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, . S I M -O N F RA S E R UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION " J U N E 1 9 9 3 Welcome On behalf of the Simon Fraser University community, I welcome you most sincerely to our twenty-eighth annual Convocation. Barbara Rae Chancellor 1 Order of Procession The procession will be led by pipers of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. Claymore Bearer Graduands Faculty Senate Board of Governors Distinguished Guests Chancellor's Party Mace Bearer President Chancellor The platform party consists of members of faculty, senators, the Board of Governors and distinguished guests. 2 Marshals Chief Marshal Dr. Roger Blackman Dr. Sharon Cochran Mace Bearer Dr. Lindsay Meredith Claymore Bearer Ms. Joan Hall Chancellor's Party Marshal Mr. W. Ron Heath Board/Senate Marshal Dr. Lawrence Pinfield Dr. Mark Winston Faculty Marshal Dr. Warren Gill Dr. Thomas O'Shea Dr. Keith SIess or Graduands Marshal Dr. Paul Dutton Dr. Irene Gordon Dr. Katherine Heinrich Dr. Michael Manley-Casimir Chief Usher Mr. David Johnston 3 Board of Governors Barl;:lara Rae Chancellor Dr. R.c. Brown Acting President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. T. Calvert Dr. F.H. Moonen, Chair Ms. Y. Cocke Mr. J. Reed Ms. C.M. Carriere Dr. J. Segal Dr. S. Djwa Ms. D. Shannon Mr. R. Fichtner Dr. J. Simons Mr. P. Haje Mr. F. Wright Mr. W. Melville This program is prepared more than a week before Convocation and therefore may not be complete. 4 National Anthem o Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all our sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The true North strong and free! From far and wide, 0 Canada, 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! Terre de nos aieux, Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! Car ton bras sait porter l'epee, II sait porter la croix! Ton histoire est une epopee des plus brilliant exploits. Et ta valeur, de foi trempee, Protegera nos foyers et nos droit, Protegera nos foyers et nos droit. God Save the Queen God save our gracious Queen Long live our noble Queen God save the Queen. Send her victorious Happy and glorious Long to reign over us God save the Queen. Acknowledgments The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band The Centennial Secondary School Band 5 Thursday, June 3, 1993 9:45 am o Canada Chancellor's Remarks President's Address Conferring of Honorary Degrees The Chancellor The Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa Doreen Kimura Geoffrey L. Bursill-Hall Convocation Address Doreeen Kimura Conferring of Degrees by Faculty The Chancellor (see page 14) God Save the Queen Reception in the James Douglas Room 6 Thursday, June 3, 1993 2:30 pm o Canada Chancellor's Remarks President's Address Conferring of Honorary Degrees The Chancellor The Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa Martin P. Connell Joy Nozomi Kogawa Convocation Address Martin P. Connell Conferring of Degrees by Faculty The Chancellor (see page 30) God Save the Queen Reception in the James Douglas Room 7 Friday, June 4, 1993 9:45 am o Canada Chancellor's Remarks President's Address Conferring of Honorary Degree The Chancellor The Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa Neil Bartlett Convocation Address Neil Bartlett Conferring of Degrees by Faculty The Chancellor (see page 45) The Governor General's Gold Medal Richard Geoffrey Carson The Governor General's Silver Medal Blair David Palmer The Gordon M. Shrum Gold Medal Nadine Rena Caron God Save the Queen Reception in the James Douglas Room 8 Friday, June 4, 1993 2:30 pm o Canada Chancellor's Remarks President's Address Conferring of Honorary Degrees The Chancellor The Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa Stephen Lewis Donald J. Hudson Convocation Address Stephen Lewis Conferring of Degrees by Faculty The Chancellor (see page 61) God Save the Queen Reception in the James Douglas Room 9 Academic Dress The regalia worn today by our graduates has a colourful history. Regalia originated in the monasteries of the Middle Ages. At that time, university faculty were men of religion who wore the habit of their Order when teaching. Over time, their garments came to identify their university. In Europe, laymen did not 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. Regalia colours often matched those of the university patron, or of the city in which the 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 the Clan's "je suis pret.") The degree hood was originally part of the monk's habit - a carryall for food or other small items. Eventually, the hood became separate from the gown, variegated in colour, and emblematic of scholars and degrees from particular universities. Hoods in Canada and Europe are unique in design and colour to each degree and each university. The history of the mortarboard worn by our Bachelors and Masters begins with high church dignitaries in the 16th century. These officials wore hats consisting of little more than a cap with a raised, squared crown. By the 18th century, the crown had evolved into a cloth-covered board, and the wearers into the deans and rectors of universities. The 19th century saw the top knob replaced by a tassel, and the cap become required student attire. Reminded of the square board masons used to hold mortar, students dubbed the headgear a "mortarboard" - college slang of the day. Doctoral hats are patterned after the Florentine hats in the time of the Medici. Students purchased hats of the appropriate university colours when continuing with advanced studies after completing the Bachelor's degree. 10 Simon Fraser University Regalia Chancellor Red silk gown, gold lame facing - black velvet Cambridge bonnet with gold tassel. President Blue silk gown, silver lame facing - black velvet Cambridge bonnet with silver tassel. Doctor of Laws (Honorary Degree) Red silk gown, blue facing - blue velvet Cambridge bonnet with gold tassel. Hood: Blue bengaline, full gold lining. Doctor of Philosophy Red silk gown, blue velvet Cambridge bonnet with blue tassel. Hood: Blue bengaline with silver lining. Board of Governors Black gown with lame facing, no bonnet. Hood: none. Senators Black gown, no bonnet. Hood: none. Faculty Regalia from alma mater or black gown, black mortarboard. Hood: alma mater or none. Master Blue bengaline gown, blue mortarboard. Hoods: Master of Applied Science Red with wide maroon border and gold cording Master of Aquaculture Red with wide gold border, gold cording and aquamarine underside Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts Red with wide blue border Master of Arts in the Faculty of Applied Sciences Red with wide green border and royal blue cording Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Red with wide blue border, orange cording and plum underside Master of Arts in the Faculty of Education Red with wide white border Master of Arts - Teaching of French Red with wide blue border and pale blue cording 11 Master of Business Administration Red with wide blue border and grey cording Master of Education Red with wide white border and royal blue cording Master of Engineering Red with wide maroon border and gold underside Master of Fine Arts Red with wide blue border, pink cording and cerise underside Master of Natural Resources Management Red with wide green border and gold cording Master of Pest Management Red with wide gold border and light green cording Master of Science in the Faculty of Science Red with wide gold border Master of Science in the Faculty of Education Red with wide white border and gold cording Master of Science in the Faculty of Applied Sciences Red with wide fawn border and white cording Bachelor Blue bengaline gown, blue mortarboard. Hoods: Bachelor of Applied Science Red with narrow maroon border and gold cording Bachelor of Arts Red with narrow blue border Bachelor of Fine Arts Red with narrow blue border and cerise underside Bachelor of Arts in the Faculty of Applied Sciences Red with narrow green border and royal blue cording Bachelor of Business Administration Red with narrow grey border Bachelor of Education Red with narrow white border Bachelor of General Studies Red with narrow green border Bachelor of Science Red with narrow gold border Bachelor of Science in the Faculty of Applied Sciences Red with narrow green border and gold cording Bachelor of Science (Kinesiology) Red with narrow fawn border 12 University Heraldry The University Coat of Arms was granted to the University in 1965 by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The heraldic description of the coat of arms is: "Quarterly; 1st and 4th, Azure, three fraises Argent; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, three antique crowns Gules, in chief Gules an open book proper, binding and fore-edges, Or, between two cross lets fitchee of the last." The Coat of Arms was derived from that of the Clan Fraser. The name Fraser is said to have come from the French word "fraises," meaning strawberries, hence the Shield and flag each include the strawberry flower motif. 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 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 by its designer, Haida artist Bill Reid.