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Dr. Annette Trimbee – inaugurated as UWinnipeg’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Sept. 22, 2014

Annette webPhoto by Cory Aronec: Dr. Annette Trimbee was inaugurated as UWinnipeg’s seventh  President and Vice-Chancellor,   September 22, 2014, Convocation Hall.

 

The University of Winnipeg’s Chancellor, Robert Silver, on behalf of the  Board of Regents, officially inaugurated UWinnipeg’s seventh President and Vice-Chancellor, on September 22, 2014, in front of a packed audience in Convocation Hall.

Dr. Trimbee has strong family roots in Winnipeg, having grown up in Transcona. She graduated from UWinnipeg with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1977 and says that experience laid the foundation for her academic and career successes.

At a special meeting on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, the Board of Regents appointed Dr. Trimbee to the position for a five-year term on the recommendation of the Presidential Search Committee.

“My top priority as President is to listen, to connect and to consult with a wide range of people. Collectively we’ll continue the trajectory that UWinnipeg is on and create a focus to carry us through the next five years.”

View President Trimbee’s bio.

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