Arthur Valentine Mauro, (born February 15, 1927) is a

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lawyer and businessman. Born in

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, he studied law at the

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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 Lakehead University is a public research university with campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Lakehead University, shortened to 'Lakehead U', is non-denominational and provincially supported. It has undergraduate programs, grad ...

Honours

In 1987, he was made a member of the

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and was promoted to officer in 1992. In 2004, he was awarded the

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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 {{Canada-law-bio-stub