Lorna Marsden is the former President and Vice-Chancellor of both Wilfrid Laurier University and York University, and a former member of the Senate of Canada.
11 Facts About Lorna Marsden
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Lorna Marsden was the Associate Dean of the Graduate School and the Vice-Provost at the University of Toronto.
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Lorna Marsden attended the founding meeting of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women in April, 1972 and served as President of NAC from 1975 to 1977.
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Lorna Marsden was active in the Ontario Committee on the Status of Women from 1971 and is co-author of the book about that feminist group, White Gloves Off.
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Lorna Marsden joined the Liberal Party of Canada, becoming national policy chair in 1975 and vice-president in 1980.
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Lorna Marsden resigned in 1992 to become president and Vice-Chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University.
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Lorna Marsden received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2007.
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Lorna Marsden holds honorary doctorates from the University of New Brunswick, University of Winnipeg, Queen's University, the University of Toronto, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Victoria.
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Lorna Marsden has received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, the Canada 125th Anniversary Medal, and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.
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Lorna Marsden was named a YWCA Women of Distinction in 2003 and was made an Honorary Alumnae of the University of Victoria in 2003.
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Lorna Marsden received the Senate Medal for Canada 150 in 2017.