Sylvia Ostry

Sylvia Ostry
6th Chancellor of the University of Waterloo
In office
1991–1997
Preceded byJ. Page Wadsworth
Succeeded byVal O'Donovan
President/Vice ChancellorDouglas T. Wright (1991-1993)
James Downey (1993-1999)
Personal details
Born
Sylvia Knelman

(1927-06-03)June 3, 1927
Winnipeg, Manitoba
DiedMay 7, 2020(2020-05-07) (aged 92)
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Spouse(s)Henry Isidore Wiseman, Bernard Ostry
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge, Girton College, McGill University
OccupationEconomist and Civil Servant
AwardsOrder of Canada
Order of Manitoba

Sylvia Ostry CC OM FRSC (née Knelman; June 3, 1927 – May 7, 2020) was a Canadian economist and public servant.