Presidents of the University of New Brunswick
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Authority control databases
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Colin B. Mackay | |
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| President of the University of New Brunswick | |
| In office 1953–1969 | |
| Preceded by | C. W. Argue (acting) |
| Succeeded by | James Owen Dineen |
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| Born | July 26, 1920 Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | November 27, 2003 (aged 83) |
Colin Bridges Mackay, OC QC (July 26, 1920 – November 27, 2003) was president of the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada from 1953 to 1969.
Mackay oversaw the expansion of the university from a small college to a regional institution, including a fivefold increase in enrollment, and major construction of residences, academic and multipurpose buildings.
In 1970, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his services to education".[1]
Upon his death on November 27, 2003, at the age of 83,[2] a bequest of $6-million was left to the Law Library at University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law and the scholarship and bursary programme at University of New Brunswick Saint John.
