Four Members of the UBC Community Receive the Order of Canada
Four members of the UBC community were appointed to the Order of Canada by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on Feb. 20, 2007.
Alumnus Robert Louie, Board of Governors member and Chief of the Westbank First Nations; William H. New, University Killam Prof. Emeritus, and Jaymie Matthews, Assoc. Prof. of Physics and Astronomy were all named to the rank of Officer. Jonathan Stoessl, Prof. of Neurology and Director of the Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre, was named Member of the order.
Established in 1967, the Order of Canada is the highest honour awarded to Canadian citizens for a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.
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UBC's Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients
Dr. Wan Lam, professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Science and Senior Scientist at the BC Cancer Agency, is the recipient of the National Cancer Institute of Canada / Canadian Cancer Society William E. Rawls Prize. The award honours a young investigator whose work has led to important advances in cancer control.
Assoc. Prof. of Medical Genetics Dr. Steven Jones has received an Early Career Scholar Award in the senior category from the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies.
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dr. Ian MacKenzie has been awarded the Royal College Visiting Professorship in Medical Research by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. |
