Alastair Summerlee

Who is Alastair Summerlee?

Alastair J. S. Summerlee was the 7th president of the University of Guelph.

President Summerlee, whose career as a scholar, professor, researcher, 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 associate dean of the Ontario Veterinary College in 1992, dean of graduate studies in 1995, associate vice-president in 1999, and provost and vice-president in 2000.

As the current president of the University of Guelph, Summerlee earns $434,517.92 per year, making him the highest paid person at the University of Guelph. He is the ninth-highest paid university president in Canada, and second-highest in Ontario.