Mamdouh Shoukri
{{Short description|Egyptian-American university administrator}}
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| name = Mamdouh Shoukri
| image = MamdouhShoukri.JPG
| caption = Shoukri (left) in 2014
| order = 7th
| title = President of York University
| term_start = 1 July 2007
| term_end = 1 July 2017
| predecessor = Lorna Marsden
| successor = Rhonda Lenton
| birth_date = {{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/02/08/muslim_president_for_york_university.html|title=Muslim president for York University|website=Toronto Star |date=8 February 2007}}{{Birth date and age|year=1947|month=Sept|day=17}}
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| website = {{URL|http://www.yorku.ca/president}}
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Mamdouh Shoukri, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|OOnt}} was the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor of York University, serving two terms from 2007 to 2017.Toronto Star. [https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/02/08/muslim_president_for_york_university.html "Muslim president for York University"], Feb 08, 2007Y File, York University's Daily Bulletin. [http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=7871 "McMaster's Mamdouh Shoukri chosen as next president of York"], February 07, 2007Globe & Mail. [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globecampus/article787219.ece "Mamdouh Shoukri, President, York University"], October 16, 2007 His first term began on July 1, 2007, and on April 25, 2011, the Board of Governors of York University announced his renewal for a second term.York U Media Relations. [http://news.yorku.ca/2011/04/26/mamdouh-shoukri-renewed-as-president-and-vice-chancellor-of-york/ "Mamdouh Shoukri renewed as President and Vice-Chancellor of York"], April 26, 2011
Biography
Born near Cairo, Egypt,{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/they-want-to-be-like-other-parts-of-the-world/article563986/|title = 'They want to be like other parts of the world'}} Shoukri began his career in academia at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, where he joined the faculty in 1984. In 1990, he was appointed Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department, and eventually became Dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 1994-2001.McMaster University: A Proud History. [http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/about/history.html "Deans of Engineering"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425041040/http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/about/history.html# |date=2011-04-25 }} During his term as Dean, the Engineering Faculty enjoyed significant growth, which paved the way for McMaster to become one of the leading engineering schools in Canada.McMaster News. [http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/news/news2010/maceng_ranked_among_best.html "McMaster Engineering Ranked Among World’s Best"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928084653/http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/news/news2010/maceng_ranked_among_best.html |date=2011-09-28 }}, March 25, 2010 Shoukri then went on to serve as Vice-President Research & International Affairs. Under his leadership, McMaster was designated Research University of the Year in 2004 by Research Infosource Inc.Research Infosource, Canada’s source of corporate R&D intelligence. [http://www.researchinfosource.com/pressroom/2004/20041104/01.shtml "Research Infosource Releases Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2004 - Total Research Income Grew by 12.6% to $4.3 Billion"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928132359/http://www.researchinfosource.com/pressroom/2004/20041104/01.shtml |date=2011-09-28 }}, November 4, 2004 He was also responsible for creating and implementing the vision for the McMaster Innovation Park (MIP), by building partnerships with the provincial and federal governments, the City of Hamilton, the community and local industry.McMaster Daily News. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120324071139/http://130.113.64.59/story.cfm?id=2691 "McMaster plans research park on former Camco site"], January 17, 2005
Prior to joining McMaster, Shoukri started his career in the Research Division of Ontario Hydro (1977–1984), where he was responsible for industrial research.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
In addition to his roles at York, Shoukri serves on the Ministry of Industry’s Space Advisory Board, the Boards of Directors of Universities Canada and the Loran Scholars Foundation, and is Chair of the Government and Community Relations Committee for the Council of Ontario Universities. He is a member of the Standing Advisory Committee on University Research (SACUR) for Universities Canada, and was a founding Board Member of the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and a member of the Ontario Research and Innovation Council (ORIC).
He is a Senior Fellow of Massey College, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering. His professional memberships include the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, the Canadian Nuclear Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} Shoukri's scholarly interests are in thermo-fluid science, and he is the author or co-author of more than 120 papers that have appeared in refereed journals and symposia.
In 2013, he was named a Member of the Order of Ontario.{{cite web|url=http://news.ontario.ca/mci/en/2013/01/25-appointees-named-to-ontarios-highest-honour.html|title=25 Appointees Named to Ontario's Highest Honour|work=Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration}} On December 30, 2013, it was announced that Shoukri had been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to the flourishing of Ontario’s academic institutions as both an engineer and an administrator".{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=15482&lan=eng|title=Governor General Announces 90 New Appointments to the Order of Canada|date=December 30, 2013}} He was also awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal.
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External links
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- [http://www.yorku.ca York University]
- [http://www.canacercare.on.ca Cancer Care Ontario]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.csme-scgm.ca Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering]
- [http://www.peo.on.ca Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario]
- [http://mech.mcmaster.ca Mechanical Engineering Department of McMaster University]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111009002731/http://www.themarknews.com/authors/1362-mamdouh-shoukri Mamdouh Shoukri, "The Mark" Contributor]
- [http://www.cou.on.ca Council of Ontario Universities]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150421014056/http://www.aucc.ca/ Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada]
- [http://www.cmsf.ca Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation]
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Category:Presidents of York University
Category:Members of the Order of Canada
Category:Members of the Order of Ontario
Category:McMaster University alumni
Category:Canadian mechanical engineers
Category:Canadian people of Egyptian descent
Category:Egyptian emigrants to Canada
Category:Canadian university and college chief executives