Past and present Chancellors of the University of Alberta
In accordance with the Universities Act, Chancellors are elected by Senate, following a search made by a committee comprising three members each of Senate, Alumni Association and General Faculties Council, together with a representative from the Graduate Students' Association and the Students' Union. Chancellors currently serve a four year non-renewable term.List of Chancellors
- Nicolas Dubois Dominic Beck: 1926 - 1927
- Alexander Cameron Rutherford: 1927 - 1942
- Frank Ford: 1942 - 1946
- George Fred McNally: 1946 - 1952
- Earle Parkhill Scarlett: 1952 - 1958
- Laurence Yeomans Cairns: 1958 - 1964
- Frank Philip Galbraith: 1964 - 1970
- Louis Armand Desrochers: 1970 - 1974
- Ronald Norman Dalby: 1974 - 1978
- Jean Beatrice Forest: 1978 - 1982
- Peter Savaryn: 1982 - 1986
- Tevie Harold Miller: 1986 - 1990
- Sandy Auld Mactaggart: 1990 - 1994
- Louis Davies Hyndman: 1994 - 1998
- Lois E Hole: 1998 - 2000
- John T Ferguson: 2000 -