Dean Gallimore (BMgt '84) was the consummate professional. A respected member of the southern Alberta business community, he was a decorated chartered professional accountant leading one of the top accounting firms in the city. What he will be remembered for was how he leveraged his professional accomplishments to effect long-lasting change in his community, advocate for post-secondary education and create pathways to success for the next generation of students.
Gallimore, Chair Emeritus of the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors, passed away on Sunday, April 6, at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary at the age of 63. His passing is a profound loss to the University, to those who worked alongside him and to the students he ensured had a voice in the governance of the institution.
"The loss of Dean has deeply impacted many people in our community and for me it is especially painful as he was one of the first people I got to know well as the Chair of the search committee when I was hired as president and vice-chancellor," says Dr. Digvir Jayas. "His generosity, warmth and humility showed me from the beginning that this was a place and an atmosphere I wanted to be involved in, and in my time working with him since, his sincerity for supporting the University and its people always shone through."
Gallimore, an alumnus of the Faculty of Management (now Dhillon School of Business) was born in Edmonton and raised in Lethbridge, attending Winston Churchill High School before beginning a family legacy by attending the University of Lethbridge. Both he and his wife Bev (BA '85, BMgt '87) graduated from ULethbridge and their daughters, Lauren (BMgt '15) and Amanda (BSc/BEd '19), followed in their footsteps as alums.
