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Following his honorable discharge from the Royal Canadian Navy at the end of World War II, D.G. (Mike) Willis ran his father's store in Seeley's Bay until 1959, when he operated an aerial photography company known as Rideau Aerial Photography, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Jack Wyatt. He did much contract and commercial work. His business took him down to the Maritimes and out to Western Canada, although much was concentrated in Eastern Ontario. Flying mostly out of Seeley's Bay, a small town approximately twenty minutes north of Kingston, his aerial images provide a stunning and detailed record of an area from Belleville to Brockville to Smiths Falls in particular, and includes all points in between. Although now retired, D.G. (Mike) Willis continued to be active in a number of personal pursuits, including a detailed study of the archaeological record of the region around Kingston, and the local lapidary association. He passed away in Brockville in June 2010.

Lt. Colonel Louis J. Flynn served with the Canadian Militia for thirty-three years seeing active service in England, North Africa, Italy and North West Europe for six years during World War II. He was awarded the Efficiency Decoration for this service and went on to receive the Coronation Medal and the Canadian Centennial Medal.

He served as the President of the Kingston Historical Society for nine years from 1962 to 1971. For his service to the local community he was named Kingston's Man of the Year in 1965 which was followed by the receipt of an honourary degree from the Royal Military College in 1973.

Lt. Col. L. J. Flynn authored several brochures, numerous articles and published two books: "Built on a Rock" and "At School in Kingston." He passed away in the spring of 1980.

Henry J. Morgan was a historian, a civil servant, an archivist and a writer. Morgan was appointed to undertake the arrangement and classification of the records of all State records not specifically transferred to other departments. In 1873 Morgan was one of the first government workers to ever be employed as an archivist in Canada. In addition to his work his personal interest in history led to his collecting documents or copies of documents from various families and individuals which dealt with his research area. Along with co-author Lawrence Johnston Burpee he wrote "Canadian Life in Town and Country" published in 1905, and "Types of Canadian Women" (extracts), 1903, by H.J. Morgan

MacGregor the Mover was founded in 1918 by -- MacGregor.

Malcom McPhee moved to Kingston with his family from Napanee in 1958. He married Barbara Hogg in 1963. He graduated from Queen's in 1965 and moved to the University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) in June 1966 where he continued to teach and practice in a variety of roles.

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Peter Dueck attended Queen's University at Kingston, where he received a Master of Arts degree in 2003.

Reporting to the Vice-Principal (Advancement), the Department of Development is responsible for exploring and developing philanthropic support for the University. It consists of four areas, each led by a director: Annual Giving, Planned Giving, Major Gifts and Faculty Development, and Donor Relations and Stewardship. Annual Giving involves generating support for immediate funding needs through two main programs: direct mail and telefundraising. More than 100,000 alumni, parents, faculty/staff, students, and friends of Queen's University are contacted annually through these programs. The Planned Giving program involves promoting and arranging donations from wills, bequests, annuities, and other forms of structured giving. Major Gifts and Faculty Development is responsible for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting corporate and individual donors for large gifts; identifying marketable projects in individual faculties, and encouraging alumni involvement through faculty advisory councils. Donor Relations and Stewardship is responsible for protecting gifts made to Queen's and stewarding those who give them in a way that responds to the donor's expectations. Through a variety of programs such as naming opportunities and donor events, Donor Relations and Stewardship helps to cultivate existing donors for additional gifts and also foster long-term relationships between these donors, their families, and the University. The Department of Development is located in Summerhill. In addition, a number of development officers are assigned to individual faculty locations on campus.

William "Jock" Taylor served as Superintendent of the Baffin Island RCMP post from 1935 to 1975. He accompanied John Buchan on an exploration of the Arctic.

Dr. John W. McDougall was a physician in Brockville, Ontario. He graduated from Queen's University School of Medicine in 1937.