David Howard Turpin (born 14 July 1956) is a

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scholar and the former university president. Turpin was the president and vice-chancellor of the

University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexander Cameron Rutherfor ...

(2015–2020) and the

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary instit ...

(2000 to 2013). In 2010, he was appointed a member of the

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Early life and education

In 1977 Turpin received a BSc degree in

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from the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

. In 1980 he received a

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in botany and

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from the University of British Columbia.

Career

From 2000 to 2013 Turpin was the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Victoria. Turpin was appointed the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta in 2015. He did not seek renewal for a second term, and his term at the University of Alberta ended on 30 June 2020. Turpin i
president emeritus
of the University of Alberta.

Awards and distinctions

* Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Manitoba (2015) * Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) * Member, Order of Canada (2010) * ISI Highly Cited Researcher (2004) * Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) * Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (1998) * Who's Who in Canada (1997) * Who's Who in Science and Engineering (1996) * Who's Who in America (1995) *

Darbaker Prize Leasure K. Darbaker (January 13, 1879, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-February 6, 1949) was a bacteriologist and Professor of Pharmacognosy and Bacteriology at the Pittsburgh College of Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Darbaker served as Chair ...

in Phycology, American Botanical Association (1991)

References

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