NOTE 1: All individuals listed below are signing this open letter in their capacity as individuals, and not in their capacity as a representative of any committee or organization of which they are a member.
NOTE 2: Several individuals declined to have their names posted publicly on the Internet. However, their names remain on the internal co-signatory list which will be sent to the McMaster University leadership.
Co-signatories:
- Megumi Harada (Mathematics and Statistics)
- David Earn (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Nicholas Kevlahan (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Bradd Hart (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Norm Rosenblood (English, emeritus)
- Martin Horn (History)
- Leslie King (Geography, emeritus)
- Peter Macdonald (Mathematics and Statistics, emeritus)
- Ayesha Khan (School of Interdisciplinary Science)
- Alan Mendelson (Religious Studies, emeritus)
- Larry Evan Roberts (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior , emeritus)
- Lori Burrows (Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences)
- Betty Ann Levy (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior , emeritus)
- Cameron Crowe (Chemical Engineering, emeritus)
- Janok P. Bhattacharya (School of Geography and Earth Sciences)
- Judith M Shedden (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior )
- Atif Kubursi (Economics, emeritus)
- Andrew J. Rainbow (Biology, emeritus)
- Miroslav Lovric (Mathematics and Statistics)
- James Lyons (Kinesiology)
- Catherine Tompkins (School of Nursing, emeritus)
- Martin Gibala (Kinesiology)
- Deirdre Haskell (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Helen McDonald (Midwifery Education Program)
- Suleiman A. Igdoura (Biology and Pathology & Molecular Medicine)
- John E. Greedan (Chemistry, emeritus)
- Kathryn Murphy (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior )
- David I. Shore (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior )
- Aaron Childs (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Henry J. Jacek (Political Science)
- Bruce Milliken (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior )
- Tina Moffat (Anthropology)
- Marianne (Kristofferson) Walters (Psychiatry, emeritus)
- Helen Ostovich (English, emeritus)
- James A. Benn (Religious Studies)
- Ana Campos (Biology and School of Interdisciplinary Studies)
- Chris Wood (Biology, emeritus)
- Sara Bannerman (Communication Studies and Multimedia)
- Colin A. Nurse (Biology, emeritus)
- Duncan O?Dell (Physics and Astronomy)
- Soo Hyun Byun (Physics and Astronomy)
- Anne Savage (English & Cultural Studies)
- Cliff Burgess (Physics and Astronomy)
- Richard Stubbs (Political Science, emeritus)
- Colin Seymour (Biology)
- Jonathan Dushoff (Biology)
- Anthony Petric (Materials Science & Engineering, emeritus)
- Roger Hyman (English)
- Jean Wilson (Arts & Science Program)
- Carmel Mothersill (Biology)
- Alison Cowie (Biology)
- Terri Loraine Lewis (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior , emeritus)
- Lia Bronsard (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Rama Singh (Biology)
- Melanie Heath (Sociology)
- Ian Hambleton (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Sigal Balshine (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior )
- Grace Kehler (English and Cultural Studies)
- (Peter) Travis Kroeker (Religious Studies)
- Matt Valeriote (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Jose M. Moran-Mirabal (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
- Walter Craig (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Philip Britz-McKibbin (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
- Matheus Grasselli (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Gianluigi Botton (Materials Science and Engineering)
- Cecile Fradin (Physics and Astronomy)
- David P. Jackson (Engineering Physics, emeritus)
- Gerry Wright (Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences)
- Gail Wolkowicz (Mathematics and Statistics)
- David Lozinski (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Melinda Gough (English)
- Rafael Kleiman (Engineering Physics)
- Alex Sévigny (Communications and Multimedia)
- John (Jack) Evans (University Administration, retired)
- Stefania Miller (Political Science, emeritus)
- Daniella Lato (Biology)
- Paul Faure (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior )
- Mary Silcox (English and Cultural Studies)
- Alex Adronov (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
- Ralph Pudritz (Physics and Astronomy)
- John Colarusso (Anthropology, and Linguistics and Languages)
- Alan Chen (Physics and Astronomy)
- Mahmut Parlar (School of Business)
- William Prestwich (Physics and Astronomy)
- Tara La Rose (School of Social Work)
- Frank Baillie (Surgery)
- Andrew Nicas (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Janet Landeen (School of Nursing)
- Harald Stöver (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
- Elizabeth Hassan (Engineering 1 & Mechanical Engineering)
- Alan Wassyng (Computing and Software)
- Susan Elizabeth Baptiste (Rehabilitation Science)
- Eugenia Zuroski (English and Cultural Studies)
- Katherine Zukotynski (Radiology & Medicine)
- Wael El-Dakhakhni (Civil Engineering)
- Aubrey Cannon (Anthropology)
- Daniel A. Machiela (Religious Studies)
- Renu Barrett (William Ready Division of Archives & Research Collections, McMaster Library)
- Mitchell Levine (Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact)
- Bernardo Trigatti (Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences)
- Carl Riehm (Mathematics and Statistics, emeritus)
- Albina Veltman (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior )
- David Brown (Physics and Astronomy, emeritus)
- Derek Lobb (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
- Gregory Wohl (Mechanical Engineering)
- Paul Grunthal (McMaster Industry Liaison Office (MILO))
- Richard Butler (Anatomy)
- Rachel Couban (DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care)
- Nabil Bassim (Materials Science and Engineering)
- Zhou Xing (Pathology & Molecular Medicine)
- Christopher J. Allen (Medicine, emeritus)
- Brian Coombes (Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences)
- Adam Van Tuyl (Mathematics and Statistics)
- [ declined to make public ]
- Marek Smieja (Pathology & Molecular Medicine)
- Mahmoud Ali (Medicine, emeritus)
- Joanne Buckley (Student Accessibility Services)
- Edward A. Ballik (Engineering Physics; Physics and Astronomy; emeritus)
- Robert Philip (Alumni, grad 1959; former member of McMaster Alumni Association (MAA) Board of Directors; former Alumni Representative on the University Senate)
- Vicki Lowes (Science Career and Cooperative Education)
- Derek Ford (Geography and Earth Science, emeritus)
- Sean K. Carey (Geography and Earth Sciences)
- Vishwanath V. Baba (DeGroote School of Business)
- Elizabeth McElheran (Alumni, grad 1980)
- Stephen Andrew Potter (Alumni, grad 1987)
- Harvey Feit (Anthropology, emeritus)
- Wayne Newman (Alumni)
- Ala Lozinski ( Alumni )
- Allison Sekuler (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior )
- Luke Chan (School of Business, emeritus)
- Yorgos Papageorgiou (Geography, emeritus)
- Leslie Berry (Pediatrics)
- Alexander Mouriopoulos (Alumni, Geography ’84)
- Lesley MacNeil (Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences)
- Graeme Luke (Physics and Astronomy)
- Mike Veall (Economics)
- William F. Smyth (Computing and Software, emeritus)
- Steven Cooper (Alumni, Hon B.A. Sociology Class of 1984)
- Elizabeth Roberts (Alumni, B.A. English Class of 2000)
- Norm Archer (DeGroote School of Business, emeritus)
- Judy Major-Girardin (School of the Arts)
- Gordon Guyatt (Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact; Medicine)
- Kris Hiuser (Alumni, McMaster Divinity)
- Elizabeth Helen Ramsdale (Medicine)
- John Whitney (Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences)
- Andrea Baumann (Global Health Office, Associate Vice-President)
- Elizabeth McElheran (Alumni, 1980)
- Brian D. Lichty (McMaster Immunology Research Centre; Pathology and Molecular Medicine)
- Cassandra Anne Weimann (Communication Studies and Multimedia)
- Karen Bird (Political Science)
- Karen Balcom (History)
- Matthew S Miller (Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences)
- Denys deCatanzaro (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior , emeritus)
- Mark Finkelstein (Alumni 2009)
- Kim M. Bryson (Alumni: BPE, ?79? BA, ?80?, MA, ?81)
- David Robinson (Sports Physician, David Braley Sport Medicine Centre)
- Patrick J. Ryan (Mathematics and Statistics, emeritus)
- Sonomi Iwata-Consul (Linguistics and Languages)
- [ declined to make public ]
- Virginia Aksan (History, emeritus)
- Gerhard E. Gerber (Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, emeritus)
- Vivian Robinson (Graduate Assistant, Computing and Software)
- Carol Bassim (Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact)
- D. Ann Herring (Anthropology, emeritus)
- Terry Galan (Director, Purchasing)
- Sylvia Avery (Executive Assistant, MacPherson Institute)
- Stephen W. Link (Psychology, emeritus)
- Ellen Ryan (Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, emeritus; Health Aging and Society, emeritus)
- Harvey Levenstein (History, emeritus)
- Peter George Ramsden (Anthropology, emeritus)
- Patricia Joan Ellis (School of Nursing, emeritus)
- June Kertyzia (Faculty of Health Sciences, retired staff)
- Andrew Muller (Economics, emeritus)
- [declined to make public]
- Alan Walker (Music, emeritus)
- Maureen P. Halsall (English; emeritus)
- Lara Grunthal (Alumni)
- Anne Newbigging (Senate Office)
- Patricia Carter (Research Coordinator, Faculty of Health Sciences; retired)
- Frank Trevor Denton (Economics; emeritus)
- Gyan Johari (Materials Science and Engineering, emeritus)
- Joan Morris (Secretary of University Senate; retired)
- Rudy Heinzl (Dean of Student Affairs, retired)
- Jim Couper (Physics, emeritus)
- Pamela Kay (widow of former President of the Faculty [now University] Club)
- Henry P. Schwarcz (School of Geography and Earth Sciences)
- Dianne Carment (Conference & Event Services)
- Robert Laurence Baber (Computing and Software, emeritus)
- Megan Brickley (Anthropology)
- Manish Verma (DeGroote School of Business)
- Robert Lee (Anesthesia, emeritus)
- David Goodings (Physics, emeritus)
- Robert Andrew Duncan (Alumni, 1974)
- Nicholas Solntseff (Computer Science, emeritus)
- Helen Thomas (School of Nursing, emeritus)
- Chauncey Wood (English, emeritus)
- Ayse Turak (Engineering Physics)
- Catherine Thomas (widow of former McMaster faculty member)
- Ross L. Judd (Mechanical Engineering, emeritus)
- Anne Plessl (Library Advancement Officer)
- Edward Glanville (Anthropology, emeritus)
- Dympna McCully (Faculty of Health Sciences Administration, retired)
- Panayiotis Paul Contoyannis (Economics)
- Dieter Stolle (Civil Engineering)
- Gerald Chapple (Languages and Linguistics, emeritus)
- Ann Murray (Biomedical Sciences staff, retired)
- Peter Dent (Pediatrics, emeritus)
- Bruce C. Wainman (Anatomy)
- Daniel Goldreich (Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior)
- Christopher Frank Hayes (Alumni, Physics and Astronomy)
- Mark Rowe (Religious Studies)
- Dawn M.E. Bowdish (Pathology and Molecular Medicine)
- Liz Nash (Alumni; daughter of former Dean of McMaster)
- Jeremy Hirota (Medicine)
- John Simmons (Engineering Physics, emeritus)
- Mark Larché (Medicine)
- Greg Rushton (Alumni M.D. 2016, Family Medicine resident)
- Evan Simpson (Philosophy, emeritus)
- Phyllis Way (Electrical and Computer Engineering, staff, retired)
- Brian McEntegart (UTS, retired)
- Elizabeth McCallum (Assistant Registrar, retired)
- Mark Henry Sproule-Jones (Urban Studies, emeritus)
- Alan Cassels (History, emeritus)
- Geoffrey B.C. Hall (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior)
- Vladimir Ljubicic (Kinesiology)
- Maureen Letang (Bequeathal Coordinator for the Education Program in Anatomy)
- Thomas J. Hawke (Pathology and Molecular Medicine)
- Angela Scott (Pathology and Molecular Medicine)
- Natalie Romaniuk (Education Program in Anatomy, Laboratory assistant)
- Victoria Galea (School of Rehabilitation Science)
- Sue Dingle (Education Program in Anatomy, Administrator)
- Liz Jensen (Education Program in Anatomy, Laboratory assistant)
- Vian Mohialdin (Pathology and Molecular Medicine)
- Sandra Moll (School of Rehabilitation Science)
- Brian Di Rezze (School of Rehabilitation Science)
- [ declined to make public ]
- Mark Lawford (Computing and Software)