Douglas T. Kenny

Douglas Timothy Kenny (October 20, 1923 – 1996)^[1] served as the seventh President of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada from 1975 to 1983.^[2][3]

Biography

Douglas T. Kenny was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in 1924.^[3] He attended Victoria College.^[3] He received a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of British Columbia, followed by a PhD from the University of Washington.^[2] In 1950, he became a lecturer at UBC, then full professor in 1964 and Chair of the Department of Psychology in 1970, then Dean of Arts in 1970.^[2][3] He served as the seventh President from 1975 to 1983.^[2][3] From 1983 to 1988, he taught Psychology again at UBC.^[3]

He served as member of the Governing Board of the Canada Council from 1975 to 1978, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada from 1978 to 1983.^[2][4]

He died in 1996.^[3] The Psychology building at UBC has been named after him.^[3]

Bibliography

• The Mission of the University of British Columbia (1979)

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Past Presidents
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Archives
4. ^ Inauguration as President

Persondata
Name	Kenny, Douglas T.
Alternative names
Short description	7th President of the University of British Columbia
Date of birth	1924
Place of birth	Victoria, British Columbia
Date of death	1996
Place of death