He served in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps in the Netherlands and Germany. After World War II, he remained in the army serving in different positions eventually becoming a Brigadier-General. In 1972, he received a Ph.D. in International Relations from McGill University. In 1973, he became Assistant Deputy Minister to the Minister of the Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs in the Government of Ontario. In 1976, he became Executive Vice-president and Professor of Strategic Studies at York University. He helped found and was the first President of the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies. He was a founding director of the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security (CIIPS) from 1984 until its dissolution in 1987.
After his retirement, he was the Honorary President of the RCAC Association. He was a senior research fellow at York University until 1996.
In 1988, he was awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada "An outstanding citizen, he has served Canada well throughout a long military career, a continuing connection with public life and the academe... [H]e has made major contributions to many organizations with the primary aim of preserving the security of Canada."
The Canadian International Council awards the Brigadier-General George G. Bell Strategic Leadership Shield in recognition of the qualities of outstanding intellectual leadership, inspiration in strategic studies and promoting public awareness of international security interests. The Canadian International Council holds the George G. Bell Strategic Leadership Award Dinner.[1]
The George Gray Bell fonds at York University (1964–92) consists of records documenting his career, minutes of meetings, correspondence, working papers, reports, and reference and research materials.[2]
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george, gray, bell, other, people, named, george, bell, george, bell, disambiguation, 1920, october, 2000, canadian, soldier, civil, servant, academic, born, 1920, 1920toronto, ontario, canadadiedoctober, 2000, 2000, aged, toronto, ontarioallegiancebritish, em. For other people named George Bell see George Bell disambiguation George Gray Bell OC MBE CD May 24 1920 October 15 2000 was a Canadian soldier civil servant and academic George Gray BellBorn 1920 05 24 May 24 1920Toronto Ontario CanadaDiedOctober 15 2000 2000 10 15 aged 80 Toronto OntarioAllegianceBritish empireService wbr branchCanadian ArmyYears of service1940 1972RankBrigadier GeneralBattles warsWorld War IIAwardsO C M B E C D CD Other workCivil servant and academic Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Legacy 4 ReferencesEducation editBorn in Toronto Ontario he joined the Canadian Army in 1940 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1943 Career editHe served in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps in the Netherlands and Germany After World War II he remained in the army serving in different positions eventually becoming a Brigadier General In 1972 he received a Ph D in International Relations from McGill University In 1973 he became Assistant Deputy Minister to the Minister of the Treasury Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs in the Government of Ontario In 1976 he became Executive Vice president and Professor of Strategic Studies at York University He helped found and was the first President of the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies He was a founding director of the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security CIIPS from 1984 until its dissolution in 1987 After his retirement he was the Honorary President of the RCAC Association He was a senior research fellow at York University until 1996 In 1988 he was awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada An outstanding citizen he has served Canada well throughout a long military career a continuing connection with public life and the academe H e has made major contributions to many organizations with the primary aim of preserving the security of Canada He was Honorary Colonel Royal Canadian Dragoons He died in Toronto Ontario on October 15 2000 Legacy editThe Canadian International Council awards the Brigadier General George G Bell Strategic Leadership Shield in recognition of the qualities of outstanding intellectual leadership inspiration in strategic studies and promoting public awareness of international security interests The Canadian International Council holds the George G Bell Strategic Leadership Award Dinner 1 The George Gray Bell fonds at York University 1964 92 consists of records documenting his career minutes of meetings correspondence working papers reports and reference and research materials 2 References edit http www canadianinternationalcouncil org events georgegbellstrategicleadershipawarddinner permanent dead link F0376 George G Bell fonds nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Gray Bell George G Bell fonds Retrieved October 22 2006 4237 Dr Adrian Preston amp Peter Dennis Edited Swords and Covenants Rowman And Littlefield London Croom Helm 1976 H16511 Dr Richard Arthur Preston To Serve Canada A History of the Royal Military College of Canada 1997 Toronto University of Toronto Press 1969 H16511 Dr Richard Arthur Preston Canada s RMC A History of Royal Military College Second Edition 1982 H16511 Dr Richard Preston R M C and Kingston The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community 1968 H1877 R Guy C Smith editor As You Were Ex Cadets Remember In 2 Volumes Volume I 1876 1918 Volume II 1919 1984 Royal Military College Kingston The R M C Club of Canada 1984 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Gray Bell amp oldid 1186861374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
