Each year, a select group of Canadians receive a special recognition for outstanding achievements. The recognition is the "Order of Canada." Persons who receive this award forever after can sign their names "O.C." in the tradition of honor awards in England.
On Thusrday October 15, 2009, your humble blogger, Paul Rux, Ph.D. , will nominate his lifelong friend Richard Jarrell, Ph.D. for an "O.C." award. It will start with a request to Manitoba Premier Gary Doer, the next Canadian ambassador to the U.S., when he visits Madison, WI.
Dr. Jarrell and Dr. Rux were classmates in graduate school at the University of Toronto, where they developed a lifelong friendship. Jarrell is Director of the Division of Natural Science at York University in suburban Toronto and an expert on Canadian science and technology.
Jarrell is currently on sabbatical to complete a book on the history of agricultural education in Canada. Rux did his M.A. thesis at the University of Toronto on the first Minister of Agriculture in Canada. Over the years they have shared a passion for Canada, its history and future.
Dr. Jarrell and his wife Martha have a tradition of celebrating New Year's Eve in Thornhill, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto with Dr. Rux and his wife Jane. "We look forward to celebrating the award of the Order of Canada to Richard in Ottawa, Canada in 2010," noted Rux.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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