On June 29, 2018, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, announced 105 new appointments to the Order of Canada.
These appointments include four current and former UBC faculty members. Congratulations to all new appointees.
UBC FACULTY MEMBERS
Bruce McManus, C.M.
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
For his translational research that has led to advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease and organ failure in Canada.
Veronica Jane Strong-Boag, C.M.
Professor Emerita, Educational Studies
For her activism, for her prolific career as a historian and for her research that has made the history of women an integral part of the study of history in Canada.
Mark Thompson, C.M.
Professor Emeritus, Sauder School of Business
For his influential contributions to the fields of industrial relations and public policy as an academic, arbitrator and author.
Former Faculty Member
The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., C.C.
Faculty of Law, 1974-1981
For her prodigious impact on our country’s legal landscape, notably as the longest-serving chief justice of Canada, as well as the first woman in the role.