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K. George
Pedersen - Vancouver
![Click on image for full-size version](/web/20061229004522im_/http://www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/obc/img/not_available.gif) Dr.
George Pedersen's career in public education has spanned 49 years.
He has been president of Simon Fraser University, the University
of British Columbia and the University of Western Ontario; interim
president of the University of Northern British Columbia; and founding
president of Royal Roads University. In 1998, Pedersen became the
chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia, a position
he currently holds. He has also been active in community, provincial,
national and international organizations. Pedersen served twice
on the executive of the Association of Commonwealth Universities
and twice as vice-president (Canada) for the Inter-American Organization
for Higher Education. Pedersen was appointed an officer in the Order
of Canada in 1993 and appointed to the Order of Ontario in 1994.
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