WELCOME TO SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY'S OCTOBER2006 CONVOCATION CEREMONIES Thursday, October 5 at 9:45 am Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences ............................. 5 Thursday, October 5 at 2:30 pm Faculties of Applied Sciences and Science ............... 12 Friday, October 6 at 9:45 am Faculties of Business Administration and Arts and Social Sciences ............................................. 18 Friday, October 6 at 2:30 pm Faculty of Education and Diplomas and Certificates (all faculties) .................... 23 A Special Thank You to Our Supporters Donations from alumni, family members, faculty and staff, businesses and our many friends in the community provide invaluable support to Simon Fraser University and our students. Thank you for helping students achieve their dreams of becoming alumni and for making Simon Fraser University an outstanding place of learning, teaching and research. For more information about supporting students and programs at Simon Fraser University, contact University Advancement, 2118 Strand Hall, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby BC V5A 1S6. Telephone: 604-291-5309. Fax: 604-291-4958. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.sfu.ca/advancement. Alumni Association of Simon Fraser University The end of your degree is also the beginning of your life as alumni. Congratulations on your achievement and welcome to the Alumni Association of Simon Fraser University! Founded by graduates in 1969, the Alumni Association is a registered, non-profit society governed by an elected Executive Board of fifteen volunteer members. All students who graduate with a degree, diploma or certificate automatically become members of the Alumni Association. The Association has more than 89, 000 members in more than 100 countries. Through alumni committee and group activities, university involvements, alumni events, programs and services, the Alumni Association seeks to enhance the excellence of Simon Fraser University and foster an active and ongoing relationship between alumni and their a/ma mater. For information about the Alumni Association, contact Alumni Relations, Simon Fraser University, Diamond Alumni Centre, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby BC V5A 1S6. Telephone: 604-291-4723. Toll-free 1-800-998-GRAD (4723). Email: [email protected]. Website: www.sfu.ca/alumni. 2 INFORMATION ON SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY'S CONVOCATION Participants Graduand Marshals Dr Paul Dutton Order of Procession Dr Lannie Kanevsky The procession will be led by pipers of the four-time World Champion Dr Christine MacKenzie Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. Dr Judy Zaichkowsky Claymore Bearer Mace Bearers Graduands Dr Rob Gordon Faculty Dr Steve Holdencroft Senate Dr Robert Horsfall Board of Governors Dr Lindsay Meredith Distinguished Guests Delegates and Representatives Claymore Bearers Chancellor's Party Ms Robbie Dunlop Mace Bearer Ms Heather Rhodes President Chancellor Chief Usher The platform party consists of members of faculty, senators, the Board of Governors Ms Peg Johnsen and distinguished guests. Acknowledgments Vice Presidents and Deans Four-time World Champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band Dr John Waterhouse, Vice President, Academic and Provost Ms Cathy Daminato, Vice President, Advancement Dr Warren Gill, Vice President, University Relations Ms Patricia Hibbitts, Vice President, Finance and Administration Professor Judith Osborne, Vice President, Legal Affairs University Heraldry Dr Mario Pinto, Vice President, Research The University Coat of Arms was granted to the University in 1965 by the Lord Lyon Dr Nella Angerill1, Associate Vice President, Students and International King of Arms. Dr Bill Krane, Associate Vice President, Academic The heraldic description of the coat of arms is: Ms Lynn Copeland, Dean of Library Services and University Librarian Dr Jonathan Driver, Dean of Graduate Studies "Quarterly; 1st and 4th, Azure, three fraises Argent; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, three Dr John La Brie, Dean of Continuing Studies antique crowns Gules, in chief Gules an open book proper, binding Dr Brian Lewis, Dean of Applied Sciences and foreedges, Or, between two crosslets fitchee of the last." Dr Carolyne Smart, Acting Dean of Business Administration Dr David Maclean, Dean of Health Sciences The Coat of Arms was derived from that of the Clan Fraser. The name Fraser is said Dr John Pierce, Dean of Arts and Social Sciences to have come from the French word "fraises, " meaning strawberries, hence the Shield Dr Michael Plischke, Dean of Science and flag each include the strawberry flower motif. Dr Paul Shaker, Dean of Education The mace was commissioned by the University architects, Erickson-Massey, and was presented to the University at the opening ceremonies on September 9, 1965. The Chief Marshals mace is 61 inches long and weighs 23 pounds. Pieces of cut and polished jade, which were taken from the University's jade boulder in the reflecting pool, were set in silver Dr Allan MacKinnon by its designer, Haida artist Bill Reid. The mace is crowned by a silver stag's head, Dr Tom Perry derived from the coat-of-arms of Lord Lovat, head of the Clan Fraser. The Fraser tradition was to fasten sprigs of yew in their bonnets before entering battle. The mace Chancellor's Party Marshal was carved from two hundred-year-old yew, gathered on Burnaby Mountain by a Mr W. Ron Heath resident in the 1940s. Faculty Marshals Lord Lovat presented the University with a claymore, or great sword. on September Dr Paul Budra 9, 1965. The claymore was first used by a Fraser at the Battle of Culloden Moor in Dr Irene Gordon 1746. It was also used by a Fraser at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759. The Dr Catherine Murray claymore is approximately 36 inches long and weighs two pounds. Dr Kelleen Toohey The flag was dedicated and flown for the first time at the Convocation ceremonies in June 1981. This program is prepared more than a week before Convocation and therefore may not be complete. 3 Academic Dress Board of Governors The regalia worn today by our graduates has a colourful history. Blue gown, red facings, red linings in sleeves, blue velvet Cambridge bonnet with red tassel Regalia originated in the monasteries of the Middle Ages. At that lime, university faculty were men of religion who wore the habit of their Order when teaching. Over Senators time, their garments came to identify their university. In Europe, laymen did not Black gown, no bonnet. commonly teach in universities until the 19th century. Only by 1858, for example, did British law no longer require university dons to be in holy orders. Nevertheless, professors continued to wear clerical garb, with modifications in cut and design. Faculty Regalia from alma mater or black gown, black mortarboard Regalia colours often matched those of the university patron, or of the city in which the Hood: alma mater or none university was located; Simon Fraser regalia combines the red and royal blue of the Clan Fraser. (The University motto "nous sommes prets, "or ''we are ready, " parallels Master the Clan's "je suis pre!.") Blue gown, blue mortarboard The degree hood was originally part of the monk's habit - a carryall for food or other Master Hoods small items. Eventually, the hood became separate from the gown, variegated in Master of Applied Science: Red with wide maroon border and gold cording colour, and emblematic of scholars and degrees from particular universities. Hoods Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Red with wide blue border in Canada and Europe are unique in design and colour to each degree and each Master of Arts in the Faculty of Applied Sciences: Red with wide green border and university. royal blue cording The history of the mortarboard worn by our Bachelors and Masters begins with high Master of Arts in Liberal Studies: Red with wide blue border, orange cording and plum church dignitaries in the 16th century. These officials wore hats consisting of little more underside than a cap with a raised, squared crown. By the 18th century, the crown had evolved Master of Arts in the Faculty of Education: Red with wide white border into a cloth-covered board, and the wearers into the deans and rectors of universities. Master of Business Administration: Red with wide blue border and grey cording The 19th century saw the top knob replaced by a tassel, and the cap become required Master of Education: Red with wide white border and royal blue cording student attire. Reminded of the square board masons used to hold mortar, students Master of Engineering: Red with wide maroon border and gold underside dubbed the headgear a "mortarboard"-college slang of the day. Master of Environmental Toxicology: Red with wide gold border, orange cording and aquamarine underside Doctoral hats are patterned after the Florentine hats in the time of the Medici. Students Master of Fine Arts: Red with wide blue border, pink cording and cerise underside purchased hats of the appropriate university colours when continuing with advanced Master of Resource Management: Red with wide green border and gold cording studies after completing the Bachelors degree. Master of Pest Management: Red with wide gold border and light green cording Master of Publishing: Red with wide blue border and yellow cording Master of Public Policy: Red with blue underside and white cording Chancellor Master of Science in the Faculty of Science: Red with wide gold border Red gown, red velvet facings, gold trim Master of Science in the Faculty of Education: Red with wide white border and gold Red velvet