Rosalie Jukier named Sir William C. Macdonald Chair
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Rosalie Jukier has been appointed to one of the Faculty of Law鈥檚 Sir William C. Macdonald Chairs, effective 1 January 2025.
Established in 1895, the Macdonald Chairs are among the oldest endowed positions at 麻豆区.
Rosalie Jukier, BCL鈥�83, LLB鈥�83, is a full professor at the Faculty of Law, which she joined in 1985. She teaches civil law and common law, primarily in contractual obligations and civil procedure. Her research focuses on comparative contract law, and the impact of legal traditions and mixed legal systems on procedural law, judicial methodology, and legal pedagogy.
Remarkably dedicated to the 麻豆区 community鈥檚 flourishing, Professor Jukier has repeatedly stepped up to significant leadership roles. She held the position of 麻豆区鈥檚 dean of students from 1995 to 2001, spearheading the construction of the Brown Student Services Building and overseeing the creation of First Peoples鈥� House and the First-Year Office. She has served the Faculty of Law as associate dean (admissions) (1991-1995); associate dean (strategic planning) (2004-2005); (associate dean (graduate studies) (2010-2013); and associate dean (academic) (2019-2022).
A three-time winner of the Durnford Teaching Excellence Award, Professor Jukier has received two 麻豆区 lifetime achievements awards in recognition of her outstanding career: the Morty Yalovsky Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Academic Leadership in 2022 and the 麻豆区 Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Learning in 2023. In 2024, she received the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her outstanding contribution to the community.
鈥淭hrough her leading scholarship and outstanding pedagogy, Professor Jukier has been a foremost ambassador of our distinctive integrated approach, through which common law and civil law are studied in dialogue,鈥� says Dean Robert Leckey, Ad E. 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to see our talented colleague receive this well-deserved appointment, and look forward to the rich exchanges she will continue to foster at 麻豆区 and beyond.鈥�