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New Chancellor Installed
Lincoln Alexander passes the baton to journalist, diplomat Pamela Wallin
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| University chancellor emeritus Lincoln Alexander welcomed Pamela Wallin to her new role as chancellor at her installation June 13. Photo by Grant W. Martin Photography |
Esteemed Canadian journalist and diplomat Pamela Wallin was installed June 13 as the seventh chancellor of the University of Guelph.
During a heartfelt and inspirational convocation address, Wallin stressed the power of education and the importance of lifelong learning and open-mindedness.
Education is about “the ability to be changed by what you have learned,” she told the audience of new Ontario Veterinary College graduates and their families, faculty and staff, and members of Board of Governors and the community. “Your education will help bridge the gap between aspiration and achievement.” (For the full text of her speech, see Insight.)
Wallin was installed by president Alastair Summerlee and honoured by Lincoln Alexander, who was U of G chancellor for an unprecedented 15 years. Alexander has been named University chancellor emeritus and will continue to serve Guelph in ceremonial roles.
During the ceremony, Alexander described Wallin as an intelligent, articulate “mover and shaker who is ideally suited to be the seventh chancellor of this wonderful university.”
Wallin's career has spanned more than 30 years and several continents, including numerous positions at CBC and CTV. She served four years as consul general of Canada in New York and is now senior adviser to the president of the Americas Society and the Council of the Americas in New York. She has received 13 honorary degrees, including one from U of G in 2006.
Wallin's installation was also attended by government officials and representatives of the Council of Ontario Universities, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and other Canadian universities.