Head and shoulders image of Vera Pezer, associate vice-president of Student Affairs and Services, seated behind a table.

Bio/Historical Note: Vera Rose Pezer was born in 1939 in Melfort, Saskatchewan. She attended school in Meskanaw, Saskatchewan, and received her BA in English in 1962 from the University of Saskatchewan. Continuing on, she received her MA in 1964 and her PhD in sports psychology in 1977. From 1991-2001 Pezer served as the University of Saskatchewan associate vice-president of Student Affairs and Services. She was director of Student Counselling (1978), assistant professor of Psychology and assistant dean of the College of Arts and Science (1978 and 1981). In 2007 Pezer was elected Chancellor and served 2 terms as Chancellor until her retirement in 2013. Pezer is a four-time Canadian Women's curling champion. Pezer served as Sport Psychologist to the Canadian Curling Teams in two Olympic Games. Pezer's curling team was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1976, the Saskatchewan Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Saskatoon Hall of Fame in 1990. In 1972 Pezer was involved in the very first Battle of the Sexes in curling, defeating Orest Meleschuk 4-3 in a televised game on CBC. After retiring from curling, Pezer was a curling analyst for TSN. She also played in two Canadian Senior Ladies competitions. Pezer was a member of the Saskatoon Imperials which captured national fastball championships in 1969 and 1970. Pezer is the author of The Stone Age: A Social History of Curling in the Prairies (2003) and "Smart Curling" (2007). Pezer Crescent, Court, Cove and Lane, in the Silverspring neighborhood of Saskatoon, honours the accomplishments of Pezer, University of Saskatchewan Board of Governors appointed Pezer to the status of Associate Vice-President, Student Affairs and Services Emerita. She received the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Award of Achievement in 2002. In 2006 Pezer was honoured with a Saskatchewan Centennial Medal. In 2019 Pezer was named the ninth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.