Obituary of Paul Dudgeon

DUDGEON - On Thursday, January 26, 2006, Professor Emeritus Paul Dudgeon passed away from cancer at the age of 67 years. Predeceased by his parents, John Dudgeon and Marcella Ronevage of Guelph, ON, Paul is survived by his wife, Joan of Regina, SK; daughter, Cheryl of London, ON; sister Carolyn (Dudgeon) Mowat and brother-in-law Richard Mowat of Kitchener, ON. A firm believer in the value of post-secondary education, Paul earned a B.A. in Business Administration and a university gold medal in Business Administration from Wilfred Laurier University in 1962. After graduating with an M.B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business, in 1963, Paul undertook doctoral work at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Paul had an extensive career in business, education, and government that included senior management experience as a university vice-president academic, college dean, academic department head, management and systems consulting firm president, and provincial government executive director. Most recently, Paul was a Full Professor of Administration and Head of the School of Business and Public Administration, Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, University of Regina (now First Nations University of Canada), and a Professor of Administration, University of Regina, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. Paul also served on the Board of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST), first as Vice Chair, then as Chair, from 1992-1999. In recognition of his achievements in the development and promotion of Aboriginal education, Paul was awarded the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan (2005). Pauls experience with cancer motivated him to become active in advocacy for cancer control. In October, 2005, he attended the first International Cancer Control Congress in Vancouver, BC. Sincerest thanks are extended to the Palliative care team at Pasqua Hospital for their commitment to compassionate care. A prayer service will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in Speers Funeral Chapel, 2136 College Avenue. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, January 30, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Martins R. C. Church, 4720 Castle Road with Rev. Neil Osiowy and Prof. R. Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ presiding. Interment in Marymount Cemetery, Guelph, at a future date. Flowers gratefully declined. Friends so wishing may make donations, in memoriam, to the charity of their choice. An on-line book of condolence may be signed at www.speersfuneralchapel.com