Professor George Tourlakis honoured as University Professor

York University honoured Professor Tourlakis with the title of University Professor at the November 2007 convocation ceremony.

University Professor is a prestigious title bestowed upon a maximum of twenty active faculty members.

The University defines the criteria for a University Professor as follows:

"A University Professor will be a long-serving tenured faculty member who has made an extraordinary contribution to the University as a colleague, teacher and scholar. Such achievement fulfills the following requirements:                               

1. significant long-term contribution to the development or growth of the University or of its parts;
2. significant participation in the collegium through mentorship, service and/or governance;
3. sustained impact over time on the University's teaching mission;
4. recognition as a scholar."

Professor Tourlakis has served the University as Chair of Senate, Chair of the Council of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and Chair of the Senate Committee on Curriculum and Academic Standards, the latter a position he has held repeatedly, to name just a few of his roles.

His contributions have had, and continue to have, a lasting impact on the organisation of the University, particularly in the realm of curriculum.

George has also written a number of well-regarded books, as well as research publications, on mathematical logic, set theory and computability.

Congratulations George!