News Articles
Board of Governors
The University of Guelph's Board of Governors consists of the chancellor, the president, seven members appointed by the board, three alumni appointed by the board, four lieutenant-governor order-in-council appointees (appointed by the provincial government), two staff members (one of whom is a graduate of the University) elected by U of G staff, three faculty members elected by Senate, and three students (two undergraduate and one graduate) elected by students. The following is an up-to-date list of the 2006/2007 board.
Lincoln Alexander
Chancellor, University of Guelph
Appointment: Chancellor
Douglas Derry, Chair
Chair, Poplar Lane Holdings Ltd.
Appointment: Board
Rita Burak, Vice-Chair
President/partner, The Network Executive Team, Management Consultants, Inc.
Appointment: Lieutenant-governor order-in-council
Robin-Lee Norris, Vice-Chair
Partner, Miller Thomson LLP
Appointment: Board/Alumni
U of G graduate: BA 1980
Alastair Summerlee
President and vice-chancellor, University of Guelph
Appointment: President
Brian Barrington
President, Barrington & Associates
Appointment: Board
Tye Burt
President and chief executive officer, Kinross Gold Corporation
Appointment: Board
U of G graduate: BA 1980
Barb Caswell
PhD candidate, Department of Animal and Poultry Science
Appointment: Graduate student
U of G graduate: B.Sc. 2004
John Coombs
Student, BA, political science
Appointment: Undergraduate student
Peter Devine
President, Devine Securities Inc.
Appointment: Board
Dick Freeborough
Corporate director
Appointment: Board
Jonathan Guss
Chief executive officer, Ontario Medical Association
Appointment: Board
Gail Kilgour
Corporate director
Appointment: Lieutenant-governor order-in-council
Jeff Lozon
President and CEO, St. Michael's Hospital
Appointment: Board/Alumni
U of G graduate: BA 1976
Linda Mahood
Associate professor, Department of History
Appointment: Faculty
Nancy Schmidt
Co-director, Learning Commons
Appointment: Staff
Pat Shewen
Professor, Department of Pathobiology
Appointment: Faculty
U of G graduate: B.Sc. 1971, DVM 1975, M.Sc. 1979, PhD 1982
Evan Siddall
Resident managing director, Lazard Canada
Appointment: Board
U of G graduate: BA 1987
Alan Sullivan
Professor, Department of Plant Agriculture
Appointment: Faculty
U of G graduate: BA 1976, M.Sc. 1978, PhD 1985
Bill Teesdale
Information technology support, Department of Physics
Appointment: Staff/Alumni
U of G graduate: B.Sc. 1986
Lyle Vanclief
Agricultural and agri-food consulting
Appointment: Board/Alumni
U of G graduate: B.Sc.(Agr.) 1966
Bre Walt
Student, BA, English
Appointment: Undergraduate student