Former University of British Columbia president David Strangway dies
VANCOUVER — David Strangway, a geophysicist who served as president of the University of British Columbia from 1985 to 1997 and worked for NASA during the Apollo space missions, has died.
University president Santa Ono said Wednesday that Strangway’s leadership enabled it to become a world-renowned institution and the community is deeply saddened by his death.
Ono said Strangway, who was born in 1934, spearheaded what was at the time Canada’s largest fundraising campaign for a university and enhanced the school’s research and reputation.
Strangway will be remembered for his many accomplishments, including a significant role with NASA when he was responsible for the geophysical aspects of the Apollo space missions, he said in a news release.