Head and shoulders image of Dr. Ernie Barber, dean, Agriculture and Bioresources.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Ernest M. Barber earned a BSc (1972) and an MSc (1974) from the University of Alberta, and a PhD (2001) from the University of Guelph. He began his professional career in 1974 with the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture as a specialist in engineering for livestock production, including farmstead planning, animal housing systems and waste management. Dr. Barber successfully led the development and implementation of a system for industry self-policing of pollution and nuisance problems. In 1981 Dr. Barber joined the University of Saskatchewan in the College of Engineering. He served as acting provost and vice-president academic (2007-2008), vice-provost teaching and learning (2008-2010) and in two deanships, in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources (1999-2007) and in the College of Engineering (2010-2013). Dr. Barber assumed the duties of interim provost and vice-president academic at the University of Saskatchewan for a second time on 1 July 2014. He was a past president of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS). Dr. Barber is self-employed as an Academic Strategic Business Advisor (2022).