editing the Oxford Electrical and Computer Engineering Series. More recently, Sedra chaired a committee that reviewed the Structure of NSERC Grant Selection Committees. Awards and honors Sedra is the recipient of several honorary degrees, including a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto (2005), Doctor of Science degrees from Queen's University (2003) and McGill University (2007), and a Doctor of Engineering degree from Ryerson University (2015) Sedra was elected fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1984), the Canadian Academy of Engineering (1999), and the Royal Society of Canada (2003). Sedra is the recipient of several awards, including the 1988 Frederick Emmons Terman Award from the American Society for Engineering Education, the 1996 IEEE Education Medal, the 2000 "IEEE Third Millennium Medal", the 2002 "Engineering Medal for Excellence" from Professional Engineers Ontario, the 2002 "Engineering Alumni Medal" of the University of Toronto Engineering Alumni Association, and the 2010 "Outstanding Service Award to the Canadian Microelectronics Industry" from the Information Technology Association of Canada. In 2002, the "Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award" was created by the University of Toronto Alumni Association (UTAA), to honor Sedra for his accomplishments during his nine years as vice-president and provost of the University of Toronto. For every year since 2003, it has been awarded "to a graduate student who demonstrates outstanding academic and extracurricular leadership". In 2013, the University of Waterloo's 20,000-square-foot student design centre located in Engineering 5 was named the "Sedra Student Design Centre" to honour Sedra as a former Dean of Waterloo Engineering. In 2014, he was made a Member of the Order of Ontario in recognition for his " seminal work which has resulted in major developments in fields ranging from medical technology to wireless communications". See also List of University of Waterloo people References Sources 1943 births Living people University of Waterloo faculty Egyptian scientists Egyptian electrical engineers Canadian electrical engineers Fellow Members of the IEEE Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Canadian people of Egyptian descent Members of the Order of Ontario