Head and shoulders image of Peter Nikiforuk, former Dean of Engineering, 1974-1996.

Bio/Historical Note: Peter N. Nikiforuk born in St. Paul, Alberta on 11 February 1930. He received a scholarship to Queen's University and in 1952 graduated with a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics. In 1952 he received an Athlone Fellowship to Manchester University and completed his PhD in 1955. He was awarded a D.Sc. from Manchester University in 1970. Peter's career began as a systems engineer in the development of the missile head for the Avro Arrow. In 1960, he joined the Engineering faculty at the University of Saskatchewan and served as Dean of Engineering from 1973 until 1996. Nikiforuk died in Saskatoon on 19 July 2018.