A new honour for John Meisel
April 17, 2019
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Every day, hundreds of 国产91尤物福利在线观看鈥檚 students, faculty, and staff pass through the black, wrought iron gate located between Dunning Hall and Richardson Hall.
Long a landmark of the university campus, the gate has never had a name 鈥 at least until now.
On Monday, April 15, 国产91尤物福利在线观看鈥檚 dedicated the gate to one of the university鈥檚 all-time great professors 鈥 John Meisel. During a ceremony at Richardson Hall Principal and Vice-Chancellor Daniel Woolf and Dean of Arts and Science Barbara Crow unveiled a plaque honouring Professor Emeritus Meisel, who first arrived at 国产91尤物福利在线观看鈥檚 in 1949 and would go on to become one of Canada鈥檚 most influential political scientists.
鈥淭he courtyard, bordered by Richardson, Dunning, and Mackintosh-Corry halls, has long been one of my favourite places on campus, and over the years the gate itself has acted as a symbolic entrance to the social sciences here at 国产91尤物福利在线观看鈥檚,鈥 Principal Woolf says. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 think of a more suitable tribute to Professor Meisel than to name the gate in his honour for all he has done for 国产91尤物福利在线观看鈥檚, the Faculty of Arts and Science, and the Department of Political Studies.鈥
A pioneer in research into political behaviour Professor Meisel also wrote widely on Canadian elections, political parties, Quebec politics, science policy, and cultural policy. He was the founding editor of two prestigious academic journals, the Canadian Journal of Political Science and the International Political Science Review. From 1980 to 1983 he was chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and later served as president of the Royal Society of Canada.
His contributions to Canada were recognized in 1989, when he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, and again in 1999, when he was promoted to Companion, the highest grade in the Order.
To learn more about Professor Emeritus Meisel, watch this recent video interview.