Officers of the University 2023/24
Officers of Administration
Officers of Administration
William Lahey, BA, BA (Juris), LLM
President and Vice-Chancellor
Sarah Clift, BA, MA, PhD
Vice-President
Dr. Jennifer Andrews BA, MA, PhD
Dean of Arts and Social Sciences
Charles L.B. Macdonald, BSc, PhD
Dean of Science
Fred Vallance-Jones, BJ, MEd
Director, School of Journalism
Daniel Brandes, BA, MA, PhD
Director, Foundation Year
Stephen Boos, BA, MA, PhD
Director, Contemporary Studies
Kathryn Morris, BA, PhD
Director, Early Modern Studies
Kyle Fraser, BA, MA, MPhil, PhD
Director, History of Science and Technology
Bonnie Sands, CPA, CA
Bursar
Justin O’Hearn, BA, BEd, MA, PhD
Interim Registrar
Katie Merwin, BA, MA, MSC
Dean of Students
Neil A. Hooper, BA, MPE
Director of Athletics
Tracy Lenfesty, BA, MLIS
Librarian
Ranall Ingalls, BA, MA, MDiv, PhD
Chaplain
Adriane Abbott, BFA
Director of Advancement
Officers of Convocation
Debra Deane Little, BA, BEd, MA
Chancellor
William Lahey, BA, BA (Juris), LLM
President and Vice-Chancellor
Thomas Curran, BA, MA, MTS, PhD
Clerk of Convocation
Peter O’Brien, BA, MA, MA, PhD
Public Orator
Past Chancellors of the University
Very Rev. Edwin Gilpin, DD, DCL, 1891-1897
Edward Jarvis Hodgson, DCL, 1897-1911
Sir Charles J. Townshend, DCL, 1912-1922
Most Rev. John Hackenley, DD, 1937-1943
Hon. Ray Lawson, OBE, LLD, DCnL, 1948-1956
Lionel Avard Forsyth, QC, DCL, 1956-1957
H. Ray Milner, QC, DCnL, DCL, LLD, 1957-1963
Robert H. Morris, MC, BA, MD, FACS, 1964-1969
Norman H. Gosse, MD, CM, DSc, DCL, LLD, FACS, FRCS(C), 1971-1972
Hon. Justice R.A. Ritchie, DCL, LLD, 1974-1988
G. Hamilton Southam, OC, BA, LLD, DCL, DU, 1988-1996
Hon. J. Trevor Eyton, OC, QC, BA, LLB, LLD, 1996-2001
Hon. Michael A. Meighen, QC, BA, LIL, LID, 2001-2013
Hon. Kevin Lynch, PC, OC, 2013-2018
Past Presidents and Vice-Chancellors of the University
Rev. Dr. William Cochran, 1789-1804
Rev. Thomas Cox, 1804-1805
Rev. Dr. Charles Porter, 1805-1836
Rev. Dr. George McCawley, 1836-1875
Rev. Dr. John Dart, 1875-1885
Rev. Dr. Isaac Brock, 1885-1889
Rev. Dr. Charles E. Willetts, 1889-1904
Dr. Ian Hannah, 1904-1906
Rev. Dr. C.J. Boulden, 1906-1909
Rev. Dr. T.W. Powell, 1909-1914
Rev. Dr. Charles E. Willets (Acting), 1914-1916
Rev. Dr. T.S. Boyle, 1916-1924
Rev. Dr. A.H. Moore, 1924-1937
Rev. Dr. A. Stanley Walker, 1937-1953
Rev. Dr. H.L. Puxley, 1954-1963
Dr. H.D. Smith, 1963-1969
Dr. F. Hilton Page (Acting), 1969-1970
Dr. J. Graham Morgan, 1970-1977
Dr. John F. Godfrey, 1977-1987
Dr. Marion G. Fry, 1987-1993
Dr. Colin Starnes, 1993-2003
Dr. William Barker 2003-2011
Dr. Anne Leavitt 2011-2012
Dr. George Cooper 2012-2016