17 Notable alumni of
SAIT Polytechnic
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SAIT Polytechnic is 2505th in the world, 870th in North America, and 47th in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from SAIT Polytechnic sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Joni Mitchell
- Occupations
- painterpoetfilm directorrecord producermusician
- Biography
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Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell CC is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s circuit, Mitchell became known for her personal lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, and other genres. Among her accolades are eleven Grammy Awards, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Rolling Stone named her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic has stated, "Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century."
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Jonathan Scott
- Occupations
- interior designertelevision actor
- Biography
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Jonathan Silver Scott is a Canadian reality television personality, construction contractor, interior designer, illusionist, and television and film producer.
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John Byrne
- Occupations
- writercomics criticcomics artist
- Biography
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John Lindley Byrne is a British-born American comic book writer and artist of superhero comics. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major superheroes; with noted work on Marvel Comics's X-Men and Fantastic Four. Byrne also facilitated the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics's Superman franchise with the limited series The Man of Steel, the first issue of which featured the comics' first variant cover.
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Laureen Harper
- Occupations
- graphic designerpolitician
- Biography
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Laureen Ann Harper is a Canadian graphic designer. She is married to Canada's 22nd prime minister, Stephen Harper and has two children, Benjamin Harper and Rachel Harper.
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Fiona Staples
- Occupations
- comics coloristvisual artistcomics artist
- Biography
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Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist known for her work on books such as North 40, DV8: Gods and Monsters, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Archie, and Saga. She has been described as one of the best artists working in the industry today. She has won multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards.
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Greg Kolodziejzyk
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Greg Kolodziejzyk is a Canadian cyclist who has held several world records on recumbent bicycles and pedal-powered boats.
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Jillian Tamaki
- Enrolled in SAIT Polytechnic
- Studied in 2003
- Occupations
- writercomics artistillustrator
- Biography
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Jillian Tamaki is a Canadian American illustrator and comic artist known for her work in The New York Times and The New Yorker in addition to the graphic novels Boundless, as well as Skim, This One Summer and Roaming written by her cousin Mariko Tamaki.
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Alex Janvier
- Years
- 1935-2024 (aged 89)
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Alexan Simeon Janvier CM AOE RCA was a First Nations painter in Canada. A member of the Indian Group of Seven, he helped pioneer contemporary Aboriginal art in Canada.
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Len Webber
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Leonard Warren Webber MP is a Canadian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary Confederation since 2015 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. During the 43rd Canadian Parliament his private member bill An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (organ and tissue donors) (Bill C-210) was adopted to allow Canadians to indicate their intent to sign up as a donor through their annual income tax return. Previously, he was a Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Calgary-Foothills from 2004 to 2014, serving cabinet portfolios of Minister of International & Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Aboriginal Relations.
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Doug Horner
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Douglas Alan Horner ECA is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Spruce Grove-St. Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 until 31 January 2015. He was the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Finance until Jim Prentice's cabinet was sworn in on 15 September 2014. He was a candidate for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party in its 2011 leadership election, placing third.
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Faye HeavyShield
- Occupations
- installation artist
- Biography
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Faye HeavyShield is a Kainai First Nations sculptor and installation artist. She is known for her repetitive use of objects and writing to create large-scale, often minimal, site-specific installations.
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Jeremy St. Louis
- Years
- 1971-.. (age 54)
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Jeremy St. Louis is a Canadian TV and radio journalist. He currently works for CBS Sports HQ and is a former anchor for Fox Soccer Report on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports World Canada, and former anchor, producer and reporter for beIN Sports USA and beIN Sports Canada.
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Joane Cardinal-Schubert
- Occupations
- writerpainterpoet
- Biography
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Joane Cardinal-Schubert RCA LL. D was a First Nations artist from Alberta, Canada. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. She was an activist for Native sovereignty.
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Jason Hale
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jason Hale is a former Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Strathmore-Brooks.
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Meags Fitzgerald
- Enrolled in SAIT Polytechnic
- Studied in 2009
- Occupations
- animatorimprovisercomics artistillustrator
- Biography
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Meags Fitzgerald is a Canadian drag king, illustrator and cartoonist.
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Caia Morstad
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 43)
- Biography
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Caia Morstad is a Canadian athlete who was a competitive volleyball player and Calgary Stampede Princess. She has played volleyball for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, University of Saskatchewan Huskies, and the SAIT Trojans. She has also played beach volleyball, competing in the 2001 Canada Games, on behalf of Saskatchewan.
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Steve Heimbecker
- Occupations
- artistsound artist
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Steve Heimbecker is a Canadian sound artist, pioneer of sound art in Canada. His works are part of the collection of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. His work has been exhibited in Canada, the United States, Peru and Europe.
