Announcing the Appointment of the 2019 University Professors (PDAD&C #89)
From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost
Date: May 31, 2019
Re: Announcing the Appointment of the 2019 University Professors (PDAD&C #89)
I am pleased to announce that the Academic Board of Governing Council has approved the appointment of five University Professors for 2019. The University of Toronto owes much of its reputation for excellence to its world-class professors, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to formally acknowledge the outstanding achievements of some of our finest faculty members. The title “University Professor” is the University’s highest and most distinguished academic rank.
The newest members of this exceptional group are as follows:
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Anita McGahan
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management and
Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
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Elizabeth Edwards
Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
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Frances Shepherd
Department of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
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James Retallack
Department of History
Faculty of Arts & Science
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Prabhat Jha
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
The biographies of the University Professors are available online.
I would like to thank the members of the Selection Committee for all their work in reviewing the candidate packages, as well as all the nominators who prepared dossiers for submission. I would also like to thank the University of Toronto Libraries for their thoughtful support in this process.