New Governor General a Rotary Foundation alumnus
Hon. David Johnston, the new Governor General of Canada in 1963 was a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, (District 6290) to attend University of Cambridge in England.
David Johnston is an academic and author. He became Governor General on October 1, 2010. His specializations are securities regulation, corporation law, and communications law. Among many honours, he received honorary doctorates from 12 universities and status as a Companion of the Order of Canada.
He served as president of the University of Waterloo, president of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the founding chair of the National Roundtable on Environment and the Economy, and the only non-US citizen to chair Harvard University's Board of Overseers.
He is also an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Kitchener (District 7080).
In his inaugural address as Canada's 28th governor general, he challenged Canadians to join him in a stepped-up journey to "support families and children, to reinforce learning and innovation and to encourage philanthropy and volunteerism" as the country approaches its 150th birthday in 2017.