2002 University of Calgary President: Dr. Harvey Weingarten Chancellor: John R. (Jack) Perraton and William J. (Bill) Warren, C.M., Q.C. Honorary Degrees: Dr. Dermot Baldwin Dr. Jenny Belzberg Dr. James F. Dinning Dr. Ronald Joyce Dr. Colleen E. Klein Dr. Catriona Le May Doan Dr. Stephen Lewis Dr. E. Preston Manning
Order of the UofC: William (Bill) Gillespie Gary Krivy Anita Li Jim Lozon Darol Wigham William Baillie Cyril E. Challice Mary T. Nowakowski
Enrolment: 23 380 full time, 8261 part time (spring), 4900 part time (summer), 5039 part time (fall) Degrees awarded: 5994 Faculties: Faculty of Management is renamed Haskayne School of Business Buildings: MacEwan Hall Expansion opens, adding a 50 000 sq. foot live music and conference venue to the Student Centre. New Buildings: Calgary Centre for Innovative Technology completed. Employees: Academic staff: 2107 FTE Support staff: 2711 FTE Events: Donation: The Gibson Science Fiction collection, one of the largest resources for science fiction research, comprising of over 30 000 books and magazines is donated to the U of C Special Collections. Students: U of C Model United Nations team win the McGill Model UN Assembly for the second year in a row, beating teams from 60 schools. NUTV, a new campus-wide closed circuit television system, goes on-air. It is the first campus based closed circuit system in Canada. Research: Markin-Flanagan Writer-in-Residence: Suzette Mayr Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Visiting Writers: Robert Kroetsch and Wole Soyinka U of C’s Prairie Meteorite search identifies an 8.2 kg meteorite – the largest stony meteorite found in Manitoba and the second largest in Canada. Visitors/Donations: Preston Manning becomes a “Distinguished Visitor” to the University of Calgary and donates the records of the Reform Party to the University Archives. Alumni: Distinguished Alumni award recipient Dr. Cyril B. Frank MD'76 Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Orthopaedics, and Researcher for University of Calgary and Calgary Health Region
Canadian Events: Governor General - Adrienne Clarkson Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein Calgary’s mayor: Dave Bronconnier 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Canada wins gold for men's and women's hockey. Controversy erupts when Jamie Salé and David Pelletier are given only silver for the pairs' figure skating G-8 leaders meet at Kananaskis, Alberta The Queen arrives in Canada to start of 12-day Canadian tour to mark her Golden Jubilee. Yann Martel wins the Booker Prize for his novel Life of Pi Canada signs the Kyoto Accord, limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Stephen Harper defeats Stockwell Day to become leader of the Canadian Alliance. Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes win 25-16 over the Edmonton Eskimos
World Events: The trial of former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Miloševi ć begins at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague The ex-currencies of all euro members officially (at EU-level) cease to be legal tender. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother dies. Former President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution. Bali bombing: Terrorists detonate massive bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and injuring over 300. Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings win 4 games to 1 over the Carolina Hurricanes