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Lorna Marsden
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The Honourable '''Lorna Marsden''' (born
March 6,
1942) is a
Canada Canadian sociologist, academic, and former politician. She is the President and Vice-Chancellor of
York University and a former
Senate of Canada senator.
Born in
Sidney, British Columbia, she received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Toronto in 1968 and a
Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D from
Princeton University in 1972. In 1972, she joined the University of Toronto where she was a Professor of Sociology. She was the Associate Dean of the Graduate School and the Vice-Provost (Arts and Sciences) at the University of Toronto.
She joined the
Liberal Party of Canada, becoming national policy chair in 1975 and vice-president in 1980. In 1984, she was appointed by Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau to the Senate representing the
senatorial division of Toronto-Taddle Creek, Ontario. She resigned in 1992 to become President and Vice-Chancellor of
Wilfrid Laurier University. In 1997, she was appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of
York University.
An active feminist she attended the founding meeting of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women in April, 1972 and served as President of NAC from 1975-77.
She has been honoured as one of "Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100" and in 2005 was named one of "Canada's Top 50 Most Powerful Women in the Public Sector". In 2006, she was made a Member of the
Order of Canada. She holds honorary doctorates from the University of new Brunswick, University of Winnipeg, Queen's University and the University of Toronto. She has received the
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, the
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal Canada 125th Anniversary Medal, and the
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. She was named a YWCA Women of Distinction in 2003 and received an
Honorary degree from the
University of Victoria in
2003.
Category:1942 births Marsden, Lorna
Category:Living people Marsden, Lorna
Category:Canadian university and college chief executives Marsden, Lorna
Category:Historical Members of the Canadian Senate Marsden, Lorna
Category:Members of the Order of Canada Marsden, Lorna
Category:University of Toronto alumni Marsden, Lorna
Category:Princeton alumni Marsden, Lorna
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