Professor and Chair of Fine Arts Ken Lum was named to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest honor, in an Ottawa investure ceremony on Tuesday.
Lum is among those who “have changed our nation’s measure of success and, through the sum of their accomplishments, have helped us build a better Canada,” according to the official announcement.
Lum was among 15 Officers--along with 2 Companions and 24 Members--invested in the Order by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada. Fellow Canadians named Officer included actress Catherine O'Hara, scientist Michael Church, and pianist Valerie Tryon. Close to 7,000 people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order.
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