Murray George Ross, OC OOnt (April 12, 1910 – July 20, 2000) was a Canadian sociologist, author, and academic administrator. He was the founding president of Toronto's York University and served in that role from 1959 to 1970.
Murray George Ross O.C., O.Ont. | |
|---|---|
| President of York University | |
| In office 1959–1970 | |
| Succeeded by | David W. Slater |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1910 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Died | July 20, 2000 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Acadia University, University of Toronto |
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of James Alway Ross and Sarah Agnes Kay,[1] Ross received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and sociology from Acadia University in 1936. He received a Master of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Toronto in 1938. He did post-graduate work in sociology at the University of Chicago in 1939 and in Social psychology from Columbia University in 1949. He received a LL.D. from the University of Toronto in 1971.[2]
In 1951, Ross was appointed an associate professor of Social Work at the University of Toronto. He became a professor in 1955. From 1956 to 1957, he was an Executive Assistant to the President and was a vice-president from 1957 to 1959. In 1959, he was appointed President of York University and served until 1970 when he became a professor of Social Science. He retired in 1972.[2]
Honours
editIn 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of his innovative leadership in the field of higher education".[3] He was awarded the Order of Ontario in 1988. He was awarded the Canadian Centennial Medal and the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal.[2] The Murray Ross Parkway, the Ross Building, and the Murray G. Ross Award at York University are named after him.
Selected works
edit- Religious Beliefs of Youth: A Study and Analysis of the Structure and Function of the Religious Beliefs of Young Adults, Based on a Questionnaire Sample of 1,935 Youth and Intensive Interviews with 100 Young People (Association Press, 1950)
- The Y.M.C.A. in Canada: The Chronicle of a Century (Ryerson Press, 1951)
- New Understandings of Leadership: A Survey and Application of Research with Charles E. Hendry (Association Press, 1957)
- Case Histories in Community Organization (Harper, 1958)
- The new university (University of Toronto Press, 1961)
- New Universities in the Modern World (St. Martin's Press, 1966)
- Community Organization; Theory, Principles, and Practice with B. W. Lappin (Harper & Row, 1967)
- The University: The Anatomy of Academe (McGraw-Hill, 1976)
- Canadian Corporate Directors on the Firing Line: On the Firing Line (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1980)
- The Way Must be Tried: Memoirs of a University Man (Stoddart, 1992)
References
edit- ^ Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M (1985). Who's who in Canada. Vol. 77. p. 790.
- ^ a b c "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". University of Toronto Press.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Order of Canada citation". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.