List of presidents of the University of British Columbia

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The President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia (UBC) serves as the administrative head of the institution. There have been fifteen people have served as president in the history of the institution, including those that held the position on an interim basis, with Martha C. Piper serving twice as president.

Contents

They include:

  1. Frank Wesbrook (19131918) [1]
  2. Leonard Klinck (19191944) [1]
  3. Norman MacKenzie (19441962) [1]
  4. John B. Macdonald (19621967) [1]
  5. Fredrick Kenneth Hare (19681969) [1]
  6. Walter Harry Gage (19691975) [1]
  7. Douglas T. Kenny (19751983) [1]
  8. George Pedersen (19831985) [1]
  9. Robert H. T. Smith (1985, pro tem) [1]
  10. David W. Strangway (19851997) [1]
  11. Martha C. Piper (19972006) [1]
  12. Stephen J. Toope (20062014) [1]
  13. Arvind Gupta (20142015) [2]
  14. Martha C. Piper (20152016) [2]
  15. David H. Farrar (2016) [3]
  16. Santa J. Ono (20162022) [Note 1] [3]
  17. Benoit-Antoine Bacon (2023present) [4]

See also

Notes

  1. Santa Ono is the 15th person to be President of UBC, and is referred to as the 15th President by UBC.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Past Presidents of the University of British Columbia". University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2007-05-13.
  2. 1 2 "UBC announces leadership transition". University of British Columbia.
  3. 1 2 "Welcome to Professor Ono and thank you to Dr. Farrar". ubc.ca. University of British Columbia. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. Jul 20; information, 2023 | For more; Fletcher, contact Thandi (2023-07-20). "Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon named UBC president". UBC News. Retrieved 2023-07-20.