Distinguished People
Main article: List of University of Alberta people See also: List of Presidents of the University of Alberta and List of Chancellors of the University of AlbertaFaculty, staff and alumni of the University of Alberta have made significant contributions to society and have been recognized as international leaders in their fields.
Among the university's distinguished current and former faculty are authors Margaret Atwood, E. D. Blodgett, Jonathan Hart and Greg Hollingshead; bioethics pioneer John Dossetor, physicists Robert William Boyle and Werner Israel; biochemist James Collip and chemist Raymond Lemieux; computer scientist Jonathan Schaeffer and paleontologist Philip Currie.
Notable alumni include Nobel laureate Richard E. Taylor, Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin, and Rhodes Scholar George Stanley, who designed the Canadian flag.
Many University of Alberta alumni have gone on to prominence in politics, including former Canadian prime minister Joe Clark, former governor general Roland Michener and Alberta's 10th premier, Peter Lougheed.
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