Roger Guindon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian priest and academic
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Place of Birth: Ville-Marie, Quebec, Canada
About Roger Guindon
- Roger Guindon (September 26, 1920 – November 17, 2012) was a Canadian priest and former university administrator. Born in Ville-Marie, Quebec, he was ordained a priest in 1946.
- He joined the University of Ottawa as a Professor in the Faculty of Theology and later became Dean of the faculty.
- From 1964 to 1984 he was the Rector of the University of Ottawa.
- His uncle, Auguste Morisset, was also a member of the faculty at the college, having been director of libraries from 1934 to 1958 and founder and director of the university's Library School from 1958 to 1971.
- It was under Guindon's rectorship that Morisset Hall, named for his uncle, was opened.In 1968 he received an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from Trent University.
- In 1973, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "in recognition of his contribution to the development of university teaching".
- In 1987, he was awarded the Order of Ontario.
- In 1996, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. Guindon died on November 17, 2012.
- Roger Guindon Hall, the core of the medical campus of the University, was named in his honour in 1985.
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