[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/GeorgeNipissing2crop.jpg” caption=”President George and Chancellor Redpath”]McMaster President and Vice-Chancellor Peter George, who helped establish Nipissing University as an independent institution, received an honorary degree from this University last weekend.

“I am honoured to receive this recognition from a university that I admire greatly,” says George, who acted as chair of the Ontario Council on University Affairs' fact-finding committee that reviewed Nipissing's successful charter application. “Nipissing continues to grow as an intellectual and cultural centre and has become a vital part of the City of North Bay.”

A number of McMaster graduates are members of Nipissing's faculty, he adds.

Nipissing marked its tenth anniversary this year as an independent degree-granting institution. To commemorate this milestone, it doubled the number of honorary degrees it awarded, from four to eight. George was one of four recipients recognized for contributions made to the University receiving its charter in 1992.

The well-known scholar and educator, with extensive experience in senior academic administrative and executive positions, received his honorary Doctor of Letters on June 8 during the convocation ceremony for the Faculty of Arts and Science.

Photo: McMaster President Peter George, right, shakes hands with Nipissing University Chancellor James Redpath.