Melvin M. Hawkrigg

Melvin Hawkrigg
OMC
Chancellor of McMaster University
In office
1998–2007
Preceded byJames H. Taylor
Succeeded byLynton Wilson
Personal details
Born
Melvin Michael Hawkrigg

(1930-08-26)August 26, 1930
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedJune 24, 2024(2024-06-24) (aged 93)
Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
SpouseMarilyn
Children5
Alma materMcMaster University (1952)
OccupationAccountant, football player

Melvin Michael Hawkrigg OMC (August 26, 1930 – June 24, 2024) was a Canadian football player and accountant who served as the Chancellor of McMaster University from 1998 to 2007. Born in Toronto,[1] he graduated from McMaster in 1952. While at McMaster, he played on the football, basketball, hockey, and track teams and was later inducted into the athletic hall of fame in 1984. Hawkrigg was also inducted into the McMaster University Business Hall of Fame. He also played briefly for the Hamilton Tiger Cats in 1952.[2][3][4] In 2014, Hawkrigg and Kathleen Martin Ginis were the only McMaster recipients of the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship for their "exceptional, long-term contributions to the well-being of their communities."[5]

Hawkrigg died in Waterdown, Ontario on June 24, 2024, at the age of 93.[6][7]

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