McMaster University facts for kids
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| Latin: Universitas Macmastrensis | |
| Motto | Τὰ πάντα ἐν Χριστῷ συνέστηκεν (Greek) |
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Motto in English
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In Christ all things consist |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 23 April 1887 |
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| Endowment | CA$908.7 million |
| Chancellor | Santee Smith |
| President | David H. Farrar |
| Provost | Susan Tighe |
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Academic staff
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997 |
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Administrative staff
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12,786 |
| Students | 37,370 (2021-2022) |
| Undergraduates | 32,119 |
| Postgraduates | 5,251 |
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43°15′48″N 79°55′8″W / 43.26333°N 79.91889°W |
| Campus | Urban, 152.4 hectares (377 acres) |
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| Nickname | Marauders |
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Sporting affiliations
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U Sports – OUA, CUFLA |
| Mascot | Mac the Marauder |
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McMaster University (often called McMaster or Mac) is a public university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It's known for its focus on research. The main campus is huge, covering about 121 hectares (300 acres). It's located near the Royal Botanical Gardens. McMaster has six main academic areas, called faculties: Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Science, and Science. It's also part of the U15, a group of top research universities in Canada.
The university is named after William McMaster, a Canadian senator and banker. He left a large sum of money, C$900,000, to help start the university. McMaster University officially began in 1887. It combined two older colleges: Toronto Baptist College and Woodstock College. The university first opened in Toronto in 1890. Because it needed more space, and thanks to a gift of land in Hamilton, it moved to its current location in 1930. For a long time, a religious group called the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec ran the university. But in 1957, it became a public university, open to everyone.
As of 2022, McMaster University has over 32,000 undergraduate students and more than 5,000 graduate students. Its former students live all over Canada and in 139 other countries. The university's sports teams are called the Marauders. They compete in U Sports, Canada's university sports league. Many famous people have studied at McMaster. These include government leaders, scientists, business leaders, and even Nobel Prize winners.
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Exploring McMaster's History
McMaster University grew from early education efforts by Baptists in the 1830s. The university's first version was Toronto Baptist College, started in 1881. Canadian Senator William McMaster, a famous banker, left money to create a university. This led to Toronto Baptist College joining with the theology part of Woodstock College. This merger officially happened in 1887, and the new school was named McMaster University.
In 1887, William McMaster's wife, Susan Moulton McMaster, gave a family home to the university. This building became Moulton Ladies' College in 1888. It was a school for girls and operated until 1958.
The new university, located in McMaster Hall in Toronto, was supported by the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec. It was an undergraduate school for clergy and church members. The first classes, focusing on arts and theology, began in 1890. The first degrees were given out in 1894.
As the university grew, McMaster Hall became too crowded. The idea of moving to Hamilton came up in 1909. By the 1920s, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce actively worked to bring McMaster to their city. The university almost joined the University of Toronto, like other colleges had.
But in 1927, the university decided to move to Hamilton instead. The Baptist Convention raised $1.5 million, and Hamilton citizens raised another $500,000. Land for the new campus came from gifts, including some from the Royal Botanical Gardens. The first classes in Hamilton started in 1930. McMaster's old property in Toronto was sold to the University of Toronto. McMaster Hall is now home to the Royal Conservatory of Music.
During the 1940s, McMaster needed to offer more modern programs. There was a growing need for science and technology experts after World War II. This put a strain on the university's money, as it was still a religious institution and couldn't get public funds easily. So, in 1957, the university changed. It became a non-religious institution, which meant it could receive public funding. The religious connection continued through McMaster Divinity College, a separate but connected college. Also in 1957, McMaster started offering PhD programs. Construction of the McMaster Nuclear Reactor began that year too. It was the first university-based research reactor in the Commonwealth when it opened in 1959.
In 1965, with help from the Ontario government, McMaster started a medical school and teaching hospital. The first doctors graduated in 1972. The university continued to grow and change its structure over the years. By 1976, it had its current setup with Faculties of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Science, and Social Sciences.
McMaster's Campus Life
McMaster University is located in Hamilton, Ontario, a city in the Golden Horseshoe area near Lake Ontario. The main campus is next to Cootes Paradise, a large natural marshland. It's also surrounded by homes and a main road. The northern part of campus connects to the Royal Botanical Gardens with many walking trails. The main campus is about 152.4 hectares (376.6 acres), but most teaching buildings are in a smaller, central area. McMaster also owns other properties in Hamilton and nearby cities like Burlington and Kitchener.
In 2017, the university had 58 buildings, including student housing. The buildings vary in age, from Hamilton Hall, built in 1926, to the Bertrand Russell Archives and Research Centre, which opened in 2018. McMaster's main campus has three parts: Core Campus, North Campus, and West Campus. The Core Campus has most of the academic, research, and living buildings. The North Campus has sports facilities and some parking. The West Campus is less developed, with a few buildings and open land. Security on campus is handled by special officers who work for the university.
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Learning and Research Buildings
The university campus has been growing since 1928. The first six buildings have a Collegiate Gothic style, designed by William Lyon Somerville. Now, more than 50 buildings surround them, mostly built from the 1940s to 1960s. The biggest building is the McMaster University Medical Centre. This is a research hospital with a large unit for babies and a big mental health unit for kids and teens. It connects to other science buildings where many research groups study things like genetics and infectious diseases.
The McMaster Nuclear Reactor (MNR) is the largest university reactor in the Commonwealth. It's also the second largest research reactor in North America. It uses enriched uranium fuel and distilled water for cooling. The MNR is mainly for research and making medical isotopes. It also helps students learn about nuclear engineering and health physics. The university has other cool facilities like a cyclotron and an accelerator. The cyclotron makes fluorine-18, which is used in medical imaging research.
Libraries and Art Museum
McMaster's library system is part of many organizations, including the Association of Research Libraries. In 2016, students downloaded about 2.8 million articles from the library's online collection. The library system has four main libraries. They hold over 1.2 million paper books and more than 3.6 million total resources, including videos, maps, and sound recordings. Mills Library has books for humanities and social sciences. Innis Library supports the Business School. Thode Library has science and engineering materials. The Health Science Library has medical books. The William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections at McMaster has important papers from famous Canadian writers and the archives of Bertrand Russell.
The McMaster Museum of Art (MMA) helps with the university's academic goals and shares art with Canada. It's the most visited university museum in Canada, with 30,000 visitors in 2016. The museum started in 1967 and shows the university's art collection. In 2015, the collection had 5,971 pieces of art, worth $98.7 million. It includes works by famous artists like Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. The museum also has the best collection of German expressionist prints in Canada.
Student Homes and Fun Places
As of 2022, McMaster has thirteen smoke-free student residences. These include Bates Residence, Brandon Hall, and Mary E. Keyes Residence. McMaster's residences can house 4,186 students. The newest residence, Peter George Centre for Living and Learning (PGCLL), opened in 2019. It can house 500 students and also has classrooms and places to eat. Les Prince Hall, another large residence, opened in 2006. In 2010, about half of all first-year students lived on campus.
The residences offer different types of rooms, from traditional dorms to furnished apartments. Brandon Hall has special living spaces for students who want a substance-free lifestyle. Staff members called Residence Life help guide students and make their move to university easier.
The McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC) is the main hub for student life. It has a café, study areas, and common spaces. Many student groups have offices there, including the McMaster Students Union and the student newspaper, The Silhouette. The MUSC also has a health centre and a dentist. The university has over twenty places to eat on campus. There are also vegetarian options, like Bridges Café, and a farmers market stand. McMaster has been recognized as one of the most vegan-friendly universities in Canada.
Other McMaster Locations
Since 2010, McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business has a campus in Burlington, a nearby city. This new building, called the Ron Joyce Centre, opened in 2010. It's a four-story building that houses DeGroote's MBA program and business management programs.
McMaster also has offices in downtown Hamilton. The McMaster Centre for Continuing Education, which offers special programs and courses, is in the former Bank of Montreal Pavilion. McMaster also started building the McMaster Downtown Health Campus in downtown Hamilton in 2012. This Health Campus provides teaching spaces, exam rooms, and clinics for local residents.
The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine has its main campus and two other campuses in St. Catharines and Kitchener. The Kitchener campus shares facilities with the University of Waterloo. The St. Catharines campus is at Brock University. About 30 medical students attend each of these regional campuses every year. Students applying to medical school can choose their preferred campus.
McMaster bought a large industrial park near its main Hamilton campus in 2005. The goal was to create research facilities for advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. In 2005, the government moved a federal research lab, CANMET, to Hamilton. This helped start the McMaster Innovation Park. The United Nations University-International Network on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) is also located here. It's the only United Nations agency in Ontario.
Caring for the Planet
The Office of Sustainability works to make the university more environmentally friendly. This office works with students, community groups, and the government. In 2009, McMaster and other Ontario universities promised to make their campuses models of environmental responsibility. In 2010, the university signed two agreements about climate change: the Talloires Declaration and the University and College Presidents' Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada.
In 2011, the university campus received a B grade on its College Sustainability Report Card. This shows its commitment to being green.
How McMaster is Managed
The university is run by two main groups: the board of governors and the senate. Both were created in 1887. The board of governors is in charge of the university's money, property, and overall management. It includes the university's chancellor, president, and other members chosen from the university community, including students.
The senate is responsible for academic matters. This includes setting rules for admission and deciding what's needed for degrees. The senate includes the chancellor, president, deans of faculties, and other members elected by the university community, including students. Meetings for both the board and the senate are open to the public.
The president is the chief executive officer of the university. They oversee all academic and administrative work. The first president was George Gilmour in 1949. The current president, David H. Farrar, started in 2019.
Connected Colleges
McMaster University is connected to one other school: McMaster Divinity College. This college is located on the university campus. It has its own leadership, but its students can get degrees from McMaster University. Divinity College students can also use McMaster's library.
The university and the divinity college started as the same institution in 1887. This happened when two Baptist schools, the Canadian Literary Institute and Toronto Baptist College, merged. McMaster University was run by Baptists until 1957. Then, a new law allowed the university to become a public, non-religious school. McMaster's Faculty of Theology then became McMaster Divinity College, a separate but connected college.
From 1911 to 1938, Brandon College (now Brandon University) was also connected to McMaster. It was in Brandon, Manitoba, and was funded by the Baptist Union of Western Canada. Brandon College stopped being connected to McMaster in 1938 when it became a non-religious school.
University Finances
As of April 30, 2018, the university owned assets worth over C$1.2 billion. In the 2017–2018 year, McMaster had revenues of C$1.1 billion and expenses of $985.7 million. This means it had $123.8 million more in income than expenses. McMaster gets its money from donations, student fees, and grants from the government. In 2017–2018, tuition fees were the biggest source of income, followed by government grants. As of April 30, 2017, McMaster's financial savings (endowment) were worth C$727.4 million. About 40 percent of these savings go towards student scholarships and bursaries.
The university has been a registered charity in Canada since 1967. Most of its charitable work (70 percent) is for running and maintaining the university. The other 30 percent is for research.
What Students Learn at McMaster
| Faculties | Started |
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| DeGroote School of Business | 1952 |
| Faculty of Engineering | 1958 |
| Faculty of Health Sciences | 1974 |
| Faculty of Humanities | 1887 |
| Faculty of Science | 1887 |
| Faculty of Social Sciences | 1887 |
McMaster is a public research university and a member of Universities Canada. It uses a semester system, with classes running year-round. In the 2016–2017 school year, McMaster had 31,265 students. This included 26,780 undergraduate students and 4,485 graduate students. McMaster's programs are divided into six main faculties: Business, Health Sciences, Humanities, Engineering, Science, and Social Sciences.
In September 2016, the Faculty of Science had the most students, with 7,004 full-time and part-time students. The Faculty of Humanities was the smallest, with 2,729 students. The Faculty of Health Sciences had the most graduate students, with 1,144. Some students are in programs that combine subjects from two or more faculties. For example, the Arts and Science program is taught by all six faculties. This program, started in 1981, gives students a broad education in both arts and sciences. In 2016, 278 undergraduate students were in this program.
The university also works with Mohawk College on several undergraduate programs. About 2,697 students are enrolled in these joint programs. McMaster also gives degrees to graduate students from McMaster Divinity College.
Students can apply for financial help from the government, like the Ontario Student Assistance Program and Canada Student Loans and Grants. This help can be loans, grants, scholarships, or work programs. In 2016–2017, McMaster students received about C$140 million in loans and grants. They also received over C$10 million in bursaries.
McMaster has student exchange agreements with over 70 universities around the world. This allows students to study abroad and still earn credits for their degree.
The McMaster Way of Learning
The McMaster Model is a special way of learning that focuses on students. It uses a problem-based approach where students learn by solving real-world problems. This method started in the McMaster University Medical School in the 1960s. It has since been used in other health science programs and other faculties at the university. This problem-based learning (PBL) method is now used in many medical schools in Canada and over 80 percent of medical schools in the United States.
In 1991, McMaster's School of Medicine started using "progress testing." They developed a system called the personal progress index (PPI). This system checks how much knowledge medical students gain and remember. The PPI is given regularly to all students, no matter their level. Students can see how their scores change and get feedback on their progress. This successful method is now used in Canada, the US, Europe, and Australia.
McMaster's Reputation and Rankings
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| ARWU World | 98 |
| QS World | 189 |
| Times World | 103 |
| Times Employability | 85 |
| U.S News & World Report Global | 138 |
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| ARWU National | 5 |
| QS National | 9 |
| Times National | 4 |
| U.S News & World Report National | 5 |
| Maclean's Medical/Doctoral | 4 |
McMaster University is highly ranked among universities worldwide. In 2022, the Academic Ranking of World Universities placed McMaster 90th in the world and fourth in Canada. The 2024 QS World University Rankings ranked it 189th globally and sixth in Canada. The 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings put McMaster at 103rd in the world and fourth in Canada. U.S. News & World Report ranked it 138th globally and fifth in Canada for 2022–23. In 2011, Newsweek called McMaster the 15th best university outside the United States.
McMaster also ranks well for how easily its graduates find jobs. In 2022, QS ranked McMaster 81st globally for graduate employability. Times Higher Education also placed it 81st in the world for employability in 2022. A 2011 New York Times survey asked CEOs which universities they hired from. McMaster ranked 61st in the world and fourth in Canada.
Research at McMaster
In 2018, Research Infosource said McMaster was the most research-focused university in Canada. Each faculty member received an average of C$434,700 for research in 2017. This was the highest in the country. Graduate students also received a high average of $82,800 for research. In 2017, McMaster had a total of $379.959 million in research funding. The federal government was the biggest source of this money, providing 61.4 percent of McMaster's research budget.
McMaster is also recognized in rankings that look at how much a university's research is cited by others. In 2019, the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities ranked McMaster 119th in the world. The University Ranking by Academic Performance for 2018–19 placed it 126th globally.
McMaster is known for its strong research, especially in health sciences. The Faculty of Health Science manages $130 million in research each year. Much of this is done by scientists and doctors who teach at the medical school. The university even has a brain bank that holds a piece of Albert Einstein's brain for research. Researchers there have found differences in his brain that might explain his amazing thinking skills. McMaster researchers have also helped create new medical practices, like evidence-based medicine.
Other research centers at McMaster include the Origins Institute and the Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research (BIMR). BIMR was created in 1960 and focuses on all materials research at McMaster. It has 123 faculty members from many departments. BIMR facilities include the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy. This center has the world's most powerful electron microscope, which can magnify things 14 million times. It's used for research in materials, medicine, and nanotechnology.
The Biology Greenhouse has 217 plants in a 780 square meter (8,400 sq ft) facility. It's used for teaching and research by the Biology Department. It also grows plants for short-term research studies.
The university also runs the McMaster Nuclear Reactor, which has been used for nuclear science research since 1959. It's a "swimming pool reactor" used for research, education, and making medical radioisotopes. It produces 60 percent of the world's supply of iodine-125, which is used to treat prostate cancer.
In 1968, McMaster added a 10MV Model FN Tandem particle accelerator. This helped with nuclear research. The Physics Department led this research, training many graduate students and publishing many papers.
Getting into McMaster
The requirements for getting into McMaster are different for students from Ontario, other parts of Canada, and international students. This is because grading systems vary. In 2018, 52.6 percent of full-time, first-year applicants were accepted. In September 2014, the average high school grade for first-year students at McMaster was 87.7 percent. The university received 28,079 applications in 2016.
However, some programs at McMaster are very competitive. For example, the Health Sciences, Integrated Sciences, and Arts and Science programs. Students accepted into these programs had an average high school grade of 96.3 percent. In 2016, Yahoo! Finance said McMaster's Health Sciences program was the hardest Canadian undergraduate program to get into. It had an acceptance rate of only 4.5 percent from about 3,500 applicants each year.
The Michael DeGroote School of Medicine has created special admission tests that other schools now use. In 2001, they developed the multiple-mini interview. This interview uses short, independent tasks to check a candidate's skills. These include interpersonal skills, professionalism, and critical thinking. This method has been shown to predict future performance better than traditional interviews. Most Canadian medical schools and many US medical schools now use the multiple-mini interview. In 2010, the medical school also developed the Computer-based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics (CASPer) test. This test helps assess an applicant's personal qualities. Several other medical schools now use the CASPer test.
Student Life at McMaster
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
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| Male | 45.7% | 48.4% |
| Female | 54.3% | 51.6% |
| Canadian student | 90.8% | 76.6% |
| International student | 9.2% | 23.4% |
In the 2016–2017 school year, McMaster had 31,625 students. Most of these were undergraduate students (26,780), and 4,485 were graduate students. The majority of students (90.27 percent) are Canadian. International students make up 9.73 percent of the student population. About 93.8 percent of students attend full-time. For first-time students, 90.9 percent continue their studies at McMaster after their first year.
Student Clubs and Groups
The main student groups that deal with university rules and policies are the McMaster Students Union for full-time undergraduates, the McMaster Association of Part-Time Students for part-time undergraduates, and the McMaster Graduate Students Association for graduate students. Each faculty also has its own student group. There are over 300 student organizations and clubs at McMaster. These cover many interests like academics, culture, religion, social issues, and sports. Many of these groups are based at the McMaster University Student Centre.
The Silhouette, the student newspaper, is the oldest student service at McMaster. It has been published since 1929. Since 1968, the McMaster Engineering Society has published The Plumbline, a satire magazine. The campus radio station CFMU-FM (93.3 FM) is Canada's second-oldest campus radio station. It has been broadcasting since 1978. The McMaster Artificial Intelligence Society, or Mac AI, started in 2017. It has become one of the largest undergraduate AI groups in Canada.
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The university has several honor societies, like the McMaster Honour Society. McMaster is also home to two acting companies: McMaster Musical Theatre and the McMaster Thespian Company. The McMaster Engineering Musical is an annual show written and performed by engineering students. The university does not officially recognize any fraternities or sororities. Any existing chapters operate off-campus.
Sports and Athletics
Sports at McMaster are managed by the university's athletics and recreation department. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports. McMaster's team sports include baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, swimming, volleyball, ringette, and water polo. The first major sports game at McMaster was in 1889. In 1897, the university put all physical activity under one committee. The varsity teams have been known as the McMaster Marauders since 1948. In 2016–2017, McMaster had over 1,100 student-athletes on varsity or club teams.
The Marauders have won 11 national championships and 139 provincial championships since 1961. The men's water polo team has won the Ontario University Athletics championship 25 times. This makes them the most successful team at the provincial level. The men's wrestling team has won the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship four times. McMaster University has had 34 Olympic athletes, eight Olympic coaches, and two Olympic officials. McMaster University does not give full athletic scholarships.
The university's sports facilities are in the northeast part of the main campus. These include the David Braley Athletic Centre and the Ron Joyce Stadium. Ron Joyce Stadium has a full-sized Canadian football field and a FIFA-sized soccer field. It has permanent seating for 6,000 people and can add more seats if needed. The stadium is used by the university's football and soccer teams. It's also used by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats football team for training and by the Hamilton Nationals lacrosse team for home games.
Many students at McMaster join intramural sports leagues and tournaments. These offer different skill levels and many sports. Students can play traditional sports like volleyball, basketball, and soccer. They can also try less traditional events like dodgeball and inner tube water polo.
Symbols and Traditions
McMaster uses several symbols to represent itself. The university's Office of Public Relations manages its visual identity. The current logo was approved in 1997. Other symbols include a flag, unveiled in 2015, and a ceremonial mace. The mace was given by the graduating class of 1900. It is used in ceremonies like graduation and symbolizes the university's power to give degrees. The university also uses the slogan "Learning Without Borders."
Individual departments and faculties also have their own symbols. For example, the Faculty of Engineering uses a fireball emblem. This symbol was adopted in 1960 from the old Hamilton College coat of arms.
University Motto and Songs
The university's motto is ΤΑ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΕΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΩΙ ΣΥΝΕΣΤΗΚΕΝ. This motto, adopted in 1888, is Greek for "In Christ all things consist." It comes from the Bible (Colossians 1:17). McMaster's motto is special because it uses Greek instead of Latin or English. The founders wanted to go back to the earliest days of Christianity, so they chose Greek.
McMaster has several songs played at events like graduation and sports games. These include "The Alma Mater Song" (1935), "Shout for McMaster! (The McMaster March)," and "My Mac" (1982). "Shout for McMaster!" is the university's official fight song.
Coat of Arms
After moving to Hamilton in 1930, the university asked for a coat of arms. This request was approved on October 20, 1930. In 1997, the university introduced a simpler shield design. The university's arms and badge were officially registered in Canada on October 15, 2006.
The coat of arms has a shield, a crest, a motto, and a helmet. The shield shows an eagle, which represents a heavenly vision. A cross on the eagle's chest shows that Christianity inspired the university's vision. The top part of the shield has an open book, a common symbol for learning. Two golden maple leaves on each side of the book show that the university's charter was given by the Province of Ontario. The helmet above the shield has an open visor, common for universities. The fabric around the shield and helmet looks like a knight's cloak. The crest, above the helmet, has a stag and an oak tree. This honors William McMaster, who also used a stag and oak in his symbols. The motto is above the crest, as is common in Scottish heraldry.
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Famous People from McMaster
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Tihomir Orešković, 11th Prime Minister of Croatia
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Tommy Douglas, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan and first leader of the NDP
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Bertram Brockhouse, Nobel laureate in physics, for his work with neutron scattering
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Donna Strickland, Nobel laureate in physics for her work with laser physics
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Myron Scholes, Nobel laureate in economics for his work with the Black–Scholes model
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Harold Innis, contributed to the staples thesis and Toronto School of communication theory
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Stephen Elop, former president and CEO of Nokia Corporation
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Cyrus S. Eaton, founder of Republic Steel and chairman of C&O Railway
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In 2016, over 184,000 former McMaster students lived in more than 139 countries. Throughout McMaster's history, its faculty, alumni, and former students have achieved great things. They have won many awards, including Nobel prizes, Rhodes scholarships, and the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Nobel Prize winners include former student Myron Scholes, who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1997. Two people from McMaster also won the Nobel Prize in Physics: faculty member Bertram Brockhouse in 1994 and former student Donna Strickland in 2018. Former student James Orbinski accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 on behalf of Doctors Without Borders.
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Many famous people in science have come from McMaster. These include Douglas L. Coleman, who discovered leptin; Harold E. Johns, who helped use cobalt-60 to treat cancer; and Peter R. Jennings, who created Microchess. Notable faculty members include chemist Ronald Gillespie, who helped create VSEPR theory. Two medical researchers from McMaster have even traveled to space: faculty member Dafydd Williams and former student Roberta Bondar, the first Canadian woman in space.
Many former students have become important government leaders. Croatian Prime Minister, Tihomir Orešković studied at McMaster. Lincoln Alexander, the former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, was also a McMaster alumnus. Canadian premiers who graduated from McMaster include Dalton McGuinty (former premier of Ontario) and Tommy Douglas (former premier of Saskatchewan). Many graduates have also served in the House of Commons of Canada.
A number of well-known business leaders also studied at McMaster. Examples include David Braley, owner of the Toronto Argonauts football team; Stephen Elop, former CEO of Nokia; and Paul D. House, executive chairman of Tim Hortons.
Many McMaster alumni have had successful sports careers. These include Syl Apps of the Toronto Maple Leafs and NHL coach Roger Neilson. Thirty-four McMaster graduates have competed in the Olympic games, including medalists Larry Cain and Adam van Koeverden. Several alumni have also become famous in entertainment, such as comedians and actors Eugene Levy and Martin Short, and director Ivan Reitman.
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