The title of Distinguished Research Professor is awarded for life and evolves into a Distinguished Research Professorship Emeritus/a, on retirement. All of 91亚色鈥檚 Distinguished Research Professors are encouraged to continue their involvement in the intellectual life of the University following retirement. There are 23 individuals who currently hold the title of Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus/a. 91亚色 currently has 24 active (as opposed to emeritus) Distinguished Research Professors. Under Senate policy, there may be up to 25 active Distinguished Research Professors at one time.

The major criterion for this honour is sustained and outstanding scholarly, professional or artistic achievement where a significant portion of the candidate鈥檚 work has been accomplished at 91亚色. This award includes all full-time faculty members in all disciplinary areas at 91亚色.

Nominations must reach the Faculty of Graduate Studies Council Office (230 91亚色 Lanes) by Friday, Nov. 30. For more information on how to submit a nomination, contact Peter Mulvihill, FGS associate dean, at ext. 66957, or M. Michael Schiff, FGS Council assistant secretary, at ext. 22264 or by e-mail to mmschiff@yorku.ca.

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Despite the devastation of her injury, the experiences and people she has encountered since that fateful night have taught her the importance and richness of giving back to the community. It is a life lesson reinforced by friends such as the late author and activist June Caldwood and 91亚色鈥檚 Chancellor Roy McMurtry.

Now an accomplished author, Toronto Star life writer, internationally recognized advocate for those living with disabilities and creator of the Barbara Turnbull Foundation for Spinal Cord Research, she was on the 91亚色 convocation stage, accompanied by her special skills dog, Bella,聽 to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University.

鈥淵ou have chosen health care, and there is no area more important than that in our society. In a significant way, it defines Canada, and how each of you deals with people under your care will define you as a person,鈥� Turnbull told graduating students of the Faculty of Health during Friday's ceremony.

鈥淎s you commence upon the momentous part of your life, I would like you to consider what kind of legacy you are going to craft for yourself,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 have come to firmly believe that one of the great secrets of a satisfying life is actively working to better your community. It is a truism that your impact will be as big or as small as you want it to be.鈥�

Learning the power of kindness, taking a moment to fill out an organ donor card, volunteering and excelling in one's profession are all important ways to better society, said Turnbull.聽 "In the nearly 30 years since, I have relied on untold health-care practitioners for the longstanding effects that go with paralysis, and some unexpected medical situations that have sorely tested our good doctors, nurses, health-care professionals and more. I could not carry on my life as I do without some of the people who are exactly where some of you are today, graduates of health studies."

She closed her speech by quoting the American poet Maya Angelou, "I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will not forget how you made them feel."

"As graduates of 91亚色's Faculty of Health, go forth and treat your fellow citizens with respect, dignity and kindness," she said. "Recognize your blessings and give back."

91亚色's Spring Convocation ceremonies are streamed live and then archived online. To view Turnbull's convocation address, visit the Convocation website.

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Professors Stanley Tweyman (right) of 91亚色鈥檚 Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and Jan Rehner of 91亚色鈥檚 Writing Department in LA&PS have been selected by the Senate Committee on Awards to receive the title of University Professor.

A brief summary of Tweyman鈥檚 contributions to the University is impossible given his extraordinary involvement in many areas of campus life, as well as his distinguished record of research and publication.

As Chair of the Philosophy Department at Glendon, graduate program director in philosophy and Master of Vanier College, Tweyman has not only proved to be a creative and able administrator, but an inspiration to students and colleagues alike.

His work is focused on students; whether as adviser and mentor, both formal and informal, or in his development of college programs and activities, he has worked to engage students fully in the life of the University. Tweyman will be awarded the title of University Professor during the LA&PS Spring Convocation ceremony on Wednesday, June 13 at 3:30pm.

Jan Rehner

Rehner has made stellar contributions to the growth and development of 91亚色. The range and depth of her service to the collegium is impressive. In addition to active involvement in YUFA and generous contributions to teaching development programs at the Centre for the Support of Teaching, she was a well-respected associate dean in the Faculty of Arts and chair of the Faculty of Arts Council.

A highly effective administrator, she played an important role in the transformation of the Centre for Academic Writing into the Writing Department. The recipient of Canada鈥檚 most prestigious teaching award, the 3M Fellowship, as well as the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations teaching award and numerous awards internal to 91亚色, Rehner is applauded as a captivating lecturer, encouraging tutor and thoughtful mentor to both students and colleagues.

She is a widely respected international authority on various aspects of the pedagogy of critical thinking, reading and writing, and has also written several novels. She has indeed made extraordinary contributions to the University as a colleague, teacher and scholar. Rehner will receive her title during the Fall Convocation ceremonies.

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Historian Nicholas Rogers and mathematician Jianhong Wu were named distinguished research professors for sustained and outstanding scholarly, professional or artistic achievement largely accomplished at 91亚色.聽聽

Political scientist David Dewitt and education scholar Don Dippo were named University professors for extraordinary contributions to 91亚色 as colleagues, teachers and scholars.

The following profiles are based on citations given at convocation ceremonies in June:

Distinguished Research Professors

Nicholas Rogers (right) is one of the world鈥檚 leading scholars of the political culture of 18th-century British and Atlantic worlds.

In his writing, Rogers blends keen insights into the nature and operation of the early modern state with a detailed understanding of the social and cultural contexts in which it functioned. He has explored a remarkably diverse range of topics, from reactions to press gangs in British ports to religious conflicts amongst London鈥檚 crowds, from food riots to public reactions to blunders made by admirals, and even the genealogy of Halloween festivities. His compelling prose, intellectual rigour, powers of synthesis and painstaking archival research has allowed him to produce works that have served as models for subsequent writers on these and other topics.聽

In 1999, Rogers was awarded the Wallace Ferguson Prize for his book Crowds, Culture and Politics in Georgian Britain, a study of 18th-century Britain that fundamentally transformed our understanding of early modern Britain and prompted historians to reconsider how they treat the interplay between politics and culture. He brilliantly and persuasively mapped the pathways of political power and identified those who opposed, resisted and deflected its effects.

Jianhong Wu (left) is best known for his groundbreaking work on the application of mathematical modelling to the epidemiology of infectious diseases and was instrumental in establishing the MITACS Centre for Disease Modelling at 91亚色. This research has had a direct impact upon public health policy in Canada and abroad. After the SARS crisis in Toronto he was asked to establish a national working group on disease modelling and since then his research has advanced our understanding of H1N1, West Nile virus and avian influenza, to name but a few.

Wu joined 91亚色 in 1990, and was named Canada Research Chair in Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2001. He has made fundamental advances in a number of seemingly disparate areas, from wave theory to neural network theory to differential equations and his intellectual achievements have made him an international leader in the field of applied mathematics. His career exemplifies 91亚色鈥檚 emphasis on interdisciplinarity and on the application of research to real-time issues.

University Professors

Since political scientist David Dewitt (right) joined 91亚色 in 1984, he has demonstrated the utmost commitment to 91亚色 through his scholarship and outstanding service to other researchers, and in his two terms as the associate vice-president (AVP) of research in the humanities and social sciences.

Dewitt is a widely respected expert on human security and was instrumental in establishing the 91亚色 Centre for International & Security Studies. At the heart of his research into arms proliferation, conflicts in the Asian Pacific and the Middle East and national defence policies have always been a concern for managing conflict and the safety of peoples. He has passed these essential concerns on in his mentoring and supervision of generations of graduate students and junior faculty.

As AVP, he has been pivotal in transforming 91亚色鈥檚 research culture. He has been a motivating force in improving service support for researchers, increasing the number of external grants, creating facilities for organized research units and establishing an influential 91亚色 presence on national research councils. In all of these endeavours he has been mindful that research is not the exclusive preserve of those in science, engineering and medicine. His constant attention to 91亚色鈥檚 enduring research strength in the humanities and social sciences has made him an ideal ambassador both to this University and for research and scholarship in all fields of human knowledge.

Don Dippo (right)聽has made an extraordinary contribution to the University as a colleague, teacher, mentor and scholar. He has played an important, consistent and multifaceted role in the development of the Faculty of Education and to 91亚色. Through his teaching, administration and scholarship, he has also helped others learn how and why community engagement matters.

Before he joined 91亚色 in 1987, Dippo was an elementary school teacher specializing in music. He has brought the same skills, knowledge, dedication, patience and energy he used as a teacher to his academic life to great and wide acclaim.

Dippo has served as graduate program director and twice as associate dean of preservice education. He has spearheaded new initiatives and educational innovations dedicated to enhancing social justice and inclusivity. He has encouraged advanced study that will transform lives and communities. And he has posed urgent and difficult questions.

Dippo devotes long hours to initiatives that involve schools and community organizations. He is actively affiliated with 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Refugee Studies. He is sought out by graduate students who enjoy his lively mind and capacious scholarly reach.

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