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The Office of the Dean of Men and Foreign Student Advisor, established in 1960, had the responsibility to advise and assist male students, to supervise fraternities and to assist with student discipline. The Office acted as coordinator for Canadian University Services Overseas (CUSO) and the Canadian International Development Agency. The functions of the office were assumed by the Office of the Dean of Student in 1976. Dean of Men: 1960-1975 Roland Charles Wilkins Hooper.

The first Advisor to Women Students at the University was appointed in 1911 to supervise the conduct, discipline and welfare of female students. In 1938 the position became Advisor to Women Students and Warden of Pembina Hall (the women's residence) and in 1951, Dean of Women. In 1977 the offices of the Dean of Women and the Dean of Men were combined to become the office of the Dean of Students. Advisors to Women Students: 1911-1912 Helen (McHugh) Sheldon; 1912-1913 Margaret Ann; Keeling; 1913-1920 Geneva Misener. Advisors and Wardens of Pembina Hall: [1921]-1942 Florence Ellen Dodd; 1942-1945 Mary (Willan) Winspear; 1945-1946 Hazel McIntyre (Advisor) 1945-1946 Mary H. Faunt (Warden); 1946-1951 Maimie Shaw Simpson. Deans of Women & Wardens of Pembina Hall: 1951-1960 Maimie Shaw Simpson; 1960-1968 Mary Saretta Sparling; 1968-1975 Isabel Munroe.

In 1971, the Board of Governors appointed Dr. Don Scott as the first University Ombudsman. His function was to receive, investigate, and seek to resolve complaints and grievances made to him by students and staff of the University concerning any academic and administrative procedures, practices and decisions. Typical complaints included problems with examinations, fee assessments, grading, quality and quantity of teaching, drinking at games, and termination of non-academic staff positions. In 1974 the Board of Governors initiated a review of the office, and it was allowed to lapse with the resignation of the incumbent on June 30, 1975. By that time other channels for dealing with complaints and grievances on campus had been developed and improved. Ombudsman: 1971-1975 Donald Burton Scott.

The President is the chief executive officer of the University, and the Vice-Chancellor. The Board of Governors appoints the President and prescribes his tenure of office. The President has the general supervision over and direction of the operation of the University, including its academic work, the instructional and ancillary staff, (including the deans of the faculties, the registrar and the librarians), and its business affairs. The Board has the authority to assign any other powers, duties and functions to the President for the welfare of the University. The President may delegate any of his powers, duties or functions as he sees fit and prescribe conditions governing the exercise of any delegated power, duty or function, including the power of subdelegation. The President reports annually to the Board and the Senate on the academic work of the University and its progress and requirements, and makes any recommendations thereon he considers necessary (Alberta. Universities Act, RSA 1980). Presidents: 1908-1928 Henry Marshall Tory; 1928-1936 Robert Charles Wallace; 1936-1941 William Alexander Robb Kerr; 1941-1942 Robert Newton (Acting); 1942-1949 Robert Newton; 1949-1959 Andrew Stewart; 1959-1969 Walter Hugh Johns; 1969-1974 Max Wyman; 1974- 1979 Harry E. Gunning; 1979-1989 Myer Horowitz; 1989- Paul Davenport.

The Provost was responsible for general supervision over the conduct and welfare of the students, in cooperation with the Deans of Women and Men. Among the office's duties were: Secretary, Committee on Student Affairs (1914-1963); Chair, Committee on Student Affairs (1963-1966); Secretary, Deans' Council ([1923- 1977]; Chair, Council on Student Affairs (1967-[1977]); and Chair, General Residence Committee ([1955-1977]). The Provost was replaced in 1977 by the Dean of Student Services. Provosts: 1914-1945 John Malcolm MacEachran; 1945-1947 Percival Sidney Warren; 1947-1953 Harry Theodore Sparby; 1953-1977 Aylmer A. Ryan

For the first two years of the University's existence President Tory undertook the duties that would normally have been those of the Registrar. In 1910, as the number of students expanded into the hundreds, the first full-time Registrar was appointed. The Registrar's office administers policies and regulations regarding student admissions, student records and course scheduling. The Registrar publishes the University's calendar and undertakes an external role in high school liaison and in inter- University committees on related topics - transfer credits, for example. In the area of student records and admissions the Registrar has become responsible for tens of thousands of students and courses. This has involved substantial innovations in computing technology. Finally, the Registrar assumes much of the responsibility for the convocation ceremonies that attend the annual graduation of the University's student body. Registrars: 1910-1927 Cecil Ethelbert Race; 1927-1928 Ernest Wilson Sheldon (Acting); 1928-1946 Albert Edward Ottewell; 1946- 1956 Geoffrey B. Taylor; 1956-1978 Alexander D. Cairns; 1978- 1979 Lynn P. Morgan (Acting); 1980-1984 William A. Blanchard; 1984- Brian J. Silzer.

The Vice-President (Academic) is the senior Vice-President in the University and as such, acts for the President whenever so delegated. Until the establishment of the office in 1955 a senior dean was appointed to this duty on an ad hoc basis. In 1943 an Assistant to the President was appointed to share some of the administrative load placed on this office. When Dr. Walter Hugh Johns was named to the office of Vice-President in 1955 he continued in his position as Dean of Arts and Science until assuming the office full-time in 1957. In 1963 the title was changed to Vice-President (Academic). Some of the responsibilities of this office are assigned by the Board of Governors upon recommendation of the President, and others are assigned by General Faculties Council. The Vice-President (Academic) has responsibility for the appointment, the terms of appointment, and the termination of appointment of the faculty members of the University. The records of the office show that the Vice-President has taken administrative responsibility for the following areas since 1955: teaching faculties and schools; Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research; budget for academic departments; academic policy, planning, program proposals; and staff and student affairs. The Vice-President (Academic) is Chair or member of the major standing committees of the University: those of the Board of Governors, the Senate, General Faculties Council and the President. There are numerous national and provincial bodies concerned with education in which the Vice- President (Academic) participates. Executive Assistants: 1943-1946 Clem L. King; 1947-1952 Walter Hugh Johns; [1952-1960] George Samuel Vice-Presidents: 1955-1959 Walter Hugh Johns; [1959]-1963 Lawrence Harold Cragg; 1963-1964 Herbert Stoker Armstrong; 1964-1969 Max Wyman; 1969-1970 Arthur Gilbert McCalla; 1970-1975 Henry Kreisel; 1975-1979 Myer Horowitz; 1979-1984 R. George Baldwin; 1984-1991 J. Peter Meekison

In 1967, the Board of Governors approved changes in the University administrative structure which were intended to decentralize the administrative burden and delegate broad areas of responsibility. In that year, David Gordon Tyndall was appointed first Vice-President (Finance and Administration), responsible for formulating and implementing policy on finance and general administration. Since 1913, full charge of the University's financial affairs had rested with the Bursar. The newly created Office of the Comptroller, reporting to the Vice-President (Finance and Administration), assumed the responsibilities of the Bursar's Office in 1968. In 1985, the President requested a review of the Offices of the Vice- Presidents (Finance and Administration) and (Facilities and Services). The Board approved a new structure in 1986, in which a new Vice-President (Administration), Allan A. Warrack, was appointed with an Associate Vice- President (Finance), Alan A. Rennie. The title was changed back to Vice- President (Finance and Adminstration) in 1991 with the appointment of Glenn Harris. Successive Heads: 1967-1972 David Gordon Tyndall; 1972-1985 Lorne C. Leitch; 1986-1990 Allan A. Warrack; 1991- Glenn Harris.

Assuming roles once held by the President, the Vice-President (Academic) and the Research Grants and Contracts Office (1969-1981) the office of the Vice-President (Research) coordinates and promotes research conducted within the University of Alberta and represents the University's research needs to government and industry. As overseer of University research, the Vice-President (Research) is responsible for setting policies on contracts, grants, patents and proposals; assisting University departments in obtaining research funding; administering the University Research Fund; evaluating the University's affiliated institutes, centres and companies; and actively seeking out sources of funding. The Vice- President serves on the President's Executive Committee and other University governing bodies, and is responsible for the Intellectual Property and Contracts Office, the Research Grants Office, liaison with the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, and other facilities related to research. Vice-Presidents (Research): 1981-1987 J. Gordin Kaplan; 1987- Christopher R. James.

Reporting to the Associate Vice-President (Finance and Administration), this office was established in 1981 to centralize benefits administration functions previously handled by the Offices of the Comptroller and Personnel, the staff associations, Faculties and departments. This service unit administers a comprehensive group benefit plan for University staff which includes long-term disability leaves and rehabilitation programs. Directors: 1981- Donald J. Falconer