Myer Horowitz OC (December 27, 1932 – October 24, 2022) was a Canadian academic who served as the ninth president of the University of Alberta from 1979 to 1989.
[1] He attended the School for Teachers at McGill University and received his BA at Sir George Williams College in 1956.
Horowitz taught for eight years in Montreal before accepting a position as a professor in the Faculty of Education at McGill University.
[2] Horowitz became the ninth president of the University of Alberta on August 1, 1979, succeeding Harry Gunning.
[2] Horowitz was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 1990, and has received nine[3] honorary doctorate degrees.