{"id":47616,"date":"2018-06-12T11:55:32","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T15:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=47616"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:43","slug":"gilles-patry-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-carleton-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2018\/gilles-patry-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-carleton-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilles Patry Receives Honorary Doctorate from Carleton University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Gilles Patry Receives Honorary Doctorate from Carleton University\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Carleton University today conferred a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa<\/em>, on Gilles Patry \u201cin recognition of his leadership in fostering co-operation and innovation in the post-secondary education sector in the Ottawa region and Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patry was honoured during Carleton\u2019s Spring Convocation, where about 3,500 students are receiving degrees over the course of four days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his address, Patry spoke to the nature and importance of innovation, as well as Canadian scientists\u2019 contributions to making the world a better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs scientists, I encourage you to be innovators, to explore new ways of doing things,\u201d he said. \u201cThe enemy of innovation is complacency and it is something to fear. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe often hear: \u2018Ah, that\u2019s good enough. Things are pretty good as they stand, so why change it?\u2019 Well, if you don\u2019t, somebody else will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patry is executive director of the U15-Group of Canadian Research Universities, an organization that develops education and research policy in Canada and across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He holds a BASc and MASc in civil engineering from the University of Ottawa and a PhD from the University of California-Davis. Patry was an environmental engineering consultant before teaching civil engineering at \u00c9cole Polytechnique and McMaster University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patry returned to the University of Ottawa in 1993 as dean of engineering. In 1997, he took on the role of vice-president (Academic) and served as president and vice-chancellor from 2001 to 2008. In 2010, he was appointed head of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), a position he held until 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is a member of the Order of Canada, recipient of the Order of Ontario and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Patry has been recognized with honorary doctorates from several universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn French, the word patrie<\/em>, means more than country \u2013 it signifies homeland,\u201d said Roseann O\u2019Reilly Runte, president and CEO of CFI and past-president of Carleton. \u201cDr. Patry has served his patrie <\/em>nobly, with distinction, brilliant thought, dignity and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe has served thousands of students and researchers, providing them a home for their pursuit of knowledge and making Canada a true intellectual patrie<\/em> for us all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n<\/strong>Steven Reid
\nMedia Relations Officer
\nCarleton University
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\n613-265-6613
\nSteven_Reid3@Carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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