Head and shoulders image of Joe Garcea, Associate Professor of Political Studies.

Bio/Historical Note: Joseph Garcea was born in 1956 in Satriano, Italy, where he spent the first ten years of his life with his mother, Carmela. He was reunited with his father (Michele), brother and sisters in Jasper, Alberta in 1965. While always true to his Italian roots, Garcea had a profound love for Canada and all things Canadian (including Les Canadiens), and described coming to Canada as having "arrived in paradise." As a professor of political science at the University of Saskatchewan, he was a prolific scholar who published in the areas of immigration, settlement, public administration, and local government. He was the recipient of both the University of Saskatchewan's Master Teaching Award and Distinction in Outreach and Public Service. Garcea died in Saskatoon in November 2020.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 4 Sept. 1998 issue of OCN.