{"id":11115,"date":"2021-06-23T10:11:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T14:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/boardofgovernors\/?page_id=11115"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:10:25","slug":"founders-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/founders-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Founders Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Founders Award\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Carleton University Founders Award<\/h2>\n\n\n
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“It is people, not buildings, that make an institution; and if we can put our hearts to it we can do something worthwhile.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry Marshall Tory, June 18, 1942<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Led by Dr. Henry Marshall Tory, a small group of Ottawa citizens dared to imagine a university in the nation\u2019s capital that would serve Canadians whose education was interrupted by World War II. Carleton University was established in 1942, because of the dedication and commitment of our founders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry Marshall Tory                                Mr. C.C. Gibson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Hugh Keenleyside                             Mr. E.J. Jenkins Mr. William Connor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. John Robbins                                    Mr. Frank Patten<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. C.H. Bland Mr. L.R. Shaw                 Mr. T.R. Montgomery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is our individual founders \u2013 past, present and future \u2013 whose commitment has helped build one of Canada\u2019s most respected universities and whose leadership will ascertain our future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Founders Award, Carleton\u2019s highest non-academic honour, was inaugurated in June 1996 to recognize and pay tribute to those individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of Carleton through their dedication, generosity, and commitment to the values of the university. It is awarded annually, when merited, at Spring Convocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View past recipients<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualification Criteria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n