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o CANADA

o Canada! Our home and native land!True patriot love in all thy sons command.With glowing hearts we see thee riseThe True North strong and free!From far and wide, 0 Canada,We stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious andfree!D Canada, we stand on guard for thee.D Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

o Canada! Terredenosa'ieuxTon front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!Carton bras sait porter l'epee,II saitporter la croix!Ton histoire est une epopeeDes plus brillants exploits!

Et ta valeur, de foi trempeeProtegera nos foyers et /lOS droits.Protegera nos foyers et nos droits.

ODE TO NEWFOUNDLAND

When sun rays crown thy pine-clad hills,And Summer spreads her hand,When silvem voices tune thy rills,We love thee smiling land.We love thee, we love thee,We love thee, smiling land.

When spreads thy cloak of shimm'ring white,At Winter's stern command,Through shortened day and starlit night,We love thee, frozen land.We love thee, we love thee,We love thee, frozen land.

When blinding storm gusts fret thy shore,And wild waves lash thy strand,Through sprindriftswirl and tempest roar,We love thee, wind-swept land.We love thee, we love thee,We love thee, wind-swept land.

As loved our fathers, so we love,Where onee they stood we stand.Their prayers we raise to Heaven above:God guard thee, Newfoundland!God guard thee, God guard thee,God guard thee, Newfoundland.

Memorial sMission

Memorial University is an inclusive community dedicated to

creativity, innovation and excellence in teaching and leaming,

research and scholarship, and to public engagement and service.

We recognize our special obligation to the people of ewfoundland and Labrador.

Memorial welcomes students and scholars from all over the world

and contributes knowledge and shares expertise

locally, nationally, and internationally.

For more information on Memorial's plans and activities,

view the Strategic Plan at www.mun.ca/strategicplanning

and the Presidel1t S Report 2007 at www.mun.ca/2007report.

Official VisitorLOtheUniversityHis Honour the Honourable John C. Crosbie. P.c., o.c., o.N.L., Q.c., B.A. (Hons.). LL.B., LL.D.

Lieutenant Governor ofNewfoundland and Labrador

SPRING CONVOCATIONFriday, May 16,2008

PRESIDING OFFICERSH.E.A. (Eddy) Campbell, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Acting President and Vice-Chancellor

Michael AJ. Collins, B.Sc., Cert.Ed., M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D.Acting Vice-President (Academic) and Pro Vice-Chanccllor

COLLEGE PRI CIPALHolly Pike, B.A.(Hons.), M.A., Ph.D.

Acting Principal

UNIVERSITY MARSHALChris Sharpe, B.A.(Hons.), M.A., Ph.D.

DEPUTY MARSHALSB. Paul Wilson, B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D.

Ed Andrews, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Sc.

UNIVERSITY REGISTRARGlenn Collins, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Sc.

COLLEGE REGISTRARSharon Noftall-Bennctt, B.S.W., M.Ed.

UNIVERSITY ORATORIvan Emke, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

MACE BEARERLcvinia Vatcher

ORGA 1STGary Graham, O..L., L.Mus., B.Mus., B.A.(Mus.) ,

TRUMPETERDarren Hancock

This ceremony at Sir Wilfi-ed Gren/ell College is the Jirst o/nine sessionso./"Memorial University s Spring Convocation 2008.

While most students receiving their degrees at this session have completed their programs o/studyat Sir Wil/i-ed Grenfell College. a number have completed programs offered at the SI. John s campus.

UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS

Other university officials participating in the Convocation ceremony may include:

Mr. Gilbert Dalton, Chairman, Board of Regents

Mr. Kent Decker, Vice-President (Administration and Finance)Dr. Christopher Loomis, Vice-President (Research)

Dr. Ray Gosine, Acting Associate Vice-President (Research)Dr. Dorcen Neville, Associate Vice-President (Academic)Dr. Grant Gardner, Associate Vice-President (Academic)

Dr. Reeta Tremblay, Dean, Faculty ofArtsDr. Gary Gorman, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration

Dr. Alice Collins, Dean, Faculty of EducationDr. Ramachandran Vcnkatesen, Acting Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Dr. James Rourke, Dean, Faculty of MedicineDr. Mark Abrahams, Dean, Faculty of Science

Dr. Noreen Golfman, Acting Dean, School of Graduate StudiesDr. Tom Gordon, Director, School of Music

Dr. Sandra LeFort, Director, School of NursingDr. Debbie Kclly, Acting Director, School of Pharmacy

Dr. Mary Bluechardt, Director, School of Human Kinetics and RecreationDr. Shelly Bimie-Lefcovitch, Director, School of Social Work

Dr. Lilly Walker, Dean, Student Affairs and Services

Mr. Glcnn Blackwood, Executive Director, Marine Institute

ACADEMIC PROCESSION

The Academic Procession heralds Convocation,the most significant gathering of the univcrsitycommunity.

The Academic Procession will cnter the hall at ten o'clock in the morning.

The audience is rcquested to standwhile the Procession enters and leaves the hall,

during the anthems, and at other times as noted in the Proceedings.

Entering the hall, the Procession may include:

Deputy MarshalStudents

StaffFaculty

Deputy MarshalMembers of the Board of Regents

Honorary Graduates

University MarshalHeads

DirectorsHonorary Graduand

OratorVice-Principal

University RcgistrarCollege RegistrarAssociate Dcans

DeansPrincipal

Associate Vice-PresidentsVice-Presidents

Representative(s) of Provincial GovcrnmentCabinctChairman, Board of RegentsHeads ofSistcr Institutions

Presidcnt and Vice-ChanccllorMace-BearerChancellor

Lieutenant Governor, the Official Visitor to the University

While the order and composition ofthe Procession generally remains the samefor each session of Convocation, certain officials may not aI/end all ceremonies.

ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS10:00 a.m., Friday, May 16,2008

PROCESSIONALThe Prince of Denmark's March ..

OCA ADA

THE VICE-CHA CELLOR WILL DECLARE CONVOCATION OPEN

PRESIDENT'S REMARKSH.E.A. (Eddy) Campbell, Acting President

REPORT TO CONVOCATIONHolly Pike, Acting Principal, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College

CONFERRING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREESTheColJegeRegistrarwiliprescntthecandidatesThe Vice-Chancellor will confer the degreesThe Principal will place the hoods

CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREESTheColJegeRegistrarwilipresentthecandidatesThe Vice-Chancellor will confer the degreesThe Principal will place the hoods

. JeremiahClarke

PRESENTATIO OF SIR WILFRED GRE FELL COLLEGE TEACH I G AWARDMarc Thackray

Michael

PRESE TATIO OF HO ORARY GRADUA DIvan Emke, University Orator

CO FERRING OF HO ORARY DEGREE UPONDavid Quinton

The Degree of Doctor of Laws

DR. QUINTON WILL SIGN THE REGISTER AND ADDRESS CONVOCATION

THE VICE-CHANCELLOR WILL DECLARE CONVOCATION CLOSED

ANTHEM The Ode to Newfoundland

RECESSIONALPsalm XIX .. ...... BcnedcttoMarcelio

Reception: Pepsi Studio foyerSponsored by the Memorial University Alumni Association

MEDALS AND AWARDS

University Medal for Academic Excellence

EnglishJeffery Michael DOUGLAS

Fine Arts (Theatre)Scott Clifford Andrew YETMAN

Fine Arts (Vislta/Arts)Jordan AmhonyBE ETT

Genera/ScienceLisa Helen KEEPI G

PsychologyKiah Rikki BUCHANA

Socia/lCu/wra/SwdiesCandice Nicolc PIKE

The Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundlandand Labrador Award for Excellence - BN

Stephanie Cheryl WALBOURNE

10:00 a.ffi., Friday, May 16,2008

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS)

Kiah Rikki BUCHANANMiranda Caryn FUDGE.RonaidStephenLEGASSIC

.. Springdale. Comer Brook

... London,Ont

MicheJleDebraLUEDEE ...RebekahA,hleyROBBINS ..

.... ComerBrook. .... ComerBrook

BACHELOR OF ARTS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)

Lisa Helen KEEPING. . . RameaAlyssa Mary MATIHEW . . . ... SUJ11J11crside. P.E.I

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

.... LaScic,,-I,,

BACHELOR OF NURSING

Gonish Lorna A DERSO . Channel-Pon aux BasquesTanya Dale ANTLE. . Comer BrookDeann Nicole BENNETT . . Flat BayColin Edward BLANCHARD. . . . . Comer BrookBrian Wayne BRENTON . PasadenaJoelle Benha Grace BRIDGER. . . .. BadgerKristin CAl ES.. . .. Banlett·sHarbourMelissa Ann CARD. . . . . . . .. . .. BadgerKara Lynn COLBOURNE St. Anthony

I Krista Dawn COLBOUR E . . St. AnthonyLaura Tracey DODD Comer BrookRosemary Susan EDDISON . . RoddiektonCandace EVELEIGH. . .. Seal Cove. W.B.ManinJosephFEWER Benoit'sCoveJenny Amelia FUDGE Roben's AnnCarol Ann GALE Codroy ValleyTroy William GILES Comer BrookDesiree Janelle KNEE Grand Falls-WindsorCarolyn Ann LAWRENCE. . Steady BrookJeremy Alben James LODER Comer Brook

Kelly Dcnise LUSH . . DeerLakeStephanie Sonya MAJOR. . .. . Comer BrookBrittany Anne Rhoda MCCARTHY Pon SaundersCarla Ann MCKENZIE. . . Corner BrookZ""BelieMYERS.. . Banlett'sHarbourLisaPaulineO'BRIE ComerBrookKimberly Michelle OAKE . . . Deer LakePamela Kathy PARRILL St.AnlhonyMaria Ann PARSO S MeadowsNicole Denise PARSONS Benoit's CoveCrystalMiehelieRA DELL. RaleighAliciaTamaraRElD .. DeerLakeMelissa Ruth Debbie RICHARDS.. .. Main BrookDaniel David Leonard SHEPPARD PasadenaBeverly LeeSQUIRES.. . St.AnthonyAlicia Emma TAYLOR.. . .. Comer BrookBrian Daniel TERRY lrishtownStephanie Cheryl WALBOUR E. . Comer BrookAmelia Erica WALTERS. . . .. Burnt IslandsSheIIeGeraldineWELLS.. . Cormack

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (THEATRE)

ZoeCatherineBALSOM St.John·sMelanie Pauline BARRETT. .. . Upper Island CoveMark Dennis BRADBURY Comer BrookKatie Caroline CORBETT Comer BrookKimberley Anne Felicity DRAKE. . . St. John'sMegan Elizabeth KENDELL.. . MorrisvilleLindsay Nicole KENNEDY .. Corner BrookApril Danielle LACEY. . Grand Falls-WindsorAlyssa Lynn MATHESON Bayside. N.B.

Andrew Russel Conlon MCGEE ..... Glen Haven. N.S.Keith William POWER. . . . . . . .. . Moul1l PearlMichelle Celeste RICHARDS.. . St. AnthonyAngie Dianne RUSSELL. LarkHarbourElyse Katherine SUMMERS. . St. John'sAndrew Alben WHALEN. . . . . . .. . Mounl PearlNichole Beverly WOODMAN . .. .. . Corner BrookScott Clifford Andrew YETMAN. . .. Bay Robens

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (VISUAL ARTS)

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Terri-Lee Shandale PARSONS. . .. .. . ... HampdenShane HowardWALSH.. . Burgeo

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY

Jamie Corey BRAKE. . . Comer Brook

HONORARY DEGREE

Candidates for honorary degrees may be nominated by any member ofthe community to the SenateCommittee on Honorary Degrees and Ceremonial which, after due consideration, forwards itsrecommendations to Senate for approval. To be consideredfor an honorary degree, candidates mustnormally have been benefactors ofthe university, or persons who have achieved eminence in learningor in the arts, or those who have othenvise distinguished themselves by outstanding public service.

David Quinton

David Quinton's documentary and television work reflects the cuiture,historyand socioeconomic profile of ewfoundlandandLabrador. He is perhaps bestknown for his involvement with the CBC show Land and Sea, one of the mostsuccessful regional television shows in Canada. He was also a regularcontributor to CBC programming such as the series This Land and Countl)',Marketplace and other programs under CBC's Youth Department. His voicewas often heard on CBC Radio programming such as the Fisheries Broadcast.

Since his departure from CBC, Mr. Quinton has been focused on writing,producing and filming works of his own design. He is no stranger to the westcoast of Newfoundland, having collaborated with retired Grenfell College

professor Dr. Don Downer on the television documentary Letlersji"Olll E/i::a. The documentary told themoving story of a 100-year-old Argentine woman who recounts her experience of exile and familyreclaimed.

His grounding in the natural sciences, intimate knowledge of the fishery and special interest in the peopleand culture of Newfoundland and Labrador combine in his work, culminating in documentaries that arethought provoking, informative and socially motivating.

For his contribution to the development of cultural and historical TV and radio programming anddocumentaries, and his influence on this province's regionally focused programming, David Quinton willreceive an honorary doctor of laws.

SIR WILFRED GRENFELL COLLEGE TEACHI 'G AWARD

In his 29 years at Grenfell College, Dr. Michael Newton has demonstrated excellence in teachingeffectiveness, teaching innovation, and teaching leadership, the prime criteria for the SWGC TeachingAward.

During this period, Dr. Newton has been the sole Religious Studies professor at Grenfell College and, inaddition, has contributed fully to the life of the institution. His teaching philosophy is one of studentengagement. He contends that students can only learn well if they are involved, and he eschews thetraditional lecture and exam fonnat. One of Dr. Newton's key contributions has been University 10 I0:The Idea of the University, a course that he devised and introduced to the Grenfell College campus. Thecourse aims to case students'transition into the university environment, enabling them to succeed bydeveloping skills in time management, note taking, writing exams and research papers, and in managinghealth,soeial and financial matters.

Dr. Newton has shared his knowledge and educational skills beyond the walls of academia, havingauthored a series of books on religious education specifically for this province. The series informs grade4,5 and 6 students about religious traditions and encourages openattitudes to different world views.

For his commitment to the scholarship of learning, Dr. ewton was chosen by a committee of his peersas this year's recipient of the Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Teaching Award.

ACADEMIC DRESS

The academic dress for matriculated undergraduates of the University shall be similar to the Scholar's gown of theUniversity of Oxford. It shall be worn whenever the President so directs.

The gowns of the Bachelors shall be of black stuff. The gowns of the Masters shall be of black stuff or silk. Thegowns of the Doctors shall be of fine scarlet cloth or silk, or of black stuff or silk.

The pattern of the Bachelor's gown shall be similar to that of the Oxford Bachelor's gown. The pattern of the Master'sgown and the Doctor's black gown shall be similar to that of the Oxford Master's gown, except that the Doctor's gownshall have an edging of black silk braid at the opening of the sleeve. The Doctor's scarlet gown shall be similar to that ofthe Oxford Doctor of Divinity's gown.

The hoods of the Bachelors shall be made of black stuff,the hoods ofthe Masters of black silk,and the hoods of theDoctors of scarlet silk. They shall be full in shape and lined with the university colours of claret and white. The hoodsof the Bachelors shall be trimmed with white fur, the tippets with velvet in the colours distinctive of the Faculty orDegree. The hoods and tippets of the Masters shall be edged with velvet in the colours distinctive of the Faculty orDegree. The hoods and tippets of the Doctors shall be edged with silk in the colours distinctive of the Faculty orDegree; however, the hood of the Doctor of Philosophy shall beofclaretsilk,linedandedgedwithclaretsilk.

The caps of Bachelors and Masters shall be black and of the square shape, with black tassel. The caps of the Doctorsshall be similar to the Oxford Doctor's bonnet.

The academic dress for the Officers of the University shall be as follows:Chancellor-a silk gown heavily embroidered with gold braidVice-Chancellor - a silk gown embroidered with gold braidPro Vice-Chancellor - a silk gown embroidered with gold braidUniversity Registrar and other Officers of the University - gowns of a pattern approved by Senate

HISTORY OF CONVOCATION

In June of 1950 Memorial University held its first convocation, which was a fairly simple affair. Led by EngineeringProf. Jack Facey (who would later perform the role of convocation marshal for 46 years), the students and facultymoved from the Parade Street campus across to St. Patrick's Hall SchooI for the conferring of undergraduate degrees.TheuniversitypresenteditsfirstgraduatedegreesinMayl956anditsfirsthonorarydegreeinMay 1960.

The ceremony for that first honorary degree, presented to Monnie Mansfield, who had been Memorial's registrar for30 years, served as a dress rehearsal for the most elaborate convocationthe university has ever held-that for theopening of the Elizabeth Avenue campus in October 1961. Overseeing the arrangements were Prof. Facey as themarshal of convocation, responsible for the organization, direction and decorum of the occasion, and Dr. G.M. Storyas the public orator, responsible for the delivery of the orations about the honorary graduands, a special feature ofMemorial's convocations. Nineteen honorary degrees wereconferred on a galaxy of dignitaries local,national andinternational. That day the public orator and his deputy each had to deliver as many as 10 orations, each a concise butrhetorically lively account of the rationale for conferring the degree.

From 1961 to 1968 convocation was held in the gymnasium of the Physical Education Building. With the opening ofthe St. John's Arts and Culture Centre, Memorial in effect acquired a new convocation hall, which became the regularsite of the ceremonies after 1970. Designed partially on the ideas of then-Premier Joseph Smallwood, the back of thestage with its descending staircase was developed specifically for Memorial's convocation. Fall convocation wasinaugurated in 1970 to accommodate increasing numbers of graduates and to support the three-semester academiccalendar.lnMayI992,23graduatesreceiveddegreesinthefirstregular session of convocation held at Sir WilfredGrenfell College, Memorial's Comer Brook campus.

The ceremonial trappings of convocation began to be developed inthe early I960s. Our academic robes are based onthose of Oxford University. The silver mace -- the symbol of the university's authority and the presence of whichsignals the official opening of convocation -- and the marshals' staves were donated by Chancellor Lord Thomson in1961. The original chancellor's chair and a lectern were presented in 1963 by then-Lieutenant Governor CampbellMacpherson. Other complementary birch wood furniture pieces were subsequently commissioned from the St. John'sfirm of Clarmanis and Son Ltd.; the chairs bear the university's coat of arms, hand carved and painted bas-relief. Thesigning table, gift of the former marshal Dr. Jack Facey, was added in 1996.

In 2002 plans were made to create a second convocation furniture suite so that a complete set would permanentlyreside at each of the St. John's and Comer Brook campuses. The design of the new suite, intended to reflect theculture and traditions of the province, was undertaken by retired Memorial University designer Ian Stewart; PatersonWoodworking of Upper Amherst Cove was commissioned to construct the set. The first piece completed in this suite,a black walnut convocation table with a fish-splitting table motif, was presented by then-Lieutenant Governor EdwardRoberts in 2003. The kneeler was donated in 2005 by honorary graduate Alan Perry. Hon. Dr. Roberts and his brotherDouglas Roberts sponsored the signing table and bench,completedin2005,aswellasthechancellor'schairandthefour companion chairs, which were completed in 2006. They also donated the two speaker's lecterns, which werecompleted in 2007. The Roberts' contributions to the suite of furniture were undertaken in memory of their father, Dr.Harry D. Roberts, a graduate of Memorial University College ('31), an honorary graduate of Memorial University andfor many years a member of the Board of Regents.

The desire to share the ceremonies beyond the audience seated in the convocation hall led to television coverage ofthe ceremonies beginning in the 1970s and, more recently, web-casting (by the university's Distance Education andLearning Technologies unit) which virtually brings the ceremony to the whole world via the university web site atwww.mun.ca. Other university units that playa role in convocation include the Office of the Registrar and the Schoolof Graduate Studies, which ensure that students have completed their programs and are certified for their degrees; theDivision of Marketing and Communications, which co-ordinates the logistics of this special event and assists thegraduands with preparations for the ceremony and the celebrations surrounding it; and the Office of Alumni Affairsand Development, which welcomes graduates into the Memorial University Alumni Association.

Convocation has been a day of pride for thousands of students and more than 500 honorary graduates, resulting inmore than 65,000 alumni members worldwide. While our convocation. as a ceremonial occasion, has grown from thepractices and procedures of older universities, after more than halfacenturyithasbecomeadistinctiveeventforallwhoattend,betheydistinguishedguestsor faculty, honorary graduatesorourstudents who are, as they should be, thefocus of the event.

CENTRE STAGEWAS JUST THE STARTbee0 mean environmentalist a rock star an artistan accountant an engineer a teacher a doctor a writer

CONGRATULATIONS! You have progressed from being a student to become a member of Memorial's

alumni association-over 65,000 strong! Now it's time to begin the next leg of your journey,

to take· degree in hand and realize your dreams. Just be sure to Ietusknowwhatyou become.

KEEP IN TOUCHBe sure to update your contact information when­ever you move. You can drop by our office, give usacall,sendane-mail,orupdateyourprofileeasilyonline at www.munalum.ca.

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