Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace

British-Canadian academic (1943–2023)

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	(1943-03-29)29 March 1943 London, England
Died	17 October 2023(2023-10-17) (aged 80) Monaco
Nationality	Canadian
Spouse	Stephen Charles Wallace (m.1970–2015; his death)^[1]
Occupation	Academic administration
Profession	Professor, scientist

Geraldine Anne Kenney-Wallace (29 March 1943 – 17 October 2023) was a British-Canadian academic.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4] Kenney-Wallace was responsible for organizing the first ultrafast laser lab in Canada, in 1974, at the University of Toronto.^[5] 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.^[6]

References

^ "Stephen Wallace Obituary (1946 – 2015) – West Vancouver, BC – the Vancouver Sun". Legacy.com.
^ "Reports of the President and of the Treasurer". 1983.
^ "University of Manitoba - University Governance - Geraldine Anne Kenney-Wallace, D.Sc., May 30, 1990".
^ "Saint Mary's University | Dr. Geraldine Kenney-Wallace".
^ "Geraldine Kenney-Wallace". Retrieved September 21, 2016.
^ "Dr Geraldine Kenney-Wallace". The Times. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.