SPRING 2015 ConvocationJUNE 1–4, 2015 Convocation procession in the Bowl, May 1928. A-1666 UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN 1 Spring Convocation 2015 The graduation lists shown in this program were prepared prior to convocation and may not reflect final college decisions regarding each student’s eligibility for graduation. As a result, some of the students listed in this program may not have been formally approved to receive the degree or diploma indicated. The registrar maintains the official list of graduates. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE GORDON BARNHART Over the past few years you have spent a When you look at your degree, always great amount of time studying, reading, remember that you are backed by an writing and learning, all of which has brought exceptional education. And always you to this moment of graduation. remember the people and experiences that were a part of your time at the U of S, Soon you will receive your degree from the because those memories are as valuable as University of Saskatchewan and you will the degree itself. undoubtedly ask yourself: “So, what’s next?” At this milestone in your life, I offer you my Let me tell you quite honestly, I don’t know sincerest congratulations. I also encourage what’s next. I don’t know if you will decide to you to do two more things: thank your pursue further education. And I don’t know family, friends and members of the university what your career path will look like. What I community who supported you every step of do know is that each of you is about to start the way, and celebrate with them too. You’ve a unique journey filled with opportunities, earned it. challenges and decisions. I also know that we have prepared you to meet many of the challenges or prospects that lie ahead. That’s our job—to provide an educational experience that puts you in a Gordon Barnhart position to succeed. We have 143,000 alumni Interim President and Vice-Chancellor who can attest to that. University of Saskatchewan UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN 3 Spring Convocation 2015 ALUMNI MESSAGE WAYNE EVANISKY Congratulations to our graduates, and U of S graduates living in 115 countries. welcome to the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association. No matter where life leads you, you will continue sharing the tradition of excellence You have spent years in classrooms, with your fellow alumni. Your achievements, laboratories and libraries. You have spent awards and accolades that are sure to countless hours writing papers, agonizing come throughout your life and career will over the right words. You fell asleep studying add to the great list of accomplishments and woke in a panic because you thought made by U of S alumni. Your name will be you slept through a final exam. You have added among the long list of researchers, consumed more coffee or tea than you care to inventors, business and community leaders, admit for fear of being judged. You sat in the entrepreneurs, authors and artists—virtually Bowl—studying, reading, hanging out with every field imaginable—to whom future friends or just watching people walk by. generations of U of S graduates will hold in high esteem. You have shared all of these experiences, and so many more, as University of Saskatchewan Cherish all that you share as U of S alumni. students—not just with those classmates Make a bright future for you and your of yours here today, but with everyone who community. Do so knowing you are a has walked campus since it was founded 108 member of the U of S alumni family, and we years ago. are proud of you. Today, you share one more experience— Wayne Evanisky, BComm ’77 you become University of Saskatchewan President, University of Saskatchewan alumni, joining our family of over 143,000 Alumni Association UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN 4 Spring Convocation 2015 THE CHANCELLOR BLAINE FAVEL Blaine is the chancellor of the University served as Grand Chief of the Federation of of Saskatchewan as well as the executive Saskatchewan Indian Nations from 1994-98. chairman of One Earth Oil and Gas Inc. He has over 20 years of experience in First Blaine received his Bachelor of Education Nations business development as an advisor, degree from the College of Education at the entrepreneur and Chief. As an influential University of Saskatchewan, his law degree Plains Cree leader, he has made significant at Queen’s University, and a master’s degree contributions to scholarship, education, public in business administration from Harvard service and the Canadian public good. He Business School. He resides in Calgary, Alberta, was Chief of the Poundmaker Cree Nation and and is the proud father to five children. UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN 5 Spring Convocation 2015 Our ceremony The convocation ceremony is a calling together of the new graduates of the University of Saskatchewan, symbolizing the historical practice of calling together all former graduates. In current times, the major functions of convocation are the election of representatives to university governing bodies and the admission of candidates to degrees. The chancellor, appointed by senate as the chair of convocation, is the highest official and spokesperson of the university. The convocation ceremony marks the transition from the role of student to the holder of a degree with its accompanying rights and privileges. The ceremony, solemnized in the presence of the university community and family and friends of the graduands, consists of three parts: a procession marking the leaving of the old status and entering the new; the president’s statement to the graduands, the secretary’s petition and the chancellor’s consent for their admission; followed by individual presentation by a university orator and admission by the chancellor to the degrees to which they are entitled. As graduates are admitted to their degrees, a graduation hood, which has a colour symbolizing a particular degree, is placed over each graduate’s head. UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN 6 Spring Convocation 2015 ENTRANCE Graduands in their academic dress march in procession into the ceremony in the following order: graduands in the order in which their degrees are to be conferred; faculty; board of governors; senate; guests of honour; the president; the chancellor; the lieutenant governor. When the members of convocation reach their places they remain standing during the Vice-Regal Salute, the singing of “O Canada” and the invocation. ORDER OF THE CEREMONY The first business is the conferring of honorary degrees, followed by convocation address, president’s statement to the graduands, the conferring of degrees and the presentation of awards. The meeting is THE ADMISSION Each candidate then comes forward and the closed by the chancellor rising and leading The chancellor then addresses the candidates: degree hood is placed on his or her shoulders. the procession in the reverse order out of As the orator speaks the candidate’s name in “By virtue of the authority vested in me by the hall. full, the candidate moves forward in front of the legislature of this province, and with the chancellor. Then the chancellor says, “I the consent of the council of this university, THE PETITION admit you”. Hereupon the candidate passes to The university secretary on behalf of all the I consent to admit you to the degrees and the chancellor’s right, is greeted by the dean candidates, addresses the chancellor and certificates to which you are entitled and to of the faculty, or designate, and receives the senate in the following words: invest you with all the powers, rights and degree parchment. privileges pertaining thereto.” “Eminent Chancellor, Mr. President, DEGREES IN ABSENTIA members of the University Senate and THE PRESENTATION In such cases, the university secretary says: Board, I present to you the petition of The university orator approaches the chancellor from the left and presents the the Council of this University that the “Eminent Chancellor, in the name of the candidates: candidates to be named, having fulfilled faculties, I ask you to grant the degrees all the requirements of the bylaws, may, “Eminent Chancellor, on behalf of the and certificates, in absentia, to those with your permission, be admitted to the faculty of ______, I present to you these students who have met the requirements to degrees and certificates to which they are scholars and ask that you will confer on graduate, but were not able to be present entitled”. them the degree of _____ .” today.” UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN 7 Spring Convocation 2015 THE CONVOCATION CEREMONY ACADEMIC DRESS DEGREE COLOURS Academic dress lends an element of colourful Black pageantry to the convocation proceedings. black with brite gold lining and white trim Honorary D.Sc. , D.Litt. This traditional clothing—worn on a daily black with brite gold lining and white trim LL.D. basis at universities in earlier times—is now black with green silk lining and brite gold trim Doctor of Philosophy reserved for ceremonial functions. black with green lining and white trim Earned D.Sc. and D.Litt Blue At the University of Saskatchewan, the deep blue band of trim, gold lined hood Doctor of Veterinary Medicine following academic dress is adopted for all deep blue lined hood and band of trim Master of Veterinary Science appropriate occasions: The gown resembles light blue band of trim Bachelor of Science in Agriculture a long cape with full sleeve cut to elbow light blue lined hood and band of trim Master of Agriculture royal blue outside band of trim and silver inside band of tri and terminating in a point for the bachelor’s Master of Public Administration and lining degree; with long sleeve and a semi-circular Bachelor of Science in Renewable Resource singapore blue outside band of trim and blue inside band of trim Management cut at the bottom for the master’s degree; sky blue sating outside band of trim and silver metallic satin inside band of Master of Public Policy and with round open sleeves for the doctor’s trim degree.