right|thumb|250px|Front entrance of the university
This is a list of people associated with Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. This includes faculty, notable alumni, staff, and former university presidents. Athabasca University is a distance education university with open enrollment year round, accredited by the province and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. It has served more than 260,000 students since 1970. In 2007 it began offering some classes by cell phone, and in 2008 it became the first university in North America to offer a Doctorate in distance education. In 2009, it became the first Canadian university to offer a doctorate in Business Administration (DBA).
The university teaches approximately 32,000 students per year, and has a variety of students with various learning needs. Classes are attended at the location of the student's choosing. It offers over 700 courses, and spends $2 million a year on research.
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right|thumb|160px|Ralph Klein, student
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|Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
|Olympic athlete
|Student
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|Frank Appleby
|Alberta MLA
|Graduate and honorary degree
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|Mark Arendz
|Paralympic athlete
|Graduate
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|Pierre Berton
|Author and journalist
|Honorary degree
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|Paul Boutilier
|NHL veteran, New York Islanders
|Student
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|Debby Carlson
|Alberta MLA for Edmonton Ellerslie
|Graduate
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|Gary Carr
|Member of Parliament for Halton; NHL veteran, Boston Bruins
|Graduate
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|Larry Clarke
|Businessman
|Honorary degree
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|Meagan Duhamel
|Olympic athlete
|Graduate
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|Jonathan Filewich
|Hockey player, Pittsburgh Penguins
|Student
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|Northrop Frye
|Author
|Honorary degree
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|Jayne Gackenbach
|Dream researcher
|Professor
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|Anna Greenwood-Lee
|Anglican bishop
|Graduate
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|Stu Grimson
|NHL veteran, Calgary Flames
|Graduate
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|Ted Harrison
|Artist
|Honorary degree
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|Thomas Hickey
|Hockey player
|student
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|Lois Hole
|Former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
|Former Governing Council Member
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|Carol Huynh
|Olympic athlete
|Graduate
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|Sandra Keith
|Olympic biathlete
|Student
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|Russell Kennedy
|Olympic athlete
|Graduate
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|Swede Knox
|NHL veteran
|Graduate
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|Jackson Lafferty
|Northwest Territories MLA for North Slave
|Student
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|Dorothy Livesay
|Poet
|Honorary degree
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|Ernest Manning
|Former Premier of Alberta
|Honorary degree
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|Shirlee Matheson
|Author
|Graduate
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|Alyn McCauley
|NHL player, San Jose Sharks
|Student
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|Maureen McTeer
|Wife of Joe Clark
|Honorary degree
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|Ryan O'Marra
|Hockey player, Edmonton Oilers
|Student
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|Joseph Pivato
|Literary critic
|Professor
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|Eric Radford
|Olympic athlete
|Graduate
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|Beckie Scott
|Olympic gold medallist in cross-country skiing
|Student
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|James Shapiro
|Islet transplant doctor, University of Alberta
|Honorary degree
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|Monte Solberg
|Conservative Member of Parliament for Medicine Hat
|Student
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|Milaine Thériault
|Olympic competitor
|Student
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|Amber Thomas
|Paralympic athlete
|Graduate
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|Eleanor Wachtel
|Journalist
|Honorary degree
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|Pamela Wallin
|Journalist
|Honorary degree
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|Anne Wheeler
|Filmmaker
|Honorary degree
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|Moses Znaimer
|Media baron
|Honorary degree
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| Sam Smith
| 1976–1980
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| 3
| Stephen Griew
| 1980–1985
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| 4
| Terry Morrison
| 1985–1995
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| 6
| Frits Pannekoek
| 2005–2014
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|8
|Neil Fassina
|2016–2021
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|9
|Peter Scott
|2021-2023
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|10
|Alex Clark
|2023-Present
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