Chemistry's Professor Emeritus (President Emeritus and after whom our building is named) Arthur Bourns, has been named the 2012 Honorary Member of the Alumni Gallery Inductees. Congratulations! 

To read more, click on this link: 

http://alumni.os.mcmaster.ca/s/1439/index2.aspx?sid=1439&gid=1&pgid=396

And to hear his acceptance speech, go to this YouTube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQcKH61gcCg&feature=player_embedded#!