University of Calgary President: F. Murray Fraser Chancellor: David Bruce Smith Honorary Degrees: Dr. John B. Ballem His Excellency Mikhail Gorbachev Dr
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1993 University of Calgary President: F. Murray Fraser Chancellor: David Bruce Smith Honorary Degrees: Dr. John B. Ballem His Excellency Mikhail Gorbachev Dr. Norman Jewison Dr. John M. MacLeod Dr. Ronald Martland Dr. James S. Palmer Dr. Daryl Seaman Dr. Richard Taylor Enrolment: 18000 full time, 4311 part time (fall), 6189 part time (spring), 3602 part time (summer) Degrees granted: 4243 New Buildings: McCaig Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research opens in Heritage Medical Research building. New university child care centre opens – includes space for research into early childhood education Library holdings: 6 748 977 Employees: Academic staff: 1760 FTE Support staff : 2282 FTE Events: Sports: Men’s volleyball wins CIAU championship Women’s cross country team wins CIAU championship for second year in a row Research: Markin-Flanagan First Writer-in-Residence: Roberta Rees Markin-Flanagan First Distinguished Visiting Writer: Michael Ondaatje Film: Disney uses Olympic Oval and Physical Education link for scenes from their movie “Cool Runnings” Alumni: Distinguished Alumni award recipient Dr. Catherine Hankins BA'71 (Honours French), MD'76, MSc'79 (with distinction) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, England, Medical epidemiologist at the Infectious Disease Unit, Montreal Regional Public Health Department Visitors: Mikhail Gorbachev visits the U of C, receives honourary degree and signs a memorandum of understanding to establish the University of Calgary Gorbachev Foundation. In Memorium: Herbert Stoker Armstrong, first president of the University of Calgary (1966-1968), dies in Guelph Ontario. Canadian Events Governor General - Ray Hnatyshyn Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein Calgary’s mayor: Al Duerr Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island becoming the first female premier in Canada. Kim Campbell becomes Canada’s 19 th Prime Minister and first female Prime Minister. Her term in office is short as the Conservative government mandate was up shortly after she became Prime Minister. The next election brought in a Liberal government. Jean Chretien becomes Canada’s 20 th Prime Minister. Canadian Major-General Roméo Dallaire appointed commander of the U.N. forces in Rwanda The Toronto Blue Jays win back-to-back World Series, the first on Canadian soil, as Joe Carter hit the series winning home run, becoming the second team to ever do so. Grey Cup (CFL) – Edmonton Eskimos over Winnipeg Blue Bombers World Events: Czechoslovakia divides establishing the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. Vaclav Havel is elected President of the Czech Republic. A van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City goes off. Six people are killed and over a thousand are injured. Six Islam extremist terrorists were convicted of the bombing and sentenced to 240 years each in prison. Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasir Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shake hands in Washington, D.C. after signing a peace accord. U.S. President Bill Clinton orders air strikes on Iraq when the country refuses to accept the No-Fly Zone. American war ships are sent to Haiti to enforce the United Nations trade sanctions against the military-led regime in that country. Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens over Los Angeles Kings .