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President and Vice-Chancellor, Trent University

In December 2009, Prof. Bonnie M. Patterson was appointed President and CEO of the Council of Ontario Universities, after serving as Interim President since September 21, 2009.

Prof. Patterson had served as President of COU from 1995 to 1998 before taking the post of President of Trent University, a position that she held for 11 years. She also served as Dean of Business at Ryerson University (then known as Ryerson Polytechnic Institute), and chaired and taught at its School of Administration and Information Management.

Prof. Patterson served as one of four Canadian university presidents to the Council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. She has served as Chair of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, and for nine years was a Director on the board of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre including two as its Chair. She currently serves on the board of directors for the International Consortium on Anti-Virals (ICAV).

In addition, Prof. Patterson served as the province's representative on the founding board of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority and participated in a number of provincial advisory committees including the Biotechnology Commercialization Centre Fund; Health Industries Advisory Committee on Sectoral Strategy Development; and the Centres of Excellence, Ontario Technology Fund. In 2006, she was recognized by the Women's Executive Network with a Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada award in the Trailblazers and Trendsetters category. In January 2010, Prof. Patterson was appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour.