Three eminent members of the University academic community were recent visitors to Rideau Hall.
Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull and the Hon. René J. Marin accepted their insignia as members of the Order of Canada and Professor Paul Corkum as a Companion of the Order, at the April 11 ceremony. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presided.
Paul Corkum, adjunct professor in the Department of Physics, is one of Canada’s leading experts on lasers and their applications. For more than 30 years, this National Research Council scientist has been developing and advancing concepts needed to understand how intense laser light pulses can be used to study the structure of matter.
Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull is an inspiring humanitarian. Chair of the Department of Medicine at The Ottawa Hospital and a leader in the University’s Faculty of Medicine, he is an award-winning teacher and academic innovator. He is also the pioneering force behind medical services for the homeless.
The Hon. René J. Marin, a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa for more than 28 years, pioneered the use of French in Ontario law. Highly respected for his vision and leadership, he headed several federal commissions of inquiry and shared his expertise on justice and human rights with the government of Haiti.
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