Item A-12034 - Peter MacKinnon - Portrait

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Peter MacKinnon - Portrait

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3 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 4 cm
3 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 4 cm

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Head and shoulders of Peter MacKinnon, Dean of Law from 1988-1998.

Bio/Historical Note: R. Peter MacKinnon, OC QC, born in 1947 in Prince Edward Island, received a BA from Dalhousie University, an LL.B from Queen's University and a LL.M from the University of Saskatchewan. He is a member of the Ontario Bar and Saskatchewan Bar. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1990. In 1975, he joined the faculty of the University of Saskatchewan as an Assistant Professor of Law. He became an Associate Professor in 1978 and a Professor in 1983. He served as chair of the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association from 1983-84.From 1979-1981, he was the Assistant Dean of Law and was the Dean of Law from 1988-1998. In 1999, he was appointed the eighth President of the University of Saskatchewan. On March 9, MacKinnon announced that he would be stepping down as President of the University of Saskatchewan, effective June 30, 2012. From 2003-2005 he was the chairman of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the organization representing Canada's universities. In 2006, it was reported that he was one of three "short list" candidates to be recommended to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada replacing the retired justice John C. Major. In 2011, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to education and for his commitment to innovation and research excellence". In 2012, the Board of Governors of the University of Saskatchewan renamed the College Building the Peter MacKinnon Building. On 15 January 2019, MacKinnon started serving as interim president of Dalhousie University upon the resignation of Richard Florizone and served until the announcement of the next president, Deep Saini.

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Copyright holder: University of Saskatchewan

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Other terms: Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher.

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