Patrick Deane (born 9 December 1956) is a Canadian scholar and university administrator, currently serving as the 21st Principal of Queen's University. He was previously the acting president of the University of Winnipeg (2003–2004), the Vice-principal (Academic) at Queen's University (2005–2010) and the 7th President of McMaster University (2010–2019).[7]
Patrick Deane | |
|---|---|
 Deane in 2018 | |
| 21st Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2019[1] | |
| Chancellor | Murray Sinclair
Shelagh Rogers |
| Preceded by | Daniel Woolf |
| 7th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University | |
| In office 1 July 2010[2] – 30 June 2019[3] | |
| Chancellor | Suzanne Labarge |
| Preceded by | Peter George |
| Succeeded by | David H. Farrar |
| Acting President of the University of Winnipeg | |
| In office 2002[4] – 2 May 2004[5] | |
| Preceded by | Constance Rooke |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Axworthy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1956 South Africa |
| Nationality | Canadian South African |
| Education | University of the Witwatersrand (BA) University of Western Ontario (MA, PhD)[1][6] |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Raising a valid sign: A defence of the form of David Jones's "Anathemata" (1986) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English Literature |
| Institutions | |
Early life and education
editDeane was born in 1956[8][9] in South Africa.[10] His father, whose ancestors emigrated from Liverpool to South Africa in the 1820s, joined the British Royal Navy during World War II.[11] After the war, Deane's mother met his father in Canada, when he went there on a business trip; they got married in 1947.[12] When Deane was 15, his elder brother, who was 5 years his senior and was on conscription service, died of testicular cancer, after being misdiagnosed and denied treatment by a civilian doctor.[11]
Deane went to King Edward VII School in Johannesburg,[12] and then studied English and law at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he was a vocal and active opponent of apartheid.[2] He graduated in 1978 and moved to Canada, to study English literature at the University of Western Ontario, obtaining a Master of Arts in 1980 and a PhD in 1985.[2][13]
Career
editDeane's professional career began in 1986, when he was appointed an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, teaching English literature.[7][14] He was invited back to the University of Western Ontario in 1988, when he was awarded the John Charles Polanyi Prize for Literature,[15] becoming an assistant professor in the Department of English and teaching 21-century British literature,[10] and was promoted to associate professor in 1994.;[7] he was also Vice-Chair (1993-1995) and Chair (1997-2001) of the Department.[7]
In 2001, Deane moved to the University of Winnipeg to take up the position of Vice-President (Academic),[10] concurrently serving as a Professor of English.[7] When the university's president, Constance Rooke, resigned in 2002, following a dispute with the board of regents over the university's finance,[16] he became the Acting President and Vice-Chancellor in 2003. During this period, Deane oversaw the elimination of the university's accumulated debt, the first surplus budget in a decade, and the creation of the University of Winnipeg Foundation, a new fundraising arm for the university.[4][17] Deane handed over the presidency to Lloyd Axworthy in 2004, returning to the role of Vice-President (Academic) and taking the newly established position of Provost.[7] In 2005, Deane accepted the appointment of Vice-Principal (Academic) at Queen's University and serving as a Professor of English Language and Literature in parallel. He held these positions until 2010, when he assumed the role of President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University.[7]
In November 2018, Queen's announced the return of Deane to succeed Daniel Woolf as the 21st Principal and Vice-Chancellor.[18] Deane formally stepped down as McMaster's president on 30 June 2019, having served nearly 2 full terms in that capacity.[19] He assumed the new role as the following day, on 1 July 2019.[1]
Personal life
editDeane met his wife, Sheila, during his MA years at the University of Western Ontario, where she was undertaking her PhD in Women's Studies and was a Virginia Woolf scholar.[20] They have a daughter, Petra, and a son, Colin,[11] who, as of 2020, were respectively a genetics researcher in Vermont, US, and an instructor in education at the University of Winnipeg.[12]
Deane and his family now live on a hobby farm called New Leaf Farm 20 km north of Kingston.[21][12] They have been living on farms for 20 years,[21] including during his tenure as McMaster President and Vice-Chancellor.[20]
Honors and awards
edit- John Charles Polanyi Prize for Literature (1988)[15]
- Robin H. Farquhar Award for Excellence in Contributing to Self-Governance, University of Winnipeg (2004)[22]
- 100th Convocation Award, University of Winnipeg (2013)[23]
References
edit- ^ a b c "About the Principal". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "President Patrick Deane". McMaster University. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Mann, Ken (5 November 2018). "McMaster University to begin search for new president". Global News. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Dr. Patrick Deane". University of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Lloyd Axworthy Begins Term as President & Vice-Chancellor". University of Winnipeg. 3 May 2004. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Minors, Deborah (17 January 2012). "Education as integrity". University of the Witwatersrand. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Patrick Deane Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). McMaster University. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
- ^ "Patrick DEANE". Companies House. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Patrick Deane: Biographical Note" (PDF). McMaster University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Wells, Jon (1 March 2014). "The education of Patrick Deane". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Patrick Deane" (PDF). WITSReview Magazine. University of the Witwatersrand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Ferguson, Elliot (5 Nov 2018). "Queen's names Patrick Deane new principal and vice-chancellor". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Patrick Deane". Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Polanyi Prize Winners". Council of Ontario Universities. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Walker, Susan (7 Oct 2008). "Constance Rooke, 65; Constant champion of Canuck writing". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Prestigious Appointment for University of Winnipeg Vice-President: Deane Called to Queen's University" (PDF) (Press release). Nanyang Technological University. 9 May 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Queen's announces appointment of 21st Principal and Vice-Chancellor". Queen's Gazette. 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "McMaster community says thank you and farewell to Patrick Deane". McMaster University. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b Wells, Jon (14 June 2019). "Patrick Deane's bittersweet goodbye to McMaster and Hamilton". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b Stratton, Julia (6 November 2020). "'There's a whole lot more to life obviously than just what we do nine to five': Principal Patrick Deane gives a virtual tour of his family farm". The Queen's Journal. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Robin H. Farquhar Award for Excellence in Contributing to Self-Governance". University of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Patrick Deane". University of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.