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1961-
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The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the University and is accountable to the Board of Governors, under the terms of the Trinity Western College Act. They are responsible for the overall spiritual, administrative, and educational integrity of the University, and has authority for administering all internal and external affairs of the University in keeping with policies set by the board.
In June of 1961, during a conference of the Evangelical Free Church of America, the Canada School Committee elected Dr. Calvin B. Hanson as the first President of Trinity Western.
Duties of the President include, but are not limited to, “establishing and maintaining an effective organizational structure, recruiting and appointing senior administrative staff, exercising general supervision over the use of University properties, maintaining budgetary control, and serving as the University’s chief representative and spokesman.”
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The following have served as Presidents of Trinity:
1962-1974 Cal Hanson
1974-2006 Neil Snider
2006-2013 Jonathan Raymond
2013-2014 Bob Kuhn (Interim)
2014-2019 Bob Kuhn (alum 1972)
2019- Mark Husbands
Executive Assistants to the President have included the following:
Jackson McAllister: 198- to 1993
Glen Forrester: 1993 to his retirement in 2008
Ann Coats 2008 to present
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President's Council has recently approved a replacement committee for the University Finance Board (UFB) - the Budget Committee (BC). This new committee will include representatives from Dean's Council, Senate, the Faculty Association, and the Staff Association.
Source: email from Dennis Venema, Faculty Association Chair, January 9, 2014
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Created December 5, 2013; updated November 2022, tk