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University of Ottawa alumnus Michael Chambers (BComm ’70; LLB ’73) has contributed generously to sport in Ottawa, in Canada, and around the world. Always a “team player”, he is seen as someone who brings people together.  Mr. Chambers’ sport career began as a young competitor at the Rideau Canoe Club in Ottawa, and for many years he served on the club’s Board. He quickly moved up the ranks to the national level, where he held many leadership positions with CanoeKayak Canada. In 2011, he w...
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André Marcheterre is an acknowledged leader in the pharmaceutical industry. A University of Ottawa alumnus (BAdm ’75), he has had a long and distinguished career, which includes serving as President of Merck Frosst Canada, one of the largest pharmaceutical research companies in the country.   Mr. Marcheterre began working at Merck Frost Canada in 1977. He rose through the ranks, holding positions of increasing responsibility in the areas of sales, marketing and government relations. In 19...
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No one could better exemplify the University’s efforts to foster community engagement than the Right Honourable Paul Martin. His career, which spans the fields of law, business, politics, diplomacy and philanthropy, stands as a true testament to his deep commitment to Canada and to the world. Although he briefly attended the University of Ottawa, Paul Martin completed both his undergraduate degree and law school at the University of Toronto, and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1966. Before e...
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Heather Munroe-Blum, PhD, OC, OQ, FRSC, is an accomplished university administrator and distinguished scholar in the fields of psychiatric epidemiology and public policy.  She served as the 16th Principal (President) and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University (2003-13), the first woman to hold this position, and as Vice-President (Research and International Relations) of the University of Toronto (1994-2002).  Dr. Munroe-Blum has authored or co-authored more than 60 scholarly publicatio...
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On March 2nd, 2012, Jan Eliasson was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He took office on July 1, 2012. Mr. Eliasson was the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Darfur from 2007-2008. Prior to this, he served as President of the 60th session of the UN General Assembly. He was Sweden’s Ambassador to the U.S. from September 2000 until July 2005. In March 2006, Mr. Eliasson was appointed Foreign Minister of Sweden and served in thi...
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Jane Doe has worked for a quarter of a century as an educator, activist and writer on women's equality rights and the intersections of gender, race and class in crimes of sexual violence. Her groundbreaking law suit against the police found them guilty of negligence and charter violations (Jane Doe v The Toronto Police 1998), and is chronicled in her book "The Story of Jane Doe" (2004). Both are taught in university and high school curricula across Canada and internationally. Jane Doe has recei...
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As Radio-Canada's first female news anchor, Céline Galipeau has been a role model for an entire generation of women aspiring to an equally distinguished career in journalism. Whether in London, Paris, Moscow, Beijing or in various war zones such as Chechnya, Kosovo or Afghanistan, she has been able to both touch her viewers while providing them with outstanding news coverage. Equally comfortable in the field and in the studio, Céline Galipeau began her career with Radio-Canada in 1984 as a rep...
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Elarbi Imad is the President and Executive Director of the Moroccan Center for Civic Education, which he founded in 2004. At a time when Morocco is engaging in political reform, the Centre educates and trains youth to better exercise their citizenship. It offers two programs aimed at students, Project Citizen and Foundations of Democracy, which use schools to encourage youth to participate in government.   In 2008, the Centre hosted the 12th World Congress on Civic Education, a forum ...
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His Highness the Aga Khan is the forty-ninth hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. He assumed the office of the Imamat in July 1957, and since then he has worked on an international scale to improve living conditions and foster social, cultural, and economic opportunities for men and women in the developing world. The Aga Khan Development Network, which he has established over the past 50 years, encompasses foundations, universities, and programs in 30 countries, including Aga Khan Found...
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