Arden Haynes, is a Canadian

Canada

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 businessman and the ninth Chancellor

Chancellor (education)

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 of York University

York University

York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....

 (1994 to 1998).

Born in Saskatchewan, he attended the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi

Zeta Psi

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 fraternity, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce

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 in 1951.

He was the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil

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 Limited.

In 1988, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada

Order of Canada

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. He received honorary degrees from Acadia University

Acadia University

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and York University.