Dr. Beth Bilson, dean of Law, sits on a couch.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Beth Bilson, KC, PhD, earned a BA (1967), an MA (1970) and an LLB (1977), all from the University of Saskatchewan, followed by a PhD (1982) at the University of London. Dr. Bilson began her career in law at the U of S in 1979, teaching and writing in the areas of torts, labour and administrative law, and legal history. A pioneer in her profession at a time when there were only three female faculty members in the college when she started, Dr. Bilson was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1984. She twice served as the first female acting dean of the College of Law, and one of only two individuals to serve as a dean on three separate occasions. Dr. Bilson was dean of the college from 1999-2002 and was acting dean in 2010-2011. She is also an associate member of the faculty of the Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy at the U of S and the University of Regina. She served as Senior Grievance Officer of the U of S Faculty Association from 1982-1985, and as assistant Vice-President (Administration) for the University from 1986-1988, with special responsibility for faculty collective bargaining. From 1992-1997 she chaired the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board. She serves as deputy chair of the Discipline Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan. Dr. Bilson was awarded the designation of Queen’s Counsel for Saskatchewan in 2000. Also in 2000, she was appointed as chair of a federal task force on pay equity, which reported in 2004. Since 2006 she has been editor of the Canadian Bar Review. Dr. Bilson currently chairs the Standing Committee on Equity of the Canadian Bar Association, and the Equity Committee of the Canadian Bar Association Saskatchewan Branch. She was appointed University Secretary in [2017] and served as interim dean of Education in 2021. In 2023 Dr. Bilson is Professor Emerita of Law.