GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP
university chancellor
The Chancellor is the ceremonial head of MacEwan University and is elected by the Board of Governors to serve a four-year term in accordance with Alberta’s Post-Secondary Learning Act (2003), Section 8.
The Chancellor serves as a member of the Board of Governors and represents the University at ceremonial occasions. The Chancellor presides over all degree-conferring ceremonies of the University (for example, Convocation) and confers degrees upon those to which they are entitled.
Meet our chancellor
Dr. Anthony Fields is the inaugural Chancellor of MacEwan University.
Born and raised in Barbados, Dr. Fields emigrated to Canada after studying natural sciences at the University of Cambridge. He graduated from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine in 1974 and completed his postgraduate training in internal medicine and medical oncology at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Fields has had a long and distinguished career in medicine as a physician, teacher, researcher and administrator. Most recently, he was a professor of oncology at the University of Alberta and vice-president of cancer care for Alberta Health Services before retiring in 2011.
While the impact of Dr. Fields’s work extends beyond the province, across the country and around the world, he has always been committed to supporting care where people live. During his tenure with the Cross Cancer Institute, the Alberta Cancer Board and later Alberta Health Services, he led the development of the Community Cancer Network, enabling patients to receive chemotherapy treatment closer to home through a network of 11 community cancer centres.
Over the years, Dr. Fields has held many provincial and national voluntary and professional roles and has been recognized with several awards for his extensive work. In Alberta’s centennial year, he was named one of Alberta’s 100 Physicians of the Century, and in 2012, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.
Contact the MacEwan University Chancellor
Chancellor Anthony Fields
Office of the Chancellor
MacEwan University
7-213, 10700 - 104 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2
Contact the Office of University Governance
governance@macewan.ca.
Participate in supporting the chancellor’s vision
Typically held in the spring and fall, students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to the Chancellor Speaker Series. Issues of importance to the chancellor and the communities that MacEwan University serves are discussed. There is often a student contest along with presentations that complement the series.