First female dean of engineering at UW passes away

By Mark Pare

Posted Nov 30, 2020 12:30:00 PM.

She's being remembered as a dynamic force for the University of Waterloo and Waterloo engineering.

Dr. Pearl Sullivan, UW's first dean of engineering and the first woman to hold the job, died Saturday following a 12-year battle with cancer.

Sullivan served as the dean from July 2012 until December 2019.

She was the fourth woman in Canada to head a school of engineering.

The President of UW, Feridun Hamdullahpur, said on Twitter Sunday that the UW community and Canada “have lost a true leader with the passing of Dr. Pearl Sullivan.”

A celebration of life will be held at the University of Waterloo at a later date.

CLICK HERE to learn more about Sullivan's professional life and accomplishments.

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