- John Robert Evans
John Robert Evans, CC , O.Ont , MD (born 1929) is a Canadian pediatrician, academic, businessperson, and civic leader.
After graduating from the
University of Toronto Schools , he received his medical degree from theUniversity of Toronto in 1952 and was aRhodes Scholar . He received his Doctoral degree specializing ininternal medicine andcardiology atOxford University in 1955.He was the founding dean of the Faculty of Medicine (now the
McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences ) and then vice-president of Health Services atMcMaster University from 1965 to 1972. From 1972 to 1978 he was President of theUniversity of Toronto . From 1979 to 1983, he served as founding Director of the Population, Health and Nutrition Department of theWorld Bank inWashington, D.C. In a 1978 by-election, Evans ran for a seat in the House of Commons as a Liberal in the Toronto riding of Rosedale, but was defeated by former Toronto Mayor
David Crombie .He was the first Canadian to be elected chairman of the
Rockefeller Foundation from 1987 to 1995.He is chairman of Allelix Biopharmaceuticals Inc.,
Torstar Corporation,Alcan Aluminum Ltd. (1995 – 2002), the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Walter and Duncan Gordon Charitable Foundation. He is chairman and helped create theMaRS Discovery District in Toronto.Honours
* 2005 - He was inducted into the
Canadian Business Hall of Fame .
* 2000 - He was inducted into theCanadian Medical Hall of Fame .
* 1991 - He was made a member of theOrder of Ontario .
* 1978 - He was made a Companion of theOrder of Canada .References
* [http://utpress.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=estey&t=44466&d=2469 Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=1872 ROSEDALE (1978/10/16) (By-Election)]
* [http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/archives/collect.htm Archives of Hamilton Health Sciences]
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