Alastair J. S. Summerlee was the Interim President and Vice-Chancellor of

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located in Ottawa,

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, Canada. He was previously the seventh president of the

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. President Summerlee, whose career as a

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, 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

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of the

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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. He was the ninth-highest-paid university president in

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(as of 2011), and second-highest-paid in

(as of 2012). Summerlee faced controversy for his inadequate response as president of the University of Guelph to a sexual assault in the athletics department. 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.

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References

Brief Biography – President Alastair J. S. Summerlee

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Office of the President
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