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William Edwin Beckel was a Canadian administrator and public servant. He was born in Kingston, Ontario, on April 11, 1926. He attended Queen's University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 and a Master of Arts degree in 1950. He then attended the University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1953. Beckel began his career as a lawyer in private practice in Toronto. He then joined the federal government in 1957, where he held a number of positions, including Deputy Minister of Labour, Deputy Minister of Manpower and Immigration, and Deputy Minister of Regional Economic Expansion. In 1975, Beckel was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce, and in 1977 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance. He served in this position until 1982, when he was appointed Deputy Minister of the Privy Council Office. He served in this position until his retirement in 1988. Throughout his career, Beckel was involved in a number of initiatives, including the creation of the Canadian International Development Agency, the establishment of the Canadian Commercial Corporation, and the negotiation of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. In recognition of his service, Beckel was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1988. He was also awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. William Edwin Beckel passed away on April 11, 2018, at the age of 92.

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Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 11 April, 1926
Birthday 11 April
Birthplace Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Date of death (2018-10-15)
Died Place West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1989

On July 1, 1989, the same year he received an honorary degree of Legum Doctoris from Carleton, Beckel was succeeded as president by Robin Hugh Farquhar.

1980

Beckel oversaw several controversial faculty buyouts, and in 1980, the school had to dip into academic scholarship funds to help cover its debts. Beckel's efforts during the 1980s eventually pulled Carleton out of the red and into a building period that resulted in a new student residence, a new library, a Life Sciences Research Building, an Art Gallery,a Social Sciences Research Building, a Day Care Centre and the beginning of a new engineering complex.

1979

Like many Ontario universities at the time, Carleton was in financial trouble when Beckel took the helm in 1979. That year it was running a $1.5-million deficit.

1971

Beckel was president of the University of Lethbridge from 1971 to 1979. During Beckel's tenure, the university implemented Management Arts, Native American studies and expanded cooperative education. Under Dean Russell Leskiw, the education program became one of the best in Canada. A highlight during Beckel's presidency was the provincial government's approval of the Centre for the Arts, a building that allowed for the creation of U of L's art collection.

1964

Beckel, a zoologist, was an early proponent of the use of television as a teaching medium. In 1964 he became the first dean of the University of Toronto-affiliated Scarborough College, which led an experiment in teaching half the courses using TV-only lectures.

1926

William Edwin Beckel (April 11, 1926 – October 15, 2018) was a Canadian academic and former president of Carleton University in Ottawa and the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. He was an early proponent of the use of television as a university teaching medium. He was born in Kingston, Ontario.

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