Simon Fraser University--- June 2004 convocation On behalf of the Simon Fraser University community, I welcome you most sincerely to our thirty-ninth annual Convocation. Milton K. Wong, Chancellor Wednesday June 2, 2004 Thursday June 3, 2004 9:45 am ceremony 9:45 am ceremony 0 Canada 0 Canada Chancellor's Remarks Chancellor's Remarks President's Address President's Address Conferring of Honorary Degree Conferring of Honorary Degree The Chancellor The Chancellor The Degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa The Degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa Janine Fuller C. Lynn Smith Convocation Address Convocation Address Janine Fuller C. Lynn Smith The Presentation The Presentation The Admission The Admission Graduand Address Graduand Address Christopher Tait Jessica Carey Conferring of Degrees by Faculty Conferring of Degrees by Faculty The Chancellor The Chancellor (see page 5) (see page 15) Concluding Remarks Concluding Remarks Reception in the James Douglas Room Reception in the James Douglas Room Wednesday June 2, 2004 Thursday June 3, 2004 2:30 pm ceremony 2:30 pm ceremony 0 Canada 0 Canada Chancellor's Remarks Chancellor's Remarks President's Address President's Address Conferring of Honorary Degree Conferring of Honorary Degree The Chancellor The Chancellor The Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts honoris causa The Degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa Daryl Duke Nancy Greene Raine Convocation Address Convocation Address Daryl Duke Nancy Greene Raine The Presentation The Presentation The Admission The Admission Graduand Address Graduand Address Basia Pakula Eric Hennessey Conferring of Degrees by Faculty Conferring of Degrees by Faculty The Chancellor The Chancellor (see page 9) (see page 21) The Gordon M. Shrum Gold Medal The Governor General's Silver Medal Rachel S. Forbes David L.R. Press Concluding Remarks Concluding Remarks Reception in the James Douglas Room Reception in the James Douglas Room Acknowledgments Four-time World Champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band This program is prepared more than a week before Convocation Mr Chris Demwell, soloist and therefore may not be complete. 1 Friday June 4, 2004 Order of Procession The procession will be led by pipers of the four-time World Champion 9:45 am ceremony Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. 0 Canada Claymore Bearer Graduands Chancellor's Remarks Faculty Senate President's Address Board of Governors Distinguished Guests Conferring of Honorary Degree Chancellor's Party The Chancellor Mace Bearer President The Degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa Chancellor Stephen Lewis The platform party consists of members of faculty, senators, The Degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa the Board of Governors and distinguished guests. Don R. Rix Convocation Addresses Stephen Lewis Don R. Rix Marshals The Presentation Chief Marshals Dr Roger Blackman The Admission Dr Allan MacKinnon Dr Tom Perry Graduand Address Reshma Chaskar Mace Bearers Dr Greg Dow Conferring of Degrees by Faculty Dr Steven Holdcraft The Chancellor Dr Robert Horsfall (see page 28) Dr Lindsay Meredith Dr Andrew Wister Concluding Remarks Claymore Bearers Reception in the James Douglas Room Ms Robbie Dunlop Ms Leigh McGregor Chancellor's Party Marshal Friday June 4, 2004 Mr W. Ron Heath 2:30 pm ceremony Faculty Marshals Dr Robert Anderson 0 Canada Dr Larry Boland Dr Irene Gordon Chancellor's Remarks Dr Roland Lorimer Dr Rolf Mathewes President's Address Graduand Marshals Conferring of Honorary Degree Dr Douglas Allen The Chancellor Dr Stephen Duguid Dr Paul Dutton The Degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa Ms Maureen Fizzell Marco A. Marra Dr Lucy LeMare Dr Christine Mackenzie Convocation Address Marco A. Marra Chief Usher Mr Richard MacLeod The Presentation The Admission Graduand Address National Anthem Peter Liljedahl 0 Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all our sons command. The Governor General's Gold Medal With glowing hearts we see thee rise, Peter G. Liljedahl The true North strong and free! Jain D. McKenzie From far and wide, 0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free' The Governor General's Silver Medal 0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee, Gurbir Dhadwal 0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee. Conferring of Degrees by Faculty The Chancellor (see page 35) Acknowledgments Concluding Remarks Four-time World Champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band Mr Benjamin Wi-Lian Ong, soloist Reception in the James Douglas Room This program is prepared more than a week before Convocation and therefore may not be complete. 2 The presentation University Heraldry Dr Michael Stevenson The University Coat of Arms was granted to the University in 1965 by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The President asks all the candidates for degrees to rise and presents them to the Chancellor with these words: The heraldic description of the coat of arms is: "Mr. Chancellor, I present to you those scholars who have fulfilled the "Quarterly; 1st and 4th, Azure, three !raises Argent; statutory requirements laid down by the Senate of this University, and 2nd and 3rd, Argent, three antique crowns Gules, in chief request that you confer upon each one the degree for which he or she is Gules an open book proper, binding and !ore-edges, Or, now recommended." between two crosslets 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 "!raises," meaning strawberries, hence the Shield and flag each include the strawberry flower The admission motif. Dr Milton K. Wong The mace was commissioned by the University architects, Erickson­ Massey, and was presented to the University at the opening ceremonies The Chancellor then addresses the candidates: on September 9, 1965. The mace is 61 inches long and weighs 23 pounds. "By virtue of the authority vested in me and in the Senate of this University, Pieces of cut and polished jade, which were taken from the University's I hereby admit you to your various and several degrees." jade boulder in the reflecting pool, were set in silver by its designer, Haida artist Bill Reid. The mace is crowned by a silver stag's head, derived The candidates then sit down. from the coat-of-arms of Lord Lovat, head of the Clan Fraser. The Fraser tradition was to fasten sprigs of yew in their bonnets before entering battle. The mace was carved from two hundred year old yew, gathered on Burnaby Mountain by a resident in the 1940s. Lord Lovat presented the University with a claymore, or great sword, on September 9, 1965. The claymore was first used by a Fraser at the Battle of Culloden Moor in 1746. It was also used by a Fraser at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759. The claymore is approximately 36 inches long and weighs two pounds. The flag was dedicated and flown for the first time at the Convocation ceremonies in June, 1981. 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 pre!.") 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 Bachelors degree. 3 Board of Governors Blue bengaline gown, red facings, red linings in sleeves, 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