Steen-Frost Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameBill Andrew 
OccupationChancellor, University of Prince Edward Island
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FatherIrwin Andrew
Notes for Bill Andrew
William E. "Bill" Andrew installed as Chancellor
University of Prince Edward Island, 2 March 2005
William E. "Bill" Andrew, a 1973 Engineering graduate of UPEI, was installed on March 6 as the University's seventh Chancellor. He is President of Penn West Petroleum Ltd., the fifth largest independent oil and gas company in Canada. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
A native of Milton, PEI, he now resides in Calgary but he and his wife, Denise have many continuing attachments to Prince Edward Island. They have a home in Stanley Bridge and, together with Bill's brothers, Brian and Rollin, they co-own Meridian Farms in Milton where they stable standardbred horses. Andrew also runs a successful horse breeding ranch in Alberta.
Bill Andrew has been active in many community and philanthropic initiatives. He has been a trustee of the Grace Women's Health Centre, President of the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association, a director of Standardbred Canada, and a fundraising leader for Alberta Children's Hospital, United Way of Calgary, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and Woods Home-EXIT Program.
The new Chancellor is a founder of the Calgary group Friends of UPEI, which supports 14 students annually with scholarships to study at UPEI. He and his wife have also created a new scholarship endowment at UPEI for students in Education and Engineering.
Bill Andrew reappointed as Chancellor of University of Prince Edward Island
William E. "Bill" Andrew, a 1973 Engineering graduate of UPEI, has been reappointed as the Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) for the next four years.
Andrew was first installed as the university’s seventh Chancellor on March 6, 2005, replacing philanthropist and journalist Norman Webster who served as Chancellor from 1996 to 2004. Andrew’s extended term will conclude in 2013.
Andrew is currently director and chief executive officer of Penn West Petroleum Ltd., one of Canada’s largest senior oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. He is on the Alberta Council on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, and is a former governor of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. His P.E.I. involvements, in addition to his role at UPEI, include service as a director of the Canadian Wind Institute and as a national director of the Fathers of Confederation Buildings Trust.
He and his wife Denise reside in Calgary, but the native of Milton, P.E.I., has maintained very close ties to his home province. The Andrew’s have a home on the Island, and they partner with Bill's brother Brian and his wife Carol in Meridian Farms in Milton where they raise standardbred horses. The Andrew family has continued a four-generation involvement in racing standardbred horses in Atlantic Canada, and is active in P.E.I. and national harness racing circles.
Andrew is an active and contributing member to the Friends of UPEI group in Calgary, which annually provides scholarships for students to study at UPEI. He and his wife are active in various community and philanthropic endeavours, and they are members of the UPEI Visionary Society for planned giving.
Andrew was a leading donor to UPEI’s recently completed Building a Legacy fundraising campaign, with funds going to numerous initiatives at the Island university, including neuroscience research; the School of Nursing; women's athletics; scholarships for students in the Master of Arts in Island Studies program; renewable scholarships for engineering students; new instruments for the music department; capital support for the School of Business; and travel bursaries for international education and community development.
The decision to appoint Andrew as Chancellor for a second term was made by a 25-person electoral board with broad representation from UPEI and the general community.
"This was a unanimous decision, with exceptionally positive comments regarding Chancellor Andrew's leadership, effective representation, generosity and down-to-earth encouragement of students, faculty and staff and the entire UPEI community," said UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan, who chaired the electoral board. "Bill Andrew exemplifies the success of UPEI and its graduates, and the multitude of ways in which they are giving back."
"I am honoured to be reappointed as Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island,” says Andrew. “Denise and I have been fortunate in our lives and believe that by sharing and working with the university, we can give something back to Prince Edward Island.”
University of Prince Edward Island, 2 March 2005
William E. "Bill" Andrew, a 1973 Engineering graduate of UPEI, was installed on March 6 as the University's seventh Chancellor. He is President of Penn West Petroleum Ltd., the fifth largest independent oil and gas company in Canada. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
A native of Milton, PEI, he now resides in Calgary but he and his wife, Denise have many continuing attachments to Prince Edward Island. They have a home in Stanley Bridge and, together with Bill's brothers, Brian and Rollin, they co-own Meridian Farms in Milton where they stable standardbred horses. Andrew also runs a successful horse breeding ranch in Alberta.
Bill Andrew has been active in many community and philanthropic initiatives. He has been a trustee of the Grace Women's Health Centre, President of the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association, a director of Standardbred Canada, and a fundraising leader for Alberta Children's Hospital, United Way of Calgary, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and Woods Home-EXIT Program.
The new Chancellor is a founder of the Calgary group Friends of UPEI, which supports 14 students annually with scholarships to study at UPEI. He and his wife have also created a new scholarship endowment at UPEI for students in Education and Engineering.
Bill Andrew reappointed as Chancellor of University of Prince Edward Island
William E. "Bill" Andrew, a 1973 Engineering graduate of UPEI, has been reappointed as the Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) for the next four years.
Andrew was first installed as the university’s seventh Chancellor on March 6, 2005, replacing philanthropist and journalist Norman Webster who served as Chancellor from 1996 to 2004. Andrew’s extended term will conclude in 2013.
Andrew is currently director and chief executive officer of Penn West Petroleum Ltd., one of Canada’s largest senior oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. He is on the Alberta Council on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, and is a former governor of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. His P.E.I. involvements, in addition to his role at UPEI, include service as a director of the Canadian Wind Institute and as a national director of the Fathers of Confederation Buildings Trust.
He and his wife Denise reside in Calgary, but the native of Milton, P.E.I., has maintained very close ties to his home province. The Andrew’s have a home on the Island, and they partner with Bill's brother Brian and his wife Carol in Meridian Farms in Milton where they raise standardbred horses. The Andrew family has continued a four-generation involvement in racing standardbred horses in Atlantic Canada, and is active in P.E.I. and national harness racing circles.
Andrew is an active and contributing member to the Friends of UPEI group in Calgary, which annually provides scholarships for students to study at UPEI. He and his wife are active in various community and philanthropic endeavours, and they are members of the UPEI Visionary Society for planned giving.
Andrew was a leading donor to UPEI’s recently completed Building a Legacy fundraising campaign, with funds going to numerous initiatives at the Island university, including neuroscience research; the School of Nursing; women's athletics; scholarships for students in the Master of Arts in Island Studies program; renewable scholarships for engineering students; new instruments for the music department; capital support for the School of Business; and travel bursaries for international education and community development.
The decision to appoint Andrew as Chancellor for a second term was made by a 25-person electoral board with broad representation from UPEI and the general community.
"This was a unanimous decision, with exceptionally positive comments regarding Chancellor Andrew's leadership, effective representation, generosity and down-to-earth encouragement of students, faculty and staff and the entire UPEI community," said UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan, who chaired the electoral board. "Bill Andrew exemplifies the success of UPEI and its graduates, and the multitude of ways in which they are giving back."
"I am honoured to be reappointed as Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island,” says Andrew. “Denise and I have been fortunate in our lives and believe that by sharing and working with the university, we can give something back to Prince Edward Island.”