F. Hedley Auld, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Dr. David L. Thomson at convocation at Physical Education gymnasium. Norman K. Cram, University Registrar, hoods the recipient.

Bio/Historical Note: David Landsborough Thomson, FRSC (1901-1964) was born in Scotland. Thomson earned BSc and MA degrees from the University of Aberdeen, then a PhD in biochemistry from Cambridge University under the eye of Nobel laureate Frederick Gowland Hopkins. After further studies in Europe, he moved to Montreal, joining the McGill faculty in 1928. At McGill, he was Gilman Cheney Professor of Biochemistry from 1937-1960, dean of the faculty of graduate studies and research from 1942-1963, and the vice-principal from 1955-1963. He served on the National Research Council of Canada, the Defence Research Board and the Scientific Research Bureau of Quebec. He received an honorary LLD in 1961 from the University of Saskatchewan. Thomson published several highly cited papers in major journals.