President Wade MacLauchlan named to Order of Canada
President Wade MacLauchlan was named a Member of the Order of Canada by Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on Canada Day, July 1.
"It's an extra special way to celebrate Canada Day, and an honour that I consider to be shared with everyone at UPEI," says President MacLauchlan.
President MacLauchlan is recognized for 'his contributions to the study of law in Atlantic Canada and to the economic development of the province of Prince Edward Island, through his leadership and involvement with numerous academic, cultural and research organizations, including the University of Prince Edward Island.'
He was among 75 people named to the Order of Canada on July 1. The presentation of his insignia will take place at Rideau Hall in Ottawa at a later date.
Other people with UPEI connections who have been inducted into the Order of Canada include Regis Duffy, Ron Baker, C.W.J. Eliot, Francis W.P. Bolger, Ron Irving and Henry Purdy, and Chancellors Doris Anderson, Norman Webster, Gustave Gingras, David Macdonald Stewart and Gordon Bennett.
