Michael Stevenson (educator)

H. Michael Stevenson is President Emeritus and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University. He retired on August 31, 2010, and was succeeded by Andrew Petter on September 1, 2010.[1] Stevenson's appointment as President of Simon Fraser University spanned a decade, the longest term of any president in the history of the university.[2]

H. Michael Stevenson
Stevenson in 2006
8th President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University
In office
2000–2010
Preceded byJack P. Blaney
Succeeded byAndrew Petter
Personal details
BornSouth Africa
SpouseJan Whitford
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Northwestern University
ProfessionAuthor, professor
Academic background
ThesisConflict and political instability in africa: A theoretical analysis supported by quantitative, cross-national comparison (1971)
Academic work
Disciplinepolitical science
Institutions

Education

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Born in South Africa, Stevenson completed his undergraduate education in history and politics at the University of the Witwatersrand, followed by 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 and was later awarded a post-doctoral Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship for teaching and research in Nigeria.[2]

Career

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Before 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 University. He has served as 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, as a Director on the Vancouver Board of Trade, the BC Business Council, Genome BC and EBound Canada.[2]

He serves on the Boards of the Vancouver Opera, the British Columbia Achievement Foundation, the PuSh International Festival for the Performing Arts and the Advisory Council of the Vancouver Indian Summer Festival.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "SFU's next president Andrew Petter heaps praise on UBC's former president Martha Piper". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  2. ^ a b c "Michael Stevenson, President Emeritus - President's Office - Simon Fraser University". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
Academic offices
Preceded by 8th President of Simon Fraser University
December 1, 2000 - August 30, 2010
Succeeded by