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The honorary degree, the Doctor of Laws, is the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ’s highest academic honour bestowed on individuals whose notable achievements and community service merit recognition. The recipient for Monday, June 9 is:

George RoterÌý– Afternoon convocation for the Schulich School of Engineering and Graduate Studies

What does it mean to be the CEO of a movement? For George Roter, it meant dropping out of his master’s program and running up $30,000 in credit card debt to fund the launch of Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) — that turned out to be a good decision. EWB’s co-founders, Roter and friend Parker Mitchell, stewarded the organization from an idea scribbled on a napkin to global innovator with 3,000 active members, 50,000 supporters, 37 chapters in Canada and change ventures in Malawi, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, and Zambia. The Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà EWB chapter was founded by alumnus David Damberger in 2001.