Board of Governors Report of the President April 30, 2009
Dr. Paul Davenport President & Vice-Chancellor
To: Board of Governors
From: Dr. Paul Davenport
Date: April 30, 2009
Subject: President=s Report to the Board: April 2009 ______
The President=s Report to the Board for the period from February through April 2009, will consist of six items:
1. Ivey Health Innovation Centre. On March 26, Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement visited Western to announce a $5 million investment in the Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership. The new Centre will be a collaboration among the Ivey and Schulich Schools, LHSC, Lawson, and the government and private sector partners to bring together experts from business, health care, and medicine to foster talent and commercialize innovations to benefit health care professions and patients. The Centre was the vision of Dr. Kellie Leitch of the Schulich School, Dean Carol Stephenson of Ivey, and their colleagues.
2. Alumni Gala Concert. On March 27, the Don Wright Faculty of Music celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a concert at the George Weston Recital Hall of the Toronto Centre for the Arts. This gala alumni concert featured performances of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes by the UWO Symphony Orchestra and Choral Groups under the direction of Professor James McKay. It attracted guests from London and alumni from the Toronto region for an outstanding musical evening.
3. France Day at Western. Western hosted the French Ambassador to Canada, the Hon. Francois Delattre and a high-ranking academic and scientific delegation on April 1 to
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engage in a day of discussions and symposia on the relationship between France and Canada. Ambassador Delattre delivered an address in which he stressed the international commitments of France, the importance of exchanges and interactions, and the French and North American roles with regard to the EU.
4. Dinner for the President. Over 200 people gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto to thank Dr. Davenport for his 15 years as President. Speakers included Board Chair Michele Noble, Paul’s childhood friends Art Murray and Mike Bloomstein, former Provost Greg Moran and Professor Madeline Lennon, former university Presidents Robert Prichard and Martha Piper, and Minister Chris Bentley.
5. Western Law Alumni Dinner. On April 14, Western’s Faculty of Law inaugurated celebrations of its 50th Anniversary with an Alumni Dinner at the London Convention Centre. A centerpiece of the evening was the presentation of the Alumni Award of Distinction to Professor Doug Ferguson (LLB. 81), Director of the Faculty’s Community Legal Services, which is a principal vehicle of outreach, engagement, and service within London and the region. Guest speaker for the evening was Michael Ignatieff (Honorary Doctor of Letters, 2001), Interim Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition.
6. Major Faculty Awards and Prizes. In April, the University announced the winners of the annual Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research. Each year, one Hellmuth Prize is awarded in the biological and physical sciences and one in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. This year’s winners were Dr. Brian Feagan (Schulich, LHSC, Robarts) for his pioneering work in clinical trials and Dr. John Whalley (Economics) for his work in the areas of the global economy, tax strategy, and development and the environment. We also announced the Distinguished University Professorships for 2009, a designation based on a career of outstanding achievement in scholarship, teaching, and service to the academy. This year’s Distinguished University Professors are Dr. Jack Bend (Schulich), researcher in pharmacology, teacher and administrator; Dr. Michael Strong (Schulich, Robarts), a clinician who is a leading international authority on ALS; and Dr. Richard Vernon (Political Science), a world-renowned authority on political thought, theory, and the responsibilities of citizenship. Each of these distinguished scholars presented a public lecture about their work to the University community.
7. Activities of the President. A summary of my activities during the months of March and April is attached for the information of Board members. Activities scheduled subsequent to April 27th remain tentative and are designated with an asterisk.
Activities of the President February 1, 2009 to April 30, 2009
ON CAMPUS February 2 Dr. G. Edward Hall Memorial – Bust Unveiling Ceremony – Main Foyer, Medical Sciences Building, Schulich
3 Remarks – 2009 Black History Week Opening Ceremony, Black Students’ Association – Atrium, UCC
4 Annual “Thank You”, London Police Services – Executive Luncheon – Michael’s Gardens
3 UWOFA Meeting
5 Lunch Meeting with Stephen Lecce, USC President – Michael’s Restaurant
6 Dr. Amit Chakma (President Elect) Meeting
6 Muslim Students’ Association Luncheon – Michael’s Garden
6 Provost’s Forum for Chairs, Directors, and Heads – Room 3315, Somerville House
10 Remarks at Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Visit to Robarts – Ribbon Cutting for New Magnets – Robarts Research Institute
11 Special Deans’ Meeting – 4210/SSB
11 Campus Council Meeting – 4210/SSB
11 SOGS/SGPS Meeting – 101/NSC
11 Special SCUP Meeting – Room 101, Alumni Hall
11 Brian Coulter, New Rhodes Scholar Reception
17 Senior Operations Briefing Meeting – 101/NSC
17 Telephone Call with Dr. Chad Gaffield, President of SSHRC
17 Welcoming remarks at 2009 Western Awards of Excellence Ceremony – Great Hall
18 Presentation at the Western Staff & Leaders’ Conference – 40/HSB
18 Telephone interview with Karim Djinko, CBC Radio (French), re:
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18 Interview with Sharon Rudy, Spencer Stuart – re: Article on Canada’s Top 12 University Presidents
18 Meeting with Phil Richards – Portrait Painter
26 Undergraduate Scholarships Meeting
27 Telephone call with Mr. Avi Benlolo, President and CEO of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre – re: Israel Apartheid Week
27 Host Western Student Recreation Centre Opening
27 Senate Meeting – Room 40, Ivey School
27 Meeting with Amit Chakma (President Elect), Gitta Kulczycki, Fred Longstaffe, and Ruban Chelladurai
March 2 UWOFA Meeting – 101/NSC
3 Graduate Expansion Meeting
3 Lecture on “Collegial Leadership” at Victoria Digby’s Organizational Behavior Class MOS2180-02 – 3345/Summerville House
3 Town Hall Meeting, re: Budget – 1R40/Ivey
4 Meeting with Dr. Al Salmoni – re: Plans for 2010 Bike Trip
4 Lunch Meeting with Stephen Lecce, USC President – Michael’s Restaurant
4 COU Executive Heads Special Teleconference
4 Senior Operations Committee Meeting – 292/SLB
4 Keynote Speaker at Leaders/Managers’ Lunch Meeting – Great Hall
5 McIntosh Gallery Opening - Daphne Odjig installation and exhibits of Aboriginal Artists – McIntosh
12 Ops/Agenda – 292/SLB
13 Budget Meeting
13 COU Executive Committee Teleconference
13 Interview with Professor Mike Atkinson for Teaching Support Centre’s newsletter
Page 4 of 12 13 Meeting with Minister Diane Finley, Human Resources and Skills Development
13 Ivey Management Services (IMS) Group of Companies – Board Meeting – 3R34B/Ivey
14 Presentation at March Break Open House
14 First Nations Student Association – 3rd Annual FNSA Traditional Powwow – Alumni Hall
18 Lunch meeting with Ted Hewitt and David Cechetto – re: Rwanda – Michael’s Restaurant
19 Opening remarks with MP Joe Preston – announcement of Research Funding – Lobby, Thompson Engineering Building
19 Luncheon meeting with Mr. Peter Maurice – Michael’s Dining Room
20 Senate Meeting – 40/Ivey
20 Remarks at Dr. Michael Ann Holly Lecture on Art History – 100/John Labatt Visual Arts Centre
23 Dr. Alain Beaudet, President, CIHR
23 Federal Government News Conference – Tony Clement – Atrium, The Richard Ivey School of Business – Announcement of Ivey Health Innovation Centre
23 United Way Meeting
24 Interview with Lauren Pelley, Western Gazette
24 Property & Finance Committee Meeting – 330/SLB
24 Senior Operations Committee Meeting – 330/SLB
24 Interview with Dr. Ross Paul, Professor, The University of Windsor, re: Book on University Leadership in Canada
24 Telephone call with Ted Hewitt and Dr. Luc Vinet, Universite de Montreal, re: International research networking – Canadian universities’ strategy for Canada-Europe negotiations in progress
24 Scholar’s Elective Research Poster presentation – Michael’s Garden
24 USC Student & Teaching Awards – 224/UC
25 Conference call – Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)
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30 Town Hall Meeting – 1R40/Ivey
31 Lunch meeting with Ms. Marlene McGrath, Director, Human Resources, International Operations, 3M Canada Ltd. – Michael’s Dining Room
31 Video interview for Western Athletics Year-End Banquet
April 1 Breakfast at Brescia University College with Dr. Colleen Hanycz and BUC Board – Auditorium, St. James Building, Brescia University College. The President was named an Honorary Alumnus of Brescia, the first male alumnus of the the College.
1 Meeting and Luncheon with French Ambassador Delattre; Jerome Cauchard, Consul General; Joel Savary, Cultural Attache; Christian Turquat, Scientific Attache; and Peggy Harvey, University Exchange Officer, Campus France Representative
6 Telephone Call with Dr. Paul Corkum – Honorary Degree Candidate
6 Lunch meeting with Dr. Geno Francolini and Mrs. Joan Francolini – Michael’s Dining Room
6 Telephone call with Daniel Woolf, Principal and Vice-Chancellor- elect of Queen’s University
7 Telephone call with Hon. Chris Bentley re Instrastructure
9 SCUP Meeting – 4210/SSB
9 Lunch Meeting with Stephen Lecce, USC President – Michael’s Restaurant
9 Telephone call with Fatima Bidas, SSHRC re: Connections IV – Review Committee
9 Ops/Agenda Meeting – 292/SLB
14 LEDC Board Meeting – Fisher Scientific Room/Robarts
14 Telephone call with Hon. Chris Bentley re Infrastructure
15 SSHRC Teleconference – Chair of Connections IV – Review Committee
15 Hellmuth Prizes Reception and Dinner – Conron Hall, 225/UC, and Gibbons Lodge
Page 6 of 12 16 Western-City Liaison Committee Luncheon Meeting – 4210/SSB
16 Video Interview with Kate Rhodes of Wizard Videos for Dr. Gerry Killan’s Retirement Event
17 Interview with Jim Anderson for Western News Article
17 Senate Meeting – 40/Ivey
*28 Greetings at London French for the Future Event and Introduction of Alexander Trudeau – Conron Hall, UC
*28 Property & Finance Committee Meeting – 4210/SSB
*28 Senior Operations Committee Meeting – 4210/SSB
*29 Campus Council Meeting – 330/SLB
*29 Loran Scholars Reception – 3320/SH
*30 Board of Governors Meeting -- 330/SLB
IN LONDON February 6 Dinner with local Business Leaders and Dr. Amit Chakma – Gibbons Lodge
10 London Chamber of Commerce Luncheon with Premier Dalton McGuinty: “Our Way Forward” – Best Western Lamplighter Inn
11 Presentation on “Collegial Leadership” at Canadian Federation of University Women Meeting – Station Park, 242 Pall Mall
17 Rogers TV Interview with Phil McLeod
26 United Way Celebration for 2008 Campaign – Western Fair Carousel Room
March 2 Admin. & SOGS Bowling – Palasad on Adelaide
7 Kappa Alpha Society – 61st Reunion and Dinner, 132 John St.
11 PMA Reception – Gibbons
11 Teleconference with MTCU – re: Federal Infrastructure Investments
18 Graduating Athletics Reception – Gibbons
21 Amit and Meena Chakma visit to Gibbons Lodge Page 7 of 12 23 Student Residence Reception – Gibbons
24 The Mustang Scholarship Breakfast – London Convention Centre
30 City of London Council Dinner, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall
April 1 London Reads Debate, Stevenson & Hunt Meeting Room, Central Public Library
3 Telephone call with University of Alberta President Indira Samarasekera
3 Distinguished University Professorship (DUP) Dinner – Gibbons
4 Visits with Amit Chakma to MPPs Chris Bentley and Deb Matthews, London
5 Honoured at annual dinner of Partners in Research – Best Western Lamplighter Inn
6 Affiliates Dinner with Fred Longstaffe and Principals from Brescia, Huron, and King’s – King’s University College
14 Hon. Dwight Duncan, Ontario’s Finance Minister Address, London Chamber of Commerce Luncheon – Hilton London
14 Law Alumni Dinner – Michael Ignatieff guest speaker – London Convention Centre
16 Dinner meeting with William Brock, Carol Stephenson, and Kelly Meighen – Gibbons
*28 2009 Faculty Scholars Reception - Gibbons
OFF CAMPUS February 12 Toronto COU Executive Heads Round Table Meeting – COU Offices, 180 Dundas Street West
12 from Toronto Teleconference with Minister and University
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19 Toronto CFI Meeting for Project – The Wind Engineering Energy and Environment (WindEEE) Dome
20 Toronto Mr. Bruce Durham, BSc’76 (Geology), Executive Chairman, Director, Temex Resources Corporation
20 Ms. Nan Shuttleworth, BA’65, President and Mr. Paul Gratias, Board Member, Salamander Foundation
20 Dr. Grant Reuber, BA’50 (Honors Economics), LLD’85, Bank of Montreal
23 New York Mr. Glenn Hadden, '96 BA Economics, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co.
23 Deepa Chand, '87 BSc Science, '91 MBA Ivey, VP, Investment Banking Technology, JPMorgan
23 Mr. Blake Hutcheson, BA’83 (Political Science)
23 Mr. Don Hutchison, '94 HBA Ivey, Managing Director, Tri-Artisan Partners
23 Mr. Richard Konrad, '75 BA Science, Partner & Portfolio Manager, Value Architects Asset Management
24 Dr. Peter Mercer, '76 LLB Law, President & CEO, Ramapo College of New Jersey
24 Ms. Michelle Dees (Goffin), 2002 MBA Ivey, Director External Affairs, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
24 Mr. David Cruickshank, LLB'71, Consultant, Kerma Partners
24 Mr. John Krayacich, '84 BSc & '86 MSc Physiology, '89 MBA, President & CEO, Marinus Pharmaceuticals
24 Dr. Davenport Tribute Reception
March 9 Ottawa Opening remarks at Aboriginal Policy Research
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9 Dr. Marc Garneau, Opposition Critique for Science Technology and Industry, Parliament Hill
9 Minister Gary Goodyear, Science and Technology
9 Deputy Minister University Champions Dinner
10 Mr. Kevin Newman, '81 BA Social Science, Anchor & Executive Director, Ottawa News Bureau, Canwest Global Communications Corp.
10 Mr. Stephen Assaly, '84 BA Social Science, Richmond Hts. Properties Inc.
10 Mr. Whit Tucker, '62 BA Arts & Humanities, Sr. VP, BMO Nesbitt Burns
10 Private Tour and Pre-Reception at National Gallery with Paul Baay
10 Dr. Paul Davenport Tribute Reception, The Restaurant des Beaux-Arts, National Gallery of Canada
17 Toronto Luncheon with Toronto scientific community for Dr. John MacDonald (Scientific Director, Robarts) at MaRs
17 Janet Mason, Deputy Minister, MTCU
17 Barry McCartan, MTCU
17 Deputy Minister Deborah Newman, Training, Colleges and Universities
27 Toronto Mr. Kostas Andrikopoulos, President & CEO, T.E. Financial Consultants
27 Mr. Phil Taylor, President & CEO, Invesco Trimark
27 Teleconference with Minister Milloy (MTCU) from COU Office
Page 10 of 12 27 Opening remarks at Western Alumni Gala Concert, Toronto Centre for the Arts’ Weston Recital Hall
April 2 Toronto COU Executive Heads Meeting and Dinner hosted by York University
7 Toronto Lunch meeting with Mr. Joseph Rotman, BA’57, Rotman Family Foundation
7 Mr. Bradley Radin, '90 BSc Biology, '90 HBA & '95 MBA Ivey, VP, Franklin Templeton Investments
7 Dr. Paul Davenport Tribute Dinner, Four Seasons Hotel
8 Mr. Geoff Beattie, LLB’84, President, The Woodbridge Co. Ltd. (Campaign Chair)
8 Mr. John D. Zechner, '79 BA & '80 MA Economics, Chairman, J Zechner & Associates Ltd.
8 The Honourable Geoffrey Morawetz, LLB’78, Justice, Superior Court of Justice
8 Mr. Jim D’Orazio, BA’88 (Economics), MBA’92, President, D’Orazio Group
20 Calgary Mr. Frank Sixt, Director and President, Li Ka Shing (Canada) Foundation
21-23 Charlottetown AUCC Meetings
23 Toronto Mr. Richard M. Ivey hosting Toronto Reception for Dr. Chakma, The York Club
24 Ottawa G-13 Meeting
*27 Toronto Mr. Chris Gaffney, BA’89 (Economics), EVP & Chief Legal Officer, Planet Energy
*27 Mr. John Finlay, BA’61 (HC), LLB’65
*27 The Honourable James Peterson BA’63, LLB’64 and Mrs. Heather Peterson BA’63 (Honors;
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*27 Seymour Schulich, President Sheriff Capital Corporation Ltd.
*27 Western Alumni and Friends Queen’s Park Reception; cohosted by London Area MPPs Chris Bentley, Deb Matthews, Steve Peters, Khalil Ramal, and John Wilkinson
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