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">福利姬自慰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 University of Toronto 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 福利姬自慰that includes serving as dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health, warden of Hart House, and vice-president and principal of 福利姬自慰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鈥檚 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 鈥 the first woman to chair any department at 福利姬自慰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鈥檚 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聽Emeritus聽Paul Young聽appointed international secretary of the聽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鈥檚 involvement at the upcoming G7, G20 and Commonwealth summits,&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;at a G7 Research Summit on 鈥淭he Future of Digital Health.鈥</p> <p>鈥淚&nbsp;am&nbsp;humbled to&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;asked&nbsp;to take on this role,鈥 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 U of T, including vice-president, research and innovation, and chair of the department of civil engineering.</p> <p>鈥淚 am delighted to extend congratulations on&nbsp;this appointment to&nbsp;a critical role&nbsp;within&nbsp;the Royal Society of Canada,鈥 said 福利姬自慰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 福利姬自慰Engineering story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">福利姬自慰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