birth_place awards birth_date known_for article_title name
portsmouth , virginia order of canada 04 september 1931 president university of saint mary 's university & mount allison kenneth ozmon
 kenneth lawrence ozmon
kenneth ozmon

kenneth lawrence ozmon , -lrb- born september 4 , 1931 -rrb- is a canadian university administrator who was canada 's longest serving university president for 21 consecutive years .
born in portsmouth , virginia , he received a bachelor of arts degree in 1955 from st. bernard college in alabama , a master of arts in psychology degree in 1963 from the catholic university of america , and a phd in psychology in 1968 from the university of maine .
he held various teaching positions in alabama , quebec -lrb- at marianopolis college -rrb- , maine and california .
from 1969 to 1972 , he was the associate professor and chairman of the department of psychology and dean of arts at the university of prince edward island .
from 1979 to 2000 , he was the president of saint mary 's university in halifax , nova scotia serving for four terms .
he was the thirteenth president of mount allison university .
his term expired at the end of june 2006 .
in 1998 , he was made an officer of the order of canada for his `` outstanding contribution to education '' .
