Peter Savaryn

Peter Savaryn (September 17, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was a Ukrainian-born Canadian lawyer. He immigrated from Ukraine in 1949, and attended the University of Alberta (B.A. 1955, LLB 1956). He is a partner in the law firm Savaryn & Savaryn. He is married to Olga (Olya) Prystajecky (1951) and has three children. Savaryn served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1982 to 1986 and has was also involved with the university Board of Governors and Senate. He was awarded an honorary degree in 1987 from the University of Alberta, and was also named to the Order of Canada that year. He is also a former president of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. He died on April 6, 2017.