A. Charles Baillie

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Alexander Charles Baillie

; he served in this role until December, 2002.

He served as the 12th Chancellor of Queen's University. He was appointed on July 1, 2002 and completed two consecutive three-year terms as Chancellor. He was succeeded by David A. Dodge, the former Governor of the Bank of Canada, on July 1, 2008. He has four children, all of whom graduated from Queen's. On May 2, 2008, Baillie was named Chancellor Emeritus of Queen's University.[1]

Born in 1939 in

M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and then entered into a highly successful career in finance
. He began working for the Toronto-Dominion Bank in 1964, and eventually became that company's CEO in 1997.

In 1965, he married Marilyn J. Michener; the couple had three sons and one daughter.[2] In 2006, Baillie established the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award to honour his wife, a children's book author and book and magazine editor.[3]

Baillie is noted as an avid

Canadian National Railway Company and George Weston Limited
.

In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. [1]

References

  1. Kingston Whig-Standard
    , May 3, 2008.
  2. ^ .
  3. ^ "Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre.
Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of Queen's University
July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2008
Succeeded by