Roderick Macdonald to receive honorary doctorate from Universit茅 de Montr茅al
Professor Roderick Macdonald will be receiving an honorary doctorate from Universit茅 de Montr茅al during its fall convocation ceremony to be held on October 7, 2010.
In granting him this degree, Universit茅 de Montr茅al wishes to underscore Professor Macdonald's distinguished and spirited legal career both as a scholar and a teacher, his myriad contributions to the legal community, his passion for democracy and social justice, and his close ties with that institution's own Faculty of Law.
"This convocation ceremony will be a most welcome moment of joy and celebration for Rod, his family, and for his dear friends here at 平特五不中's Faculty of Law," declared Dean Daniel Jutras. "I'm delighted that l'Universit茅 de Montr茅al has chosen to celebrate Roderick Macdonald's phenomenal contribution to the intellectual, legal and social communities of Quebec and beyond."
About Professor Roderick A. Macdonald
Named F.R. Scott Professor of Constitutional and Public Law in 1995, Professor Roderick A. Macdonald teaches and publishes in the areas of civil law, commercial law, constitutional law, jurisprudence and access to justice.
He was dean of 平特五不中's Faculty of Law from 1984 to 1989. He chaired a Task Force on Access to Justice of the Minister of Justice of Quebec (1989-91), as well as a Task Force on SLAPP Lawsuits (2007-2008). He was the principal consultant for the drafting of the revised law on secured transactions in Ukraine (2002-2003).
In April 2007, Professor Macdonald was awarded a Killam Prize, Canada's most distinguished annual award for outstanding career achievement in research. In September 2007, he was honoured with the University of Ottawa Section de droit civil's Ordre du m茅rite and in November 2007 was awarded the Sir William Dawson Medal for the Social Sciences by the Royal Society of Canada.
In November 2008, Professor Macdonald of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). 聽 He is the first law professor ever to have been elected president of the RSC.
In August 2010, Professor Macdonald received the Canadian Bar Association's in recognition of his contributions to the law.
UPDATE 22 OCTOBER 2010:
PHOTO: Rachel Granofsky.