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Former president Jaqueline Robarts makes history

A file photo from 1987 shows former NC president Jaqueline Robarts standing with the NC KNight mascot.
Winter Carnival 1987 College President lighting torch outside Hennipen Hall. Jacquie Robarts

Did you know that Niagara College had the first woman president in the entire Ontario college system? Jaqueline Robarts was appointed president of Niagara College on June 1, 1978 and was the first and only female college president in Ontario until 1988. She was president of NC until 1990.

First female college president in Ontario
1978-1990

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