Michael Stevenson
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Michael Stevenson is the former President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University
. He retired on August 31, 2010, and was subsequently succeeded by Andrew Petter
on September 1, 2010. Michael Stevenson has had one of the longest appointments as President of Simon Fraser University, spanning over one decade.
in South Africa. He then had subsequent graduate work in the United States
with a PhD
from Northwestern University
. He was awarded the top graduate student fellowship, a national Bobbs-Merrill Prize for graduate studies in political science. He later was awarded a post-doctoral Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship for teaching and research in Nigeria.
. He is currently Chair of the British Columbia Council for International Education, and Chair of the Council of Western Canadian University Presidents. Additionally, he served on the Board of the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS), as Chair of the University Presidents’ Council of British Columbia, Chair of the Standing Committee on Educational Issues and Funding of the Association of Colleges and Universities of Canada, and as a Director on the Vancouver Board of Trade
and the BC Business Council. He also serves on the Board of Genome BC.
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
. He retired on August 31, 2010, and was subsequently succeeded by Andrew Petter
Andrew Petter
Andrew J. Petter is currently President of Simon Fraser University. He was formerly the dean of the University of Victoria's law school. He served briefly as Attorney General of British Columbia under the New Democratic Party government of Ujjal Dosanjh...
on September 1, 2010. Michael Stevenson has had one of the longest appointments as President of Simon Fraser University, spanning over one decade.
Education
Michael Stevenson completed his undergraduate education in history and politics at the University of the WitwatersrandUniversity of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a South African university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University...
in South Africa. He then had subsequent graduate work in the United States
United States
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with a PhD
PHD
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from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. He was awarded the top graduate student fellowship, a national Bobbs-Merrill Prize for graduate studies in political science. He later was awarded a post-doctoral Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship for teaching and research in Nigeria.
Career
Prior to his appointment as President of Simon Fraser University, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and as Vice-President Academic and Provost at York UniversityYork University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
. He is currently Chair of the British Columbia Council for International Education, and Chair of the Council of Western Canadian University Presidents. Additionally, he served on the Board of the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS), as Chair of the University Presidents’ Council of British Columbia, Chair of the Standing Committee on Educational Issues and Funding of the Association of Colleges and Universities of Canada, and as a Director on the Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver Board of Trade
The Vancouver Board of Trade is a non-profit organization which seeks to "promote, enhance and facilitate the development of the region as a Pacific centre for trade, commerce and travel." It serves Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in a fashion similar to the Board of Trade or Chamber of...
and the BC Business Council. He also serves on the Board of Genome BC.