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Dr. Edwin C. Giesbrecht (d. 2002) was a dedicated and enthusiastic professor of Mathematics at Algoma University (1970-2002). He earned his Ph.D. (Math. Ed., 1977) from the University of Saskatchewan. Giesbrecht served on numerous Senate committees during his career at Algoma, as well as on committees of the university's faculty association. Giesbrecht also briefly served as Acting Principal from June 1 to August 31, 1974. He was particularly interested in the art of teaching Mathematics to elementary and secondary school age children as well as to undergraduates; Giesbrecht's Ph.D. dissertation was on the attainment of selected mathematical competencies by high school students in Saskatchewan. Giesbrecht engaged in many community oriented activities that promoted teaching and learning Mathematics. The university offers the Dr. Edwin Giesbrecht Mathematics Award in his honour to the student enrolled in full time studies with a concentration in mathematics who presents the highest overall average in the previous year of study.

Ronald Curry Ferris (1945- ) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was ordained deacon in 1970 and priest in 1971. Prior to serving in the episcopacy, Ferris was incumbent at St. Luke's Mission, Old Crow, Yukon and Rector at St. Stephen's Church, London, Ontario. Bishop Ferris retired September 30, 2008, having served as Bishop of Algoma since 1995. He had previously served as Bishop of the Yukon from 1981 until 1995. Bishop Ferris holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (1995) from Thorneloe University in Sudbury, Ontario, a Doctorate of Ministry (1995) from Pacific School of Religion in the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, as well as a Doctorate of Divinity (1982) from Huron College in London, Ontario. In 2004, Bishop Ferris was a candidate in the election for Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Rocksborough Remington Smith (1872-1955) was born 30 November 1872 in Brighton, England. He was educated at King's College, Nova Scotia (D.D. 1925), Cambridge University (M.A. 1902) and the University of London (B. A.). Smith received his theological training at Salisbury Theological College (B.A. 1899); he took numerous school prizes for his theological scholarship. Smith was ordained Deacon in 1899 and Priest in 1900. He first worked as the Vice-Principal at Salisbury Theological College (1901); then as Principal, Clergy House, in Wimbledon (1903). From 1909 to 1914 Smith served as Principal of the Diocesan High School for Europeans in Rangoon, Burma, before returning to England as the Vicar of Broadstone, Dorset. In 1921 Smith was appointed Harrold Professor, Dean of Divinity, and Vice-Principal, University of Lennoxville (Bishop's) in Quebec, Canada. He then served as Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Quebec from 1924 to 1926. In 1926, Smith was consecrated Co-adjutor Bishop of Algoma; and in 1927 he was made Diocesan Bishop of Algoma. In 1939 Smith was visiting England when the Second World War began; he chose to retire in England in that year and was succeeded by Bishop Frederick Kingston. He died in 1955. Smith authored "The Epistle of St. Paul's First Trial" (1899) and "Christianity in the Home" (1933).

The Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE and aka the Cowley Fathers), founded in the parish of Cowley, England in 1866 by Richard Meaux Benson, is the oldest religious order for men in the Anglican Communion. The society was the first stable religious order to be established in the Anglican Communion since the English Reformation of the sixteenth century. It is recognized officially as a religious community by the Anglican Church of Canada. The SSJE brothers live under a rule of life and, at profession, make monastic vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience. In North America, the brothers preach, teach and write on the life of prayer, and offer spiritual direction and formation. Individual brothers work in a variety of local and regional ministries-with students, with prisoners, and with persons affected by HIV and AIDS. The brothers maintained a publishing company, Cowley Publications (now part of Rowman & Littlefield publishers), that produced books on topics related to prayer and spirituality for an ecumenical readership. With the encouragement of Bishop Rocksborough R. Smith, 4th Bishop of Algoma, the SSJE founded a community in Bracebridge, Ontario in 1928 and based in the Collegiate Church of St. John the Evangelist. Bishop Smith was an annual visitor to the Mother house of U. S. Cowley Fathers is the Monastery of St. Mary and St. John, on the banks of the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. The community ceased operations in Bracebridge in the mid 1980s and sold the property.

Ian W. Brown was born in 1932 in Montreal, Quebec. He took his first two degrees, BA (Hist), 1953 and MA (Hist), 1959, at McGill University and his PhD (History) at Lehigh University in 1965. Brown taught History at Prince of Wales College, Prince Edward Island (now the University of Prince Edward Island) and served as its Chair of the Social Sciences Division until 1968. Brown served as Acting Principal at Algoma University College (AUC) for five years (1968-1973) and taught History at AUC until his retirement in 1990. Beloved by his peers and especially by his many students from Prince of Wales College and Algoma University College for both his administrative and teaching skills, "Doc Brown" has a class room (East Wing 205) dedicated in his honour at Algoma University.

Edward Sullivan (1832-1899) was born August 18, 1832 in Lurgan, Ireland and graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1857. He came to Canada and was ordained by Benjamin Cronyn, first Bishop of Huron in 1858 and 1859. He was curate in London Township then assistant at St George's, Montreal before becoming Rector of Trinity Church, Chicago in 1868. He returned to Canada after 10 years to become Rector of St George's, Montreal, where he was when elected Bishop of Algoma in 1882. The following year he was elected third Bishop of Huron but turned down the position to continue his work in Algoma. At the start of his episcopate there were 18 missionaries which in 1895 had increased to 30 clergy. By 1893, 26 new churches had been built, 10 rebuilt and the 68 churches in the diocese were debt-free. The bishop first became ill in the autumn of 1893 and he began spending winters in the south of France. During this period of enforced absense the diocese did again fall into debt.

Clarence S. Dungey (1935 - ) is a labour organiser, environmentalist, community volunteer, tradesman, and author. Dungey was born in Timmins, Ontario; he is of Métis, Scottish and French descent, and is a member of the Woodland Métis Tribe in Northern, Ontario. Dungey has a national profile in Canadian labour, having served for over fifty-three years in the labour movement in regional, provincial and national positions. Among many notable accomplishments in organized labour, Dungey has served as CUPE provincial director (Ontario) dealing with regressive labour legislation; CUPE provincial strike coordinator (Ontario); Chair, Municipal Committee, Congress of Union Retirees of Canada; Trustee, Joint Board of Trustees, CUPE Employees Pension Plan; a national representative with CUPE; and President of the Sault Ste. Marie and District Labour Council. He has written and lectured on labour relations, labour law, negotiations and arbitration procedures, and occupational health and safety issues at conferences, colleges, and universities. Dungey is a certified high-voltage transmission lineman, steeple-jack, and iron worker. As a practising environmentalist, he was the first private citizen allowed by Ontario courts to present charges and information which led to the closure of Copper-Core Mines for discharging material into Silver Creek and in Lake Superior, and for impairing those waters. Dungey continues to serve in organized labour as the media officer for CUPE Local 503, which represents the employees of the City of Ottawa.

The Sault Area International Library Association is an organization of university, college, school, and special libraries from the Algoma District of Ontario and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that existed beginning around 1967. It held conferences and meetings to bring together librarians and library employees in the region who had vastly differing levels of resources and expertise and to expose them to new technologies, ideas, and issues in library and information science. In 1972, SAILA undertook a regional history programme project funded by the Federal Government's Local Incentives Program to create a bibliography pertaining to the history of the Algoma District and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as well as to provide an oral history of the area through taped interviews. The project and its two researchers were coordinated by Ms. Paula Fletcher from the library at Algoma College. In 1992, SAILA was re-initiated after the association had been dormant between 1983-1991. In the 1990s member libraries included those from area universities, colleges, school boards and schools, hospitals and other special libaries. In the 2000s SAILA exists as an informal group of area librarians that meet periodically.