George Ivany

J. W. George Ivany (born May 26, 1938) was President of the University of Saskatchewan from 1989 to 1999.

J. W. George Ivany
7th President of the University of Saskatchewan
In office 1989–1999
Chancellor	E. K. Turner Peggy McKercher
Preceded by	Leo Kristjanson
Succeeded by	Peter MacKinnon
Acting President of Simon Fraser University
In office April 1, 1983 – August 31, 1983
Chancellor	Paul T. Cote
Preceded by	George Pedersen
Succeeded by	William G. Saywell
Personal details
Born	Jesse William George Ivany Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Academic background
Alma mater	Memorial University of Newfoundland Teachers College, Columbia University University of Alberta
Thesis	A comparison of expository and hypothetical modes of teaching science (1966)
Doctoral advisor
Academic work
Discipline	Education
Sub-discipline	Science education
Institutions	University of Alberta Columbia University Memorial University of Newfoundland Simon Fraser University University of Saskatchewan

Biography

Born in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and physics from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1960, a Master of Arts degree in physics education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1962, and a Ph.D. in 1965 from the University of Alberta.

After teaching at the University of Alberta, he joined Columbia University as an associate professor in 1968 and was department head in 1973. From 1974 to 1977, he was professor and dean of education at Memorial University of Newfoundland. From 1977 to 1984, he was professor and dean of education at Simon Fraser University. He was acting president in 1983 and vice president, academic, from 1984 to 1989.

From 1989 to 1999, he was the seventh President of the University of Saskatchewan. He is credited with helping to determine the University as the location of the Canadian Light Source synchrotron in a competition that included the University of Western Ontario.

In 1999, he was appointed to the board of directors of Cameco, by then CEO Bernard Michel, and until retiring in 2011.

He served as the chair of the board of governors, Okanagan University College, from 2001 to 2003.

References

• "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". Retrieved May 28, 2006.
• "Archives". University of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2006.