Alastair Summerlee
Alastair Summerlee | |
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7th President of the University of Guelph | |
In office January 15, 2003 – August 15, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Mordechai Rozanski |
Succeeded by | Franco Vaccarino |
Personal details | |
Residence | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | University of Guelph |
Profession | Professor |
Website | Office of the President |
Alastair J. S. Summerlee was the seventh president of the University of Guelph, located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
President Summerlee, whose career as a scholar, professor, researcher, and administrator spans nearly 30 years, joined the University of Guelph faculty in 1988 as a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. He was named an associate dean of the Ontario Veterinary College in 1992, dean of graduate studies in 1995, associate vice-president (academic) in 1999, and provost and vice-president (academic) in 2000.
As president of the University of Guelph, Summerlee earned $434,517.92 per year, which made him the highest-paid person at the university.[1] He was the ninth-highest-paid university president in Canada (as of 2011),[2] and second-highest-paid in Ontario (as of 2012).[3]