Fearon new president of Brandon University
Gervan Albert Fearon, PhD'99 (Economics), was officially installed as the 15th president of Brandon University before a crowd including students, staff, provincial and federal politicians, Aboriginal leaders, and academics and University administrators from across Canada late last week.
Cloaked in the grey and blue robes of office, president and vice chancellor Fearon thanked the audience for the opportunity to serve and to lead, noting, “We are all here with the sense of a brighter future for the University, and that spirit binds us.”
University chancellor Michael Decter introduced Dr. Fearon as someone “who can move people in the direction of positive and constructive change”, a theme repeated by the province’s Minister of Education and Advanced Learning.
“You are the instigator of a renaissance at this University that will flow through the city and the region,” said James Allum.
