Howard Tennant

NRC Council Member

Dr. Tennant earned an MBA and Ph.D. (Business Administration) from the University of Oregon. He has served as Dean of Graduate Studies & Research and Associate Vice-President (Research) at the University of Saskatchewan and, later, as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lethbridge. As part of his involvement with many organizations, he has served as Chair of the Association of Universities & Colleges of Canada, director of the Saskatchewan Research Council and director of the Alberta Research Council. Currently, he is Associate Chair of the Board of Management of the Alberta Science & Research Authority and a member of the Advisory Board of Statistics Canada.

Dr. Tennant was appointed to the NRC Council in October 2003. He chairs Council's Audit Committee and sits on Council's Executive Committee.