Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace
Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace | |
|---|---|
| 5th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Alvin A. Lee |
| Succeeded by | Peter George |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1943 London, England |
| Died | 17 October 2023 (aged 80) Monaco |
| Spouse | Stephen Charles Wallace (m.1970–2015; his death) |
| Occupation | Academic administration |
| Profession | Professor, scientist |
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Geraldine Anne Kenney-Wallace (29 March 1943 – 17 October 2023) was a British-Canadian academic. 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. Kenney-Wallace was responsible for organizing the first ultrafast laser lab in Canada, in 1974, at the University of Toronto. 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.