Arthur Valentine Mauro, (born February 15, 1927) is a
Canadian
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lawyer and businessman.
Born in
Thunder Bay
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,
Ontario
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, he studied law at the
University of Manitoba
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, becoming president, chief executive officer and chairman.
In 1991, he was elected chancellor of the University of Manitoba, serving until 2000. From 2009 through 2012, he served as chancellor of
Lakehead University
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.
Honours
In 1987, he was made a member of the
Order of Canada
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To coincide with the ...
and was promoted to officer in 1992. In 2004, he was awarded the
Order of Manitoba
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.
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Arthur Mauro is Lakehead's New Chancellor
1927 births
Possibly living people
Businesspeople from Ontario
Businesspeople from Manitoba
Canadian university and college chancellors
Canadian people of Italian descent
Officers of the Order of Canada
Members of the Order of Manitoba
People from Thunder Bay
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