alumni UBC Welcomes UBC's 15th President and Vice-Chancellor

Dear Alumni,

On behalf of the more than 310,000 members of alumni UBC, we are excited to welcome the next President and Vice-Chancellor of UBC, Dr. Santa Ono. Further details are in the announcement below and at www.ubc.ca/newpresident.

We look forward to sharing with Dr. Ono the myriad ways our global alumni community is contributing to a better world and an exceptional UBC, and introducing him to our graduates everywhere.

Regards,

Faye Wightman
Chair, alumni UBC Board of Directors

Jeff Todd,
Executive Director, alumni UBC
Associate Vice President, Alumni

Media Release | June 13, 2016

Dr. Santa Ono named as President and Vice-Chancellor of UBC

Dr. Ono joins UBC from the University of Cincinnati (UC) in Ohio, where he has served as President since 2012. Prior to that, he served as the Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Provost at UC. Under his leadership, UC achieved its largest enrolment in its history and received numerous accolades, including being named Public University of the Year by the Washington Center.

Dr. Ono will become President on August 15 for a five-year term. He succeeds Dr. Martha C. Piper, who will end her term as Interim President and Vice-Chancellor on June 30. Dr. David Farrar, former UBC Provost and Senior Advisor to the President, has agreed to take on the role of Interim President after June 30 and prior to Dr. Ono’s arrival.

Dr. Ono is no stranger to UBC. Originally born in Vancouver, his father (Takashi Ono) was a mathematics professor at the university in the early 1960s. More details, including Dr. Ono’s biography, can be found at www.ubc.ca/newpresident.