50th Anniversary Honorary Cabinet
Throughout our 50th anniversary celebrations, we are privileged to have the support of our Honorary Cabinet – a group of 17 distinguished individuals whose contributions to Canada and the world have been exemplary and reflect the values that have shaped UVic’s success.
Co-Chairs
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Murray Farmer, UVic Chancellor
Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement
UVic BA (economics and political science)
Julie Payette, OC, CQ
Astronaut
Québec Scientific Delegate to the United States
UVic Honorary Doctor of Science
Members
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David Anderson, PC, OC
Conservationist
Former federal MP and MLA of BC
Former federal cabinet minister (Revenue, Transport, Fisheries and Oceans, and Environment)
Victoria College alumnus
UVic Honorary Doctor of Laws
Tom Brzustowski, OC
RBC Financial Group Professor in the Commercialization of Innovation at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
UVic Honorary Doctor of Science
Eliza C. H. Chan, JP, BBS
Prominent corporate and commercial lawyer
Holds numerous government-appointed positions in Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China
UVic Honorary Doctor of Laws
Distinguished Alumni Award recipient (2000)
UVic Law School graduate
Steve Cloutier
Former co-founder and President of APF Energy and Rockyview Energy
Current Chairman and co-founder of Cumberland Oil & Gas
UVic Law School graduate
Don Drummond
Matthews Fellow in Global Public Policy, Queen's University
Past Senior VP and Chief Economist, TD Bank Financial Group
Alumni Legacy Award recipient (2009)
UVic Bachelor of Arts (economics)
Eve Egoyan
World renowned concert pianist
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Designated Canadian Music Centre Ambassador
Distinguished Alumna Award recipient (2002)
UVic Bachelor of Music (performance)
John deC. Evans
President and CEO, The Trilogy Group of Companies
Recipient of the 2011 British Columbia Community Achievement Award
Past member UVic Board of Governors
Peter Gustavson
President and CEO, Gustavson Capital Corp.
Founder and past President, Custom House Global Foreign Exchange
UVic Gustavson School of Business Advisory Board member
Edward John Akile Ch'oh, Grand Chief
Hereditary Chief, Tl’azt’en Nation
Lawyer
Elected nine terms to the three-person First Nations Summit Political Executive
Expert member (North America region) of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
UVic Bachelor of Arts (sociology)
Ron Lou-Poy, QC, CM
Senior partner, Crease Harman & Co.
Leadership Victoria Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
UVic Honorary Doctor of Laws
Former UVic Chancellor
Victoria College alumnus
John Mackay
President and founding principal of the Strand Corporation
Board member of several major foundations including the Clinton Foundation and Vancouver’s StreetoHome Foundation
Lorna Marsden, CM, OO
Chair, Expert Panel on Women in University Research, Council of Canadian Academics
President Emerita and Professor, York University
UVic Honorary Doctor of Laws
Distinguished Alumni Award recipient (2003)
Victoria College alumna
Robert Pearce
Director, CPI Card Group, and past President and CEO, Personal and Commercial Client Group, BMO Financial Group
UVic Bachelor of Arts (economics)
Sheridan Scott
Partner, Bennett Jones LLP
Past Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau of Canada
Distinguished Alumni Award recipient (2005)
UVic Law School graduate
Lauren Woolstencroft
2010 Paralympic Games gold medal winner in five Paralympic women’s skiing events
Distinguished Alumni Award recipient (2012)
UVic Bachelor of Engineering
