convocation

new convocation regalia honours indigenous communities

by tracey skehan

convocation is a joyous and transformational event that brings together 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , family, and faculty. this year, however, it will be an even more meaningful occasion at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

dr. gillian siddall will be presiding over her first graduation ceremonies as president and vice-chancellor and she will be wearing new convocation regalia—a robe, hat, and two sashes that acknowledge and celebrate the indigenous communities and the indigenous lands that 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 stands upon.

she will also be wearing the regalia during her presidential installation ceremony at anemki wajiw (mount mckay) on may 29, 2024, and at a reception in orillia on june 6, 2024.

“when i took on the role of president last july, i began thinking about how to design the ceremony in a way that would include a profound acknowledgement that 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s campuses reside on the traditional lands of fort william first nation in thunder bay and the three fires confederacy in simcoe county,” dr. siddall says.

three exceptional artists were commissioned to make the convocation regalia, and we are proud to share the stories of their creation.

convocation robe and hat

regalia cap in lakehead blue with purple, gold and green flowers around the brimfashion designer beverli barnes has been producing stunning clothing for over 40 years. “custom design has always been my passion,” she says. since the 1990s, beverli has been a leader in reimagining and reinventing the robes worn by lawyers, judges, and university officials.

the process of designing a full-length convocation robe for dr. siddall was an exciting project, and her second collaboration with dr. siddall—in 2018, beverli designed the convocation robe dr. siddall wore when she was president and vice-chancellor of the emily carr university of art + design.

the new president's robe with black breast and cuff details“dr. siddall was the first person i’ve worked with to incorporate indigenous art into convocation robes—she’s a pioneer,” beverli says. “before then, the regalia was very stuffy and conventional.”

dr. siddall’s new robe is made of vibrant blue silk with black linen panels and silver piping. indigenous artists melissa benson and daanis pelletier were chosen to make beaded sashes—one for thunder bay campus ceremonies and one for orillia campus ceremonies—to be worn over the robe.

beverli also had thistle-embossed buttons sewn on the sleeves of the robe and designed a beautiful hat with a thistle pattern embroidered around the rim to represent dr. siddall’s scottish heritage. “the sashes are pieces of art,” beverli says, “and working collaboratively with universities and indigenous artists is a great honour for me.”

the orillia sash

orillia president convocation sash with intricate beadingmelissa benson, a member of the chippewas of rama first nation, has created the beaded sash that dr. siddall will wear for the convocation ceremonies at lakehead orillia.

“beading is a visual representation of who we are, where we come from, our medicines, and how we connect to nature,” melissa explains. “my mom passed beading down to me, and i bead as a way of storytelling and to educate people about ojibwe culture.”

“traditionally, we use seed beads,” she says, “but i used cut-glass beads to make the sash more sparkly.” it took melissa well over 120 hours to complete the sash, which features floral imagery including ontario’s provincial flower, the trillium, to represent lakehead’s location, and a maple leaf to represent our ecological and spiritual relationship to the land. the lakehead logo is positioned at the heart of the sash, while bees were added because of “their importance to our ecological system and because they symbolize focus, hard work, teamwork, generosity, and prosperity.”

there’s also a flower bud on the sash that has a special significance for lakehead.

“it symbolizes how each student begins before gradually growing and blossoming as they move through their programs.”

melissa believes that bringing indigenous art into lakehead’s convocation ceremonies “is a beautiful way to show truth and reconciliation with indigenous groups in canada.”

the thunder bay sash

thunder bay convocation sash designed by daanis pelletier-howcroftthe sash for the lakehead thunder bay convocation ceremonies has been created by anishinaabe advocate daanis pelletier (she/her) from fort william first nation.

“i wanted to connect the communities of fort william and thunder bay using traditional ojibwe beadwork focused on the plants and living things of these two places,” daanis says.

the sash is beaded with imagery including ferns, blueberries, strawberry plants, and maple leaves, which represent fort william nation’s maple syrup-making tradition. the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and fort william first nation logos appear at the bottom of the left and right sides, respectively, of the sash.

daanis, like melissa, learned beading from her talented artist mother. today, daanis is not only a master of beadwork—she’s also a lakehead student studying indigenous learning and philosophy with a minor in music.

“my mom attended lakehead in the same program that i’m in,” daanis says, “so i spent a lot of time on the thunder bay campus when i was eight or nine. she wasn’t able to finish her degree, so i want to complete mine as a tribute to her.”

“as a student and a member of the communities whose land lakehead is on, it was empowering to make this sash,” daanis adds. “there are many accomplished indigenous artists, but not all of them are given opportunities to shine.”

orillia campus to celebrate three community leaders at 58th convocation

may 11, 2023 – orillia, ont.

lakehead will celebrate the exceptional achievements of over 500 graduates in orillia this year at the 58th convocation ceremony, to be held on saturday, june 3. the university will also bestow honours on three influential and highly-respected members of the orillia community.

juno-award winning music producer and performer lance anderson will receive an honorary doctorate in music; founding orillia campus principal dr. kim fedderson will be named a fellow of the university; and community advocate and retired teacher fred larsen will receive the 2023 civitas award.

“our 58th convocation is about celebrating and acknowledging the exceptional achievements and potential of our graduates,” said dr. moira mcpherson, president and vice-chancellor.  "the most recent years are likely the most challenging any lakehead graduate has had to face and overcome, and we could not be prouder of each of them.”

“our lakehead community is also looking forward to acknowledging the vital contributions to our society and communities of this year’s awards recipients,” she added.

dr. linda rodenburg, interim principal of the orillia campus, explained, “this year’s recipients have all had a tremendous impact on the orillia campus community in various ways. i’m pleased that we’re celebrating their commitment and outstanding leadership in a way that is not only meaningful but establishes their lasting legacy with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .”

the orillia campus convocation ceremony will occur on saturday, june 3 at 10 am at rotary place in the west orillia sports complex.


lance anderson
honorary degree – doctor of music

lance anderson

lance anderson is a juno award-winning music producer, film composer and a multiple nominee and recipient of the national maple blues award for keyboard player of the year.

he holds an honours bachelor of music (composition) degree from western university and has enjoyed a professional career as a sought-after performer and partner with some of canada’s most respected artists.

lance was music producer and performer on the 2015 recording, ‘oscar with love,’ a critically acclaimed 3-cd package commemorating oscar peterson’s 90th birthday. lance also co-produced the ground-breaking ‘multi-media oscar peterson cd-rom,’ which is considered to be one of the best resources for jazz piano in the world. more recently, lance has arranged the first-ever orchestral score for peterson’s ‘canadiana suite,’ which premiered in 2017.

through his work as a professional musician/composer/performer and producer, lance has shared his passion and musical expertise with his local community. as an artistic director, lance has brought world-renowned artists to orillia. his musical leadership has enhanced the cultural fabric of the community and provided education, entertainment and inspiration to fellow musicians and artists, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and countless audience members.

dr. kim fedderson
fellow of the university

kim fedderson

kim, annie and their children moved to thunder bay when he landed his dream job as an assistant professor in the department of english at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . he went on to become chair of the department and was later honoured to receive the university’s distinguished instructor award in 1995. throughout his career, he pursued his interests in rhetorical theory and practice and published extensively on shakespeare with his colleague and friend, dr. j.m. richardson.

on two occasions the family lived in asia during his visiting appointments at yunnan university in china and gifu university for education and languages in japan.

as dean of the faculty of social sciences and humanities, he worked closely with colleagues on a variety of initiatives, including the development of interdisciplinary programming for the university’s proposed new campus in orillia.

the family returned to southern ontario when he was appointed dean, and later principal, of the orillia campus. here, he worked with faculty, staff, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and the community as they successfully established the university in simcoe county.

he served, and continues to serve, on a variety of boards—campus co-op daycare, magnus theatre, the north of superior film association, mariposa folk festival, the orillia centre for arts and culture—and is happiest playing his guitar for his grandchildren.


fred larsen
2023 civitas award

fred larsenborn and raised in the okanagan valley of british columbia, fred and his late wife patricia planted roots in orillia back in 1971. it was here they raised their three children: chris, james and joe.

he spent 30 years as an english teacher and department head at twin lakes secondary school before retiring in 2001.

in 2005, fred was one of five community members asked to sit on the orillia mayor’s university task force, chaired by then mayor ron stevens. as a result of the work of this group, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s orillia campus opened in 2006.

fred has a long history of engagement with the orillia community. he is past president of the orillia kiwanis club; president of the orillia vocal ensemble board of directors; chairman of arts orillia; chair and founding member of the orillia centre for arts and culture – now arts orillia; treasurer and founding member of sustainable orillia; and active volunteer for the simcoe north provincial liberal association. he also spent many seasons as an actor with the mariposa arts theatre company.

fred currently lives with his wife lois and their poodle, jack, in oro-medonte.

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阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 announces its 2017 convocation ceremonies’ honorary doctorates and fellows

april 26, 2017 – thunder bay, on

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will recognize five exceptional people at this year’s three convocation ceremonies on friday, june 2 and saturday, june 3 at the thunder bay community auditorium.

kevin page, bob dhillon, and rudolf wahl will each receive an honorary degree for their remarkable achievements.

“these individuals are being recognized for their exceptional accomplishments in public service, business, and mining,” said dr. brian stevenson, lakehead’s president and vice-chancellor. “convocation is not only a time to celebrate what our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have achieved, but the contributions of special members of our community, as well.”

lakehead will also honor the dedication of dr. inderjit nirdosh and dr. james franklin, who will each be named fellow of the university.

david tamblyn, chair of lakehead’s board of governors, explained that this year’s fellows were selected because of the many ways in which they have given back to the university community.

“for years, lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have benefitted from dr. nirdosh and dr. franklin in their roles as professors, through their fundraising and personal contributions, and by volunteering their time,” tamblyn said. “these are the qualities we recognize and honour by naming them fellows of the university.”

as announced in early march, former ontario liberal party leader and past chair of confederation college’s board of governors lyn mcleod will be formally installed as lakehead’s ninth chancellor on friday, june 2, at the first of the university’s three thunder bay campus convocation ceremonies.

 

honorary degree recipients

kevin page

a photo of kevin page

kevin page is the current chief executive officer of the new institute of fiscal studies and democracy at the university of ottawa.

prior to this position, he was the jean-luc pepin research chair in the faculty of social sciences at the university of ottawa from 2013 to 2016.

page was canada's first parliamentary budget officer from 2008 to 2013.

he has 27 years of experience in the federal public service with most of that time spent at three central agencies responsible for budgeting, including the department of finance, the treasury board secretariat and the privy council office.

kevin was the assistant secretary to cabinet for macroeconomic policy before becoming canada's parliamentary budget officer.

he has a master's degree in economics from queen's university and an honours bachelor of arts in economics from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . born in fort william (thunder bay), ont., kevin is married and a father of three children.

page will receive an honorary doctor of laws on friday, june 2 at 2 pm. 


bob dhillon

photo of bob dhillon

bob dhillon is the president and ceo of mainstreet equity corp., as well as the founder and largest shareholder. mainstreet (tsx: meq) has achieved a 1,270% total return on investment from sept 2013 - sept 2014, making it canada’s highest performance real estate company.

mainstreet’s assets are valued at over $1.5 billion, consisting of more than 10,000 apartment units in western canada, and growing.

he has directly supported 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s international outreach to india. he was also instrumental in helping 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s faculty of business administration develop connections within india.

dhillon currently sits on the canadian mortgage and housing corporation (cmhc) board, the biggest canadian crown corporation, and he is the honorary consul general for belize in canada.

he owns a private island in belize that he is developing into a world-class tourist resort. dhillon is also the author of the book business and retirement guide to belize and he ownsnational payments, a visa and mastercard-approved merchant processing business involved with the financial services industry.

some of dhillon’s notable achievements include: recipient of the sikh awards (london, uk) 2016 business man of the year, recipient of the india association of manitoba and university of winnipeg 2016 lifetime achievement award, and recipient of the ernst and young 2015 entrepreneur of the year for the prairies real estate and construction category.

dhillon will receive an honorary doctor of commerce on saturday, june 3 at 9:30 am.


rudolf wahl

photo of rudolf wahl

rudolf (rudy) wahl was born in minden (germany) and immigrated to canada in 1988. initially he was hired as mechanical shop leader at the dickenson mine, balmertown, and subsequently by barrick gold corporation (1989-2008) as a mechanical leader and continuous improvement coach at the williams mine, hemlo.

wahl became an independent prospector in 1989 working in the relatively-unexplored terrace bay-marathon -white river area of northwestern ontario.

his work has resulted in the discovery of more than 30 mineral properties with gold, base metal, strategic metals and diamond potential.

his exemplary work ethic has earned him recognition by the ministry of northern development and mines as one of the most productive prospectors in the province.

currently, he is a member of the thunder bay prospectors and developers association; the prospectors and developers association of canada; and is a director of tashota resources inc.

in 2012, he received the lifetime achievement award from the northwestern ontario prospectors association (nwopa) for outstanding work as a prospector in northwestern ontario.

in 2015, wahl received the nwopa bernie schneider’s discovery of the year award for 2014 for his discovery of a potential high-grade niobium deposit within the prairie lake area.

wahl has cooperated with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in research on his mineral properties.

wahl will receive an honorary doctor of science on saturday, june 3 at 2 pm. 

 

fellows of the university

dr. inderjit nirdosh

photo of dr. inderjit nirdosh

dr. inderjit nirdosh, a professor emeritus of chemical engineering, came to thunder bay in 1981 to work as a faculty member in the school of engineering at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

dr. nirdosh obtained external research funding throughout his career. notably, he received 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s first ever prestigious nserc strategic grant award in 1985, followed by three more such awards. he has seven patents and has published numerous research articles in various reputable scientific journals.

he has also earned many merit awards, was the co-recipient of the inaugural 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 distinguished researcher award (1989), and has been recognized with the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 distinguished instructor award (1995) and several other prestigious provincial and national teaching awards.

dr. nirdosh served as faculty advisor for the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student chapter of the canadian society for chemical engineering from 1989 until his retirement in 2012, leading the chapter to numerous top national honours.

he has tirelessly solicited funds to establish several undergraduate and graduate bursaries for lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . dr. nirdosh was honoured with the inaugural faculty advisors award by the canadian society for chemical engineering in 1999 and was elected to the fellowship of the chemical institute of canada in 2000.

outside of his university work, dr. nirdosh has promoted the art and cultural forms of india in the wider community through such activities as the raag-rung music circle, which has brought top-ranked artists to thunder bay. these concerts raise funds for causes such as the northern cancer research foundation and post-secondary student scholarships at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and confederation college.

in addition to his academic and community work, inder is an accomplished poet and lyricist in the urdu, hindi and panjabi languages of india. 

dr. nirdosh will be named fellow of the university on friday, june 2 at 2 pm.


dr. james m. franklin 

photo of dr. james franklin

originally from north bay, dr. james franklin is focused on unravelling the reasons for the exceptional mineral endowment of the canadian shield.

he received his phd from the university of western ontario and then joined lakehead where he was the university’s first economic geology professor from 1969-75.

dr. franklin then joined the geological survey of canada (gsc), continuing base metal and gold research throughout the shield.

 in 1981 he took a 10-year excursion to lead the gsc’s marine minerals program, discovering “black smoker” systems on the modern seafloor. from this sea- and land-based work, he developed robust guidelines that helped steer modern exploration. in 1992 he became chief scientist for the geological survey of canada.

he has volunteered to teach short courses for lakehead’s society of economic geologists student chapter, donating his usual fee to the bernie schnieders memorial award. dr. franklin has maintained strong links with the geology department, acting as a mentor to both faculty and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .

he helped establish the dr. melville bartley cesme memorial scholarship in honour of the founding principal of lakehead technical institute by contributing $25,000 to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

since “retiring” from the gsc (1998), james advises approximately 70 exploration companies world-wide.

dr. franklin is a board member of four companies, and helped develop base metal and chrome resources in the ring of fire, sturgeon lake, wyoming and mexico.

dr. franklin is a fellow of the royal society of canada, an adjunct professor at several ontario universities, and past president of the geological association of canada and the society of economic geologists.

he has published over 200 papers and book chapters, and innumerable abstracts.  james has a passion to discover more new mines in northwestern ontario.

dr. franklin will be named fellow of the university on saturday, june 3 at 2 pm.

 

convocation schedule

friday, june 2 – 2 pm

  • faculty of engineering
  • faculty of law
  • faculty of medicine

saturday, june 3 – 9:30 am

  • faculty of business administration
  • faculty of health & behavioural sciences
  • faculty of natural resources management

saturday, june 3 – 2 pm

  • faculty of education
  • faculty of science & environmental studies
  • faculty of social sciences & humanities

graduands are asked to arrive by 1 pm for the afternoon convocation ceremonies and by 8 am for the morning ceremony.  

more information on 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s convocation ceremonies is available at www.hsbcwebinars.com/current-世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 /graduation

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lakehead’s 50th convocation ceremonies honour academic and community achievements

from left:  lakehead president and vice-chancellor dr. brian stevenson; honorary doctor of laws recipient, the honourable frank iacobucci; honorary doctor of laws recipient, the honourable bob rae; lakehead chancellor dr. derek burney.

photo by japan camera

from left: lakehead president and vice-chancellor dr. brian stevenson; honorary doctor of laws recipient, the honourable frank iacobucci; honorary doctor of laws recipient, the honourable bob rae; lakehead chancellor dr. derek burney.

june 1, 2014 – thunder bay, on 

more than 900 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 walked across the stage and claimed their hard-earned degrees, this weekend, as 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 hosted its 2014 convocation ceremonies — the university’s 50th convocation — at the thunder bay community auditorium.

“convocation is a time-honoured tradition for graduates of all ages, and schools of all levels, around the world,” said chancellor derek burney, who urged graduates to become proud ambassadors for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . “it celebrates the success of academic achievement, a major foundation for whatever they choose to do in life.”

lakehead president and vice-chancellor dr. brian stevenson explained that convocation is a time for graduates to be celebrated by faculty, family, and friends.  “while we are extremely proud of what each of our graduates has achieved, we know that their potential is boundless and that they will enjoy many more triumphs in their lives,” said dr. stevenson.

“as we recognize the accomplishments of our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and honoured guests, today, we also look forward to next year, when we celebrate 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s 50th anniversary and half a century of achievements,” added dr. stevenson.

this year, lakehead will confer approximately 2,100 degrees to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 at its thunder bay and orillia campuses. in addition to lauding its graduating 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , lakehead’s convocation is the annual occasion to confer honorary degrees and the title of fellow of the university as it honours those who have contributed significantly to the university and our community.

below are those who were conferred honorary degrees and the title of ‘fellow of the university’ over the course of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s three thunder bay campus convocation ceremonies, may 30 and 31.

honorary degrees

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 grants an honorary degree to individuals who have accomplished extraordinary achievements and remarkable service and who support the values of advanced learning and the pursuit of knowledge.

dr. arnold aberman has contributed to the advancement of medicine for more than 30 years, including the creation of the northern ontario school of medicine (nosm), a joint initiative between 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and laurentian university.

he was instrumental in the planning and development of nosm. he can take credit for many aspects of nosm’s unique structure and governance.

 as a co-director of the intensive care unit at mount sinai hospital, dr. aberman was instrumental in securing recognition for the field of critical care medicine as an independent discipline in canada.

dr. aberman received an honorary doctor of science. on friday, he addressed graduates and undergraduates from the faculty of medicine and the faculty of health and behavioural sciences.

richard wagamese is an internationally renowned, award-winning author, newspaper columnist and reporter who has worked in radio and television.

he is known for his many books including indian horse, which describes the life of an ojibway man who, as a child, was taken from his family and his northern ontario home and put in the residential school system.

wagamese’s writing has brought awareness to the horrors of the residential school system, to the discrimination that native people have faced and the racism native people have been subjected to.

he is an ojibway man from wabaseemoong first nation in northwestern ontario.

wagamese received an honorary doctor of letters.on saturday morning, he addressed graduates and undergraduates from the faculty of education and the faculty of business administration.

on saturday afternoon, the honourable bob rae and the honourable frank iacobucci addressed graduates and undergraduates from the faculty of engineering, the faculty of natural resources management, the faculty of science and environmental studies, and the faculty of social sciences and humanities.

the honourable bob rae is a senior partner at okt - olthuis kleer townshend llp. he works with first nations across canada as legal counsel, advisor, negotiator, and arbitrator.

rae was elected eleven times to the house of commons and the ontario legislature between 1978 and 2013. he served as ontario's 21st premier from 1990 to 1995.

during his time in government, rae completed a review of ontario’s postsecondary school education for the ontario provincial government that resulted in the 2005 report entitled ontario: a leader in learning. this report led to significant policy and budgetary changes, including substantial increases to the base budgets of ontario’s universities.

rae acts as advisor to the matawa chiefs tribal council respecting the potential development of the area in northwestern ontario known as the ring of fire.

the honourable frank iacobucci is representing the province of ontario in its negotiations with the chiefs of the matawa council on the ring of fire.

he is also doing an independent review of various matters for chief bill blair of the toronto police service relating to police encounters with mentally or emotionally disturbed persons.

iacobucci retired from the supreme court of canada in june 2004 and served as interim president of the university of toronto from september 2004 until june 2005. 

he was the federal government’s representative in the negotiations leading to the settlement agreement in 2005 relating to indian residential schools, which is the largest financial settlement in canada.  in february, 2013 he submitted his report after doing an independent review for the ontario government on first nations representation on ontario juries.

rae and iacobucci each received an honorary doctor of laws.
 

fellows of the university

the title ‘fellow of the university’ recognizes people who have contributed to the growth, development, welfare and well-being of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . 

jacqueline dojack is always ready to apply her formidable energy to helping individuals and organizations flourish.

dojack has supported 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 over the years as it evolved into an innovative, nationally-recognized institution. from 1996 to 2008, she was on lakehead’s board of governors and coordinated major fundraising campaigns.

as the board of governors chair from 2004 to 2006, dojack was involved in two historic milestones: the opening of the northern ontario school of medicine (nosm) and the opening of lakehead’s orillia campus.

from 2007 to 2013, she was on nosm’s board of directors and was part of a successful initiative to encourage doctors trained in the north to practise medicine in the north.

dojack started as a teacher with the lakehead board of education in 1968, progressing to vice-principal and then superintendent of education. she joined the ontario ministry of education and training’s northwestern branch in 1990, serving in senior positions until retiring in 1998.

retirement offered dojack the opportunity to found dojack associates ltd., a consulting firm providing program reviews, strategic planning services and dispute resolution.

dojack was conferred the title of fellow of the university on friday, may 30 at lakehead’s 2 pm convocation ceremony.

liz mcweeny and her husband richard buset are strong supporters of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

they were involved in lakehead’s advanced technology & academic centre building campaign and the establishment of the william h. buset centre for music and visual arts, and have helped create bursaries for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .

for 35 years, mcweeny has also been a passionate advocate for refugee rights and protection.

she began volunteering with the roman catholic diocese of thunder bay and citizenship and immigration canada in 1979 to launch the private sponsorship of refugees program, resettling hundreds of refugees in northwestern ontario. she was the diocesan coordinator for refugee sponsorship until 2009.

 from 1985 to 2002, mcweeny chaired the thunder bay friends of refugees, a multi-denominational group assisting refugees from latin america, africa and eastern europe.

she is a founding member of the d.o.o.r.s. to new life refugee centre, and has held leadership positions with the national ngo-government committee on the private sponsorship of refugees.

mcweeny and buset recently directed their efforts toward poverty reduction by founding compassionet impact development canada, which supports home-building, micro-business loans, and education programs for the poor in puerto vallarta, mexico.

mcweeny was conferred the title of fellow of the university on saturday, may 31 at the 9:30 am convocation ceremony held at the thunder bay community auditorium.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s orillia campus convocation ceremonies with take place at rotary place in orillia, ontario, saturday, june 7, 2014, beginning at 10:00 am.

for information about all of lakehead’s 2014 convocations ceremonies, please visit www.hsbcwebinars.com/current-世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 /graduation.

 

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media: for more information or to arrange interviews, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8177, or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

 

in 2015, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will celebrate 50 years of exceptional education. guided by a new strategic plan (2013-2018), our university is known for providing an education focused on independent thinking, unconventional scholarship, and a close sense of community. about 9,700 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff learn and work in ten faculties at two campuses, in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. home to ontario’s first new faculty of law in 44 years (fall 2013) and the northern ontario school of medicine's west campus, lakehead is among canada’s top 10 undergraduate universities (2014 maclean’s university rankings), as well as 1st in ontario and 2nd in canada for its innovative research (re$earch infosource). our orillia campus is the first in north america to be built entirely to leadership in energy and environmental design (leed®) standards. share your lakehead story as it relates to our strategic plan at www.hsbcwebinars.com/presidents-office/nurturing-passion, and learn more about lakehead at www.hsbcwebinars.com.

 

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 announces 2014 honorary degree recipients

april 23, 2014 – thunder bay, on

over 2,000 degrees will be conferred during 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s 2014 convocation ceremonies. graduates will celebrate their achievements with family and friends over the course of four ceremonies at our thunder bay and orillia campuses, between may 30 and june 7.

in addition to commemorating lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 on their graduation, five honorary degrees will be conferred – four in thunder bay, and one in orillia.

“convocation is a celebration of the time and hard work our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have dedicated to their studies,” said lakehead president and vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson. “this year, we are also proud to honour five exceptional people – this year’s honorary degree recipients – who will offer words of wisdom and inspiration to our new graduates as they move into the next phase of their lives.” 

please see the convocation schedule, below.

friday, may 30, 2014 – 2 pm (thunder bay community auditorium)

arnie aberman photo

dr. arnold aberman will address graduates and undergraduates from the faculty of medicine and the faculty of health and behavioural sciences.

dr. aberman has contributed to the advancement of medicine for more than 30 years, including the creation of the northern ontario school of medicine (nosm), a joint initiative between 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and laurentian university.

he was instrumental in the planning and development of nosm. he can take credit for many aspects of nosm’s unique structure and governance.

as a co-director of the intensive care unit at mount sinai hospital, dr. aberman was instrumental in securing recognition for the field of critical care medicine as an independent discipline in canada.

dr. aberman will receive an honorary doctor of science.

saturday, may 31, 2014 – 9:30 am (thunder bay community auditorium)

richard wagamese photo

richard wagamese will address graduates and undergraduates from the faculty of education and the faculty of business administration.

wagamese is an internationally renowned, award-winning author, newspaper columnist and reporter who has also done work in radio and television.

he is known for his many books including indian horse, which describes the life of an ojibway man who, as a child, was taken from his family and his northern ontario home and put in the residential school system.

wagamese’s writing has brought awareness to the horrors of the residential school system, to the discrimination that native people have faced and the racism native people have been subjected to.

he is an ojibway man from wabaseemoong first nation in northwestern ontario.

wagamese will receive an honorary doctor of letters.

saturday, may 31, 2014 – 2 pm (thunder bay community auditorium)

the honourable bob rae and the honourable frank iacobucci will address graduates and undergraduates from the faculty of engineering, the faculty of natural resources management, the faculty of science and environmental studies, and the faculty of social sciences and humanities.

bob rae photo

the honourable bob rae is a senior partner at okt - olthuis kleer townshend llp. he works with first nations across canada as legal counsel, advisor, negotiator, and arbitrator.

rae was elected eleven times to the house of commons and the ontario legislature between 1978 and 2013. he served as ontario's 21st premier from 1990 to 1995.

during his time in government, rae completed a review of ontario’s postsecondary school education for the ontario provincial government that resulted in the 2005 report entitled ontario: a leader in learning. this report led to significant policy and budgetary changes, including substantial increases to the base budgets of ontario’s universities.

rae acts as advisor to the matawa chiefs tribal council respecting the potential development of the area in northwestern ontario known as the ring of fire.

frank iacobucci

the honourable frank iacobucci is representing the province of ontario in its negotiations with the chiefs of the matawa council on the ring of fire.

he is also doing an independent review of various matters for chief bill blair of the toronto police service relating to police encounters with mentally or emotionally disturbed persons.

iacobucci retired from the supreme court of canada in june 2004 and served as interim president of the university of toronto from september 2004 until june 2005. 

he was the federal government’s representative in the negotiations leading to the settlement agreement in 2005 relating to indian residential schools, which is the largest financial settlement in canada.  in february, 2013 he submitted his report as an independent reviewer for the ontario government on first nations representation on ontario juries.

rae and iacobucci will each receive an honorary doctor of laws.

 

saturday, june 7, 2014 – 10 am (west orillia sports complex)

mary anne chambers photo

mary anne chambers will address graduates and undergraduates in master of business administration, honours bachelor of commerce, bachelor of business administration, bachelor of education (consecutive and concurrent), honours bachelor of social work, honours bachelor of arts and sciences, and bachelor of arts and science. 

chambers was elected as a member of provincial parliament in 2003 and appointed to the executive council of ontario where she served for four years, first as the minister of training, colleges and universities and subsequently as the minister of children and youth services.

chambers was a major supporter of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s orillia campus during its initial stages. she has been recognized internationally as an active advocate for public education at all levels from pre-kindergarten to post-doctoral.

her contributions while in government included substantial improvements to the ontario student assistance program, non-repayable income-based tuition grants for college and university 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and stronger legislation to better protect 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 through the private career colleges act.

chambers will receive an honorary doctor of laws.

lakehead’s thunder bay campus convocation ceremonies will take place at the thunder bay community auditorium, may 30-31. for a complete schedule of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s 2014 thunder bay campus convocation ceremonies, visit //www.hsbcwebinars.com/current-世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 /graduation/thunder-bay-campus-ceremony/schedule.

lakehead’s orillia campus convocation ceremonies will take place at the west orillia sports complex on saturday, june 7, at 10:00 am. for a complete schedule of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s 2014 orillia campus convocation ceremony, visit //www.hsbcwebinars.com/current-世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 /graduation/orillia-ceremony/convocation_schedule.

 

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media: for more information, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8177, or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

 

in 2015, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will celebrate 50 years of exceptional education. guided by a new strategic plan (2013-2018), our university is known for providing an education focused on independent thinking, unconventional scholarship, and a close sense of community. about 9,700 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff learn and work in ten faculties at two campuses, in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. home to ontario’s first new faculty of law in 44 years (fall 2013) and the northern ontario school of medicine's west campus, lakehead is among canada’s top 10 undergraduate universities (2014 maclean’s university rankings), as well as 1st in ontario and 2nd in canada for its innovative research (re$earch infosource). our orillia campus is the first in north america to be built entirely to leadership in energy and environmental design (leed®) standards. share your lakehead story as it relates to our strategic plan at www.hsbcwebinars.com/presidents-office/nurturing-passion, and learn more about lakehead at www.hsbcwebinars.com.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 announces its 2013 honorary degree recipients

(april 2, 2013 – thunder bay, on)

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is pleased to announce its 2013 honorary degree recipients. all honourees will be awarded their respective degrees during thunder bay and orillia campus convocation ceremonies, this may and june.

“on a day when we graduate those who will transform our world, tomorrow, it is fitting that we honour those who have, and continue, to do so, today,” said 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s chancellor-elect, dr. derek burney. “our hope is that our graduates will be inspired by these degree recipients’ deeds and words during this, a very transformative moment in their lives.”

this year’s four recipients are former canadian prime minister, the right honourable paul martin; holocaust survivor and public speaker, dr. eva olsson; lakehead alumni and thunder bay community economic development commission’s john mason; and radiologist and associate professor with the northern ontario school of medicine’s dr. dermot mcloughlin.

“this year, as we graduate the next generation of leaders, we honour four people who have each made vital contributions to our society and communities,” said 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 president and vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson. “from fighting poverty and bullying, to enhancing health care and mining in northwestern ontario, our honorary degree recipients are visionaries in their respective missions.”

 

the right honourable paul martin

the right honourable paul martin leads the martin aboriginal education initiative that aims to reduce the high school dropout rate of canada’s aboriginal youth and increase the number of aboriginal 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 attending post-secondary institutions.

along with his son david, mr. martin also founded the capital for aboriginal prosperity and entrepreneurship fund, whose investments seek to further a culture of economic independence, ownership and entrepreneurship for both on and off reserve aboriginal people through the creation and growth of successful businesses.

mr. martin was the 21st prime minister of canada from 2003 to 2006. he was the minister of finance from 1993 to 2002 when he erased canada’s deficit and virtually paid off canada’s foreign debt. he then recorded five consecutive budget surpluses and restored the financial integrity of the canada pension plan.

 

dr. eva olsson

for more than 50 years, dr. eva olsson was silent about the concentration camps, slave labour factories, disease and death – including the loss of most of her family – that she experienced during the holocaust.

when her grandson was six-and-a-half years old he asked her how her mother had died. she told him he was too young to hear what happened. when he turned seven he said “i’m older now” and asked her again and eva told him.

“i realized by his actions that children need to know and can truly express feelings of compassion. that’s how it started. shortly after that, his sister had to do a school project about the war so i spoke to her class,” dr. olsson said.

she hopes that the people who hear her story will realize that it’s possible to survive the worst that life has to throw at them.

dr. olsson has spoken at more than 3,000 schools, churches, meeting halls, conferences, colleges and universities, and to more than 1.5 million people throughout canada.

 

john mason

john mason, a proud 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 geology graduate (hbsc 1975), is currently the project manager-mining services with the thunder bay community economic development commission (cedc).

mr. mason’s goal is to capitalize on business, job, and economic development opportunities for thunder bay and region, specific to the mineral exploration and mining sector.

prior to joining the cedc, mr. mason completed a 36-year career in 2011 as regional manager, resident geologists program, ontario ministry of northern development and mines.

he credits his success in work and life to the education he received at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

“lakehead is a national leader in providing quality education and the linkage to job experience in northwestern ontario; that combination equals a career. the concepts and ideas i learned in university played a key role in my decision-making process in work and in life,” mr. mason said.

mr. mason is a registered professional geoscientist in the province of ontario and a member of the following organizations: northwestern ontario prospectors association, ontario prospectors association, canadian institute of mining and metallurgy, prospectors and developers association of canada, and the association of mineral exploration b.c.

 

dr. dermot mcloughlin

dr. dermot mcloughlin is an award-winning, community-minded staff radiologist with the sioux lookout meno-ya-win health centre who takes pride in the role he has played as an associate professor with the northern ontario school of medicine (nosm) and a founding nosm board member.

dr. mcloughlin received the chris cromarty award for leadership in honour of his effective team work, quality leadership and significant contributions to the well-being of the people of the sioux lookout region.

he started his career in ireland and scotland, working in africa and then ontario where he has practiced as a radiologist in various hospitals.

“i would recommend to all newly graduated health professionals that they should include in their careers working in remote areas at home and abroad where the need for their services is the greatest,” dr. mcloughlin said.

dr. mcloughlin has also received the john c sibley award from mcmaster university in honour of his outstanding contribution to health sciences education and research, and the pope john xxiii medallion for medical services to leprosy patients in africa. he has been a strong supporter of health care in first nations communities. dr. mcloughlin is the founding director of the basic radiography worker training program that has been instrumental in improving health services for aboriginal people throughout the north.

                                            

2013 honorary degrees schedule

dr. dermot mcloughlin will receive a doctor of science at the friday, may 31, 2013 convocation ceremonies at the thunder bay community auditorium.

the right honourable paul martin will receive a doctor of laws at the saturday, june 1, 2013 convocation ceremonies at the thunder bay community auditorium.  

john mason will receive a doctor of science during the saturday, june 1, 2013 convocation ceremonies at the thunder bay community auditorium.

dr. eva olsson will receive a doctor of humane letters from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 at the saturday, june 8, 2013 convocation ceremonies at the rotary place in the west orillia sports complex.

for a complete schedule of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s 2013 thunder bay campus convocation ceremonies, visit http://tinyurl.com/cy3rxgs, or see the complete conferral schedule, below. lakehead’s orillia campus convocation ceremonies will occur on saturday, june 8 at 10am, at the west orillia sports complex.

the 2013 thunder bay campus convocation ceremonies will take place at the thunder bay community auditorium on friday may 31, 2013 and saturday june 1, 2013.

friday may 31, 2013 at 2:00 pm

graduate and undergraduate programs in:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

faculty of medicine

saturday june 1, 2013 at 9:30 am

graduate and undergraduate programs in:

faculty of business administration

faculty of education

saturday june 1, 2013 at 2:00 pm

graduate and undergraduate programs in:

faculty of engineering

faculty of natural resources management

faculty of science and environmental studies

faculty of social sciences and humanities

 

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media: for more information, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8177.

 

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is a comprehensive university with a reputation for a multidisciplinary teaching approach that emphasizes collaborative learning and independent critical thinking. more than 8,700 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 1,850 faculty and staff learn and work at campuses located in orillia, and thunder bay, ontario, which is home to the west campus of the northern ontario school of medicine. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 promotes innovative research that supports local and regional socio-economic needs. in orillia, development continues on building a campus that meets leadership in energy and environmental design (leed®) standards. for more information about 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.

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