Commanding Officer 1992 – 1995

Ken began his military service in the Governor’s General Horse Guards, an armoured regiment, until it was realized that he was too tall to command a tank with the hatch closed. He transferred to the 48th Highlanders of Canada in Toronto and became an infantry officer. He held a wide variety of command and staff appointments and rose through the ranks to command the Regiment (from 1992 to 1995). Two of his most memorable military events were his honoured duty as Guard Commander for the G7 Economic Summit, Toronto (1988) and as Royal Guard Commander for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Toronto (1984).

In civilian life, Ken was a tenured full professor at York University since 1989. He was cross-appointed to the School of Human Resource Management (HRM) and the School of Administration studies. He was a founding member of the Disaster and Emergency Management (DEM) program. He earned an honours BA in Political Economy and a BEd from the University of Toronto. His MBA and PhD were earned from the Shulich School of Business at York University. He was the author of numerous scholarly journal articles and a text used for human resource management accreditation in Canada. He taught graduate and under-graduate courses in human resource management, organizational behaviour, teaching and emergency management.

Professor Dr Kenneth James McBey. CStJ, CD, BA, BEd, MBA, PhD – Married to Betty-Anne for 32 years.  Lieutenant Colonel Ken McBey died at home on 22 June 2022 aged 65.