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| Volume 10, Number 1 | August 9, 2002 |
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Harvey named Acting V-P ResearchThe U of S Board of Governors announced June 28 it had approved the appointment of Bryan Harvey as Acting Vice-President Research, effective July 1.
The appointment is for one-year while an extensive search for candidates for the V-P position is carried out nationally and internationally. "Dr. Harvey has a distinguished history in teaching, research and public service, as well as excellent leadership skills. He will be a great asset to the University in this new capacity as we continue efforts to intensify research success," President Peter MacKinnon said in a news release. Harvey succeeds Michael Corcoran, who had completed a five-year term and stepped down to concentrate on his own research in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry. Until July Harvey was Chair of University Council. He has been with the U of S since 1966 and has previously served as University Co-ordinator of Agricultural Research, Head of the Department of Horticulture Science, Head of the Department of Crop Science and Plant Ecology, Director of the Crop Development Centre, and Assistant Dean of Agriculture. Harvey was recently reappointed for a three-year term as University Co-ordinator of Agricultural Research. Since he has moved into his new position, Plant Sciences Prof. Pierre Hucl has been named Acting University Co-ordinator of Agricultural Research, for one year. Harvey received his BSA in Horticulture from the U of S in 1960 and his M.Sc. in crop science in 1961. He obtained his PhD in genetics from University of California (Davis) in 1964. Harvey is known internationally for his work in developing malting barley varieties. He is a Fellow of the Agricultural Institute of Canada.
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