Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace Explained

Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace
Office:5th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University
Term Start:1990
Term End:1995
Predecessor:Alvin A. Lee
Successor:Peter George
Birth Date:29 March 1943
Birth Place:London, England
Death Place:Monaco
Nationality:Canadian
Spouse:Stephen Charles Wallace (m.1970–2015; his death)[1]
Occupation:Academic administration
Profession:Professor, scientist

Geraldine Anne Kenney-Wallace (29 March 1943 – 17 October 2023) was a British-Canadian academic.[2] [3] She served as the president and vice-chancellor of McMaster University from 1990 to 1995. She was educated in England and later earned her Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia.[4] Kenney-Wallace was responsible for organizing the first ultrafast laser lab in Canada, in 1974, at the University of Toronto.[5] She was a professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Toronto and had served as Chairman of the Science Council of Canada. She was a recipient of a E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship (1984), Guggenheim Fellowship (1983), and Killam Senior Research Fellowship (1979). Kenney-Wallace died on 17 October 2023, at the age of 80.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephen Wallace Obituary (1946 – 2015) – West Vancouver, BC – the Vancouver Sun. Legacy.com.
  2. Web site: Reports of the President and of the Treasurer. 1983.
  3. Web site: University of Manitoba - University Governance - Geraldine Anne Kenney-Wallace, D.Sc., May 30, 1990.
  4. Web site: Saint Mary's University | Dr. Geraldine Kenney-Wallace.
  5. Web site: Geraldine Kenney-Wallace. September 21, 2016.
  6. News: Dr Geraldine Kenney-Wallace . 11 March 2024 . The Times . 11 March 2024.