Erneset (Ernie) S. Lucy was a university administrator who served as Dean of Students at the University of Waterloo from 1987 until retiring in 1991. Born September 23, 1923 in Rochester, New York he served in World War II as a member of the United States Air Force. Following the war, he studied Hobart College and completed graduate studies in social psychology, sociology and industrial relations at the University of Minnesota and the University of Illinois, where he obtaining a PhD. After several year working in industry, Lucy joined Waterloo in March 1963 as assistance to the director of Co-ordination and Placement, which would later become Co-operative Education and Career Action. He worked as an adjunct professor in Psychology and a Sociology lecturer in the University's academic program in personnel and administrative studies (PAS) before being named was named Director of the program in 1981. Named Director, Personnel Student Services in 1983, he went on to serve as Dean of Students in 1987. Lucy died at home on October 14, 2014.

Dennis Huber was a university administrator who upon retiring in 2022 was the University of Waterloo's longest-serving vice-president.

David Lloyd Johnston is an academic, writer and former Governor General of Canada who served as the president of the University of Waterloo from 1999 to 2010. Born June 28, 1941 in Sudbury, Ontario, Johnston completed his studies at Harvard (A.B. 1963), Cambridge (LL.B. 1965) and Queen's (LL.B. 1966).

Known for work related securities regulation, corporation law and communications law, Johnston taught law at Queen's University (1966), and the University of Toronto (1968), and was the University of Western Ontario's Dean of Law (1974 to 1979). In 1979 he was named Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University and in July 1994, after stepping down as Principal, returned to McGill's Faculty of Law as a full-time Professor. Johnston took office as Waterloo's fifth president on June 1, 1999. A member of the Order of Canada, Johnston holds honorary doctorates Among the many honours accorded Professor Johnston are honorary doctorates from higher education institutions across the country.

In addition to authoring and co-authoring numerous books, Johnston has played active roles in a variety of associations and organizations in educational and governmental settings. He was President of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the Conférence des Recteurs et des Principaux des Universités du Québec, the founding Chair of the National Roundtable on Environment and the Economy and chaired Harvard University's Board of Overseers. For the federal government, he has chaired the Information Highway Advisory Council, the Blue Ribbon Panel on Smart Communities, the Advisory Council on Online Learning, the Committee on Canadian Information Systems for the Environment, and the National Broadband Task Force. He has also chaired the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and The Neuroscience National Centre of Excellence. Professor Johnston has served on many other provincial and federal task forces and committees and is on the boards of a number of companies including CGI Group, Masco Corp., Fairfax Financial Holdings, ARISE Technologies Inc., and is a founding trustee of the MasterCard Foundation.

The Campus Shop was a store open to all students on the University of Waterloo campus in the 1960s. The shop was run as a service by the Circle K Club and profits from the store were used towards specific projects on campus. The store was located in the Student Federation Building (also known as Annex I) that was located by Laurel Creek. Examples of items sold in the store include jackets, sweatshirts, running shoes, toiletries, candy, pipes, cigarettes, and cards.

Annex I, also known as the Student Federation Building, was the original prefab building built in 1957 in the parking lot at Waterloo Lutheran University (now Wilfrid Laurier University) as part of the newly established Waterloo College and Associate Faculties. The building held the first classrooms for students until construction began on campus. The building cost $19,000 to construct. By 1967, the building was repurposed and held the offices of the Federation of Students and the student newspaper, The Chevron, as well as the Campus Shop, and health services. The building was demolished around 1968.

Burton Clare Matthews was a professor and university administrator born December 16, 1926 in Kerwood, Ontario. Matthews received a B.S.A. from the University of Toronto in 1947, a A.M. from the University of Missouri in 1948, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1952. From 1961 to 1962, he studied at Oxford University as a Nuffield Foundation Post-Doctorate Fellow. Matthews began his academic career at the Ontario Agricultural College as an assistant professor of soil science in 1952 becoming an associate professor in 1956 and a full professor in 1958. From 1962 to 1966, he was the head of the department of soil science.

In 1966, he was appointed Vice-President (Academic) at the University of Guelph. In 1970, he was appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo and was reappointed for a second six-year term in 1975. From 1982 to 1984, he was the chairman of the Ontario Council of University Affairs. From 1983 to 1988, he was President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guelph.

Dr. Matthews died January 2, 2004 in Waterloo.

Brian P. Hendley is a member of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo who served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts Dean, Faculty Of Arts from July 1, 1991, to June 30, 1999.

Alan George is a computer scientist and university administrator.

Alan Kenneth Adlington was an economist and university administrator born January 30, 1925. He emigrated to Canada from England in 1930 and served in World War II as part of the Royal Canadian Navy. After the war, he pursued undergraduate studies at from Western University. Adlington served the University of Waterloo from its beginnings in 1957 until 1970. He was the first Business Manager of Waterloo College and Associate Faculties and Secretary to the Board of Governors. He became Vice-President, Administration November 18, 1965 and served in the role until October 12, 1966, when he was named Vice-President, Operations. Adlington's tenure at Waterloo ended June 30, 1970 with a move to the University of Western Ontario to serve as Vice-President, Administration & Finance and later as president (1984-1985) until being named Ontario Deputy Minister of Colleges and Universities. Adlington died in London, Ontario on September 30, 2017.

The Bombshelter Pub, commonly referred to as "the Bomber," opened in January 1975 inside the Campus Centre (now the Student Life Centre) at the University of Waterloo. Initially known as the Campus Centre Pub or CC Pub, the establishment briefly underwent a name change to the "Orange Bombshelter" on May 29, 1976, before adopting its contemporary name.

The pub was initially owned and managed by the University of Waterloo. The university's leadership had expressed interest in establishing a campus pub as far back as the 1960s. However, regulations at the time prohibited universities from obtaining permanent liquor licenses, limiting alcohol service to special occasions. In 1969, the University formally petitioned the provincial government to revise these regulations. By 1975, the legislation was amended, and the University was granted a permanent license. This license permitted the serving of alcoholic beverages exclusively to students, faculty, staff, and registered guests. An area inside the Campus Centre was renovated to create space for the pub, which was scheduled to open on January 20, 1975.

Ownership of the pub was transferred to the Federation of Students (now the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association, WUSA) sometime between 1976 and 1978. Throughout its years of operation, the pub hosted many musical performances, became well-known for trivia nights, and served as a popular meeting place for members of the university community.

In 2018, WUSA announced that the pub was not financially sustainable, and the business was closed permanently after more than 40 years of service.

Elsie Hooper was born in Udhagamandalam, India to David Hooper (1858-1906) and Hannah Hooper (nee Evans) (1868-1948). Hannah Carr Evans and David Hooper met and were married in Udhagamandalam in 1886. Hannah's parents Rev. Thomas Evans and Rhoda Helen Rowe were both Baptist missionaries, as were Rhoda's parents and grand-parents. Hannah was born in Prayagraj (then known as Allahabad). David was born in Wales and after attending seminary traveled to India in 1855. Elsie was sent to school in England and remained there. She married Herbert Prior Boulton (1884-1960) in 1915.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Academy of Medicine is a networking organization for physicians in Kitchener-Waterloo.

Kenneth G. Murray is a philanthropist living in the Waterloo-Wellington area of Ontario. He was born in 1924 in Chatham, Ont. and served in the Canadian Navy from 1943 to 1945., He was educated at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, Ont. and received a B.SC. (Agriculture) in 1950. From 1950 to 1987 he worked for J.M. Schneider in Kitchener, Ont., starting as a salesman and becoming president, a position he filled from 1969 to 1985. He has been a director on the boards of several corporations: Homewood Health Centre and Corporation in Guelph, Ont.; Canada Trust in London, Ont.; and B.F. Goodrich, Dominion Life Insurance Co. Ltd and J.M. Schneider Inc. in Kitchener, Ont. He has actively supported, in person and financially, many community organizations and initiatives as well as educational facilities and opportunities in Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph. These include the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Westmount Golf Club, Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation, K-W Oktoberfest, Kitchener Chamber of Commerce, Kitchener Young Men's Club, Kitchener Public School Board and the Kitchener-Waterloo Operatic Society. In 1993 he initiated the Homewood Foundation in Guelph, a fundraising and granting agency for mental health research, education and patient care. The Universities of Guelph and Waterloo have benefited from his involvement. At the University of Guelph he initiated the Science and Society Project and the Ken Murray Annual Lecture Series, was on the Board of Governors from 1971 to 1979 and has served on several committees and in fundraising campaigns. At the University of Waterloo Ken Murray initiated the Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP) in 1992.
Ken Murray has received many honours and awards in the course of his lifetime, including the Order of Canada in 2000, and The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee medal in 2002. He received honourary degrees from the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo in 1996 and 1995 respectively.