Appointments and Honours
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Gilles LeVasseur, part-time professor at the Telfer School, was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contribution to the francophone community’s vitality in Ontario and in Canada and because of his commitment towards underprivileged groups including senior citizens, patients receiving palliative care and physically or mentally handicapped people.
Click here [This link is no longer available] to read more on Mr. LeVasseur’s contribution to the Franco-Ontarian society (available in French only).
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Sophia Leong recently joined key members of Canada’s business and enterprise sectors in Startup Canada’s leadership team as it prepares to launch its national strategy to support entrepreneurship in Canada.
Click here to read Startup Canada’s complete press release.
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Lavagnon Ika of the Telfer School has received a prestigious prize from the International Project Management Association (IPMA) recognizing his research program on the supervision, management and critical success factors of international development projects funded by the World Bank. Professor Ika’s work opens up promising opportunities for reciprocal contributions between the fields of project management and international development while laying the ground for new insights on best practices.
“Project practitioners in any industry can draw valuable lessons from other sectors and also learn a great deal from failure. All too frequently, projects fail because of mismanagement,” says Professor Ika, who taught project management for twelve years at the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau before joining the faculty at Telfer last August. “International development projects in particular can be instructive, given their complexity as multisectorial, social, technical, and political undertakings.”
IPMA presented Dr. Ika with a 2012 Young Researcher Award for his outstanding doctoral work and related scholarly output. Among his research contributions, Ika recently published “Critical success factors for World Bank projects: An empirical investigation,” in the International Journal of Project Management, and he is the guest editor of a special issue at the Journal of African Business entitled: “Why do projects fail in Africa?”
Professor Ika received his award, presented his findings, and contributed to a panel of award winners on the practice insights emerging from the research at the 26th IPMA World Congress, October 29-31 on the Greek island of Crete.
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Prof. Rhaman keeps his entire class fully engaged by fostering a true discussion of ideas and by injecting a good sense of humour. He is held in high esteem by all of his students as shown by his being named the best teacher by the MBA Student association for over 10 years. Dr. Rahman further develops his students’ appreciation of the subject matter he teaches by organizing a professional development day each year. This professional development day includes a series of lectures from Dr. Rahman and industry experts relating to economics and finance.
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In accordance with its “Linked with Leadership” statement, the Telfer School is welcoming five CEO in residence for the Fall 2012 semester. Each CEO is scheduled to share their experiences and interact with first year students.
Dan Moorcroft
CEO / Founder, QMR Consulting & Professional Staffing
Chairman of the Board, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce (2009)
Bernie Ashe
CEO, Kott group
Jean-Pierre Kingsley
Past President and CEO, The International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Jean Laurin
President and CEO, The Schinnerer Group
Pat McFadden
Principal, Quelmec Loss Adjusters
Click here, to see a list of CEO in residence from previous years.
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Mark Freel has recently been appointed as the Telfer School’s RBC Financial Group Professor in the Commercialization of Innovation for a 5-year period.
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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced on June 25, 2012 the appointment of Bruce La Rochelle to the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART).
“I am pleased Mr. La Rochelle has agreed to join the Tribunal,” said Minister Ritz. “Mr. La Rochelle’s knowledge of law, regulatory processes and business should serve him well in this position.”
CART is an independent, quasi-judicial body established by Parliament pursuant to section 4.1 of the Canada Agricultural Products Act. Its primary role is to provide independent oversight, through the exercise of its review jurisdiction, of federal agencies' use of administrative monetary penalties in relation to agriculture and agri-food.
CART reports to Parliament through the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
To learn more about CART, please visit http://cart-crac.gc.ca.
About Bruce La Rochelle
Mr. La Rochelle is a lawyer, presently practising in association with Langevin Morris Smith LLP, while also teaching part-time with the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and a graduate in law (magna cum laude) from the University of Ottawa (1976).
Mr. La Rochelle is also a member of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and is a voting member of the JUNO Awards. Mr. La Rochelle currently lives in Ottawa.
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Professor Magda Donia and lead researcher Alexandra-Joëlle Panaccio of Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business will study servant leadership in diverse cultural contexts through a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Servant leadership theory proposes that leaders who engage in altruistic or selfless behaviours help nurture positive employee behaviours, but little is known about the mechanisms that underlie that relationship. The researchers will therefore examine the mediating role of employee attitudes, and the moderating role of cultural context in the manifestations and impact of servant leadership behaviours. They will also look into how servant leadership may, over time, influence followers to themselves engage in organizational citizenship behaviours for altruistic motives.
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Monique F. Leroux has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Group, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, since 2008.
Prior to joining Desjardins in 2001, she held senior positions with Quebecor Inc., the large multimedia group, and the Royal Bank, as well as with the international accounting firm Ernst &
Young. She also holds positions on many national and international boards, including the European Association of Co-operative Banks and the International Confederation of Popular Banks, and serves as President of the Sherbrooke 2013 Canada Games executive committee.
She is a former president of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec. In 2010, Monique F. Leroux was named one of 25 Transformational Canadians by the Globe and Mail, CTV and La Presse.
She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the Telfer School's Convocation.
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Paul Hession (MBA 1982), Director general - Client Engagement at Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), is know for his proven leadership in technology and innovation
His contribution went far beyond his professional role, he also helped his community through a plethora of acts of volunteerism in support of good causes.
to highlight his commitment, Paul Hession was awarded the Pierre de Blois Award of Excellence by APEX
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Dean François Julien and Doug Dempster, Executive Director of the Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership, are pleased to announce the appointment of Glen Orsak as the Director of Executive Programs.
The Centre for Executive Leadership is part of the Telfer School of Management and is focused on realizing the enormous potential of executive talent in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in the National Capital Region and across the country. The Centre offers open enrolment and custom educational experiences for its clients and is the preferred partner in meeting the specific leadership development needs of organizations and individuals to achieve business and career success in the business world and in our communities. In his new role, Glen will be responsible for the Telfer programs that provide training and insight to executives and senior managers from across a diverse range of industry sectors. Glen is replacing Mr. Glen Bailey who is retiring after 5 years.
Glen Orsak is a business leader and executive-level advisor with over 20 years of experience as a management consultant and, more recently, as a leadership development coach. Previously, Glen practiced as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting for 20 years, during which he spent 10 years as a Partner and practice leader. Glen specializes in professional services practice development, business innovation and strategy execution, strategic change and business improvement initiatives, business and technology strategy, and leadership and team development. Most recently, Glen has provided career and leadership development coaching and business consulting services from his own practice. He brings extensive general management experience, with a passion for strategic leadership, personal development and building high performance organizations.
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Sylvain Durocher has been awarded a $10,000 grant from CGA-Canada and the Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) to research “Comprehensive Income Information: A User’s Perspective.” Dr. Durocher, Logan Katz Fellow and Associate Professor at the Telfer School, focuses his research on accounting standard-setting, studying it from different theoretical perspectives.
His new project, with Anne Fortin of the Department of Accounting at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), will examine the use of comprehensive income information by financial statement users. It will also assess whether the reporting format can have an impact on their judgments and decisions. To date there is limited empirical evidence about the actual use of OCI by financial statement users in their financial analyses.
The researchers will add to the debate on comprehensive income, enrich the literature comparing professional and nonprofessional investors, provide valuable data on the impact of the two current reporting formats on users’ judgments and decisions, and contribute new insights on the impact of actuarial gains and losses – an important OCI item – on users’ judgments and decisions.
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Micheál Kelly, former Dean of the Telfer School of Management (2000-2010), has been named as Dean at Wilfrid Laurier University’s School of Business & Economics. His mandate will start in July. We wish him the best of luck in his new endeavour.
The Wilfrid Laurier University News Release follows below.
April 30, 2012 - WATERLOO – Micheál Kelly, a professor of Strategic and International Management and former dean at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, has been named the dean of the Laurier School of Business & Economics (SBE).
Kelly, who will join Laurier in July, is a respected academic who helped transform the Telfer School into a leading centre for management education and research. He is also a highly sought-after consultant in the technology sector, and has extensive experience in government.
"Attracting a dean of the calibre befitting Laurier's excellent School of Business & Economics was no mean feat,” said Deborah MacLatchy, vice-president: academic and provost. “Micheál Kelly’s broad experience – in government, as an advisor to businesses, and as an academic leader – makes him an ideal fit for Laurier."
Kelly will be taking over from Professor William Banks, who has served as acting dean since Feb. 1, 2011.
“We are very grateful to Bill for stepping up when needed and serving as dean on an interim basis while the search for a full-time candidate was conducted,” said MacLatchy.
Laurier’s commitment to providing an outstanding educational experience for its students is just one of the many reasons that attracted Kelly to SBE, he said. In addition, he is impressed by Laurier’s efforts to become a leader in education and research.
“Laurier’s SBE has a great reputation among Canadian business schools for the quality of its students, faculty, programs, research and alumni,” said Kelly. “All of the ingredients are there to build an institution of global significance and prominence.”
Kelly served as dean at Telfer from 2000 to 2010. Under his leadership the school earned three major international accreditations, known as the “Triple Crown”. The accreditations indicate that every aspect of a business school – from its activities and programs to its mission and corporate governance – has been thoroughly evaluated and meets the highest standards of excellence. It was also during this time that Telfer received the largest naming endowment ever for a Canadian business school.
Currently, Kelly is professor of Strategic and International Management at the Telfer School. His recent academic research focuses on the management of global innovation systems, research and development alliances, and the competitive strategies of technology-based firms. He advises technology companies around the world on foreign investment strategies, alliance management and financing international expansions.
Prior to joining the University of Ottawa in 1998, Kelly held senior positions with the Government of Canada in various departments including foreign affairs, international trade, industry, and science and technology.
Kelly has a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs and Economics from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts; a Master of Science in Political Science-International Relations from the University of Ottawa; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from Carleton University.
Professor McWatters asked to serve on the Board of Directors of French Institutes for Advanced Study
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Professor Cheryl McWatters was recently invited to serve on the Board of Directors of the French Institute for Advanced Studies (RFIEA [This link is no longer available]). This organization puts forward collaborative research initiatives in a context where academia is evolving faster than ever.
Through its four institutes (Collegium de Lyon, Marseille-IAS, Nantes-IAS, Paris-IAS), the organization comprises five research and higher learning centres, 22 universities and major public institutions of higher learning and over 1,000 researchers and lecturers.
This will be a new opportunity for Professor McWatters to get involved in international projects related to education. She definitely is fitted for the job with her multiple experiences teaching abroad and she will surely put forward her expertise in how businesses respond to changes in their environment.
The Telfer School wishes her continued success in this new endeavor and all forthcoming ones!
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Professor Caro was awarded the Carmen Poulin excellence award for his outstanding contribution to Co-op teaching within the University of Ottawa, more specifically at the Telfer School of Management.
Dr. Caro initiated the Management Information Systems and Accounting Co-op programs in the 1980’s, then launched all other Co-op programs at the Telfer School towards the end of the 1990’s.
More recently, he has been maintaining a strong relationship with Co-op teaching and continues to offer outstanding support to students. He takes great joy in sharing his students’ work experiences, personal growth and learning experiences. His passion and enthusiasm enable him to excel in his position as the Telfer Academic Co-op Coordinator and Full Professor.
Photo: Professor Denis Caro, Carmen Poulin and the Director of Co-op programs: Gaby St-Pierre
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Stephen Daze, the Founder of Agawa Entrepreneurship Development Corporation and the former Managing Director of Entrepreneurship and Talent activities at the Ottawa Centre for Regional Innovation, is joining the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa as an Entrepreneur in Residence.
Mr. Daze has been recognized for his volunteer work with organizations such as Junior Achievement, the University of Ottawa and the Chamber of Commerce. He is the past Chair of the Telfer School of Management’s Career Centre Advisory Board, the Ottawa Chair of the Manning Innovation Awards and was a long time Board Member with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce (2006 - 2009). Stephen graduated from the University of Regina’s business school as well as Saint Francis Xavier’s Adult Education Certificate program.
“I’m excited to be working with the Telfer School to enhance their already strong brand by building capacity and coordinating support to student entrepreneurs who will then go on to have a positive impact on the economy in the National Capital Region” said Stephen Daze.
Stephen starting teaching entrepreneurship as a part-time professor at the Telfer School in 2001 and will continue to do so as part of his new mandate. He will also work on strategy and program planning to build entrepreneurship capacity and support, provide counsel to students and faculty on business planning and business start-up issues, and work with the community to bolster support for the school’s entrepreneurship activities.
“We have been engaged with Stephen Daze on a number of projects over the years and we are delighted that he joins us now as our Entrepreneur in Residence” said François Julien, Dean of the Telfer School of Management. “We look forward to working together to continue to develop entrepreneurship and innovation as a strategic area of development for the school.”
Stephen Daze replaces Bruce Firestone who had joined the Telfer School of Management in 2006 as its first Entrepreneur in Residence. With his mandate completed in 2012, Dr. Firestone will continue to act as an Entrepreneurship Ambassador for the Telfer School.
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Executives in Residence are successful professionals who either divide their time between their professional careers and their role at the Telfer School of Management or are on campus on a full time basis. The function of an Executive in Residence varies based on the individual, from teaching, and alumni relations to program management and speaking engagements.
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Following a dedicated 30 year career at the Telfer School of Management, Professor Swee Goh has decided to retire.