Michel Gaulin was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, at the 9:30 a.m. ceremony on Friday, June 16, “in recognition of his extraordinary career as a distinguished professor, graduate adviser and examiner.”
Born in Ottawa, Gaulin was raised as a francophone, attending French schools and speaking French at home. He was eventually accepted to the University of Ottawa for a four-year high school diploma leading to university studies and received his undergraduate degree in 1961. He completed a master’s in the French language and French Canadian literature at the Université de Montréal.
In 1967, after six years of teaching and pursuing a PhD at Harvard, Gaulin joined Carleton as an Associate Professor. He went on to become a Full Professor and in 2003, was named Professor Emeritus of Carleton’s French Department. Gaulin received Carleton University’s Founders Award in 2015 for his contributions to French education.