John Thomas Ferguson | |
Chancellor of the University of Alberta | |
Term Start: | 2000 |
Term End: | 2004 |
Predecessor: | Lois Hole |
Successor: | Eric Newell |
Birth Date: | 21 December 1941 |
Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Alma Mater: | University of Alberta |
Occupation: | Real estate developer |
John Thomas Ferguson (born December 21, 1941) is a Canadian real estate developer. He served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 2000 to 2004.
Ferguson attended the University of Alberta and earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1964. He worked as a chartered accountant and for an oil and gas company as treasurer and vice president. He founded Princeton Developments Ltd in 1975, a real estate development firm and "world leader in cold-weather climate property development". Ferguson was the Chairman of the University of Alberta Board of Governors from 1994 to 1997.[1]