1993 Fredericton Encaenia
Carroll, Kenneth K.
Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)
Orator: Patterson, Stephen E.
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L to R: Dr. Robin Armstrong, Kenneth K. Carroll
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Source: PR-May '93 (Acc.No.99.36, Box 5); Photo by Chappell Studio
Citation:
ENCAENIA, MAY, 1993
KENNETH K. CARROLL
to be Doctor of Science
Kenneth Carroll is the Director of the Centre for Human Nutrition at the University of Western Ontario. A native of Carroll's Crossing, New Brunswick, he took his bachelor's and master's degrees in science at UNB before pursuing advanced work at the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario. In 1949, he received the first Ph.D. ever awarded by Western. He has since had a long and distinguished career at Western as a professor and researcher with approximately 245 original papers and review articles to his credit.
His research has always had a practical edge to it. Early in his career, he developed an interest in human nutrition and the possible links between diet and disease. By identifying a thyroid toxin in rapeseed, he made possible the development of safe strains of that grain widely used in the production of cooking oil. He has also been at the forefront of research into breast cancer and was among the first to establish that disease's association with dietary fat. He continues to explore the effects of diet on cholesterol and lipoprotein levels, on atherosclerosis, and the role of diet in carcinogenesis.
As one might expect, this accomplished son of New Brunswick has been much honoured for his outstanding contributions. In 1963, he was named a Career Investigator by the Medical Research Council of Canada, he has received research fellowships and scholarships from most of the leading granting agencies, and he was made Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada as well as of the Chemical Institute of Canada and the American Institute of Nutrition. Since his retirement from active teaching, he has been named emeritus professor in not one but three departments of the University of Western Ontario as well as adjunct professor in nutrition at Laval University.
It is with enormous pride that UNB today welcomes back one of its own after such an illustrious career. Kenneth Carroll is living proof that what we sow in New Brunswick can yield bountifully in the intellectual and scientific life of the nation.
From: Honoris Causa - UA Case 70, Box 3
KENNETH K. CARROLL
to be Doctor of Science
Kenneth Carroll is the Director of the Centre for Human Nutrition at the University of Western Ontario. A native of Carroll's Crossing, New Brunswick, he took his bachelor's and master's degrees in science at UNB before pursuing advanced work at the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario. In 1949, he received the first Ph.D. ever awarded by Western. He has since had a long and distinguished career at Western as a professor and researcher with approximately 245 original papers and review articles to his credit.
His research has always had a practical edge to it. Early in his career, he developed an interest in human nutrition and the possible links between diet and disease. By identifying a thyroid toxin in rapeseed, he made possible the development of safe strains of that grain widely used in the production of cooking oil. He has also been at the forefront of research into breast cancer and was among the first to establish that disease's association with dietary fat. He continues to explore the effects of diet on cholesterol and lipoprotein levels, on atherosclerosis, and the role of diet in carcinogenesis.
As one might expect, this accomplished son of New Brunswick has been much honoured for his outstanding contributions. In 1963, he was named a Career Investigator by the Medical Research Council of Canada, he has received research fellowships and scholarships from most of the leading granting agencies, and he was made Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada as well as of the Chemical Institute of Canada and the American Institute of Nutrition. Since his retirement from active teaching, he has been named emeritus professor in not one but three departments of the University of Western Ontario as well as adjunct professor in nutrition at Laval University.
It is with enormous pride that UNB today welcomes back one of its own after such an illustrious career. Kenneth Carroll is living proof that what we sow in New Brunswick can yield bountifully in the intellectual and scientific life of the nation.
From: Honoris Causa - UA Case 70, Box 3
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