Gretta Chambers
Gretta Chambers | |
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| 16th Chancellor of McGill University | |
| In office 1991–1999 | |
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| Born | Gretta Taylor January 15, 1927 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | September 9, 2017 (aged 90) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Known for | Former journalist and chancellor of McGill University |
| Awards | Order of Canada National Order of Quebec |
Gretta Chambers
Life and career
Chambers grew up in Outremont and attended
Since its inception in 1991, until her death in 2017, she was involved with the Montreal Consortium for Human Rights Advocacy Training (MCHRAT) at McGill University.[citation needed] When a MCHRAT project, the McGill Middle East Program (MMEP), took off in 1997, Chambers became a co-chair of its executive and management committees.
She was chancellor of McGill University from 1991 to 1999, the first woman to serve in this position. In 2003, Martin Cauchon, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, appointed her to the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission, effective until August 31, 2007.
Her brother is McGill University philosopher Charles Taylor.[3] Her husband was Egan Chambers, former Canadian member of parliament.
Honours and awards
In 1993, she was named an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. In 1994, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, and she was promoted to Companion in 2000.
References
External links
- "Gretta Chambers" (PDF). Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2005-02-13.
- Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2010
- Chancellor Emerita Gretta Chambers, 1927-2017 Archived 2017-11-14 at the Wayback Machine McGill Reporter, 9 September 2017
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