Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 9, 1996
• Invested on: February 26, 1997

President of the University of British Columbia, he is internationally respected as an outstanding scientist and senior academic administrator. Guided by his exemplary leadership, the university has emerged as one of our major national institutions. Throughout his distinguished career in the field of exploration geophysics, including the Apollo missions, his contributions as a researcher, teacher and author have been of the highest calibre.