Professor Richard V Ericson BA, MA, PhD, LittD, FRSC (1948-2007) was the founding principal of Green College.
Dr Ericson was a world-renowned criminologist and sociologist; a professor of Criminology and Sociology (1974-93, 2005-07), and Director of the Centre of Criminology (1992-93, 2005-07) at the University of Toronto; Professor of Sociology and Law, Distinguished University Professor, and founding principal of Green College (1993-2003); and Professor of Criminology, Director of the Centre for Criminological Research, and Professorial Fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford (2004-05).
He was a Canada Council Killam Research Fellow in 1998-2000 and held visiting appointments at universities in the UK, US, Europe, and Australia. Dr Ericson's many acclaimed publications spanned police work, crime reporting, risk and regulation, insurance and governance, and the sociology of knowledge. He was especially proud of his role in the creation of Green College at UBC as a unique combination of residential academic community and public venue for non-curricular, interdisciplinary inquiry.