Alastair Summerlee | |
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| Interim President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University | |
| In office 2017 –June 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Roseann Runte Samy Mahmoud |
| Succeeded by | Benoit-Antoine Bacon |
| 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(s) | Guelph,Ontario,Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Guelph |
| Profession | Professor |
| Website | Carleton.ca - The President and Vice-Chancellor |
Alastair J. S. Summerlee was the Interim President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University located in Ottawa,Ontario,Canada. He was previously the seventh president of the University of Guelph.
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]
Summerlee faced controversy for his inadequate response as president of the University of Guelph to a sexual assault in the athletics department. [4] On September 21,2006,the father of a female student contacted Summerlee,and provided correspondences between Dave Scott-Thomas (his daughter's running coach) and his daughter,as proof of grooming leading to sexual assault. Summerlee did not reply,despite a note that the victim was underage at the time of the abuse. [5]