Read the bio below and try to give details on james downey -lrb- academic -rrb- 's: - awards - birth date - name - birth place - occupation Bio: james downey , -lrb- born april 20 , 1939 -rrb- is a canadian academic . born in winterton , newfoundland , downey was a graduate of memorial university of newfoundland and of the university of london where , as a rothermere fellow , he earned a phd in english literature in 1966 . at carleton university , where he began his career , he held a series of academic and administrative posts , including chairman of the english department , dean of the faculty of arts , vice-president -lrb- academic -rrb- and interim president for the first five months of 1979 . from 1980 to 1990 he was president of the university of new brunswick . during that period he also served terms as president of the canadian bureau for international education , chairman of the association of atlantic universities and chairman of the corporate-higher education forum . from 1990 to 1993 he was special advisor to the premier of new brunswick and co-chairman of the new brunswick commission on excellence in education , which published two reports that guided educational reform in that province . downey was president of the university of waterloo from 1993 to 1999 , during which time he also served terms as chairman of the council of ontario universities and chair of the association of commonwealth universities . his publications include '' the eighteenth century pulpit '' -lrb- oxford university press , 1969 -rrb- , '' fearful joy '' -lrb- mcgill-queens university press , 1973 -rrb- , '' schools for a new century '' and '' to live and learn '' -lrb- reports of the new brunswick commission on excellence in education , 1992 , 1993 -rrb- , '' innovation : essays by leading canadian researchers '' , edited with lois claxton -lrb- key porter books , 2002 -rrb- , and '' lord beaverbrook and the kennedys '' -lrb- university of new brunswick , 2012 -rrb- . among his awards are honorary degrees from six canadian and two american universities . in 2000 he was the recipient from the association of commonwealth universities of the symons medal for...
- awards is order of canada- birth date is 20 april 1939- name is james downey- birth place is winterton , newfoundland- occupation is academic