predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place title birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
max wyman myer horowitz 24 november 2002 toronto , ontario , canada edmonton , alberta , canada president of the university of alberta 16 december 1916 1974 harry gunning
 1979 harry e. gunning chemist , professor , academic administrator university of toronto
harry gunning

harry emmet gunning , -lrb- december 16 , 1916 -- november 24 , 2002 -rrb- was a canadian scientist and administrator .
born in toronto , ontario , he received a bachelor of arts degree , a master of arts degree , and a ph.d. in physical chemistry in 1942 from the university of toronto .
in 1957 , he was appointed professor and chairman of the department of chemistry at the university of alberta .
from 1974 to 1979 , he was the president as well .
in 1979 , he was made an officer of the order of canada as a `` scientist and educator , who has achieved an international reputation for chemical research '' .
