Member of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: November 19, 2015
- Invested on: September 23, 2016
For his contributions to academia as an authority on postal services and as president of Mount Allison University.
Robert Campbell is an advocate for sustainable, high-quality public institutions in Canada. As president and vice-chancellor of Mount Allison University, he has promoted and sustained the “Mount A” model of a personalized, immersive and interdisciplinary education that transforms students into engaged citizens and leaders. An international expert on postal systems governance, he has researched and written on adapting public postal operations to a sustainable position in a globally competitive and technologically challenging marketplace.