College Library William R. Newman Library WRHA Virtual Library Scholarships and Awards The University offers numerous scholarships, bursaries and awards. One of these is the Diane Loranger Memorial Scholarship which can given to a second- or third-year full-time student in the geological sciences who has a minimum GPA of 3.5. University governance and administration Governance The governance of the U of M is defined by The University of Manitoba Act. As per the Act, the university is governed through a bicameral system, consisting of two separate governing bodies: the Senate, the academic body responsible for academic matters (including policy); and a Board of Governors, the governing body who exercises exclusive control over financial policy and have formal authority in all other matters. Chancellor As the titular head of the university, the chancellor confers all degrees, is a member of both the Board of Governors and the Senate, and acts as a university ambassador when needed. Since its establishment, the U of Manitoba has had fourteen chancellors in total. However, following the first chancellor, between 1904 and 1908, no successor was appointed by the Government. Bp. Robert Machray (1887–1904) Rev. Samuel P. Matheson (1908–34) John W. Dafoe (1934–44) Justice Andrew Knox Dysart (1944–52) Dr. Victor Sifton (1952–59) Justice Samuel Freedman (1959–68) Dr. Peter D. Curry (1968–74) Hon. Richard S. Bowles (1974–77) Dr. Isabel G. Auld, (1977–86) Dr. Henry E. Duckworth, (1986–92) Dr. Arthur Mauro, (1992–2001) Dr. Bill Norrie, (2001–10) Harvey Secter, (2010–19) Anne Mahon (2019 – June 2022) Board of Governors The UM Board of Governors is the governing body of the university, overseeing the administrative and business affairs of the university. It exercises exclusive control over financial policy and have formal authority in all other matters, as well as having the authority to decide on all matters that are not reserved to Senate. The first Board of Governors was created in 1917 with The University Amendment Act. The Board of Governors is composed of 23 members: 12 members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, of whom 3 must be students of the university; 3 members elected by UM graduates from among UM graduates; 3 members elected by the Senate from among members of the Senate; 3 students of the university appointed by the University of Manitoba Students' Union; The University President The University Chancellor. It is required to make an annual report to Manitoba's Lieutenant Governor in Council and