Memorial University of Newfoundland

Memorial

Speda{ Convocation

~~L/J J-f:. 3 tt~lq o CANADA tiLt!? o CANADA! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. ,'iq, With glowing hearts we see thee rise. The True North strong and free! Fc:Je, From far and wide, 0 Canada, c.l We stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free! o Canada, we stand on guard for thee. o Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

o CANADA o CANADA! Terre de nos aleux, Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! Car ton bras sait porter l'epee. 11 sait porter la croix! Ton histoire est une epopee Des plus brillants exploits.

Et ta valeur, de foi trempee, Protegera nos foyers et nos droits Protegera nos foyers et nos droits.

ODE TO NEWFOUNDLAND

When sun rays crown thy pine clad hills And Summer spreads her hand f When silvern voices tune thy rills, ~"'\~ We love thee. smiling land. We love thee. we love thee, We love thee smiling land,

As loved our fathers. so we love: Where once they stood, we stand: Their prayer we raise to Heaven above. God guard thee. Newfoundland. God guard thee. God guard thee. God guard thee. Newfoundland. ACADEMIC DRESS

The academic dress for matriculated undergraduates of the University shall be similar to the Scho lar's Gown of the University of Oxford. It shall be worn whenever the President so directs. The gowns of Bachelors shall be of black stuff. The gowns of Masters shall be of black stuff or silk. The gowns of Doctors shall be of fine scarlet cloth or silk, or 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's gown and of the Doctor's black gown shall be similar to that of the Ox ford Master's gown, except that the Doctor's black gown shall have an edging of black silk braid at the opening of the sleeve. The Doctor's scarlet gown shall be similar to that of the Oxford Doctor of Divinity's gown. The hoods of Bachelors shall be made of black stuff, the hoods of Masters of black silk, the hoods of Doctors of scarlet silk. They shall be full in shape and lined with the University colours of claret and white. The hoods of Bachelors shall be edged with white fur, the tippets with velvet in the colours distinctive of the Faculty or Degree. The hoods and tippets of Masters shall be edged with velvet in the colours distinctive of the Faculty or Degree. The hoods and tippets of Doctors shall be edged with silk in the colours distinctive of the Faculty or Degree. However, the hood of the Doctor of Philosophy degree shall be of claret silk, lined and edged with claret silk. The distinctive colours for the various degrees shall be: B.A., M.A., D.Litt White B.A. (Police Studies) Navy Blue B.Mus Pink B.Com., M.B.A Drab B.A.(Ed.), B.Ed. (Primary), B.Ed. (Elementary) Royal Blue B.Sc., M.Sc., D.Sc Gold M.A.S Mean Gray B.Ed., M.Ed Light Blue B.Mus.Ed Lavender B.P.E., M.P.E Sage Green LL.D Purple B.N., M.N Coral B.S.W., M.S.W Ruby Gem B.Eng., M.Eng Orange M.Phi!., Ph.D Claret B.Med.Sc., M.D Green B.Voc.Ed Steel Gray B.Spec.Ed Teal Blue The caps of men undergraduates, Bachelors and Masters, shall be black and of the square shape, with a black tassel. The caps of Doctors shall be similar to the Oxford Doctor's bonnet. The caps of women undergraduates, Bachelors and Masters, shall be similar to the Oxford women's cap. The academic dress for Officers of the University shall be as follows: Chancellor - a silk gown heavily embroidered with gold braid. Vice-Chancellor - a silk gown embroidered with gold braid. Pro Vice-Chancellor - a silk gown embroidered with gold braid. Registrar and other Officers of the University - gowns of a pattern approved by the Senate. INSTALLATION CEREMONY PRESIDING OFFICER

Charles W. White. Q.c., LL.B .. LL.D. Chairman of the Board of Regents

CONVOCATION PRESIDING OFFICER Arthur W. May. B.Sc.(Hons.l. M.Sc.. Ph.D.. D.U.. D.Sc. President and Vice-Chancellor

MARSHAL OF CONVOCATION J.M.C. Facey. B.Sc.lEng.). D.Eng.. P.Eng.. MIEE

DEPUTY MARSHALS oel A. Veitch. B.A.lEd.), M.A.. M.Ed. Francis X. Doyle. B.Comm.

REGISTRAR Glenn W. Collins. B.Sc .. B.Ed.. M.Sc.

UNIVERSITY ORATORS David . Bell. M.A.. D.Phil. Shane O·Dea. B.A.. M.A. Anne S. Staveley. B.A.(Hons.). M.A.

ORGANIST C.K. Adams. B.M.E.. M.M .. Dip.F.A. Student Brass Ensemble directed by Donald S. Buell. B.E.. M.Mus.

The Academic Procession will enter the Hall at three o.clock in the afternoon.

The Audience is requested to stand while the Proces sion enters and departs from the hall. during the An thems. and at other times as noted in the Order of Proceedings. ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS Saturday, February 2, 1991 3:00 p.m.

PROCESSIONAL Fanfare (La Peri)...... Paul Dukas March . ..Guy Eldridge

THE VICE-REGAL SALUTE

THE CHAIRMAN OPENS INSTALLATION CEREMONY The Audience will be seated

INSTRUMENT OF APPOINTMENT The Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland, His Honour, James A. McGrath, will read the Instrument of Appointment to the Office of President and Vice-Chancellor "Section 53 of the Memorial University Act, as amended, states: 'There shall be a President of the University who shall be appointed by the Board of Regents in consultation with the Senate and with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in-Council. ' By virtue of the authority vested in me as Lieutenant-Governor of New foundland and Visitor to the University, I do hereby certify that all these procedures have been duly observed. The Board of Regents of Memorial University of Newfoundland with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council have selected and appointed a President and Vice Chancellor of this Memorial University of Newfoundland."

PRESENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR The Minister of Education, the Honourable Philip J. Warren, will present the Presi dent and Vice-Chancellor "Mr. Chairman, as the Minister of Education, I have the honour to present to you Arthur William May. Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctorat Universite. Doctor of Science. Mr. Chairman. on behalf of the Board of Regents of this University, I ask you to install Arthur William May as the President and Vice Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland." The Audience will stand INSTALLATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR The Chairman will address the President and Vice-Chancellor "Sir: You now come to the function and office of the President and Vice-Chancellor of this University, to which you have been appointed. You shall promise to keep and preserve, well and faithfully, during your period of office, the statutes, liberties, customs, rights and privileges of the university and to promote its well-being and that of its members so far as in you lies." The President and Vice-Chancellor will respond "1 do so promise." The President and Vice-Chancellor will be robed by Deans of the University

The Chairman will install the President and Vice-Chancellor "In the name of Memorial University of Newfoundland and of the mem bers of Convocation, I now install you, Arthur William May, in the office of President and Vice-Chancellor of the University, and I invest you with the authority and charge you with the responsibilities which ap pertain to this high office. " The Audience will be seated

PRESENTATION OF THE PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR The Chairman will address the Vice-Chancellor "Mr. Vice-Chancellor, I have the honour to present to you Albert Reginald Cox, Bachelor of Arts, Doctor of Medicine, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Vice-President (Academic). Mr. Vice-Chancellor, I ask you to install Al bert Reginald Cox as the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland. " The Audience will stand

INSTALLATION OF THE PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR The Vice-Chancellor will address the Pro Vice-Chancellor "Sir: You now come to the function and office of Pro Vice-Chancellor of this University, to which you have been appointed. You shall promise to keep and preserve, well and faithfully, during your period of office, the statutes, liberties, customs, rights and privileges of the University and to promote its well-being and that of its members so far as in you lies... The Pro Vice-Chancellor will respond "I do so promise." The Pro Vice-Chancellor will be robed by Deans of the University The Vice-Chancellor will install the Pro Vice-Chancellor "Sir: In the name of Memorial University of Newfoundland and of the members of Convocation, I now install you, Albert Reginald Cox, in the office of Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University, and I invest you with the authority and charge you with the responsibilities which ap pertain to this high office." The Audience will be seated

GREETINGS TO CONVOCATION The Honourable Dr. Philip Warren Minister of Education, Province of Newfoundland Dr. William McKim Senate, Memorial University of Newfoundland Mr. Wade Brake President, Council of Students' Union Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds President, Alumni Association Memorial University of Newfoundland Dr. Claude Lajeunesse President, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

REPRESENTATIVES OF CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES WILL CONVEY GREETINGS TO THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR

THE INSTALLATION ADDRESS The President and Vice-Chancellor THE VICE-CHANCELLOR WILL DECLARE CONVOCATION OPEN

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES James Downey The Degree of Doctor of Letters J.W. George Ivany The Degree of Doctor of Laws David F. Strong The Degree of Doctor of Science

CONVOCATION ADDRESS James Downey

THE VICE-CHANCELLOR WILL CLOSE CONVOCATION

ANTHEM The Ode to Newfoundland

RECESSIONAL Festival Voluntary Flor Peeters

RECEPTION Guests are invited to attend the reception which begins immediately in the upper con course. Representatives Bringing Greetings

1785 University of New Brunswick Dr. James Downey, Past-President

1789 University of King's College Mr. Alan W. Carter, Representative

1802 Saint Mary's University Dr. Cyril Byrne, Professor of English

1818 Dalhousie University Dr. Robert Fournier, Associate Vice-President (Research)

1821 McGill University Mr. Timothy Houlihan, Representative

1827 University of Toronto Mrs. Eve Roberts, Representative

1836 Victoria University Mrs. Eleanor Eaton, Representative

1838 Acadia University Dr. J.R.e. Perkin, President

1839 Mount Allison University Dr. Grace Sparkes, Representative

1841 Queen's University at Kingston Dr. Jack Strawbridge, Representative

1843 Bishop's University Dr. John Netten, Representative

1853 St. Francis Xavier University Dr. Louis Visentin, Representative

1857 University of Windsor Prof. Janice Parsons, Representative

1873 Mount Saint Vincent University Dr. Naomi Hersom, President 1876 Royal Military College of Canada Dr. Wayne Ludlow, Representative

1877 University of Manitoba Dr. Maurice Oleson, Representative

1878 University of Western Ontario Dr. W.G.E. Caldwell, Vice-President (Research)

1887 McMaster University Dr. Gordon Jones, Representative

1890 Universite Sainte-Anne Monsieur Harley d'Entremont, Recteur

1899 Brandon University Mr. David Gilbert Smith, Representative

1902 University of Victoria Dr. David Strong, President

1906 University of Alberta Dr. Michael Staveley, Representative

1909 University of Saskatchewan Dr. George Ivany, President

1910 Camrose Lutheran College Dr. K. Glen Johnson, President

1913 Luther College Mrs. Grace Dunsmore, Representative

1926 St. Paul's College Rev. John Lynch, Representative

1936 St. Thomas More College Dr. Waiter Cherwinski, Representative

1942 Carleton University Mrs. Eleanor Nesbitt-Friis, Representative 1942 Royal Roads Military College Dr. Wayne Ludlow, Representative

1959 University of Regina Mr. Douglas Dunsmore, Representative

1959 York University Mr. Robert Stack, Representative

1963 Simon Fraser University Dr. Gary Sabin, Representative

1963 Trent University Ms. Ellen Foulkes, Representative

1964 University of Guelph Dr. Brian SegaL President

1966 University of Calgary Dr. Chester Jablonski, Representative

1969 University of Prince Edward Island Dr. Elizabeth Epperley, Representative

1974 Concordia University Dr. Catherine MacKenzie, Associate Vice-Rector, Services

Congratulatory messages have been received from the following: Universite Laval University of Ottawa The University of Winnipeg Technical University of Nova Scotia St. Thomas University Wilfrid Laurier University Campion College Ryerson Polytechnical Institute University of Waterloo Trinity Western University Universite de Moncton Brock University Lakehead University The University of Lethbridge Athabasca University The King's College

10 ARTHUR WILLIAM MAY Arthur W. May was born and raised in St. John·s. He received his early education at Bishop Feild in St. John's and graduated from Memorial University. receiving a B.Sc. (honors) in biology in 1958. That same year he was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1964 Dr. May received his M.Sc. in fisheries biology from Memorial. and in 1966 he was awarded a PhD in marine sciences from McGill University. In the early seventies he worked in Ottawa. assisting in the development of Canada's fisheries position for the international law of the sea. He was appointed director of the Newfoundland bio logical station of the federal department of fisheries in 1973, and in 1975 was appointed director-general of fisheries resource services. Dr.- May assumed the position of assistant deputy minister, Atlantic fisheries. in 1978 and served on the Task force on Atlantic Fisheries prior to his 1982 appointment as deputy minister of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. In 1986 he was appointed presi dent of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERCl, a position he held until 1990. when he was appointed president of Memorial University of New foundland. Dr. May is a recipient of the Governor-General's Medal for academic achievement (1954, 1958). a former Memorial Alumnus of the Year (1983); he has received honorary degrees from Memorial (1989) and the University of Ottawa (1988). He has served on a number of international fisheries organizations. He was Canadian commissioner to ICNAF and president of the North Atlantic Fisheries Organization. and has represented Canada on other committees including the Canada-Norway Seal Commission. the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization and the Pacific Salmon Commission. He is also the author of over 60 publications on biology and stock assessment of North Atlantic fish and fisheries, mainly cod and Atlantic salmon.

11 ALBERT REGINALD COX Dr. Cox. a native of British Columbia. was a member of the first graduating class of the medical school of University of British Columbia in 1954. Following his internship and residency he attended the National Heart School in London. England. as the Brit ish Council Scholar. In 1962 he joined the Faculty of Medicine at UBe. He was appoint ed to Memorial's Faculty of Medicine in 1969 as the first professor and chair of the discipline of medicine. In 1972 he became the school's first associate dean of clinical affairs. and in 1974 was appointed dean of medicine. a position he held until 1987. In 1988 he was appointed vice-president (health sciences and professional schools). and became vice-president (academic) in 1990. Dr. Cox is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. the American College of Physicians and the American College of Cardiology. He has served on the executive of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges since 1976. and was its president in 1979-80. He is an honorary member of the Canadian College of Family Physicians. and was inducted into the Order of Canada in 1989.

12 JAMES DOWNEY Or, Downey was born in Winterton. T,B.. and educated locally, He earned an honors bachelor of arts degree from Memorial in 1962. a bachelor of education in 1963. and master of arts in 1964, As a Rothermere Fellow, he studied at the University of London, earning his doctorate in 1966, He began his academic career at Carleton University where he taught. served actively on university committees, and was involved in professional organizations concerned with the quality of education, In 1980 he was installed as the president and vice-chancellor of the University of New Brunswick. and was re-appointed in 1985, Or, Downey has served as president of the Canadian Bureau of International Educa tion. as chair of the Association of Atlantic Universities. and on the executive of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, He is also a distinguished and widely published scholar in the field of 18th-century literature. and a prominent spokesperson in the cause of higher education in Canada and the autonomy of its universities, He was made an honorary fellow of the University of Georgia for his scholarly and profes sional achievements. and in 1987 was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree by the University of Maine,

13 JESSE WILLIAM GEORGE IVANY Dr. Ivany, president of the University of Saskatchewan, was born in Grand Falls. He earned a bachelor of science degree in physics and chemistry. as well as a diploma of education, from Memorial University in 1960. He pursued post-graduate studies in science education at Columbia University and at the University of Alberta, earning a master of arts degree at Columbia in 1963 and a PhD degree at Alberta in 1965. He taught science education at the University of Alberta (1965-66), at Columbia (1966-68). and at the University of London as visiting fellow (1972-73). He was head of the Department of Science Education at Columbia University from 1972-74. He has held many senior ad ministrative and academic posts including dean and professor of the Faculty of Educa tion at Memorial (1974-77), dean and professor at Simon Fraser University (1977-84). acting president (1983), and vice-president (academic) from 1984-89. Dr. Ivany is the author or co-author of numerous books and papers in his field. and he is also widely-known as a leading consultant in Canada, the United States and else where. He has been particularly active in the work of the National Science Foundation.

14 DAVID FREDERICK STRONG Dr. Strong, a native of Botwood, has had a long and distinguished association with Memorial University. He earned a B.Sc. degree in geology from Memorial in 1965 and continued his studies at Lehigh University. where he earned a master of science degree in 1967, and at the University of Edinburgh. where he earned a PhD in 1970. His out standing work in earth sciences research has won national and international recogni tion. He joined the faculty of Memorial University in 1970, and remained associated with the university as a researcher, teacher and academic administrator until he became president of the University of Victoria in 1990. Dr. Strong has published over 100 papers in scientific journals, and his reputation as a leading researcher has taken him to many parts of the world, including New Zealand, Australia, Japan and France. His scientific work has earned him numerous awards. me dals and professional acknowledgements, including fellowhip of the Royal Society of Canada in 1982 and election as university research professor at Memorial in 1985. In addition to his teaching and research, he made significant contributions as an academic administrator, serving Memorial as head of his department (1974-75), special adviser on research to the president (1986-87), and vice-president (academic) from 1987-90.

15 PRESIDENTS OF MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 1925 - 1933 Mr. John Lewis Paton 1933 - 1949 Dr. Albert G. Hatcher

PRESIDENTS OF MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY 1949 - 1952 Dr. Albert G. Hatcher 1952 - 1966 Dr. Raymond Gushue 1966 - 1967 Mr. M.O. Morgan (pro tempore) 1967 - 1973 The Rt. Hon. the Lord Taylor of Harlow 1973 - 1981 Or. M.O. Morgan 1981 - 1990 Dr. Leslie Harris

CHANCELLORS OF THE UNIVERSITY 1952 - 1961 The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Rothermere of Hemsted 1961 - 1968 The Rt. Hon. the Lord Thomson of Fleet 1971 - 1979 Dr. G. Alain Frecker 1979 - 1988 Dr. Paul G. Desmarais

CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS (ESTABLISHED MAY, 1950) 1950 - 1954 The Hon. Sir Albert Walsh 1954 - 1968 Dr. E.J. Phelan 1968 - 1974 The Hon. Dr. Gordon A. Winter 1974 - 1982 Dr. F.W. Russell 1982 - Dr. Charles W. White