- John Hodgetts
Dr. John Edwin Hodgetts, O.C., MA, PhD, LL.D, D.Litt., F.R.S.C, (born
May 28 1917 ) is a Canadian political scientist who is considered the father of public administration studies in Canada.Born in
Omemee, Ontario (located nearPeterborough, Ontario ), he attended theUniversity of Toronto , was aRhodes Scholar , and graduated with a PhD from theUniversity of Chicago in 1946.He started teaching political science at the University of Toronto in 1943 and is currently a Professor Emeritus. From 1967 to 1969, he was the Principal of Victoria College and from 1970 to 1972 he was the President of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. In 2005, he was appointed to Justice
John H. Gomery 's Advisory Committee to help with Phase II or the Recommendations Phase of theGomery Commission .In 1989, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada for being known as "the professor whose vast knowledge and good judgement have influenced public servants in many countries". [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2640] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.He has honorary doctorates of law from
Queen's University ,Carleton University ,Mount Allison University and the University of Toronto.References
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