President's Chairs
The President’s Chair is the highest academic honour UVic can bestow on a faculty member. A limited number of President’s Chair positions were established in 2020 to recognize faculty who have achieved great distinction in research and research-inspired teaching; made substantial contributions to UVic and the wider community; and are capable of championing excellence in research, teaching and community-university engagement.
UVic is proud to have awarded this designation to the following outstanding faculty members:
- Dr. Simon Pek, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business (2020–2025)
- Dr. Tom Gleeson, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (2020–2025)
- Dr. Onowa McIvor, Faculty of Education (2020–2025)
- Dr. Julia Baum, Faculty of Science (2021–2026)
- Dr. Bruce Wallace, Faculty of Human and Social Development (2022–2027)
- Dr. Pooja Parmar, Faculty of Law (2023–2028)
- Dr. Lisa Kealohapaʻaokahaleole Hall, Faculty of Humanities (2023–2028)
- Dr. Natalie Ban, Faculty of Social Sciences (2023–2028)
- Dr. Nancy Clark, Faculty of Human and Social Development (2023–2028)