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Spring 2001 Council Election
--19 faculty elected to Council
Fifty-four of U of S Council’s 116 members are elected from faculty, with annual elections for one-third, or 18 of them, plus any vacancies, for three-year terms. Deadline for this year’s secret mail-in ballot, run by the Office of University Secretary Gordon Barnhart, was March 31. The results are now final, and the winners of the 19 elected faculty spots open this year are displayed on this page, with a photo and brief statement.
Barnhart notes this election is just part of the democratic process that keeps the various governance bodies of the University vital. Elections will also be under way shortly for a new Chancellor to replace retiring Chancellor Peggy McKercher (all U of S graduates may vote), and there are two Senate districts with vacant positions, for which elections will be held.
Council – responsible for overseeing and directing the university’s academic affairs – is a representative body with 116 members. Membership consists of the President, the Vice-President (Academic) and 114 voting members including faculty from each college (usually including the Dean), a student from each college, librarians, representatives of the Extension Division, and 54 faculty members elected at-large. The Chair and the Vice-Chair of Council are elected by the members. Council meets monthly, except in July and August. Council meetings are open to everyone in the university community. They are usually held at 2:30 p.m. on the third Thursday afternoon of every month in Place Riel Theatre.
Glen Beck (Prof., Economics): University Council is one of the few remaining means for faculty to have a voice in the affairs of the institution. It will be important only if faculty make it important through their contributions.
Peta Bonham-Smith (Assoc. Prof., Biology): http://duke.usask.ca/~bonhamp/", appointed July 1994. Appointed Director of the Virtual College of Biotechnology
John E. Cooke, (Prof., Computing Science): I am convinced that information technology, when used wisely, has a great and as yet largely unrealized potential to improve the quality of university education. I support the creation of new programs that combine an understanding of this technology with depth in traditional disciplines. We change or become extinct.
Linda Ferguson (Prof., Nursing): I value the opportunity for continued involvement in the governance of the University of Saskatchewan through University Council. Through this involvement, I learned a great deal about the complex issues affecting this university, and the innovative and creative approaches taken to address these challenges. I believe that in the future, the concerted efforts of faculty and students are needed to fulfill our mandate of teaching excellence in a research-intensive learning environment.
George Khachatourians (Prof., Applied Microbiology & Food Science): I have been a member at large and served the Council since its inception (Chair, Nomination;Vice Chair-Capital Planning and member, President’s Review and Planning Committees). I am dedicated to matters of academic self-governance and renewal and our intellectual and physical environment in which we grow and nurture the next generations of citizens both local and global.
Lal Kushwaha (Prof., Agricultural & Bioresource Engineering): P.Eng. Has been in the Dept. since 1974. He has served on several University committees including Academic Affairs Committee, and Coordinating Committee, and was elected to the first University Council. He is involved with professional and technical societies nationally and internationally, and received several honours for his contributions. Lal brings extensive experience in working with diverse groups to achieve common goals.
Bob Lucas (Prof., Economics): The reason I’m doing this is because we have to support the collegial process.
Doug MacLean (Assoc. Prof., Mathematics & Statistics): I have been at the U of S since 1969, with the exception of four years working on the application of Math in the lumber manufacturing industry, where I helped develop the integration of computer imaging and robotic systems. Currently Chair of Council’s Information Technology Committee.
Alison Maingon (Assoc. Prof., Anthropology & Archaeology): no statement submitted
Mary C. Marino (Assoc. Prof., Languages & Linguistics): I am a strong partisan of the basic arts and science programs, particularly the languages. My own area is linguistics.
Charles Maulé; (Assoc. Prof. & Head, Agricultural & Bioresource Engineering): By participating through the University Council I will achieve a better understanding of the University operation and be able to contribute more directly towards the quality of our teaching and learning environment.
Chary Rangacharyulu (Prof., Physics & Engineering Physics): I have been with the University for 20 years, during which time I served on several Departmental, College and Council committees. My research work involves international collaborations at facilities in Germany, Japan and Netherlands with scientists from three continents. I am currently co-chair of the host committee of the Canada Wide Science Fair to be held in Saskatoon in 2002. My main goal is to contribute to develop and deliver programs of study that students with different strengths and interests will find both intellectually rewarding and help build their future.
Brian Rossnagel (Prof., Crop Development Centre): At the U of S since 1977 as a member of the CDC in the Dept. of Plant Sciences. Member of Council 2000-01 and Chair of the Extension & Public Service Committee since January, 2001. Over the past 25 years has served on and chaired several Department, College and University committees as well as a number of external boards including: Sask. Seed Growers Association, Canadian Western Agribition, International Oat Committee, American Oat Worker’s Conference and the North American Barley Researchers, having been Chair and Secretary of the last four.
Eric Salt (Prof., Electrical Engineering): I am looking forward to serving on Council. I have been with the Department of Electrical Engineering for 15 years.
Joan Sawatzky (Prof., Nursing): Since joining the faculty of the College of Nursing in 1982, my interest in decision making and change has led to my involvement in many types of group work. I value the opportunity to participate actively in the debate and decision making within the context of Council and its committees.
William Slights (Prof., English): William Slights teaches Shakespeare, writes about early modern books and next year will be Acting Head of English. He has served on the Budget, Research, and Academic Affairs committees; he is now vice-chair of Academic Planning. He wishes to highlight the teacher-scholar model and specific needs of scholarly researchers in humanities and fine arts, and to give the teacher-scholar model a higher profile.
Ron Sutherland (Prof. & Head, Chemistry): I decided to run for election to Council since I felt that, as a department head, I needed more information on Council affairs than routinely provided. In the past Council structure, I have chaired or been a member of Academic Affairs, Capital Planning and Budget. I was also a member of the Academic Planning and Priorities.
John Thompson (Prof., Sociology, St. Thomas More College): John Thompson joined the U of S in 1975 as an STM faculty member in Sociology. His fields include social theory, social movements, and sociology of religion. He worked on the U of S Issues and Options project and has participated in instructional development. From 1990 to 2000, he served as STM’s first lay president. He and his wife Patty have two sons.
Bruce Waygood (Prof., Biochemistry): no statement submitted
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