Dr Charles Jago

Member, 2010 Legacies Now Board of Directors

Dr. Charles Jago serves on the Board of Directors for both 2010 Legacies Now and Partnerships BC. He is also chair of the Board of Directors for the Fraser Basin Council and Canfor Pulp Co. Ltd. Partnership.

Charles previously served as a commissioner on the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund and co-chair of the Public Consultation on Northern British Columbia Cancer Care. He also published a report on the public education system in BC, entitled Working Together to Improve Performance: preparing BC’s Public Education System for the Future for the BC Progress Board in December, 2006.

Charles has served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Initiatives Prince George, the Two Rivers Art Gallery and Theatre Northwest. He has also chaired the University President’s Council of BC and the Council of Western University Presidents.

In 2004, Charles chaired the Northern BC United Way Campaign, increasing donations by more that fifty percent.

Award-Winning

Dr. Jago is the recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal. He also received the Order of Canada for his role as founder of the Northern Medical Program at UNBC.

Background

Charles obtained a BA in Honors English and History from The University of Western Ontario and graduated as the Honours gold medalist from Huron College with a Commonwealth Scholarship for graduate studies in Britain. In 1969, he graduated with a PhD in History from Cambridge University.

Charles held his first academic position at Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology in 1969. In 1970, he joined the Department of History at McMaster University, where he remained until 1987 having attained the position of professor.

In 1989, Charles was appointed principal of Huron College, where he served for eight years. From 1995 to 2006, he served as president of the University of Northern British Columbia, where he now a History professor.