David H. Turpin

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David Howard Turpin
CM, PhD, FRSC
13th President of the University of Alberta
In office
1 July 2015 – 30 June 2020
ChancellorDouglas Stollery
Preceded byIndira Samarasekera
Succeeded byBill Flanagan
6th President of University of Victoria
In office
1 September 2000 – 30 June 2013
Preceded byDavid F. Strong
Succeeded byJamie Cassels
Personal details
Born (1956-07-14) 14 July 1956 (age 68)
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
OccupationAdministrator
ProfessionAcademic, professor, plant biologist, author
Salary$689,597.48 (2019)[1]
AwardsOrder of Canada[2]
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Oceanograpy
Institutions
ThesisProcesses in nutrient based phytoplankton ecology (1980)

David Howard Turpin CM FRSC (born 14 July 1956) is a Canadian scholar and the former university president. Turpin was the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta (2015–2020) and the University of Victoria (2000 to 2013).[3]

In 2010, he was appointed a member of the Order of Canada.[4]

  1. ^ "University of Alberta - Salary Disclosure". Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Turpin receives Order of Canada – University of Victoria". UVic.ca.
  3. ^ Lumley, Elizabeth (1 May 2009). Canadian Who's Who 2009. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802040923.
  4. ^ "The Governor General of Canada – Governor General announces 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2021.