His Exc. Ronald P. Fabbro, CSB
Bishop
Diocese of London

Ronald Peter Fabbro was born on November 6, 1800, in Sudbury, Ontario (Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie), the son of Emile (deceased) and Ines Fabbro. After attending St. Charles College in Sudbury, where he was taught by the Basilian Fathers, he obtained his Baccalaureate in Mathematics in 1973 from Queens University, Kingston, and then a Master of Mathematics in 1974 from the University of Toronto.

In 1975, he entered the Basilian novitiate in Rochester and took his first vows on August 15 of the following year. He then undertook studies at the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael's College, and at the Basilian House of Formation in Toronto. He obtained his Master of Divinity degree in 1979.

He was ordained to the priesthood on May 3, 1980. In 1983, he completed a License in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and in 1989, he was awarded a Doctorate in Moral Theology from that same university. He was ordained Bishop of the Diocese of London on August 15, 2002. He was granted an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity on Saturday, November 16, 2002, from the University of St. Michael's College.

Right Honourable Paul Martin
Canada's 21st Prime Minister
Montreal, Quebec

The Right Honourable Paul Martin was the twenty-first Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006, Minister of Finance from 1993 to 2002.

During his tenure as Prime Minister, Mr. Martin's many achievements included setting in place a ten year, forty-one billion dollar plan to improve health care and reduce wait times; signing agreements with the provinces and territories to establish a national early learning and child care program and creating a new financial deal for Canada's municipalities. Under Mr. Martin's leadership in November 2005, the Canadian Government reached an historic consensus with Canada's provinces, territories, First Nations, Métis and Inuit leaders that would eliminate the gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians in the areas of health, education, housing and economic opportunity. This agreement became known as the Kelowna Accord.

Currently, he leads the Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative which aims at reducing the Aboriginal youth dropout rate and at increasing the number of Aboriginal students attending post-secondary institutions. He also founded, along with his son David, the Capital for Aboriginal Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Fund, whose investments seek to further a culture of economic independence, ownership and entrepreneurship amongst both on and off reserve Aboriginal peoples, through the creation and growth of successful businesses.

Internationally, Mr. Martin is the co-chair of a two hundred million dollar British-Norwegian poverty and sustainable development fund for the ten nation Congo Basin Rainforest. He also sits on the advisory council of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa, an initiative sponsored by the African Union, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank that deals with critical Pan African issues. He is also a member of the International Monetary Fund's Western Hemisphere Regional Advisory Group.

Before entering politics, he had a distinguished career in the private sector as a business executive at Power Corporation of Canada and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The CSL Group Inc.

Mr. Martin studied philosophy and history at St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the University of Toronto Law School. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1966.

He is married to Sheila Ann Cowan. They have three sons: Paul, Jamie and David and three grandchildren Ethan, Liam and Finn.

W. Frank Morneau
Honorary Chair, Morneau Shepell
Toronto, Ontario

W.F. Morneau is the Honorary Chair and founder of Morneau Shepell Inc. He has served on a number of corporate and charitable boards. W.F. is the immediate past Chair of University of St. Michael's College and Honourable Chair of the Newman Foundation at the University of Toronto. He is also immediate past Chair and Director of the Patrons of the Arts of the Vatican Museums.

W.F. was named as the Catholic Business Person of the Year in 2006. He was presented with the Award of Merit by The St. George's Society of Toronto in April 2005; was appointed, in 1999, as Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, the highest honour accorded to a Catholic layperson; and received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of St. Michael's College in 1996.

Alan Wildeman, Ph.D
President & Vice Chancellor
University of Windsor

Alan Wildeman was appointed as the University of Windsor's sixth President and Vice-Chancellor, to succeed current president Ross Paul on June 30, 2008.

Dr. Wildeman was appointed Vice-President (Research) of the University of Guelph in July, 2001. He earned a PhD in Genetics from the University of Guelph in 1982.

Throughout his career, his research interests have focused on various aspects of cancer cell biology and biotechnology. He was awarded a NATO fellowship for postdoctoral work in France, and served for many years on review panels for the Medical Research Council and the National Cancer Institute of Canada.

He has served as chair of the Ontario Council on University Research, on advisory committees for a number of national research centres, and currently serves on the board of BIOTECanada. He is actively engaged in strategic community initiatives, including serving on the Guelph Economic Development Advisory Council.

He has a strong commitment to the importance of universities as places where learning, discovery and creativity in all disciplines make essential contributions to society.

Fr. Joseph Redican, C.S.B.
CEO & Superintendent
St. Michael's College School

Fr. Joseph Redican was born in Chatham, Ontario in 1951. He was ordained as a Basilian Priest in May, 1983. He attended Michael Power High School and later the University of Toronto where he earned his Bachelors in Education and Master of Divinity degrees.

Fr. Redican’s career in education began in 1975 as a teacher at Fr. Henry Carr High School. He later served as a Deacon Intern at St. Theresa’s Parish, Sugar Land, Texas. From 1983-86, Fr. Redican was the Dean of Students at St. Charles College in Sudbury. In 1988, he became Principal at Assumption College School, a position he held until 1994. From 1995-1998, Fr. Redican served as Principal of Catholic Central High School.

His last position prior to joining the St. Michael’s community was President & Principal of Holy Redeemer High School, Detroit (1999-2005). From 2006-2010, Fr. Redican served as a Councillor for the Basilian Fathers’ General Council, a duty fulfilled alongside his current position as President of St. Michael’s College School (since 2005).