Dr. Louis Visentin

Dr. Louis Visentin, who is currently President and Vice-Chancellor at Brandon University, graduated with a B.Sc. (Magna cum Laude) from St. Francis Xavier in 1963 and a M.Sc. from the University of Detroit in 1966. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbour) in 1969. In 1971 he was appointed to the continuing staff at the National Research Council. Subsequently, he was a Senior Research Scientist and the Coordinator of NRCCs national biotechnology program. In 1986, he became the Dean of Science at Memorial and Vice-President (Academic/Research) at Mount Allison. In 1995 he moved to become Vice-President Academic at the University of New Brunswick and began his term as Brandon University President on August 1, 2000.
In September 2002 Dr. Visentin was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for Service to Canada and in 2003 was admitted to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Dr. Visentin was appointed to the National Research Council Governing Council in March 2003 and to the NRC/Canada Council for the Arts Artist-in-residence for Research (AIRes) Program in May 2003.
Dr. Visentin’s interests are broad and varied. In addition to his academic, administrative and artistic talents, he has a love and understanding of the natural environment. He is passionate about ensuring that science is of the highest possible caliber and that it is integrated with broader societal goals.