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A businessperson and school donor who cited Playboy Magazine’s assessment of Western University female students in a Friday convocation speech has apologized, as has the school.

That’s not good enough, either by Western or by Aubrey Dan, the honorary doctorate recipient, says a Western professor who teaches in a department named after Dan.

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Johanna Weststar, an associate professor of psychology, says Dan and the school apologized only for the fact people were offended rather than taking responsibility for the content of the remarks.

“I would like to see Western also make a public statement of apology that is not immediately tied to statements of Mr. Dan’s worth and commitment to Western,” Weststar wrote in an email.

In his speech, Dan commented on his reason for choosing to attend Western: “Besides, according to Playboy Magazine, at the time, the women are among the best in North America, and obviously they still are.”

Western issued a statement on behalf of Dan Wednesday, in which he said, “My comment was in reference to a compliment and nothing else. I am an egalitarian.”

He also said: “I am sorry that anyone was offended by the comments in my speech, which was far from my intention. My remarks were made to provide a context of what went through my 19-year-old mind when deciding back in 1983 to go to Western. Nothing to do with being sexist at all.”

Western apologized to anyone who was offended but then noted its “long-standing” relationship with Dan.

With files by The Canadian Press