Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick, a professor of and the Vice-President Research Emeritus at the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Lethbridge, has accepted a position as the Vice-President, Research at the , beginning in July, 2011.
Fitzpatrick joined the U of L in 1999, and significantly expanded the research footprint of the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ in many directions.
"This is an excellent opportunity for Dennis. His contributions here were significant, and we wish him well in this new role at the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Regina," says U of L President Mike Mahon.
During his time at the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Lethbridge, Fitzpatrick made a significant contribution to expanding the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬'s research beyond grant management to include strategic planning, team building, project development and the funding of numerous large institutional research initiatives in all three of the Tri-Council research domains.
Notable successes included the development of the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Lethbridge's first industry partnership with the Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Corporation, the funding of the Albert Ingenuity Centre for Water Research, a SSHRC Community Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ Research Alliance Grant, an NSERC Capacity Development Grant and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Polaris Award.
Prior to becoming Vice-President (Research) at the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Lethbridge, Fitzpatrick held a series of academic and administrative appointments at the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Manitoba. He began his academic career at that university after graduating in 1981 with his PhD from Rutgers Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ in New Jersey.