Alan Shepard (academic)

Alan Shepard
11th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2019
ChancellorKelly Meighen
Preceded byAmit Chakma
4th President of Concordia University
In office
August 1, 2012 – June 30, 2019
ChancellorL. Jacques Ménard
Jonathan Wener
Preceded byFrederick Lowy (acting)
Succeeded byGraham Carr
Personal details
Bornc.1962 (age 63–64)
Iowa, U.S.
EducationSt. Olaf College (BA)
University of Virginia (MA, PhD)
Academic background
ThesisMarlowe's Anatomy of Desire (1990)
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish literature
Sub-discipline
Early modern English literature
Institutions

Alan Shepard (born c. 1962)[1] is an American-Canadian academic and the current president and vice-chancellor of Western University in London, Ontario, since July 2019. He previously served as the president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University in Montreal from 2012 to 2019.

Early life and education

Shepard was born in Iowa, and is a dual citizen of both Canada and the United States.[2] He has a background in Early Modern English literature. He received a B.A. in English literature from St. Olaf College in 1983[3] and received a Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia in 1990.[2][4]

Career

Shepard served as the chair of the English department at Texas Christian University from 1998 to 2002.[2] He moved to Canada in 2002, where he began working as a visiting research fellow at the University of Toronto.[2]

Shepard was hired as an associate vice-president academic at University of Guelph in 2005.[2] In 2007, Shepard became the provost and vice-president academic at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), where he worked until 2012.[2] At Ryerson, Shepard led the development of a business incubator called the Digital Media Zone.[5]

In August 2012, Shepard became the president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University in Montreal.[6][7] His two predecessors, Judith Woodsworth and Claude Lajeunesse, were both removed midway through their terms due to scandals.[8][9]

In November 2018, Shepard announced he would be leaving Concordia on 30 June 2019 to become the president and vice-chancellor of Western University in London, Ontario.[7][8] In July 2019, Shepard replaced Amit Chakma to become the 11th president of Western.[5][10] In December 2022 he was reappointed to a second term as President.[11]

Shepard has served on the board of directors at Universities Canada, Stratford Festival, and the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal.[12] He is currently chair of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Queer Concordia hosts Dr. Alan Shepard". The Concordian. January 21, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alan Shepard named as Western University's next president - London | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. November 29, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Alan C. Shepard '83: Alumni Achievement Award Recipient". St. Olaf College.
  4. 1 2 University, Department of Communications and Public Affairs, Western. "Introducing Western's 11th President & Vice-Chancellor". president.uwo.ca. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 "Western names Alan Shepard as new president". CBC News. November 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Alan Shepard named Concordia president and vice-chancellor". Concordia University. May 4, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Concordia President Alan Shepard leaving Concordia for Western". The Concordian. January 15, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Concordia President Alan Shepard leaving for top job at Western". CBC News. November 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Concordia University president to leave in 2019 | CTV News Montreal". montreal.ctvnews.ca. November 30, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ Tayler, Emily (May 16, 2019). "Chakma honoured for global efforts at farewell luncheon". The Gazette. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Western News - President Alan Shepard appointed to second term". Western News. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  12. ↑ University, Department of Communications and Public Affairs, Western (November 29, 2018). "Western names Dr. Alan Shepard as 11th President and Vice-Chancellor". Media Relations. Retrieved April 13, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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