Wednesday, May 28, 2008

New President at the University of Regina

The University of Regina had announced the appointment of Dr. Vianne Timmons (’79) as President and Vice-Chancellor.

Dr. Timmons is currently Vice-President of Academic Development at the University of Prince Edward Island.

Dr. Timmons holds degrees from the University of Calgary, Gonzaga University, Acadia University and Mount Allison University.

She is Adjunct Professor at the University of New Brunswick, and has served as Chair of the Education Department at St. Francis Xavier University and Dean and Professor in the Faculty of Education at UPEI.

A member of the Governing Council of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canadian Board of International Education, Dr. Timmons is also co-chair of the Atlantic Association of Universities’ Aboriginal Education Committee, chair of the Maritime Provinces Council on Higher Education, and serves in the International Association of the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities.

Dr. Timmons becomes President of the University of Regina on July 1, 2008.
Congratulations!

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