Chancellor’s Installation May 6

Nipissing University is hosting the Installation of its new Chancellor, Mr. Paul Cook, on Friday, May 6, at 10 a.m. in the Nipissing Theatre.
The special ceremony will feature words of greeting from Nipissing’s former Chancellor, Dr. Jon Dellandrea.  Cook will also be bestowed an honorary doctorate of letters during the event.

Cook succeeds Jon Dellandrea, becoming Nipissing’s fourth Chancellor. The Chancellor is the titular head of the university and confers all degrees to graduates at Convocation. 

Cook, the recently retired Chief of the North Bay Police Service begins his four-year term as Chancellor on June 1, 2016. His appointment was passed by the university’s Board of Governors on February 22 and by the University Senate on February 12.

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Born and raised in North Bay, Cook served as Chief of Police for the North Bay Police Service from 2004 – 2016, capping off 34 years on the force.  A dedicated community builder, Cook currently serves as President of Retired Badge Consulting Inc.  He is the Past Chair of Coach4Food and the North Bay Court Security Committee, and is a member of the Nipissing  Transition House Board, North Bay District Soccer Board, and North Bay Sports Award Committee.  He is a past member of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Committee of Nipissing, the former Honorary Colonel of 51 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron, Past Chair of the 2015 Ontario Special Olympics Provincial Winter Games Committee, and Past Sponsorship Chair for the 2013-14 World Ringette Championships Committee.  In 2013, Cook was honoured with the Rotary Club Paul Harris Award and the Officer of the Order of Merit for Police Forces Medal.  He received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Royal Canadian Air Force Commander’s Commendation in 2012.