Department of Civil Engineering / en Bruce Kidd and Brenda McCabe receive Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award /celebrates/bruce-kidd-and-brenda-mccabe-receive-vivek-goel-faculty-citizenship-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Bruce Kidd and Brenda McCabe receive Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-04-16T14:36:17-04:00" title="Friday, April 16, 2021 - 14:36" class="datetime">Fri, 04/16/2021 - 14:36</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/awards-excellence" hreflang="en">Awards of Excellence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/alumni-association" hreflang="en">Alumni Association</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">91³Ô¹Ï Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-civil-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Civil Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/vivek-goel-faculty-citizenship-award" hreflang="en">Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Bruce%20Kidd%205347-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Bruce Kidd"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo courtesy Hart House)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For their exemplary, decades-long service to the university, <b>Bruce Kidd</b><b> </b>and <b>Brenda McCabe</b><b> </b>have received the <strong>Vivek Goel </strong>Faculty Citizenship Award.</p> <p>The honour is one of&nbsp;<a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/news-and-articles/celebrating-winners-2021-utaa-awards-excellence">the Awards of Excellence presented by the 91³Ô¹Ï Alumni Association</a>&nbsp;in collaboration with the university. The prestigious program dates back to 1921 and recognizes outstanding faculty, staff and students.</p> <p>An Olympian and professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education, Kidd holds a long-standing career at 91³Ô¹Ï that includes serving as dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health, warden of Hart House, and vice-president and principal of 91³Ô¹Ï Scarborough. In honouring Kidd, <a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/awards-excellence-recipients-2021#goel1">the alumni association noted </a>that during his 50 years of service, he has created a transformative learning environment on campus, while serving as the university’s humans rights ambassador to the world.</p> <p>McCabe is a professor in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering. In 2008, she was appointed chair of the department of civil engineering – the first woman to chair any department at 91³Ô¹Ï Engineering. To mark the occasion, she created five new scholarships, named after the first five women to graduate from the department. In honouring McCabe,<a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/awards-excellence-recipients-2021#goel2"> the alumni association noted</a> that throughout her career, she’s championed the student experience, represented the engineering profession with high distinction, and advanced environmental sustainability</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Alumni Association</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:36:17 +0000 lanthierj 169082 at Professor Emeritus Paul Young appointed international secretary of the Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/professor-emeritus-paul-young-appointed-international-secretary-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Professor&nbsp;Emeritus&nbsp;Paul Young&nbsp;appointed international secretary of the&nbsp;Royal Society of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>s.anderson</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-07-02T16:28:30-04:00" title="Thursday, July 2, 2020 - 16:28" class="datetime">Thu, 07/02/2020 - 16:28</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-civil-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Civil Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/PaulYoung_12_05_17.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Paul Young"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(photo by Pascal Paquette)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professor&nbsp;Emeritus&nbsp;<strong>Paul Young</strong>&nbsp;has been appointed international secretary of<a href="https://rsc-src.ca/"> the&nbsp;Royal Society of Canada</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>The appointment places Young in a focal role at the society, with a mandate to collaborate with other national academies to address major global challenges. He&nbsp;will&nbsp;coordinate the society’s involvement at the upcoming G7, G20 and Commonwealth summits,&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;at a G7 Research Summit on “The Future of Digital Health.â€</p> <p>“I&nbsp;am&nbsp;humbled to&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;asked&nbsp;to take on this role,†Young&nbsp;said.</p> <p>Founded in&nbsp;1882, the Royal Society of Canada elects leading scientists, researchers, scholars and artists into one of its three Academies:&nbsp;the&nbsp;Academy of the Arts and Humanities, the Academy of Social Sciences and the Academy of Science.&nbsp;The&nbsp;organization advises governments and NGOs, and&nbsp;celebrates&nbsp;Canadian academic and artistic accomplishment.&nbsp;</p> <p>An engineering geophysicist, Young has served&nbsp;in numerous leadership roles at 91³Ô¹Ï, including vice-president, research and innovation, and chair of the department of civil engineering.</p> <p>“I am delighted to extend congratulations on&nbsp;this appointment to&nbsp;a critical role&nbsp;within&nbsp;the Royal Society of Canada,†said 91³Ô¹Ï Engineering Dean&nbsp;<strong>Chris Yip</strong>.</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/paul-young-appointed-international-secretary-of-the-royal-society-of-canada/">Read the 91³Ô¹Ï Engineering story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">91³Ô¹Ï Engineering</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 02 Jul 2020 20:28:30 +0000 s.anderson 165160 at