Past Presidents /president/taxonomy/term/6/all en Suzanne Fortier, 2013-2022 /president/article/past-principals/suzanne-fortier-2013-2022 <p>Suzanne Fortier served as the 17th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University from 2013 to 2022. Prior to her appointment as Principal, Professor Fortier was President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) from 2006 to 2013, and held the position of Vice-Principal (Academic) from 2000 to 2005 and Vice-Principal (Research) from 1995 to 2000 at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where she was a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and in the School of Computing (1982-2006).</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:50:48 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 638 at /president Heather Munroe-Blum, 2003-2013 /president/article/heather-munroe-blum-2003-2013 <p>Heather Munroe-Blum became 16<sup>th</sup> Principal and Vice-Chancellor (President) and Senior Officer of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University in 2003.  An accomplished scholar in the fields of psychiatric epidemiology and public policy, and a distinguished administrator, Prof.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:47:14 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 637 at /president Bernard J. Shapiro, 1994-2002 /president/article/past-principals/bernard-j-shapiro-1994-2002 <p>Born and raised in Montreal, Shapiro earned his undergraduate degree at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, where he was awarded the Alan Oliver Gold Medal. He is past president of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education and of the Social Science Federation of Canada. He has also served on the executive committee of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and as Chair of the governing board of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation in Paris.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:41:28 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 636 at /president David Lloyd Johnston, 1979-1994 /president/article/past-principals/david-lloyd-johnston-1979-1994 David Lloyd JohnstonBorn in Sudbury, Ontario, Johnston received his BA from Harvard in 1963. He holds law degrees from Cambridge and from Queen's and served on the Law faculties of Queen's and Toronto before being appointed Dean of Law at the University of Western Ontario in 1974. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:36:11 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 635 at /president Robert Edward Bell, 1970-1979 /president/article/past-principals/robert-edward-bell-1970-1979 After research and teaching in nuclear physics, including terms as Rutherford Professor of Physics and Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Robert E. Bell was appointed Principal in 1970. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:35:40 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 634 at /president Harold Rocke Robertson, 1962-1970 /president/article/past-principals/harold-rocke-robertson-1962-1970 <p><img alt="Harold Rocke Robertson" style="width: 119px; height: 157px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" class="file-default lt" src="/president/files/president/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/robertson-itokxq49tbni.gif?itok=3J1YVkGL" width="119" height="157" />Born in Victoria, B.C., in 1912, Robertson received his BSc (1932) and MD,CM (1936) from ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:35:03 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 633 at /president Frank Cyril James, 1939-1962 /president/article/past-principals/frank-cyril-james-1939-1962 <p><img alt="Frank Cyril James" style="width: 119px; height: 154px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" class="file-default lt" src="/president/files/president/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/james-itoktpqgy5fn.gif?itok=Evs3ZPjJ" width="119" height="154" />Born in 1903 in London, England, Frank Cyril James attended the London School of Economics and the University of Pennsylvania, where he obtained his PhD in 1926 and pursued a career as an economist, professor of finance and author.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:34:38 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 632 at /president Lewis Williams Douglas, 1938-1939 /president/article/past-principals/lewis-williams-douglas-1938-1939 <p><img alt="Lewis Williams Douglas" style="width: 119px; height: 144px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" class="file-default lt" src="/president/files/president/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/douglas-itokty5pvlbc.jpg?itok=CNdEOyja" width="119" height="144" />Lewis Williams Douglas, an American, but the grandson of James Douglas, who had served as a governor of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, 1911-1919, and who had been a major benefactor of the University, was Principal from 1938 to 1939.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:34:10 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 631 at /president Arthur Eustace Morgan, 1935-1937 /president/article/past-principals/arthur-eustace-morgan-1935-1937 <p><img alt="Arthur Eustace Morgan" style="width: 119px; height: 143px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" class="file-default lt" src="/president/files/president/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/morgan-itokkx9um7jv.jpg?itok=A7oKycju" width="119" height="143" />Born in Bristol, England, on 26 July 1886, Morgan was the first Principal of University College, Hull, from 1926 to 1935 before being appointed as ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Principal.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:33:34 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 630 at /president Sir Arthur Currie, 1920-1933 /president/article/past-principals/sir-arthur-currie-1920-1933 <p><img alt="Sir Arthur Currie" style="width: 119px; height: 144px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" class="file-default lt" src="/president/files/president/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/newcurrie-itokxmd-_le5.gif?itok=qn-VM1oj" width="119" height="144" />Born in Adelaide, Ontario in 1875, Arthur Currie was educated locally as a school teacher and left at the age of nineteen to seek his fortunes in Victoria, British Columbia.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:33:02 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 629 at /president Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes, 1919-1920 /president/article/past-principals/sir-auckland-campbell-geddes-1919-1920 <p><img alt="Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes" style="width: 119px; height: 169px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" class="file-default lt" src="/president/files/president/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/geddes-itokntj0ab1k.jpg?itok=dGB5zbQ7" width="119" height="169" />Born on 27 June 1879, Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes was Professor of Anatomy at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ from 1913 to 1914, and later served as British Minister of National Service from 1917 to 1919.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:32:37 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 628 at /president Sir William Peterson, 1895-1919 /president/article/past-principals/sir-william-peterson-1895-1919 <p><img alt="Sir William Peterson" style="width: 119px; height: 154px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" class="file-default lt" src="/president/files/president/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/peterson-itokbe1_xmgf.gif?itok=oEgaqmTt" width="119" height="154" />Sir William, graduate of Edinburgh and Oxford, classical scholar and skilled academic administrator, was the ideal candidate for principal.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:32:12 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 627 at /president Sir John William Dawson, 1855-1893 /president/article/past-principals/sir-john-william-dawson-1855-1893 <p><img alt="Sir John William Dawson" style="width: 119px; height: 149px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" class="file-default lt" src="/president/files/president/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/dawson-itokxjs11hiy.gif?itok=IQSWuoRA" width="119" height="149" />A geologist and educator, Sir John William Dawson was born at Pictou, Nova Scotia, 13 October 1820. Superintendent of Education for Nova Scotia from 1850 to 1853, he was Principal of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University from 1855-1893 and Principal of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Normal School from 1857 to 1870.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:31:40 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 626 at /president Charles Dewey Day, 1853-1855 /president/article/past-principals/charles-dewey-day-1853-1855 <p><img alt="Charles Dewey Day" height="154" width="119" style="width: 119px; height: 154px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" class="file-default lt" src="/president/files/president/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/day-itoktj0cor7m.gif?itok=2t06Jhls" />In 1853 the Board of Governors named Charles Dewey Day as the fourth Principal of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. Day accepted the position on a temporary basis and resigned as soon as he could be replaced in 1855. He also served as President of the Royal Institution, 1852-1864, and as Chancellor, 1864-1884.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:30:36 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 625 at /president Edmund Allen Meredith, 1846-1853 /president/article/past-principals/edmund-allen-meredith-1846-1853 <p><img alt="Edmund Allen Meredith" style="width: 119px; height: 148px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" class="file-default lt" src="/president/files/president/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/meredith-itokteov4lde.gif?itok=GhU0zbGb" width="119" height="148" />The twenty-nine-year-old lawyer Edmund Allen Meredith, graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, was appointed the third Principal of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College in 1846.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:30:00 +0000 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 624 at /president