Rigas Karamanos

Rigas had an extensive career as an academic and private industry researcher that included teaching at the University of Saskatchewan and McGill University, directing the Saskatchewan Soil Testing and Enviro-Test Laboratories Saskatoon and managing Agronomy and Agronomic Solutions for Westco and subsequently Viterra. Rigas was awarded a fellowship in the Canadian Society of Agronomy in 2013 and was inducted in the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2015.

Education

• University of Saskatchewan - Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Soil Chemistry and Fertility 1976 - 1979
• University of Saskatchewan - Master of Science (M.Sc.), Soil Chemistry and Fertility 1973 - 1975
• Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece - B.S.A, Agriculture, General 1967 - 1972