Neil Snider

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R. Neil Snider is a Canadian educator. He served as the president of Trinity Western University (TWU) in Langley, British Columbia from 1974 until his retirement in 2006 and as president emeritus since that time. He was the longest-serving Canadian university president when he retired. [1]

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Education

Snider holds an education degree from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He is also an ordained minister in the Evangelical Free Church of Canada.

Career

Before coming to TWU, Snider served as chair of general studies, dean, and academic dean at Providence College. He was appointed president of TWU in 1974. Snider led TWU from its original status as a 350-student junior college to its current position as a 3,500-student Christian liberal-arts university, granting degrees in more than 50 areas of study. The school was recognized as a four-year college by the government of British Columbia in 1979 and accepted into membership by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) in 1984. [1]

Snider retired in June 2006. [2]

Snider is a member of the AUCC and the Council of Western Canadian University Presidents, as well as a board member of several charitable organizations. He lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

Recognition

In 2002 Snider was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II).

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References

  1. 1 2 "R. Neil Snider, Ph. D." Trinity Western University. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. "LANGLEY - A Winnipeg college president has been appointed to replace Trinity Western University president Neil Snider, who is retiring after 32 years and a recent sexual-harassment controversy". Vancouver Sun. March 20, 2006. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2013.