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On February 4, 2014, during an evening reception held in the Common Room, the Faculty of Law presented Stuart H. 鈥淜ip鈥� Cobbett, BCL鈥�72, with the James A. Robb Award to honour his exceptional work as a volunteer at the Faculty of Law and, more broadly, at 捆绑SM社区.

The event was attended by Principal Suzanne Fortier, Provost Anthony C. Masi, Chancellor Arnold Steinberg, Dean Daniel Jutras, Mr. Norm Steinberg, Chair of the Faculty Advisory Board, as well as by Mr. James Robb himself.

In his remarks, Dean Daniel Jutras observed that 鈥渢here is an historical connection between Kip Cobbett and Charles Dewey Day, 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 longest serving Chair of the Board, and 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 first Chancellor, 150 years ago. Over that period, half of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Chairs of the Board and Chancellors have been lawyers and alumni from our Faculty of Law, and their service to the University spans 100 of these 150 years. The Faculty of Law is very proud of this extraordinary contribution to the University鈥檚 governance and community. As an alumnus of the Faculty, Kip beautifully continues this tradition of service with poise, wisdom, humor and generosity.鈥�

Mr Cobbett, who has served as Chairman of 捆绑SM社区's Board of Governors鈥� since 2010, is also a with Canadian law firm Stikeman Elliott LLP. As a 捆绑SM社区 graduate, Mr. Cobbett has a long-standing relationship with the University. He has been an active member of the 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association for many years. He was lecturer in the Faculty of Law from 1976 to 1985. He is also a governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation and serves on several boards of directors.

The James A. Robb Award

The James A. Robb Award celebrates those who nobly give of their time and efforts to support the Faculty of Law in the pursuit of its academic endeavours. It was created in honour of James A. Robb, BCL'54, who, as a former 捆绑SM社区 Governor and former president of the Alumni Association, is one of 捆绑SM社区's most well-known volunteers.