Principal announces 2020 Distinguished University Professors

Queen鈥檚 University has announced the latest recipients of the Distinguished University Professor designation, the university鈥檚 highest research-related honour.

Now in its second year, the Distinguished University Professor Program recognizes professors for exhibiting an outstanding and sustained research record, teaching excellence, and significant and lasting contributions to Queen鈥檚, Canada, and the world.

鈥淭here is world-class research and teaching being conducted every day at Queen鈥檚 and this seems all the more imperative with the challenges we currently face with COVID-19,鈥 says Patrick Deane, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen鈥檚. 鈥淓ach recipient exemplifies excellence in their field and it is my great pleasure to designate these six accomplished faculty members as Distinguished University Professors.鈥

The 2020 Distinguished University Professors are:

  • David Bakhurst, Department of Philosophy
  • Julian Barling, Smith School of Business
  • Glenville Jones, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
  • Audrey Kobayashi, Department of Geography
  • Kathleen Lahey, Faculty of Law
  • John Smol, Department of Biology

The Distinguished University Professor Program was made official by the university鈥檚 Senate in 2017-18. Each year, the program鈥檚 advisory committee invites nominations from the campus community, reviews the submissions, and makes recommendations to the principal, who then determines the recipients.

鈥淎ssessing the submissions for this program provides an invaluable opportunity to see just how our faculty members are having an impact in the classroom and through their research,鈥 adds Principal Deane.

Each recipient will soon add an honorific name to their title, to be selected from a list of Senate approved names.

Visit the Principal鈥檚 website to learn more about the Distinguished University Professors Program, its advisory committee, and selection of honorific names.

The inaugural list of recipients, announced last year, included nine faculty members.

Note: This article originally appeared in the Queen's Gazette.