2020FALL CONVOCATION O

O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command.

Car ton bras sait porter l’épée, Il sait porter la croix. Ton histoire est une épopée, Des plus brillants exploits.

God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. Cape Breton University FALL CONVOCATION

Message from The President...... 2

Message from The Board of Governors...... 3

Message from The Chancellor...... 4

Message from Alumni...... 5

Descriptions of Degree, Diploma and Regalia...... 6

Order of Proceedings ...... 8

Honorary Degrees ...... 10

2020 Graduation Class...... 14

Perseverance Will Triumph

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

On behalf of the Board of Governors and our faculty and staff, I extend a very sincere congratulations to you on your graduation from Cape Breton University. While it is unfortunate the COVID-19 pandemic will not allow you to walk across the stage at convocation to receive your parchment, it does not take away from this monumental occasion in your lives.

Determined, adaptable, committed and focused, these are just some of the words that can be used to describe Cape Breton University’s fall graduating class of 2020. Each of you likely embodied these characteristics throughout your years of study, but no one would have expected the ultimate test you would be faced with as you made your final steps toward graduation, steps that would not have been possible without those four traits mentioned above.

I commend you for your ability to adapt and transition through these last several months. And although you have completed this part of your educational journey, I encourage you to be committed to life-long learning and to being innovative. Be committed to pushing yourself and thinking outside of the box and to setting goals and achieving them.

As you embark on your journey at this challenging time for our country and the world, we wish you much success. Stay strong and keep in mind our motto, “perseverance will triumph.”

Congratulations to the fall graduating class of 2020!

Yours very truly,

David C. Dingwall President & Vice-Chancellor Cape Breton University

2 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

To the Cape Breton University graduating class of 2020,

While the last semester of your CBU journey has not ended as expected due to COVID-19, in true Cape Breton University style, you persevered. You adapted, you stayed strong and you employed innovative strategies to overcome these challenges. These are qualities that will serve you well wherever life takes you, and these are qualities that embody the Cape Breton University spirit.

It is with this spirit, CBU pride and a strong , that you are now ready to enter and succeed in today’s highly competitive world. Every class you’ve taken, every assignment you’ve completed and every relationship you’ve built at CBU has prepared you for this very moment and for all those to come. As you embark on this new chapter of your life, do so with courage and with the excitement of possibility and opportunity.

On behalf of the Cape Breton University Board of Governors, we wish you good health, happiness and success as you begin your journey as a graduate of CBU. We know you will make us proud every step of the way, and we hope, in the future, you will maintain some form of contact with your CBU family. We are confident, as I know each of you are, that as you enter the next phase of your journey you are now ready to make a positive impact on the world at large. We are proud to be able to call you one of our own.

Robert Sampson, Q.C. Chair Cape Breton University Board of Governors

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR

My heartfelt and admirable congratulations to each of you – the Cape Breton University Graduating Class of 2020.

While the current world situation means this is not the traditional graduation ceremony, please be assured that it in no way diminishes your outstanding accomplishment. I want you to know that I am extremely proud of each and every one of you for completing this great achievement.

Convocation Day represents your success and acknowledges years of dedication and hard work. This is a day to celebrate what you have worked toward and looked forward to for many years. Today marks the end of one chapter and the exciting beginning of another.

Many of you may be new to Canada and to Cape Breton. I am a first-generation Canadian and believe that your futures are bright. And to my fellow Cape Bretoners and to all graduates, no matter where you hail from, know that your options are endless when you endeavor to seek out opportunities and use creativity and innovation in all that you do.

When you leave CBU, some of you will begin your work life and others will continue further studies. I invite all of you to boldly follow your dreams into new horizons. Wherever your paths may take you, think proudly back to your CBU home and always be aware of the ever-changing world around you. Use your resources and tenacity to face challenges and to seize opportunities.

Today is not a goodbye but a time to say until we meet again. Today is a day to be proud, to be strong and to show the world what you are made of.

Theid Dichioll Air Thoiseach – Perseverance Will Triumph.

Sincerely,

Chancellor Annette Verschuren

4 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY MESSAGE FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT

Congratulations to the graduates of 2020! As your CBU Alumni Association President, it is my honour to welcome each of you to the CBU Alumni Family.

Our CBU family is a wide-spread group of people who are making a difference across the world. We’re located in more than 50 countries and are truly a global community. You are now a member of the CBU Alumni family. You are the legacy of our institution and an important part of our alumni network.

I would like to take this opportunity to commend you not only on obtaining your credential but doing so during challenging times and having to adapt to an online learning format – something you did with grace and professionalism.

As you embark on a new chapter, take a moment to reflect on the accomplishments you have achieved. Education is a privilege and a tool to change the world, especially in challenging times, such as the current global pandemic. No matter the path you take, you have the power to impact people in a positive way.

Be proud to tell those you meet about your time at Cape Breton University and make it a point to remain invested in the friendships you’ve made while here. And, while you’re busy changing the world, practice gratitude, tolerance and kindness to all you meet and keep the values of Cape Breton close to your heart.

Stay connected with the CBU Alumni Association on Facebook and Instagram or by updating your contact info at cbu.ca/alumni so that your new family can stay in touch with you.

Congratulations Class of 2020. Remember, as a member of our Alumni Family, you are ALWAYS ORANGE.

Sincerely,

Kelsea MacNeil, BA 2011 President, CBU Alumni Association

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 5 DESCRIPTION OF DEGREE, DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE REGALIA

The colours approved for University undergraduate regalia are orange, green and white. The inside lining of all undergraduate hoods, therefore, utilizes these colours with the white centring the green and orange, providing a unique arrangement of colour and design for Cape Breton University. The edging of the hood for all Bachelor’s Degrees is two inches wide. The academic program is distinguished by the colours of this velvet edging.

Bachelor of Arts White Bachelor of Arts Community Studies Light Green Bachelor of Business Administration Russet Light Blue Bachelor of Hospitality and Russet with Royal Blue Trim Tourism Management and Gold Piping Bachelor of Technology Information Russet/Green Gold Bachelor of Science Community Studies Gold Bachelor of Science Nursing Apricot Bachelor of Health Sciences Sage Bachelor of Technology Green Technology Green Master of Business Administration Russet with Maroon and White Lining in Sustainability, Light Blue with Royal Blue Trim Creativity and Innovation and Gold Piping

The diploma and certificate programs are distinguished by the outside colour of the stoles:

Business (Post Baccalaureate) Outside Russet; Inside Orange Education Outside Blue; Inside Orange Engineering Outside White; Inside Green Public Administration & Management Outside Orange; Inside Green Engineering Technology Outside Green; Inside Orange Certificates Outside White; Inside Orange

6 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY Graduand A candidate for a degree, diploma or certificate for whom the Senate has approved one or more credentials.

Graduate An individual who has successfully completed an academic program of study and upon whom the Senate has conferred at least one degree, diploma or certificate.

Graduation That point marked by the receipt of a parchment indicating conferral of a degree, diploma or certificate. A graduate need not have attended Convocation for conferral of their credential(s).

Convocation The ceremonial gathering of an assembly for the conferral of degrees, diplomas and certificates.

Chancellor The titular head of the University and the presiding officer of Convocation. As the ceremonial head of the University, the Chancellor confers all degrees, diplomas and certificates on behalf of the University.

The Cape Breton University Mural

The beautiful fabric mural, which provides the backdrop for Convocation today, is the result of the combined community effort of a very special group of volunteers.

Twenty-two craftspeople, mostly quilters from the Sydney River area, including three octogenarians, cut out all these pieces of fabric and hand-stitched them into this wonderful hanging. It represents more than 2,500 hours of labour, over a period of three years. The lettering of the University motto, for example, took 88 hours to complete.

The three panels cover an area nearly 50 square metres (10m by 5m) high. The 4m by 5m centre panel bears the University Coat of Arms—accurate in every detail and almost 2m in height.

Mural Craftspeople

Barbara Byachinski Avitus Cameron Edie Coleman Edith Collins Margaret Cusack Mary Doucette Margaret Dugandzic Teresa Gay Laurena Greencorn Annie Hashem Carmel MacDonald Irene MacDonald Maisie MacDonald Judy MacKinnon Patsy MacMullin Margaret MacNeil Chris MacVicar Ollie McKinnon Irma Morrison Mary Orkish Shirley Penney Kathleen Verner

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 7 ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS

O Canada Ms Margaret MacPherson

Indigenous Prayer & Welcome: Mr. Stephen Augustine

President’s Address: Mr. David C. Dingwall

Congratulatory Message: Hon. Lena Metlege Diab

Conferral of Honorary Degrees

Citation Presenter: Ms Bilynda Whiting, Director of Enrolment & University Registrar

Introduction of Honorary Degree Recipients and Address to Graduating Class Doctor of Laws: Dr. Ronald E. MacCormick Doctor of Laws: Dr. Louis J. Maroun

8 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY Conferral of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates: Chancellor Annette Verschuren

School of Arts and Social Sciences: Dean Andy Parnaby

Shannon School of Business: Dean George Karaphillis

School of Education and Health: Dean Patrick Howard

School of Science and Technology: Dean Rick Pierrynowski

Valedictory: Mr. Austin Chapman

Alumni Welcome to Graduates

Rise Again

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 9 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT

DR. RONALD E. MACCORMICK

Dr. Ronald E. MacCormick, MD, FRCPC, has a long-standing and deeply-rooted connection to Cape Breton. Both his parents were born and raised in Cape Breton, and Dr. MacCormick has impacted the lives of thousands of Cape Bretoners whom he has cared for during his time as a medical oncologist at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Cancer Centre. Dr. MacCormick is devoted to the community, spending most of his career here and raising his family on the Island.

Dr. MacCormick is an Associate Professor of the Department of Medicine at , plus an Adjunct Professor at Cape Breton University. He completed his medical training at Dalhousie and his specialty training at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. He has worked in Lesotho, Africa, with World University Services of Canada and has worked extensively in the Middle East. As well, Dr. MacCormick has worked to develop an important cancer registry the Republic of Sierra Leone and leads a lecture series in the Caribbean three times a year.

Dr. MacCormick is a past recipient of the prestigious R. M. Taylor Medal of the National Cancer Institute of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society for his efforts in cancer control. In 2007, he was named Mentor of the Year by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. MacCormick has more than 30 peer-reviewed publications, numerous awards, recognitions and certifications.

The first Nova Scotian medical oncologist, founding Medical Director of the Cape Breton Cancer Centre and its current Chief of Medical Oncology, Dr. MacCormick has impacted the lives and health outcomes for innumerable patients and their families in Cape Breton and Eastern . He stands as an exemplar of compassion and care in the very personal fight against cancer of his patients.

Along with his many awards and certifications, Dr. MacCormick’s advocacy work and commitment to delivering quality medical oncology care to Cape Breton and eastern Nova Scotia are unmatched. His advocacy has included active and ongoing lobbying of governments and medical bureaucracies to provide cancer care service to under-served areas of Nova Scotia.

10 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY In particular, in 1987, Dr. MacCormick visited Cape Breton and was surprised by the high rates of cancer and cancer mortality on the Island. At this time, Cape Breton cancer patients had to travel to Halifax for care. This realization began an active and aggressive advocacy campaign for cancer care in Cape Breton. The Cape Breton Cancer Centre opened its doors in 1998 thanks, in large part, to the efforts of Dr. MacCormick.

Other accomplishments include his coordination and chairing of the Cape Breton Cancer Symposium from 1998 to 2008, still ’s largest ongoing cancer education event. He was a member of the National Medical Advisory Council, Canadian Cancer Society from 1999 to 2001. He has served on more than 20 national, provincial and local committees related to cancer treatment and palliative care. Dr. MacCormick`s compassion for those in medically under- serviced areas also extends to the developing world, and he advocates for social justice initiatives in equal medical treatment for under-represented groups.

An engaged and caring father and husband, Dr. MacCormick is also a proud promoter of . Dr. MacCormick currently lives in Cape Breton with his wife, Rhoda, and they have three children, Danaio, Maggie and Sam.

Today, Cape Breton University confers the degree Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, on a leader in cancer care with an international reach and whose compassion and care for people in their darkest days has impacted thousands of patients and their families, Dr. Ronald E. MacCormick.

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 11 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT

LOUIS J. MAROUN

Mr. Maroun was born and raised in Sydney, N.S. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Brunswick and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. One of the most proficient executives in national and international real estate transactions, Mr. Maroun first began his career in real estate in 1982 following seven years with the Nova Scotia Department of the Attorney General.

Founder and current chairman of Sigma Real Estate Advisors/Sigma Capital Corporation, Mr. Maroun specializes in international real estate advisory services spanning diverse industries, including technology, medical tourism, industrial real estate, hospitality, finance and lending. The organization focuses on buying or building real estate assets and then developing them into market leaders within their industry niches. In 2006, Mr. Maroun was honoured by his election to the position of Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Mr. Maroun holds many board positions with several public companies and charitable organizations. He currently holds the position of Board Member and Chairman of Summit Industrial Income Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). He is a Director of Brookfield Renewable Partners, one of the largest, publicly owned Renewable Energy companies globally and Brookfield Property Partners, which is listed as one of North America’s largest real estate owner/operator asset managers with a portfolio of global assets.

A strong believer and advocate in the responsibility of the business community to contribute meaningfully and with impact to the charitable sector, Mr. Maroun has participated on numerous non- profit boards. Contributing both financially and of time, he has served as National Chair of the MS Society of Canada and Vice-Chair of the MS Scientific Research Foundation. He is a board member and co- founder, with his wife, Kathryn, of Casting for Recovery Canada, an organization that works directly with women who have, or have had, breast cancer.

12 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY On a local level, Mr. Maroun is Chair of the Shannon School of Business Advisory Board at Cape Breton University, helped raise funds for the Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies and is spearheading the creation of special collections at the CBU Library focused on Middle Eastern Studies. As well, Lou and Kathryn established an annual award named the Kathryn Maroun Award in Honour of Mother Earth that is granted each year to an Indigenous undergraduate or graduate student who has a passion for the environment.

Mr. Maroun and Kathryn are also supporters of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation, making one of the largest personal donations in the charity’s history to facilitate ongoing programs and to renovate the diagnostic imaging waiting room.

When his time permits, Mr. Maroun follows another true passion for the sport of fly angling in destinations around the world, a hobby he enjoys with his wife. Lou currently resides in Bermuda with Kathryn and their two treasured dogs, Brook and Ghillie. His two sons, Derek and Kyle, live with their families, in North and South Carolina. They enjoy spending time with their three grandchildren.

Today, Cape Breton University confers the degree Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, to a man whose highly recognized career in international business and real estate is only matched by his philanthropic and mentoring work across North America, Louis J. Maroun.

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 13 FALL 2020 GRADUATION LIST

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF ARTS (MAJOR) DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT Anthony Cerina, (Political Science), Montreal, QC Bailey Lynn Cullen, (English and History), Irish Cove, NS Prateek Jassi, Sydney, NS Madison Goodliffe, (Political Science), Ottawa, ON Kautilya Kalpeshkumar Patel, Sydney, NS Huiying Luo, (Communication), , NS Ankita Rathod, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India Rouble, Kaithal, India BACHELOR OF ARTS Satnam Singh, Sydney, NS Lokender Srivastava, Sydney, NS Brittni Bailey, Sydney, NS George Thomas, Thrissur, India Deanne Denny, Eskasoni, NS Michael Roy Denny, Eskasoni, NS Mohamed Elessawy, Sydney, NS Jason Ford, Glace Bay, NS Brandi Jean Lind, Glace Bay, NS Victoria MacIntyre, Glace Bay, NS Jodi MacKinnon, Sydney, NS Neethu Sam, Sydney, NS Mengija Zhang, Beijing, China

BACHELOR OF ARTS COMMUNITY STUDIES Adrienne Benoit, Stephenville, NL Kayla Brogan, Howie Center, NS Starla Brown, Frenchvale, NS Marcus Campanile, Victoria, BC Coleen Nicole Fraser, Stellarton, NS Jessica Furtado, Bermuda Michelle McKay, Dartmouth, NS Jason Nemis, New Waterford, NS Nhi Ngo, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Danna Jacqueline Joy Padvaiskas, Rusagonis, NB Beatrice Timea Peter, Sydney, NS Paul Tremblay, Waasis, NB Kayla Walzak, New Waterford, NS Mitchell Williams, , NS

14 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY SHANNON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Lana Selbee, (Strategic Leadership Option), (COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT) Whitehorse, YK Oluwafemi Adeniyi Adewale, Ibadan, Nigeria Suvir Singh, Gurgaon, India Heba Alagha, Edmonton, AB Sean Slawinski, Saskatoon, SK Walter Alvarez Bardales, Toronto, ON Shuaisheng Sun, (Marketing Option), Claudette Gyamfuah Bannerman, Toronto, ON Sydney, NS Emily Elisabeth Beebe, Edmonton, AB Jingxi Tian, Halifax, NS Benita Brett, (Strategic Leadership Option), Ye Tian, Mississauga, ON Stirling, ON Xinzhe Wang, (Strategic Leadership Option), Mei Dan, (Marketing Option), Beijing, China Sydney, NS Ba Nam Dinh, New Waterford, NS Man Wang, Sydney, NS Sacha Harish Doma, Mississauga, ON Siqi Wang, Sydney, NS Makayla Mya Forster, Calgary, AB Haitong Wang, Sydney, NS Jason Gondziola, Edmonton, AB Adam Watt, Saskatoon, SK Melissa Shayleen Hillier, Smith’s Falls, ON Samuel Wong, Toronto, ON Qingchuan Hu, (Marketing Option), Qingdao, China Zhengwei Wu, Glace Bay, NS Hua Jin, Sydney, NS Lamu Wujin, Xizang, China Megan Knott, Kingston, ON Lixiang Xie, (Strategic Leadership Option), Wai Ip Lam, Sydney, NS Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China Mingmei Li, (Marketing Option), Guangdong, China Xiaozhou Xing, Beijing, China Xiang Li, (Strategic Leadership Option), Sydney, NS Rui Yang, Sydney, NS Zhou Li, Sydney, NS Deen Yuan, Weehawken, NJ, USA Fang Liang, (Marketing Option), Yunnan, China Sana Zargar, Toronto, ON Runyuan Liu, (Marketing Option), Beijing, China Jie Zhang, (Marketing Option), Sydney, NS Xuejian Lyu, (International Business Option), Yunhe Zhao, Glace Bay, NS Beijing, China Lan Zheng, Sydney, NS Chenyu Ma, (Marketing Option), Sydney, NS Silai Zhou, Halifax, NS Patricia MacQuarrie, Wetaskiwin, AB BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Alexander David Maletich, Toronto, ON (MAJOR) Hannah Muysson, Kingston, ON Jacques Ebogue Ndzana, Edmonton, AB Peter Paul Schaale, (Marketing), Sylt, Denmark Olusola Olabiyi, Calgary, AB Krishna Patel, Toronto, ON BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Thi Ngoc Tram Phan, Sydney, NS (CONCENTRATION) Haoyu Qi, Beijing, China Abdallah Mohammed Bayounes, (Finance), Hongyi Quan, Jiangsu, China Sydney, NS Rinah Rajaonarison, Edmonton, AB Haiming Ren, (Strategic Leadership Option), Sydney, NS

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 15 BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Patrick Charles Azer, New Waterford, NS Baosheng Cai, Guangzhou, China Joel Enrique Eckert, Cologne, Germany Shengnan Li, Sydney, NS Charlene Francis Nicholas, Eskasoni, NS Wade Sampson, Paradise Valley, AZ, USA

BACHELOR OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT Yanxu Chen, Sydney, NS Shen Deng, Sydney, NS Jiayu Gao, Halifax, NS Xiao Huang, Halifax, NS Yi Ling Jiang, Sydney, NS Shengnan Li, Sydney, NS Xinye Lin, Sydney, NS Xinyi Lu, LiaoNing, China Dongxin Lyu, Sydney, NS Quang Duy Pham, Sydney, NS Siqin Wang, Qinhuangdao, China Liyuan Yu, Sydney, NS Yuzhou Zhang, Beijing, China Shuhao Zheng, Bedford, NS

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION Mazen Mohamed, (Information Management), Sydney, NS

POST BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA Geyu Jin, (Business Management), Jilin, China Akhil Krishnan, (Supply Chain Management), Kottyam, India Linh Quang Vu, (Business Management), Halong City, Vietnam

16 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & HEALTH Nicole Johnson, (Elementary), Eskasoni, NS Erin Keough, (Elementary with Aboriginal MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SUSTAINABILITY, Concentration), Sydney, NS CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION Sabrina Lanteigne, (Intermediate/Secondary), St.Peter’s, NS - CBU SILVER MEDAL WINNER Danielle Burden, Calgary, AB AJ Leblanc, (Intermediate/Secondary), Jennifer Freele, Ottawa, ON Glace Bay, NS Rachel Holtketter, Muscat, Oman Brody MacAskill, (Intermediate/Secondary Julia MacKenzie Litster, Whitehorse, Yukon with Aboriginal Education Concentration), Meagan Odell, Victoria, BC North Sydney, NS Lisa Pye, Kamloops, BC Moira MacDonald, (Elementary), Cole Justin Roberts, St. John’s, NL Harbour, NS Erin Lowrie Thomas, Winnipeg, MB Alison MacDonald-Campbell, (Elementary), Jenna Thornber, Sudbury, ON Sydney, NS Kaitlin Emily MacDougall, (Elementary), Sydney, NS BACHELOR OF EDUCATION Megan MacInnes, (Elementary with Aboriginal Erika Abbass, (Elementary), Dartmouth, NS Concentration), Sydney, NS Katie Bonnar, (Elementary with Aboriginal Kyle MacNeil, (Intermediate/Secondary), Concentration), Georges River, NS Sydney, NS Curtis Brown, (Elementary), Ottawa, NS Rachel MacNeil, (Elementary), Sydney River, NS Brittany Buis, (Intermediate/Secondary), Elizabeth McPhee-Tomko, (Intermediate/ North Sydney, NS Secondary), Sydney, NS Nick Carmichael, (Intermediate/Secondary), Mackenzi Mutch, (Elementary with Aboriginal North Sydney, NS Concentration), Sydney, NS Joseph Chiasson, (Intermediate/Secondary), Zachary Nagourney, (Elementary), Virginia Beach, Albert Bridge, NS Virginia, USA Hannah Conrad, (Elementary), New Waterford, NS Christopher Penny, (Intermediate/Secondary), Logan Courtney, (Intermediate/Secondary), Glace Bay, NS Cape North, NS Michael Power, (Intermediate/Secondary), Nicole Day, (Elementary), North Sydney, NS New Waterford, NS Kaisey Fraser, (Elementary with Aboriginal Sarah Rich, (Elementary), Glace Bay, NS Concentration), New Waterford, NS Nicole Sloan, (Elementary), Pictou County, NS Lauren Hall, (Elementary with Aboriginal Laura Smith Martin, (Elementary with Aboriginal Concentration), Sydney Mines, NS Concentration), Glace Bay, NS Sara Hamilton, (Elementary with Aboriginal Hannah Sparling, (Intermediate/Secondary), Concentration), Sydney Mines, NS Sydney, NS Mallory Hardy, (Elementary with Aboriginal Caitlyn Thomas, (Elementary), Sydney, NS Concentration), Channel-Port aux Basques, NL Peter VanderMeulen, (Intermediate/Secondary), Geralyn Johnson, (Intermediate/Secondary with Sydney, NS Aboriginal Education Concentration), Eskasoni, NS Georgette Young, (Elementary), North Sydney, NS Katie Johnson, (Elementary), Coxheath, NS

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 17 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE NURSING Lorne Jobe, Dominion, NS Grace Ajuwon, Sydney, NS Sarah Keefe, Sydney River, NS Umair Ashfaq, Sydney, NS Brianna LaRusic, Albert Bridge, NS Nicole Babstock MacLean, Glace Bay, NS Sarah Jean Lavers, Sydney, NS Kristen Bach, Glace Bay, NS Rebecca MacCormick, New Waterford, NS Hannah Bossack, Dartmouth, NS Jenna MacDonald, Westville, NS Emma Boucher, Glace Bay, NS Chad MacGillivary, Glace Bay, NS Taylor Bradt, Dartmouth, NS Shaylin MacIntyre, Caribou Marsh, NS Parteek Brar, Sydney, NS Brittany MacIsaac, Coxheath, NS Jillian Brown, Glace Bay, NS Hannah MacKeigan, , NS Kelsey Brown, Sydney, NS James MacNeil, (with the Certificate in Critical Care), Marissa Bryden, , NS Sydney, NS Allison Burke, (with the Certificate in Oncology), Donald MacRae, Baddeck, NS Dartmouth, NS - IAN BURROWS MEMORIAL Heather MacVay, Sydney, NS AWARD WINNER Morgan Manthorne, (with the Certificate in Chelsie Cann, Sydney, NS Perioperative), Sydney, NS Yangqing Cao, Jinan, China Eric Martin, Sydney Mines, NS Elizabeth Carmichael, Sydney, NS Katelynn Breanne Matheson, Glace Bay, NS Jack Carmichael, Margaree Valley, NS Erin McInnis-Blunden, Glace Bay, NS Austin Chapman, (Advanced Major), Millville, NS Craig McIsaac, Sydney, NS William Chapman, Wallace Bridge, NS Brianna Marie MacLellan, South Bar, NS Melanie Cochrane, Glace Bay, NS Vicky McMullin, Gardiner Mines, NS Emily Crane, Sydney, NS Brittany McNeil, Glace Bay, NS Candace Cruickshank, Halifax, NS Megan McNeil, Sydney, NS McKenzie Curry, , NS Miranda McPhee, Howie Center, NS Tyrel Dennis Carroll, Sydney, NS Maggie Moore, Glace Bay, NS Kelsey Deveaux, Sydney, NS Michaela Moore, Sydney, NS Jacklyn Dodge, Kings County, NS Katherine Morash, Linden, AB Kenzie Donovan, Sydney, NS Kelsey Muller, (with the Certificate in Perioperative), Morgan Edwards, Fall River, NS Sydney, NS Chase Fraser, Glace Bay, NS Chantelle Mulveney, Glace Bay, NS - CBU SILVER Hannah Gartland, (with the Certificate in MEDAL AND SARA J. SMITH SCHOLARSHIP Critical Care), Louisbourg, NS WINNER Kailin Gillis, Glace Bay, NS Danielle Poirier, Sydney, NS Brittany Elizabeth Gould, Dartmouth, NS Hannah Sheppard, New Waterford, NS David Gouthro, Glace Bay, NS Robyn Adrienne Shibinette, (Advanced Major), Kirk Hall, Dartmouth, NS Glace Bay, NS Valerie Hann, Sydney, NS Mackenzie Somers, Sydney, NS Kaitlynn Hayes, Glace Bay, NS Denise Taylor, Sydney, NS Mike Hogan, Sydney, NS Clarence Grant Timmons, Sydney, NS

18 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY Hannah Tobin, Windsor, NS Lorenne MacDonald, (Counselling), Barneys Terri Vallis, Catalone, NS River, NS Maxime W. Carrier, Cole Harbour, NS Brittney Melnick, (Curriculum), Sydney, NS Sonya Wambolt, Sydney, NS Doug Ross, (Curriculum), Halifax, NS Craig Watson, Point Edward, NS Crystal Stewart, (Curriculum), Fall River, NS Annabelle Welsh, George’s River, NS Michele Toole, (Curriculum), Truro, NS Yahui Yan, China Jesse Waterman, (Educational Technology), Dartmouth, NS BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (PUBLIC HEALTH) Hana Mohammed Aljabran, Sydney, NS Summaya Fatima, Sydney, NS Michaela Howlett, Witless Bay, NL Amanpreet Kaur, Punjab, India Amritpal Kaur, Sydney, NS Amritpaul Kaur, Sydney, NS Harpreet Kaur, Sydney, NS Blessna Sara Kurian, Kottayam, India Erin Lamey, Nackawic, NB Karishmakishor Cherukudi Mattuvayil, Kerala, India Kiranjot Sandhu, Sydney, NS Aswin Sureshan, Sydney, NS

DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION Jacques Boudreau, (Curriculum), Bedford, NS Jannick Josee Boudreau, (Educational Technology), Petit de Grat, NS Lisa Brunt, (Educational Technology), Amherst, NS Shawn Brunt, (Educational Technology), Amherst, NS Nicholas Calderhead, (Curriculum), Halifax, NS Kristi Chisholm, (Counselling), Barney’s River, NS Rachel Collins, (Educational Technology), Parrsboro, NS Gale Marie Doyle, (Curriculum), Dartmouth, NS Kelsi Ella Katharyn Henley, (Curriculum), Sheet Harbour, NS Hélène Levesque, (Educational Technology), Eel River Crossing, NB

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 19 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND Bincy Eldho, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS TECHNOLOGY Helen Gillingham, (Environmental Studies), Russell, ON BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) Remitha Mariyam Jacob, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS Cameron Bayne Forbes, (Chemistry), Reshma Jacob Joseph, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS (Posthumously) Sydney, NS Cibin Jose, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Jobin Jose Pullen, (Environmental Studies), Esdras Assi, Debrecen, Hungary Sydney, NS Levi Denny, Eskasoni, NS Shilpa Maria Joy, (Environmental Studies), Breanna Danielle Williams, Sydney, NS Sydney, NS Christopher Young, Coxheath, NS Satvir Kaur, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS Ruth Kodaliparambil Joji, (Environmental Studies), BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Sydney, NS (ELECTRONICS & CONTROLS) Anqi Li, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS Abhilash, (Electronics & Controls), Sydney, NS Anju Mathew, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS Umar Adeyemo, (Electronics & Controls), Aron Molnar, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS Mississauga, ON Prikshit Malik, (Electronics & Controls), Sydney, NS Vishnu Narayanan, (Environmental Studies), Karthikkrishnan Narayanasamy, (Electronics & Sydney, NS Controls), Sydney, NS Dawn Michele Negus (Environmental Studies), Jaspreet Kaur Waraich, (Electronics & Controls), Dartmouth, NS Sydney, NS Fazil Palayamkot Mohamed Faisal, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Abby Catherine Scanlan, (Environmental Studies), (ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES) Richmond Co., NS Shafiq Sharafudeen, (Environmental Studies), Basil Abraham, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS Sydney, NS Davinder Singh Sivia, (Environmental Studies), Humera Azhar, (Environmental Studies), Punjab, India Toronto, ON Lovepreet Singh, (Environmental Studies), Tejinderjeet Singh Bhullar, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS Sydney, NS Stanley Travis Boudreau, (Environmental Studies), BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Halifax, NS (MANUFACTURING) Christopher Brewster, (Environmental Studies), Edmonton, AB Amritpal Goraya, (Manufacturing), Indiana, USA Rushi Hiteshbhai Chovatiya, (Environmental Studies), Sydney, NS

20 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMA (PETROLEUM) Jidhin Paily, (Electrical/Electronic, Instrumentation Akhil Anilkumar, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS & Controls), Sydney, NS Gladvin Antappan, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Simranjeet Singh, (Electrical/Electronic, Tom Antony, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Instrumentation & Controls), Sydney, NS Binil Benny, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Marc Whelan, (Electrical/Electronic, Nikhil Babu, (Petroleum), Whitney Pier, NS Instrumentation & Controls), Moncton, NB Sachin Chempankan, (Petroleum), Drew Tyler Baxter, (Petroleum), River Ryan, NS Malappuram, India Alan Anjanavelil Benny, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Sony Devaneson, (Petroleum), New Waterford, NS Maharshi Gorajia, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Eldho Elias, (Petroleum), Glace Bay, NS Ayodeji Samad Igbalaye, (Petroleum), Dwight Geo Finny, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Toronto, ON Akhil Fransis, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Gagneesh Matharu, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Ajay George, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Harsh Patel, (Petroleum), Ahmedabad, India Arun Kumar Gujjari, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Devam Purohit, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Ahmed Hamud, (Petroleum), Calgary, AB Satbir Singh, (Petroleum), Haryana, India Ayodeji Igbalaye, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Binu Issac, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS ENGINEERING DIPLOMA Kevin Choondal Jordy, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Ali Ahmed, Sydney, NS Anwin Jose, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Sparsh Baluni, Sydney, NS Anas Kanhirakandy, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Kiranjot Singh Dulku, Ludhiana, India Priyatham Kapavarapu, (Petroleum), Glace Bay, NS Steven James Jessome, Sydney, NS Vineeth Kumar, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Danielle Kinyanjui, Halifax, NS Faisal Ahmed Mahmood Mohammed, (Petroleum), Anit Kumar, Una, Himachal Pradesh, India Hyderabad, India Rishab Monga, Punjab, India Martin Manjaly, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Aryan Sarin, Sydney, NS Justin George Mathew, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Het Shah, Sydney, NS Nisan Thomas Palackal, (Petroleum), Kerala, India Roshan Sivakumar, New Waterford, NS Kaushal Rameshbh Patel, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Nikhil Raj, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Neeraj Rajeev, (Petroleum), Glace Bay, NS Connor Sawyer, (Petroleum), Pickering, ON Amandeep Singh, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Amanpreet Singh, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Gurwant Singh, (Petroleum), India Navneet Singh, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Sarvjeet Singh, (Petroleum), Halifax, NS Mohammed Siddiq Syed, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS Ravin Thoppil, (Petroleum), Sydney, NS

FALL CONVOCATION November 2020 | 21 CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY MACE, CHAIN OF OFFICE AND CHAIRS

The Mace, given by Mr. and Mrs. Irving Schwartz in memory of Mrs. Rose Schwartz, was designed and created by Cape Breton’s own jeweller and craftsman, Darryl MacLeod. The shaft of the Mace is formed by a portion of an oak window from Moxham’s Castle. The top of the ornate crown is adorned with four diamonds donated by Dr. Robert Morgan in memory of his wife Barbara, who died in 1993.

The President’s Chain of Office, also designed and created by Mr. MacLeod, speaks boldly of Cape Breton University and Cape Breton. The Chain was commissioned in honor of Cape Breton University’s twentieth anniversary and was donated by the partners and staff of Deloitte & Touche in honour of Mr. James W. Miller, former managing partner.

Silver thistles and gold fiddles join the Chain. The Chain also has a silver fleur de lis, a replica of a coin from the “Chameau” treasure, and a silver medallion of the Cross and Crescent of the Mi’kmaw flag. CBU’s Coat of Arms shares the focal point with the Great Seal of Cape Breton. The Chain is designed to represent our ties with the French and Mi’kmaw cultures, as well as our strong Celtic ties with the Scottish, Irish and Breton settlers.

Cape Breton’s best known furniture maker, Leo MacNeil, crafted two chairs for our institution. The larger of the two chairs is used by the Chancellor during Convocation ceremonies. The back of the chair has the Cape Breton University Coat of Arms hand engraved and painted. The second chair is used by the President. Both chairs have been constructed from Cape Breton oak, with green velvet seats to complement the University’s colours and the green of Cape Breton.

22 | CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY RISE AGAIN

Dr. Leon Dubinsky

When the waves roll on over the waters, And the ocean cries, We look to our sons and daughters To explain our lives– As if a child could tell us why That as sure as the sunrise, As sure as the sea, As sure as the wind in the trees...

Chorus:

We rise again in the faces of our children; We rise again in the voices of our song; We rise again in the waves out on the ocean– And then we rise again.

When the light goes dark with the forces of creation Across a stormy sky, We look to reincarnation To explain our lives – As if a child could tell us why That as sure as the sunrise, As sure as the sea, As sure as the wind in the trees...

Chorus (twice)

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