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Rosehart, Robert G.
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- Rosehart, Bob
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Bob Rosehart was the President and Vice-Chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU). He assumed this position on September 1, 1997 and completed a 10-year term in August 2007. The previous 13 years he served as President and Vice-Chancellor of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.
Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Bob holds BSc., MSc., and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo. He was a professor of chemical engineering at Lakehead University during the 1970s, prior to beginning his administrative career as Dean of Lakehead’s University Schools in 1977. He holds honorary degrees from University of Waterloo, Nipissing University, and WLU.