Sarnia

Former U of G Prof, Ivey Chair Passes

David Sparling passed away recently.

Sparling was a Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Guelph and, most recently , Professor Emeritus and Chair of Agri-Food Innovation at the Ivey Business School at Western University.

He worked with government and industry in the Agri-Food sector.

Sparling passed July 31st after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.

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