Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 15, 1999
• Invested on: September 23, 1999

Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, he has dedicated his life to the advancement of education. By his expertise he has brought about many notable reforms, finding new ways of doing university business in order to preserve professional excellence, particularly in times of restraint. Active in the community, he is currently a director for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.