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Dr. Allie (also addressed as Alice) Vibert Douglas, distinguished academic, astrophysicist and dean of women, was born in 1894 in Montreal. She received her B.A and M.Sc. from McGill in 1920 and 1921. An interval as statistician at the British War Office during World War I earned her the M.B.E. In 1925 she received her Ph.D. in astronomy. For fourteen years, 1925-1939, Dr. Douglas taught at McGill, then moved to Queen's where she served as Dean of Women from 1939 to 1959 and Professor of Astronomy from 1946. She retired in 1964. Dr. Douglas championed the role of women in education and worked hard to raise their status. She was the first Canadian to be president of the International Federation of University Women and served from 1947 to 1950. She was also the first woman president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. She received honorary degrees from McGill, Queen's and Queensland Universities and was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 1967. Dr. Douglas died in 1988 and in her honour astronomers named a recently discovered planet "Vibert Douglas".

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Novelist and essayist, who spent much of his life abroad, principally in Italy. Chiefly rmembered for his travel books about Capri, Tunisia and Calabria, and for his novel "South Wind" (1917).

James Douglas, Queen's third Chancellor (1915-1918), led quite a varied life as a Presbyterian minister, a metallurgist, and industrialist, and a historian. He was born in Quebec City and educated at Queen's (BA 1858) and The University of Edinburgh, where he was ordained as a minister in 1861.

Shortly afterward, he made a surprising career change, becoming a mining chemist in Quebec. In 1875, he entered industrial life in the US. He discovered valuable copper deposits in Arizona, invented new metallurgical processes for the reduction of copper, and reached the presidency of three major mining companies.

Douglas also founded a huge smelting centre in Douglas, Arizona, which was named in his honour. Throughout his career he retained a deep interest in and affection for both Canada and Queen's. He wrote several works of Canadian history and donated close to $1 million to various University causes.

In 1910, Douglas established the Douglas Chair in Canadian and Colonial History. It was the first Chair in Canadian History in Canada, and in an unusual step, he had an actual chair made to accompany his gift. The chair was made out of teak, and was handcarved with Canadian symbols.

Douglas' biggest gift was to provide half of the funds for Douglas Library, which was completed in 1924 and named in his honour. He was elected Chancellor in 1915 after the death of Sir Sandford Fleming and served until his own death in 1918.

Politician, Premier of Saskatchewan, 1944-1961, and federal leader, New Democratic Party, 1961-1975.

Patricia Mae (Osborough) Douglas-Murray was an official and volunteer within many committees and organisations in Queen's University and in Kingston. She graduated from Queen's with her B.A. in 1955, and married Dr. Gael Douglas-Murray (Meds '57) in 1956. At various times, she served on the management committee of the University Centre, the University Council, the Board of Trustees and the Alumni Association of Queen's University. She was also National President of the Alumni Association from 1981 to 1983. She tutored in Film Studies and served as alumni consultant for the Queen's Appeal. She was elected honourary president of the Alma Mater Society in 1981. She was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Award by University Council.

Outside of the University, Pat served as the first appointed Public Adviser for Canada on the International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes. She was a founding director of the National Film Board in Kingston, and was active in the Family Counselling Service, the Medical Wives Association, the Kingston Rowing Club and the Gallery Association.

J.M. Douglass was a student in the School of Mining at Queen's University.