, four premiers, seven chief justices, 24 Rhodes Scholars and 10 Olympic medalists. Each year we graduate ambitious, high-potential graduates. Lionel Gelber ’26: scholar, diplomat and founder of the world’s most influential award for academic work in international relations, The Lionel Gelber Prize Robertson Davies ’32: One of the leading figures in Canada’s literary canon, the Oxfordeducated writer is best known for his Deptford Trilogy, which includes Fifth Business Ted Rogers ’51: The CEO of Rogers Communications introduced Canadians to cellphones and high-speed Internet in the 1980s and ’90s Michael Wilson ’55: The former U.S. ambassador was minister of finance in 1984 in Brian Mulroney’s government, a position he held until 1991 Bill Graham ’57: former federal minister of foreign affairs, then national defence Michael Ignatieff ’65: author, historian, leader of the Liberal Party and leader of the opposition from 2008 until 2011 David Gilmour ’68: novelist and CBC broadcaster Jim Cuddy ’74: The singer-songwriter’s band Blue Rodeo has won multiple Juno Awards and sold millions worldwide Michael Evans ’84: A vice-chair of Goldman Sachs and global head of growth markets, he was also an Olympic rower and member of the men’s eight, the first Canadian team to capture gold at the 1984 Olympics Brendan Fraser ’87: The famous Hollywood actor’s roles have included the lead in George of the Jungle and Journey to the Centre of the Earth, and the adventurer Rick O’Connell in The Mummy series of films Jameel Jaffer ’90: He is deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union and director of its Center for Democracy Galen Weston Jr. ’93: CEO of Loblaw Companies Tom Szaky ’01: CEO of TerraCycle, one of the world’s leading environmental, wastereduction companies Colin Greening ’05: Ottawa Senators hockey player To browse a comprehensive list of our history-making grads over the past two centuries, please look at a special issue of our alumni magazine archives, Old Times, called “Leaders & Legends” available at https://archive.org/details/oldtimeswin2005ucco
15 / Principal Search / Upper Canada College #UCC4EVER: Our alumni stay in touch What do our alumni say they still love best about the College? Why, opportunities to reconnect and have fun, of course! Our reunion events each year are much-anticipated and well-attended. And everyone saves the date for our signature events, including our annual Founder’s Dinner. Our alumni community is a tight-knit and far-flung community. We boast 8,000 Old Boys living in 77 countries. With more than 60 alumni events each year, including branch events in Europe, Asia and North America, our Association retains and nurtures ties to the College. Our Association’s signature alumni events include Founder’s Dinner in February, celebrating our inception and welcoming such high-profile speakers as former prime minister Brian Mulroney (a UCC grandfather) and The Hon. Michael Wilson ’55, former U.S. ambassador and finance minister. Association Day each September is our version of homecoming, with class reunion events all weekend and a day of sports and fun for our community. For a decade now, to capitalize upon our talent base and to support our graduates as they pursue their careers, our Common Ties Mentoring Program matches alumni who volunteer as mentors, with mentees, on a diverse range of career paths. A newly relaunched online database makes it easier than ever for our driven, talented Old Boys to meet, match and network within a community committed to success.
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