Douglas T. Kenny

Douglas Timothy Kenny (October 20, 1923 – June 1996) served as the seventh President of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1975 to 1983.[1][2]

Biography

Douglas T. Kenny was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in 1923.[2][3] He attended Victoria College.[2] He received a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of British Columbia, followed by a PhD from the University of Washington.[1] In 1950, he became a lecturer at UBC, then full professor in 1964 and Chair of the Department of Psychology in 1970, then Dean of Arts in 1970.[1][2] He served as the seventh President from 1975 to 1983.[1][2] From 1983 to 1988, he taught Psychology again at UBC.[2]

He served as member of the Governing Board of the Canada Council from 1975 to 1978, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada from 1978 to 1983.[1][4]

He died in June 1996.[2][5] The Psychology building at UBC has been named after him.[2]

Bibliography
  • The Mission of the University of British Columbia (1979)
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References
  1. "Past Presidents". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  2. Archives
  4. Inauguration as President


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