Head and shoulders image of Dr. Art Bergan, Civil Engineering.

Bio/Historical Note: Arthur Theodore Bergan was born in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, where he joined the Saskatchewan Department of Highways, supervising the design and construction of highways. He attended the University of Saskatchewan, obtaining a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering in 1961. Dr. Bergan completed his master's degree in in Soil Mechanics (Civil Engineering) at the U of S in 1964. He then began a career in academia with the University in the Department of Civil Engineering. In 1968 Dr. Bergan took an educational leave to earn a Ph.D. in in Pavement Design for Heavy Loads (Civil Engineering) from the Transport Institute of the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Bergan continued his road-building career, supervising the design and construction of highways, many in previously undeveloped regions in north and northeastern Saskatchewan. An estimated 500 miles of Saskatchewan highway were built under his supervision, through such challenging terrain as permafrost and muskeg. Dr. Bergan served as assistant dean of the College of Engineering from 1978 to 1983. He is Professor Emeritus of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering (2021).