Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2000-04-27
Invested on: 2000-11-16
A man of vision, he has influenced and helped to shape higher education in Canada. A senior administrator for more than twenty-five years, he was Vice-Rector of the University of Ottawa before being appointed Executive Director of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. He has been consulted on public policy, the planning of new universities and international development in education. Also known in Saskatchewan, he was instrumental in uniting provincial, municipal and cultural interests to bring to fruition Wascana Centre in Regina.