Bio: Dr. John Scott Cowan is the Principal Emeritus of the Royal Military College in Kingston. He holds an MSc and PhD in Physiology. He has served in several prominent university positions, including Vice-Rector of the University of Ottawa and as the Senior Advisor on Labour Relations and Human Resources issues to the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. He received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), the Canadian Armed Forces Medallion for Distinguished Service in 2008, and the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers in 2018.
