David H. Turpin

{{Other uses|David Turpin (disambiguation){{!}}David Turpin}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = David Howard Turpin

| honorific-suffix = CM, PhD, FRSC

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| office = 13th President of the University of Alberta

| term_start = 1 July 2015

| term_end = 30 June 2020

| chancellor = Douglas Stollery

| predecessor = Indira Samarasekera

| successor = Bill Flanagan

| office1 = 6th President of University of Victoria

| term_start1 = 1 September 2000

| term_end1 = 30 June 2013

| chancellor1 =

| predecessor1 = David F. Strong

| successor1 = Jamie Cassels

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|07|14}}{{cn|date=November 2024}}

| birth_place = Duncan, British Columbia, Canada{{cn|date=November 2024}}

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| nationality = Canadian

| alma_mater = University of British Columbia

| occupation = Administrator

| profession = Academic, professor, plant biologist, author

| salary = $689,597.48 (2019){{cite web| url=https://apps.hrs.ualberta.ca/SalaryDisclosure/csv/UniversityofAlbertaSalaryDisclosure.csv | title=University of Alberta - Salary Disclosure | access-date=2024-02-05}}

| awards = Order of Canada{{cite web |title=Turpin receives Order of Canada – University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2011+turpin-receives-order-of-canada+ring |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}

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| fields = Botany
Oceanograpy

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| thesis_title = Processes in nutrient based phytoplankton ecology

| thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/303082023/

| thesis_year = 1980

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David Howard Turpin {{post-nominals|CM|FRSC|PhD|LLD}} (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).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X4cOAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Turpin,+David%22+AND+%221956%22|title=Canadian Who's Who 2009|last=Lumley|first=Elizabeth|date=2009-05-01|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=9780802040923|language=en}}

In 2010, he was appointed a member of the Order of Canada.{{Cite web|title=The Governor General of Canada – Governor General announces 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada|url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13725&lan=eng|access-date=2021-03-10|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100706101014/http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13725&lan=eng|archive-date = 6 July 2010|language=en}}

Early life and education

In 1977, Turpin received a BSc degree in cell biology from the University of British Columbia. In 1980 he received a PhD degree in botany and oceanography from the University of British Columbia.{{cite web |title=UBC Alumni Chronicle |url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubcpublications/alumchron/items/1.0224265 |website=open.library.ubc.ca |language=en}}

Career

From 2000 to 2013, Turpin was the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Victoria.{{cite web |title=About our president – University of Victoria – University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/about-uvic/governance-and-administration/about-our-president/index.php |website=UVic.ca |language=en}} Turpin was appointed the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta in 2015.{{Cite news|title=University of Alberta elects David Turpin as new president|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/david-turpin-chosen-as-new-u-of-a-president/article21589423/|access-date=2021-03-17}} He did not seek renewal for a second term, and his term at the University of Alberta ended on 30 June 2020.{{Cite web|last=Proulx|first=Michel|title=U of A president to step down next year|url=https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2019/03/u-of-a-president-to-step-down-next-year.html|access-date=2021-03-17|website=ualberta.ca}} Turpin is [https://www.ualberta.ca/president/past-presidents/david-turpin.html president emeritus] of the University of Alberta. He was appointed as a member of the board of directors for Polar Knowledge Canada for 5 years from January 2023 to January 2028.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Organization Profile - Canadian High Arctic Research Station |url=https://federal-organizations.canada.ca/profil.php?OrgID=CHARS&lang=en |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Government of Canada |language=en}}

Awards and distinctions

Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Manitoba (2015){{cite web |title=Visionary presidents receive honorary degrees |url=https://news.umanitoba.ca/visionary-presidents-receieve-honorary-degrees/ |website=umanitoba.ca}}
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012){{cite web |last1=General |first1=Office of the Secretary to the Governor |title=David H. Turpin |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/126-104908 |website=The Governor General of Canada}}
Member, Order of Canada (2010){{cite news |title=Names of appointees to the Order of Canada |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/names-of-appointees-to-the-order-of-canada/article1374360/ |newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=30 June 2010 }}
ISI Highly Cited Researcher (2004)
Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002){{cite web |last1=General |first1=Office of the Secretary to the Governor |title=Dr. David Turpin |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/125-28630 |website=The Governor General of Canada}}
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (1998){{cite web |title=Member Directory {{!}} The Royal Society of Canada |url=https://rsc-src.ca/en/find-rsc-member/results?combine=&first_name=&last_name=Turpin |website=rsc-src.ca}}
Who's Who in Canada (1997)
Who's Who in Science and Engineering (1996)
Who's Who in America (1995)
Darbaker Prize in Phycology, American Botanical Association (1991)

References

{{s-ttl|order=6th|title=President of the University of Victoria|years=2000–2013}}

{{s-ttl|order=13th|title=President of the University of Alberta|years=2015–2020}}

Category:1956 births

Category:Living people

Category:Canadian university and college chief executives

Category:Presidents of the University of Alberta

Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

Category:Members of the Order of Canada

Category:People from Duncan, British Columbia

Category:University of Victoria

Category:University of British Columbia Faculty of Science alumni

Category:Academic staff of the University of British Columbia