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2007-2008 LECTURERS' BIOGRAPHIES Daniel Kolos Daniel Kolos has an M.A. in Ancient Egyptian Language and Literature from the University of Toronto. While studying in the 1970's, he wrote documentaries for CBC ideas, and published an English translation of the Hieroglyphic inscriptions on the Tutankhamun exhibit, called The Name of the Dead. He worked in Egypt as an archaeologist and tour guide for 15 years. Daniel's other interests include poetry, with 2 published books, and philosophy. Dr. Lyn Green Lyn Green received her Ph.d from the University of Toronto for a dissertation on Queens and Princesses of the Amarna Period. She has excavated in Egypt at Amarna and East Karnak. Lyn has taught at York University, Brock University, the University of Toronto and the Royal Ontario Museum. She has published widely on a number of topics related to ancient Egyptian culture. Doug Cunningham Doug Cunningham, a retired science and outdoor education teacher from Lion's Head, is a long time avid astronomer. His observatory, Quetican, is a celebration of the Bruce Peninsula night skies. Doug's passion for his subject has taken him to exotic destinations such as Australia, Zambia, Egypt, Arizona and New Mexico. Reverend Jerry Salloum Jerry is a part-time lecturer in Geography at Wilfred Laurier University, and vicar at St. Georges Anglican Church in Campbellville Ontario. He has traveled extensively in the High Arctic studying formation , drift and deterioration of Baffin Bay icebergs. Dr.Laird Christie Laird attended the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto receiving a B.A., an M.A and a Ph.D. His research has included the history of Indian-European relations, the Reserve system, and the Western ArHe has been stationed at Holman on Victoria Island, Eskimo Point, Baffin Island and Pangnirtung. Although retired, he is still teaching at Wilfrid Laurier. Dr. Terry Gillespie Terry is Professor Emeritus of meteorology at the University of Guelph. He also works with the Ontario Weather Network focusing no crop/microclimate interactions. Peter Middleton Peter Middleton is a retired teacher who for the past ten years has been intensively involved as a tour guide in the area of ecotourism. His interests in travel reach back to his teen years when he first canoed the fabled north country of Ontario. Since then he has led over fifty tours worldwide. His experiences have provided him with first-hand examples of the growth and impacts the industry is having upon the cultures and environments it encounters. Al MacPherson Al MacPherson is recently retired form his position as professor and coordinator of tourism programs at Sir Sandford Fleming College, Lindsay. He continues to lecture part-time at Trent University, Al has travelled widely as a consultant and program designer for various tourism projects both in Canada and abroad. For many years he worked for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in the roles of Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent of several Ontario parks, including Rondeau, Long Point and Algonquin. Susan Henderson Susan Henderson has managed the alumni travel program, "Discover the World" at The University of Western Ontario since the fall of 2002. This service offers approximately 20 educational trips a year to alumni and friends of the university. Many focus upon cultural destinations and experiences. Susan is a graduate of Western and enjoys theatre, books, scuba diving, sailing and travelling! Dr. David Fennell David Fennell teaches and researches mainly in the areas of ecotourism and tourism ethics in the Department of Tourism and Environment at Brock University. He has published widely in these areas, including sole authored books on ecotourism programme planning, a general text on ecotourism, tourism ethics, and a forthcoming title on codes of ethics in tourism and has edited two other books. David is the founding Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Ecotourism, and is an active member on editorial boards of many academic journals. |
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