M. Patricia Marchak, Professor of Sociology at UBC, gained her B.A. in 1958, and her Ph.D. in 1970, both from UBC. She was first appointed lecturer/instructor at the University in 1965, and joined the faculty in 1973. She was Dean of Arts from 1990 to 1996, and Head of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology prior to becoming Dean. She is a past President of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association, and has served on the executive board of numerous Canadian and international associations, in the fields of Sociology, Forestry and Ecology. She has been on the editorial boards of various journals, including Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, Canadian Journal of Sociology, BC Studies, and Current Sociology. She served on the B.C. Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, on the Board of the Open Learning Institute, and on the Board of University Hospital. In 1987 she was elected to Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada, and served for two years as the Vice-President of Academy II for the Humanities and Social Sciences. She has also served as chair of B.C. Buildings Corporation, and on the Forest Appeals Commission. Dr. Marchak is the author of numerous articles on political ideology, economic development, resources industries and the social context of ecological issues. Her books include Ideological Perspectives on Canada; In Whose Interest; Green Gold: The Forest Industry in British Columbia; The Integrated Circus: The New Right and the Restructuring of Global Markets; and Logging the Globe. She also co-edited Uncommon Property: The Fishing and Fish Processing Industries in British Columbia. Most recently, Dr. Marchak has served as faculty associate with the Institute for Resources and Environment (since 1996), and as Distinguished Scholar at the Peter Wall Institute for Distinguished Studies (2000), both at UBC.