Head and shoulders image of Dr. Harry C. Rowsell, professor and head, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

Bio/Historical Note: Born in 1921 in Toronto, Dr. Harry Cecil Rowsell served as a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Upon his return he received a DVM from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1949, a DVPH from the University of Toronto in 1950, and a PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1956. From 1953-1956 Dr. Rowsell was an assistant professor in the Department of Bacteriology at the Ontario Veterinary College. From 1958-1965 he was a professor and head of pathological physiology. Dr. Rowsell was head of the Department of Veterinarian Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine from 1965-1968. From 1970-1986 Dr. Rowsell was a professor in the Department of Pathology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. In 1968 he established the Canadian Council on Animal Care, was its first executive director, and was the first recipient of the CCAC Outstanding Service Award. In 1987 Dr. Rowsell was made an Honourary Associate of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. In 1988 Dr. Rowsell was the first veterinarian made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being "recognized and respected throughout the world for his outstanding contributions to the promotion of the responsible and humane treatment of animals in biomedical and scientific research". Dr. Rowsell died in 2006.