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New Director Named for Kemptville Campus
July 26, 2010
Dr. Claude Naud has been appointed to the position of Director for the University of Guelph’s Kemptville Campus. In this role, he will provide vision and direction for all activities at the main campus of Kemptville and its affiliated research station locations at Winchester, New Liskeard, and Emo. His five-year term begins August 23, 2010.
The announcement was made by OAC dean Rob Gordon, who chaired the search committee.
“I am very pleased to welcome Dr. Naud to OAC’s senior administrative team,” said Gordon. “He is a strategically minded, team oriented and passionate educator who brings an outstanding record of academic and administrative leadership to his new role. That expertise will be tremendously valuable as we work towards the continued development of OAC’s regional campuses through this period of transformation and growth.”
Gordon extended thanks to Dr. Renee Bergeron, who has served as Interim Director at Kemptville since May 2009 in addition to her role as Director for Campus d’Alfred, expressing his appreciation for her commitment and passion for OAC and the University of Guelph.
A consultant in the areas of strategic planning, leadership, organization renewal and program development, Dr. Naud served as Senior Vice-President Academic at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology from 1998 – 2006. In that role, he was responsible for the province‐wide leadership and management of 160 academic programs and student services delivered by 1,200 faculty and staff to 39,000 full‐ and part‐time students.
Prior to his retirement from the Canadian Forces in 1998, he held several command appointments, including Station Commander, Squadron Commander, Commandant and Vice Chancellor at Royal Roads Military College, and Director of Space Development.
Dr. Naud has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Royal Military College, a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto (OISE), and Doctor of Education degree from the University of Calgary.
"I am really excited about this unique opportunity to help shape and prepare the next generation of Ontario producers and entrepreneurs to compete in one of the most dynamic and strategic sectors of our economy,” said Naud. “I believe the Kemptville Campus with its rich history of accomplishments and dedicated staff is well positioned to meet this challenge and make that important contribution for a better future.”
The University of Guelph’s Kemptville Campus is situated in eastern Ontario, about 35 minutes south-west of Ottawa. The campus serves as an academic, research and service unit within U of G’s Ontario Agricultural College (OAC). It has approximately 235 undergraduate degree and diploma students, and provides 18,000+ student training days annually for certificate and other short program training. More detailed information about Kemptville’s academic and research programs is available at www.kemptvillec.uoguelph.ca
