Jill Wyatt, Chair of the Board of Governors
Elizabeth Cannon, President of the University of Calgary, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jill Wyatt, Chair of the Board of Governors.
The Government of Alberta has appointed Jill Wyatt, educator and senior leader in the public and not-for-profit sectors as chair of the University of Calgary's Board of Governors.
Wyatt, an alumna of the university (DipEd'71), was appointed to the Board of Governors in 2016.
She has worked extensively with the community, serving on the Board of the YWCA of Calgary, and as a Senator at the University of Calgary for two terms. Wyatt is a former educator and high school principal, former CEO of the YWCA of Calgary and former VP, Community Investments and Collaborations with United Way of Calgary and Area. Wyatt is bilingual and also holds a Bachelor of Arts and master's degree in French.
The appointment is for a three-year term.
The University of Calgary is a global intellectual hub located in Canada's most enterprising city. In our spirited, high-quality learning environment, students thrive in programs made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. Our strategy drives us to be recognized as one of Canada's top five research universities, engaging the communities we both serve and lead. This strategy is called Eyes High, inspired by the university's Gaelic motto, which translates as 'I will lift up my eyes.'
