Eric Newell

Eric Patrick Newell, OC, AOE, (born December 16, 1944) was the seventeenth Chancellor of the University of Alberta, having previously served as Chair of its Board of Governors. He is a former Chairman and CEO of the oil company Syncrude.

In 1999, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being an "advocate of business and education partnerships" and promoting "employment and business opportunities for Aboriginal people."^[1] In 2004, he was awarded the Alberta Order of Excellence.

References

^ Order of Canada citation

External links

University of Alberta profile
Alberta Order of Excellence profile

Academic offices
Preceded by John Thomas Ferguson	Chancellor of the University of Alberta {{{start}}}–present	Incumbent

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Date of birth	December 16, 1944
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