Medicine dean left legacy
Harold Warwick
Harold Warwick, 94, dean of the Faculty of Medicine from 1961-65 and vice-president (Health Sciences) 1965-1972, died Oct. 21 in the Palliative Care Unit at London’s University Hospital, a unit he helped to found.
According to Carol Herbert, dean of the Schulich School of Medicine:
“I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Warwick over the years that I have been dean, and of having him attend celebratory events such as the recent unveiling of the plaque in the Medical Sciences Building lobby to honour G. Edward Hall. He always had a warm word to offer and a twinkle in his eye. We offer sincere condolences to his family.”
Warwick, (BA, MA, MD, FRCP (C), FRCP, LCD, CM) was born in 1915 in St. John, New Brunswick. He graduated with a B.A. from Mount Allison University, a MA in Physiology from Oxford University (having attended on a Rhodes Scholarship), and an MD from McGill University.
Warwick interned at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal before joining the RCAF. He completed postgraduate work at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Royal Cancer Hospital, and Brompton Chest Hospital in London, Eng.
On returning to Canada, he practiced internal medicine in Montreal and taught at McGill University.
A highly valued award named for him, the O. Harold Warwick Prize, is given annually to a scientist whose research has had a major impact on cancer control in Canada. Warwick’s work as a pioneering researcher in cancer control and treatment led to him becoming the first executive director of both the former National Cancer Institute of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society.
In 1961 Warwick accepted the position of dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Western. Warwick maintained the position for four years before becoming Vice-President of Health Sciences (1965-1972). He was also a professor of oncology.
Warwick was awarded honorary degrees from Mount Allison University and The University of Western Ontario. He also received the Western Alumni Association Award of Merit. He became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1990.
When Warwick retired from the faculty in 1980, he had 19 years of service at the university.
A memorial service is scheduled at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 472 Richmond St. London on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m.
Warwick is survived by his wife Barbara and a large family.