University of Waterloo’s dean of engineering to receive Order of Ontario

Mary Wells in an undated photo from the University of Waterloo.

Dr. Mary Wells, the dean of engineering at the University of Waterloo, has been appointed to the Order of Ontario.

She was one of the 30 recipients announced by Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont on Tuesday.

Wells has been at the University of Waterloo since July 2020 and was previously dean of engineering and physical sciences at the University of Guelph.

The media release called Wells a global leader in materials engineering and education.

“Her research in metallurgical processing and sustainable manufacturing has influenced aerospace and automotive industries worldwide. A champion for equity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, she co-founded initiatives expanding female enrollment and shaping Canada’s engineering future.”

Other notable names on the list are former hockey commentator Don Cherry, broadcaster Tracy Moore and Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Here is the full list of appointees:

1. Ahmad Attia
2. Cameron Bailey
3. Arron Barberian
4. Major-General (Retd) Jean-Robert Bernier, OMM, CD
5. John B.W. Carmichael
6. Jamaica Cass
7. Don Cherry
8. Donette Chin-Loy Chang
9. Robert James Cusimano
10. Philip J. Devereaux
11. Morris Freedman
12. Jacques Frémont
13. Kathleen Gartke
14. Amanda Grzyb
15. Zabeen Hirji, MSM
16. Shirley Horn
17. Bernard Lawless
18. Nathan Leipciger, CM
19. David MacNaughton
20. Joe Mancinelli
21. Claudette McGowan, CM
22. Tracy Moore
23. Edward Rogers
24. Richard Rooney
25. John L. Semple
26. Nancy Mei Chun Siew
27. Stephen J. R. Smith
28. The Honourable George Strathy
29. J. David Wake, KC
30. Mary Wells