Denis Brière
Denis Brière is a Canadian forestry professor and academic administrator. He took office as Université Laval's 25th rector (president) on June 1, 2007. He ran unsuccessfully for the position in 2002. He was formerly dean of the faculty of forestry and geomatics at Université Laval in Quebec City, and held that office since 2000. He has also worked as an executive with James Bay Energy Corporation (Société d'énergie de la Baie-James), a consortium which built a series of hydro-electric dams near James Bay, Kruger Inc., a Canadian pulp and paper company, and , a manufacturer of wood processing equipment.
Awards[]
In 1994, he was named forestry engineer of the year by the , the professional body for foresters in Quebec.
References[]
- Canada Newswire, April 30, 2007 – Denis Brière élu recteur de l'Université Laval
- Canada Newswire, June 11, 2010 - Denis Brière elected Chair of the Board of CREPUQ
External links[]
- Université Laval - Monsieur Denis Brière - 25e recteur de l'Université Laval (in French)
- Personal page at faculty of forestry and geomatics
- Research office page on Brière
- 26 septembre 2002 Plan d'action du candidat au rectorat Denis Brière
Categories:
- Canadian academics
- Forestry academics
- Living people
- Rectors of Université Laval
- Canadian foresters
- Université Laval faculty
- Canadian academic biography stubs
- Forester stubs