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Wilfrid Laurier University SPRING CONVOCATION May 26,1985 KITCHENER MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM KITCHENER, ONTARIO The Convocation Ceremony Convocation is the most solemn ceremony within the university community. Since their beginnings in the Middle Ages, universities have performed this ceremony in order to grant degrees to their students and also to welcome those students into the community of scholars which has trained them. The conferring of the degree takes place at the moment when the student places his or her hands within those of the Chancellor, the President, or the Vice-President: Academic of the University and the officer says "I admit you." As an outward sign of his or her new state, the student is hooded by a member of faculty. Each degree within a university has a hood of unique colours and trim in order that the student's status may be recogn ized-indeed every un iversity guards its own set of hoods from use by any other university. In order to recognize the nature of this event for the students involved, the university asks that parents and friends of the students partici pating in this ceremony withhold thei r applause until all members being admitted to each degree have left the dais. Wilfrid Laurier University Mace The mace of Wilfrid Laurier University was officially presented by the Eulerfamily at the Fall Convocation, 1963, in memory of the Hon. Senator W.O. Euler, the first Chancellor of the University. It weighs sixteen pounds and was manufactured by the firm of Henry Birks Limited, Montreal. The ferrule near the base of the shaft contains ivory from a walrus tusk obtained from Coral Harbour, North West Territories. The ten-sided shaft, representing the ten provinces, merges into the head of the mace which bears the ten provincial crests. The wood used at the point where the shaft meets the head of the mace is elm taken from the bannister post of Conrad Hall, the original Seminary Building. Above this are four crests relating to the history of the Institution: a crest of Waterloo County, the Luther Coat of Arms, the crest of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, and the Coat of Arms of the University of Western Ontario. The head of the mace is made of maple and bears the Federal Coat of Arms above which is the monogram of Queen Elizabeth II , during whose reign the University's Charter was granted. On the reverse side is the crest of Wilfrid Laurier University and the monogram of King George V during whose reign the original Charter was granted. The top of the mace is a crown, mounted with jewels, symbolizing the authority of the State. Order of Proceedings Members of the Convocation will rise at the sound of the fanfare and will remain standing until after the Invocation. CONVOCATION FANFARE THE PROCESSION The Marshal Candidates for Degrees in Course Faculty of Arts and Science School of Business and Economics Faculty of Music Faculty of Social Work Faculty of Graduate Studies Faculty of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary Officers of the University Alumni Members of the Senate The Board of Governors The Bedel The Chancellor President and Vice-Chancellor Participants in the Ceremonies THE HYMN Immortal, invisible, God only wise, In light inaccessible hid from our eyes. Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious, thy great Name we praise. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, Nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might; Thy justice like mountains high soaring above, Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love. To all life thou givest, to both great and small; In all life thou livest, the true life of all; We blossom and flourish like leaves on the tree, And wither and perish , but naught changeth thee. Great Father of glory, pure Father of light, Thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight; All laud we would render: 0 help us to see 'Tis only the splendor of light hideth thee. Amen. INVOCATION Martin L. Dolbeer, B.A., M.Div., Th.D. Associate Professor of Rel igion and Culture. PRESENTATION OF THE MACE Robert W. Stolar, B.Com., M.B.A., Ph .D., R.I.A., C.A. Associate Professor of Business. The placing of the mace by the Bedel before the Chancellor, the Honourable John Black Aird, signifies the opening of the Convocation. The audience will be seated. CONFERRING OF THE HONORARY DEGREES The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. John A. Weir, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, JOHN CHARLES PHILLIPS The degree is presented posthumously and will be accepted by Mrs. Grace Phillips. The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. John A. Weir, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, ELMER ISELER The recipient will be invested with academic hood by Professor Victor Martens, Associate Professor of Music. ADDRESS The Honourable John Black Aird, Chancellor, Wilfrid Laurier University MUSICAL TRIBUTE The Elmer Iseler Singers. CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE The Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Russell W. Muncaster will present to the Chancellor candidates for degrees. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. John A. Weir, the Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Russell W. Muncaster and Dr. Lawrence E. Toombs, Professor of Religion and Culture, will assist the Chancellor in admitting undergraduates to degrees in course. Public Orators: Announcing candidates for postgraduate degrees will be Dr. Andrew Berczi, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (Arts and Science), Dr. Shankar A. Yelaja, Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, Dr. Andrew Berczi, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (School of Business and Economics) and Dr. Richard Crossman, Dean of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary. Announcing candidates for undergraduate degrees will be Dr. L. Arthur A. Read, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, Dr. J. Alex Murray, Dean of the School of Business and Economics and Dr. Anne Hall, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Music. Professors Mary Kay Lane, John Melichercik, Michael Ballin, Dwight Edmonds, Grant Head, Terrence Levesque, Harriet Lyons and Jack Zeyl will invest the candidates with academic hoods. AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS Dr. Anne Hall will announce the candidate for the Diploma in Opera. Announcing candidates for diplomas in Accounting and Business Admin istration will be Dr. J. Alex Murray, Dean of the School of Business and Economics. DEGREES IN ABSENTIA The Chancellor STUDENT APPRECIATION Paul Cira, President, Class of 1985. BENEDICTION Professor Martin L. Dolbeer o CANADA THE RECESSION Members of Convocation will remain standing during the Recession . .. Members of the Convocation are requested to hold their applause until all degrees have been conferred. The Marshal: Dr. Welf Heick. Assistant Marshals: Professors Ralph Blackmore, Loren Calder, Richard Elliott, Peter Erb, Richard Fuke, Raymond Heller, Dean Knight, Frank Millerd, Terence Scully, Gunars Subins and Arnold Weigel. Music: Wilfrid Laurier University Wind Ensemble. Director of Music: Glenn Buhr, B. Mus., M. Mus., D.M.A. Assistant Professor of Music. Prof. Victor Martens, Associate Professor of Music, led the singing of the hymn and the national anthem. PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION You are invited to attend a Reception on campus immediately following Convocation. Refreshments will be served in the Quadrangle. In the event of inclement weather, the Reception will be held in the Dining Hall. Degrees In Course Faculty of Graduate Studies FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE Master of Arts GEOGRAPHY Charles Edward Hoffer, B.A., Wilfrid Lau rier University Robert John Nolk, B.A., Wilfrid Laurier University HISTORY Richard Mark Dykeman, B.A., Wilfrid Laurier University Randall Gordon Keast, B.A., McMaster University Craig Robert Lyndsay Stuart, B.A., University of Windsor PSYCHOLOGY De Bryant, B.A., University of Illinois Robert Clarence Hallman, B.A. , University of Waterloo RELIGION AND CULTURE Pauline Esther Duench, B.A. , Wilfrid Laurier University Patricia Frances Dutton, B.A., Wilfrid Laurier University Mary Elizabeth Hougham, B.A., University of Waterloo Paul Medford Knowles, B.A. , University of Waterloo Seppo Olavi Nurvo, B.A., Wilfrid Laurier University Byron Lorne Wheaton, B.A., University of Western Ontario; M.A.R., Th .M., Westminster Theological Seminary Roger Clayton White, B.Sc ., Acadia University; B.Ed., Acadia University FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK Master of Social Work George Francis Abwunza, B.A., Westmar College Debra Ann Akins, B.A., Brock University Marylin Ann Anderson, B.A., University of Waterloo Hildegard Pauline Bayer, B.A. , University of Waterloo Lise Mary Beauchesne, B.S.W., Laurentian University Bruce Leslie Bower, B.A., Dalhousie University Linda Jane Bray, B.A., York University Joanne Louise Burton, B.A., Wilfrid Laurier Un iversity Kavita Carlson, B.A., Wilfrid Laurier University Deborah A.L. Chapman, B.A., University of Prince Edward Island Katherine Gayle Cole, B.A. , University of Guelph Sheila Elizabeth Conlin, B.A., University of Waterloo; B.Ed. University of Toronto John Malcolm Davies, B.A., University of Toronto Mary Frances Deckers, B.A., University of Waterloo Karen Ann Elder, B.A. , University of Waterloo Karen Rachel Feldman, B.A. , University of Western Ontario Stella Miu Yee Fok, B.S. Sc., Chinese University of Hong Kong Pamela Jayne Furgoch, B.A., Carleton University; B.S.W. Laurentian University Sandra Kathleen Hamstad, B.S.W., University of Calgary Peggy Anne Heffernan-Smith, B.A. , University of Toronto Susan Joan Hull, B.A., Wilfrid Laurier University Denise Catherine Kelly, B.A., Brock University Barbara Joan Kempe, B.A., Queen 's University tFiona Caroline Kennedy, B.A., University of Canterbury; B.S.W. University of Western Ontario Stephen Jerome Kerr, B.S.W., University of Windsor Christine Elizabeth Klaming, B.A., University of Western Ontario Pirjo Hannele Maijala, B.S.W., Lakehead University Marilyn Grace Malton, B.A. , Queen's University Cheryl Elizabeth Matejcic, B.A., Brock University Lisa Marie E.