Lloyd Ingram Barber, (8 March 1932 – 16 September 2011) was the second President and former vice-chancellor of the

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Early life

Born in

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, Barber earned a

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degree at the

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followed by an

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from the

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. He subsequently received his

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(

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) from the

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. He then joined the

where he taught

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between 1955 and 1976, serving terms as

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of commerce and as

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Political career

From 1964 to 1965 he was a member of the Saskatchewan Royal Commission on Government Administration. Barber was appointed as a member of the Northwest Territorial Council on 9 November 1967. He was also Indian Claims Commissioner for Canada. In 1976, Barber became the second president and vice-chancellor of the

, a position he held until retirement in 1990. From 1990 to 1993 he was chairman of the Saskatchewan Honours Advisory Council. He was made an honorary Saskatchewan Indian chief in 1980 and received the Aboriginal Order of Canada in 1985. He was a member of the Board of Directors of

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Communications Corp. and The Bank of Nova Scotia. He has also served as a Director of Cominco (today

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) since 1987. In 1978, he was named an Officer of the

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. In 1993, he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1995 he was invested as a member of the

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’s highest honour.

References

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