Norman Ernest Wagner, (March 29, 1935 – December 10, 2004) was a

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and

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. Born in

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, Wagner received a

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and Master of Divinities from the

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in 1958, a

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in 1960 and

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in Near Eastern Studies in 1965 from the

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Career

From 1962 to 1978, Wagner taught Near Eastern Languages, Literature and Archaeology at

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and was Dean of Graduate Studies and Research from 1974 to 1978. He founded the School of Religion and Culture, and the Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Wagner was President of the

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from 1978 to 1988. Wagner served on the Board of Directors of Alberta Natural Gas Co. Ltd. from 1988 to 1995 and was chairman, president and chief executive officer from 1991 to 1994. He was on the board of the

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for the

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held in

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. He was chairman of the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program. He died of cancer in 2004.

Honours

* Officer of the

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, 1988 * Honorary LL.D., Wilfrid Laurier University, 1984 * President Emeritus, The University of Calgary, 1990 * Honorary Patron, The Ecole Biblique et Archeologique Francaise Jerusalem - The Library Project.

Personal life

Wagner was married to Cathy and had three children: Marj, Richard, and Jan.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner, Norman 1935 births 2004 deaths Canadian university and college chief executives Canadian university and college faculty deans Officers of the Order of Canada University of Saskatchewan alumni University of Toronto alumni Academic staff of Wilfrid Laurier University