Appointments

Associate Deans

Jim Sutcliffe, former chair of the Biology Department, and Elizabeth (Beth) Popham, an associate professor in the Department of English Literature have been named Associate Deans.

Jim Sutcliffe is Associate Dean of Science for a three-year-term, effective July 1, 1998. Beth Popham is on sabbatical during the fall term 1998. Murray Genoe is Acting Associate Dean of Arts and Science and Principal of Julian Blackburn College, effective Aug. 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999. Beth Popham will assume that role for a three-year-term beginning July 1, 1999.

Watershed Centre Director

Leon Carl has been appointed first director of the Watershed Science Centre, a new joint Trent-Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)-Sir Sandford Fleming College research institute based at Trent. The appointment is for two years at half time.

Carl, a conjunct professor at Trent and research scientist with the MNR working on watershed science issues in southern Ontario, is an adjunct professor, University of Toronto, and Research Associate, University of Guelph. He was previously a co-ordinator, Inland Lakes Research, and Director, Harkness Fisheries Laboratory, MNR and Salmonid Management Co-ordinator with the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division, Fisheries Branch, Edmonton, Alberta.

Carl will remain a Ministry of Natural Resources employee. Since his summer appointment, Carl has met with several Trent faculty about the direction of the centre and opportunities for research and policy development.

Carl's appointment was announced at Senate's Sept. 22 meeting by Dean Paul Healy who said that it is hoped the Watershed Science Centre will help to create increased research collaboration opportunities among Trent, MNR and SSFC in watershed science, for both faculty and students. The new office for the Watershed Science Centre is in the Science Complex, SC 102.