Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace

Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace
5th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University
In office 1990–1995
Preceded by	Alvin A. Lee
Succeeded by	Peter George
Personal details
Born	(1943-03-29)29 March 1943 London, England
Died	17 October 2023(2023-10-17) (aged 80) Monaco
Nationality	Canadian
Spouse	Stephen Charles Wallace (m.1970–2015; his death)
Occupation	Academic administration
Profession	Professor, scientist

Geraldine Anne Kenney-Wallace (29 March 1943 – 17 October 2023) was a British-Canadian academic. She served as the president and vice-chancellor of McMaster University from 1990 to 1995. She was educated in England and later earned her Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. Kenney-Wallace was responsible for organizing the first ultrafast laser lab in Canada, in 1974, at the University of Toronto. She was a professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Toronto and had served as Chairman of the Science Council of Canada. She was a recipient of a E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship (1984), Guggenheim Fellowship (1983), and Killam Senior Research Fellowship (1979). Kenney-Wallace died on 17 October 2023, at the age of 80.