University History

Honorary degree recipients

N.B.: The detail displayed about each honorary degree recipient varies, as the database was compiled from a variety of sources. However, more information may be available at the University Archives.

Name: William Harrison Cook, OBE, MSc, PhD, FRSC
Convocation date: June 8, 1948
Special Convocation: Special Convocation and official opening of the Prairie Regional Laboratory of the National Research Council
Discipline / contribution: agriculture
Citation / biographical information:
The Committee...recommends that on the occasion of the opening of the Prairie Research Laboratory on June 8, a Special Convocation be held and the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) be conferred upon:
William Harrison Cook, OBE, MSc, PhD, FRSC, Director, Division of Applied Biology, National REsearch Council, for his eminent service to agricultural science.
[Senate minutes, 12 May 1948]
Degree received: Doctor of Laws

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