Phil Wood Classification

This morning we learned about the club's newest member, Phil Wood. Phil is a long-time Dundas resident and is presently the Dean of Students and Associate VP of Student Affairs at McMaster University. Phil grew up in Brantford and attended the University of Waterloo in chemical engineering. During his 4th-term he was a teacher's assistant at Paris District High School and spent some time teaching before becoming a teaching assistant at Waterloo University. After graduating he went to Cal Tech to complete his PHD. From there he moved to Lansing Michigan and taught at Michigan State University where he became a huge basketball fan. Shortly after spending a summer at Dow Chemical he moved to McMaster University, eventualy becoming an academic administrator in the engineering department, then the chair of chemical engineering and the associate dean. He is proud that he was able to graduate 13 PHD students, 5 of whom are now teaching at various universities. He is a strong believer that a professor can be an excellent teacher as well as a strong researcher. As associate VP of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Phil is responsible for all student services at McMaster.

Phil is married to Barb and has two sons and one granddaughter. He has played recreational hockey for years, calls the play-by-play for Mac basketball and hosts, "Soul in the Hole", on CFMU 93.3 McMaster radio.   Phil knows many of our club members and looks forward to many years of service as a Rotarian.