Joseph Gerald Hagey (September 28, 1904 – October 26, 1988) was a Canadian businessman, academic, and a founder and first president of the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario.
Hagey was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of Menno Hagey (1863-1946) and Esther Cornell (1861-1907).[1] In 1928 he received a B.A. from Waterloo College, at that time a small church college affiliated with the University of Western Ontario. After graduation, he took a job in sales for B.F. Goodrich, a Kitchener-based rubber company.[2] By the 1950s he had become an advertising and public relations manager, though throughout this time he had continued to be involved in the affairs of his alma mater, Waterloo College.
In 1953 he left B.F. Goodrich to become the president of Waterloo College. The 1950s and 1960s saw a massive expansion in industry and academia because of the postwar economic boom and because of the impending arrival of the baby boomers at Canadian universities. Hagey's goal was the transformation of Waterloo College into a university with a particular focus on science and technology, and close links with industry through co-operative education.
This idea proved somewhat controversial, and Hagey ultimately became the founding president of the University of Waterloo in 1957, when the science and engineering faculties he had established broke away from the rest of Waterloo College, which later became Wilfrid Laurier University.
He retired in 1969 after the removal of his larynx due to cancer.[1][2] When Hagey retired he had helped the University of Waterloo grow from 75 students in two portable classrooms to a rambling campus worth $80 million and a studentpopulation of 9,000. A building on the UW campus, the J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities, is named in his honour.
gerald, hagey, joseph, september, 1904, october, 1988, canadian, businessman, academic, founder, first, president, university, waterloo, waterloo, ontario, joseph, gerald, gerry, hageycmpresident, university, waterlooin, office, 1958, 1969succeeded, byhoward, . Joseph Gerald Hagey September 28 1904 October 26 1988 was a Canadian businessman academic and a founder and first president of the University of Waterloo in Waterloo Ontario Joseph Gerald Gerry HageyCMPresident of the University of WaterlooIn office 1958 1969Succeeded byHoward PetchPersonal detailsBorn 1904 09 28 September 28 1904Hamilton OntarioDiedOctober 26 1988 1988 10 26 aged 84 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHagey was born and raised in Hamilton Ontario the son of Menno Hagey 1863 1946 and Esther Cornell 1861 1907 1 In 1928 he received a B A from Waterloo College at that time a small church college affiliated with the University of Western Ontario After graduation he took a job in sales for B F Goodrich a Kitchener based rubber company 2 By the 1950s he had become an advertising and public relations manager though throughout this time he had continued to be involved in the affairs of his alma mater Waterloo College In 1953 he left B F Goodrich to become the president of Waterloo College The 1950s and 1960s saw a massive expansion in industry and academia because of the postwar economic boom and because of the impending arrival of the baby boomers at Canadian universities Hagey s goal was the transformation of Waterloo College into a university with a particular focus on science and technology and close links with industry through co operative education This idea proved somewhat controversial and Hagey ultimately became the founding president of the University of Waterloo in 1957 when the science and engineering faculties he had established broke away from the rest of Waterloo College which later became Wilfrid Laurier University He retired in 1969 after the removal of his larynx due to cancer 1 2 When Hagey retired he had helped the University of Waterloo grow from 75 students in two portable classrooms to a rambling campus worth 80 million and a student population of 9 000 A building on the UW campus the J G Hagey Hall of the Humanities is named in his honour In 1967 he received an honorary doctorate from Sir George Williams University which later became Concordia University 3 In April 1986 he was invested as a member into the Order of Canada Hagey was the great grandson of Mennonite Bishop Joseph B Hagey and the cousin of Brantford MPP Louis Hagey See also editList of University of Waterloo peopleReferences edit a b Hagey Joseph Gerald family fonds University of Waterloo Library Special Collections amp Archives 14 April 2014 Retrieved 14 December 2016 a b Gerald Hagey PDF Waterloo Public Library Retrieved 14 December 2016 Honorary Degree Citation J Gerald Hagey Concordia University Archives archives concordia ca Retrieved 2016 03 30 External links editDr J G Hagey President 1958 1969 Archived 2017 10 16 at the Wayback Machine nbsp This biography about a Canadian businessperson is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biography of a Canadian academic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerald Hagey amp oldid 1171264412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
