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(may 25, 2011 " thunder bay, on) convocation is a wonderful time of the year for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and its graduates in thunder bay and orillia.
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university registrar brenda winter notes that the number of degrees and diplomas for thunder bay and orillia campuses this year totals about 2600.
four honorary degrees will be conferred this year. in thunder bay on friday, an honorary doctor of science will be conferred upon dr. tom brzustowski, president of nserc from 1995 to 2005 and an esteemed canadian academic. the next morning, an honorary doctor of laws will be conferred upon the honourable william g. davis, who served as premier of ontario from 1971 to 1985. in the afternoon, an honorary doctor of science will be conferred on dr. ronald k. o'dor, chief scientist of marine life and lead scientist for the ocean tracking network, and a respected canadian scientist. a week later in orillia, an honorary doctor of humane letters will be conferred on j.a."pete" mcgarvey, journalist, broadcaster, and politician as orillia campus graduands receive their degrees.
other people being honoured this year include 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 professor emeritus of forestry, dr. john naysmith, a world-recognized forester, who will be made a fellow of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 on friday, may 27, and paul weber, past campaign chair for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 " orillia your bright future fundraising campaign, will be presented with the 2011 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia campus civitas award on saturday, june 4.
as well, four outstanding alumni will be recognized during convocation ceremonies in thunder bay: michael power, vice president, thunder bay regional health sciences centre, and shy-anne hovorka, singer, songwriter, and musician, will both receive a young alumni award, and steven ashton, manitoba provincial cabinet minister, and david shannon, human rights activist and lawyer, will both receive an alumni honour award.
alumni awardees are being honoured at the annual 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 alumni awards dinner on the evening of may 25, 2011, where the alumni volunteer of the year award is being presented to vonnie cheng, investment advisor.
graduates and their family and friends in thunder bay are invited to attend lusu's graduate reception in the outpost on saturday, may 28, starting at 5:00 pm.
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media: thunder bay campus convocation: please contact janine chiasson, communications officer, at 807-343-8177, or commun@lakeheadu.ca. or contact director of communications, eleanor abaya, at 807-343-8372, ebaya@lakeheadu.ca. orillia campus convocation: please contact kathy hunt, communications officer, at 705-330-4008 ext. 2014, or kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca.
for more information visit the office of the registrar convocation information webpages.
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