Dr. Peter James George, CM, O.Ont (born September 12, 1941) is a Canadian economist and university administrator. He is currently president of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George graduated from the University of Toronto Schools and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962, a Master of Arts degree in 1963, and a Ph.D. in 1967 from the University of Toronto. He joined McMaster University as a lecturer in 196...
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Dr. Peter James George, CM, O.Ont (born September 12, 1941) is a Canadian economist and university administrator. He is currently president of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George graduated from the University of Toronto Schools and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962, a Master of Arts degree in 1963, and a Ph.D. in 1967 from the University of Toronto. He joined McMaster University as a lecturer in 1965. In 1967, he became an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor in 1971, and a Professor of Economics in 1980. From 1974 to 1979, he was Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and from 1980 to 1989 was Dean of Social Sciences. He was appointed president of McMaster on July 1, 1995 and is currently serving his third five-year term.
From 1991 to 1995, he served a term as president of the Council of Ontario Universities.
In 1999, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada .
Dr. George is also a trustee of the University of Sharjah in the United...
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