Item A-6657 - Honourary Degrees - Presentation - Dr. Harry C. Rowsell

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Honourary Degrees - Presentation - Dr. Harry C. Rowsell

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1 photograph : b&w ; 11.0 x 8.4 cm
1 negative : b&w ; 6.1 x 6.1 cm

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Emmett M. Hall, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Harry C. Rowsell at fall Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Norman K. Cram, University Secretary, placing the hood on recipient.

Bio/Historical Note: Born in 1921 in Toronto, 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 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. From 1965-1968 Rowsell was head of the Department of Veterinarian Pathology, West College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. From 1970-1986 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 Rowsell was made an Honorary Associate of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. In 1988 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". Rowsell died in 2006.

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Photographer: Gibson

Other terms: Copyright: University of Saskatchewan

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