Monday, June 9, 2008
Dr. Charles ("Willie") Eliot
Dr. Charles ("Willie") Eliot, former Mount Allison professor and University of Prince Edward Island President Emeritus, died of a stroke in his home on May 20, 2008.
Dr. Eliot was an important member of the Department of Classics at Mount Allison, serving first as Head of the Department and then as the Josiah Wood Chair in Classics. He also served as Vice-President, Academic and as a member of the Board of Regents at Mount Allison. In addition to his important work at Mount Allison, Dr. Eliot was an instructor and professor at the University of British Columbia between 1957 and 1971.
He was an active member in the wider academic community, serving on the Advisory Academic Panel of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and as a member of the Classical Association of Canada.
Born in Pakistan in 1928, Eliot also maintained an international connection through his involvement with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece, which included a five-year term as a Professor of Archeology between 1971 and 1976.
In 1985 Eliot became President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island, a position he held for 10 years.
UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan has informed us that Willie's memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. on June 22 in the Recital Hall at UPEI.
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