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[[Image:Etkin-with-kids.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Etkin showing aeronautical instrumentation to visitors at UTIAS in 1973]] | |||
Etkin was appointed [[Dean of Engineering]] in 1973, replacing [[James Ham]] (who would later become President of the University of Toronto). As Dean, Etkin oversaw curriculum changes including the transformation of [[Geological Engineering]] into [[Geological Engineering and Applied Earth Science]] (later [[Mineral Engineering]]) and the establishment of a graduate program in [[Environmental Engineering]].<ref name=white/> | Etkin was appointed [[Dean of Engineering]] in 1973, replacing [[James Ham]] (who would later become President of the University of Toronto). As Dean, Etkin oversaw curriculum changes including the transformation of [[Geological Engineering]] into [[Geological Engineering and Applied Earth Science]] (later [[Mineral Engineering]]) and the establishment of a graduate program in [[Environmental Engineering]].<ref name=white/> | ||
During his time as Dean, the engineering curriculum also transitioned from the year-long course system to a semestered system. Etkin was known as an advocate of professional experience and integration with the profession. His tenure also witnessed the introduction of an [[M.Eng.]] degree, as well as the establishment of the [[Professional Experience Year]] (PEY) program, which included in its pilot year job postings from de Havilland, with whom Etkin worked during his summers in the 1940s.<ref name=utmemoriam/> | During his time as Dean, the engineering curriculum also transitioned from the year-long course system to a semestered system. Etkin was known as an advocate of professional experience and integration with the profession. His tenure also witnessed the introduction of an [[M.Eng.]] degree, as well as the establishment of the [[Professional Experience Year]] (PEY) program, which included in its pilot year job postings from de Havilland, with whom Etkin worked during his summers in the 1940s.<ref name=utmemoriam/> | ||