David H. Turpin

David Howard Turpin
CM, PhD, FRSC
13th President of the University of Alberta
In office
1 July 2015  30 June 2020
ChancellorDouglas Stollery
Preceded byIndira Samarasekera
Succeeded byBill Flanagan
6th President of University of Victoria
In office
1 September 2000  30 June 2013
Preceded byDavid F. Strong
Succeeded byJamie Cassels
Personal details
Born (1956-07-14) 14 July 1956
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
OccupationAdministrator
ProfessionAcademic, professor, plant biologist, author
Salary$689,597.48 (2019)
AwardsOrder of Canada
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Oceanograpy
Institutions
ThesisProcesses in nutrient based phytoplankton ecology (1980)

David Howard Turpin CM FRSC (born 14 July 1956) is a Canadian scholar and the former university president. Turpin was the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta (2015–2020) and the University of Victoria (2000 to 2013).

In 2010, he was appointed a member of the Order of Canada.