134th Convocation, June 11 2009

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Garleton
UNIVERSITY
CONVOCATION
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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2009 SPRING CONVOCATION
Convocation at Carleton 3
Officiating Officers 5
Assisting the Chancellor 6
UniversityAwards 7
Medallists in the Graduating Class 8
Morning ceremony-Thursday, June 11, 9:30 a.m.
Honorary Degree Recipient, Christina Gold 12
Order of Proceedings 13
DoctorofPhilosophyfromthe SprottSchool ofBusiness; MasterofBusinessAdnninistration; Masterof
ManagementStudies; MasterofArchitecture; BachelorofArchitectural Studies; BachelorofIndustrial
Design; BachelorofCommerce; BachelorofInternational Business; BachelorofInformationTechnology
Afternoon ceremony-Thursday, June 11, 2:00 p.m
Honorary Degree Recipient, Hilary Pearson 30
Order of Proceedings 31
DoctorofPhilosophyfrom the FacultyofEngineering and Design; MasterofApplied Science;
MasterofEngineering; BachelorofEngineering
O CANADA
O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command
With glowing heartswe seethee rise,
TheTrue North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guardforthee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard forthee.
O Canada, we stand on guardforthee.
O Canada! Terre de nos aTeux,
Ton frontest ceintdefleurons glorieux!
Carton bras sait porter I'epee,
II sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une epopee
Des plus brillants exploits.
Etta valeur, defoi trempee,
Protegera nosfoyers et nos droits.
Protegera nosfoyers et nos droits.
CONVOCATION AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY
HISTORY phoenix,thelegendaryeternalbird,symbolizes
therenewingoflearningfromolderfoundations,
CarletonUniversityisuniquewithintheOntario inrecognitionofHenryMarshallTory'sroleinthe
universitysystemforseveralreasons. Itw/as foundingoftheUniversitywhenhewas78years
faocuonmdmeudniinty194m2o,vneomtebnyt,stiantietioartecdhubrycthhebuYtMtChrAoutgoh Wolhdi-tOmuarnspthoeeTmasekntEittelrendalPiiosnteaekresnafnrdomtiaesWianlwtith
providenon-sectarianeducationforthethousands
theeternalqualityofthephoenix.
ofmenandwomenwhocametoOttawa insupport
ofthewareffort. Becauseoftheseroots,Carleton TheCarletonUniversitycoatofarmstherefore
has,throughoutitshistory,attemptedtomeetthe symbolizessoundlearning, goodcitizenship, and
needsofthecommunitybymaking itsprograms thehighesthopesofhumanity.
andresourceswidelyavailablethroughinnovative
technologiesandlifelonglearningopportunities. THE MACE
Today,Carletonstandsamongthebest Themaceisastaff
comprehensiveuniversitiesinCanada. Itisa symbolizingauthority. Inthe
dynamic,research-intensiveuniversity,committed daysofknighthood, itwasa
toprovidinganoutstandinglearningexperience
weapon,butafterthe 16th
foritsmorethan24,000students.TheUniversity century. Itbecamesolelya
offersmorethan 100majors,specializationsand symbolofauthoritycarried
concentrationsinareasasdiverseaspublicaffairs, byadistinguishedmember
journalism,artandculture,engineering, high ofanassembly. Itisused
technology, andinternationalstudies.Today's
onceremonialoccasions
Convocationceremony(thecallingtogetherof
tosignifytherightofan
theacademicassembly)hasitsrootsin university individualorinstitutionto
traditionsofmedieval Europe.
performacertainfunction
—
inthecaseofuniversities,
COAT OF ARMS tograntdegrees.
Thecoatofarmswas AtConvocation,themaceiscarriedaheadofthe
presentedtotheUniversity Chancellorasheentersandleaveseachceremony.
byHisExcellencyThe Duringtheceremony,themaceisdisplayedasan
RightHonourable Ramon embodimentoftheauthorityoftheUniversity.
John Hnatyshyn,Governor Carleton'smacewaspresentedtotheUniversity
GeneralofCanada,on in 1976asagiftfromtheChairoftheBoardof
November15, 1992,as Governorsatthattime,Mr. HymanSoloway. It
partofCarleton's50th isasilver-platedstaffaboutonemetrelong.At
anniversarycelebrations. theupperendthereisabowl markedwiththe
Itisdescribedinheraldic University'scoatofarmsandtheUniversitymotto
termsasfollows: Sablea in Latinand English—Opera NobisAeternaand
mapleleafGulesirradiated OurstheTaskEternal. Fromtheupperportionof
andchargedwithanopen thebowlrisesaphoenix.Traditionaloakleaves
bookArgent;AndforaCrest;OnawreathArgent surroundthelowerendofthestaff
SableandGulesa PhoenixGulesquilledand
beakedOrissuingfromflamesproper;Andfora THE DIPLOMA
Motto:OurstheTaskEternal;AndforSupporters:
onagrassymountoneithersidearaven Sable ThediplomathegraduatesreceiveatConvocation
beakedandmemberedorarmedGules. isthecertificateofqualificationwhichpublishes
Theopenbookonthemapleleafsignifiesthat thefactthatthestudenthasfulfilledallthe
CarletonUniversityisinthenation'scapitalandthat requirementsandcompletedtheprescribed
learningisopentoallwhowishtopartakeofit.The courseofstudyforthedegree.Asthesenior
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academiclegislativebodyoftheUniversity, itis Themaster'sandbachelor'sgowns,tobeworn
theSenatewhich hasdeterminedwhetherthe withtheabovehoods,areoffull length, madeof
requirementshavebeenmet.Thesignaturesof blackstuff,withagatheredyokebehind,andlong
theChancellorandthePresidentoftheUniversity open-frontedsleeves.Thedoctoralgownisoffull-
appearonthediploma:theChancellorbecauseof style, madeoffineroyalblueclothwithfacingsof
hisroleinconferringthedegree,andthePresident lightbluesilk,withafullgatheredyokebehind,and
who,asChairofSenate,certifiesthatSenatehas closedsleeveswithanopeningattheelbows.
enactedtherequiredmotiontoawardthedegree. Thetwoshadesofblueinthedoctoralgownare
TheSealoftheUniversityisaffixedtothediploma thoseoftheUnited Nations,andrecognizethe
asamarkofauthentication.
University'slong-standinginterest,from itsearliest
years, in internationalaffairsandissues.Thecolours
ACADEMIC DRESS werechosenwhentheUniversityawardeditsfirst
honorarydegreein 1954tothesecondsecretary
TheacademicdressofCarleton Universityresults
generaloftheUnitedNations, DagHammarskjold.
fromacompromisebetweenthatfoundinthe
Thetraditionofawardinghonorarydegreesto
ancientfoundationsofBritainandCanadaandthe
secretariesgeneraloftheUnitedNationshas
American IntercollegiateCode.Allthreehoods
— continuedsincethattime.
bachelor's, master's,anddoctor's areofthe
simpleorOxfordshape.Thebachelor'shoodis ThegownofthehonoraryDoctorofLaws,
madeofblackstuff.Themaster'sanddoctor'sare Literature, Music,Science, Engineering,
madeofblacksilk.All arelinedwithsilversilk,with ArchitectureorFineArtsisafull robewithbell-
twochevrons,oneofredandoneofblack. From shapedsleeves. Itismadeoffineroyalbluecloth
bachelor'stodoctor's,thehoodsareprogressively withfacingsandsleevesinlightbluesilk.Thehood
longerandopenedtoshowmoreofthelining. ismadeofthesamematerialasthegown,hasthe
sameliningasthatforthedegreesgrantedby
Thevelvetborderofthehoodsdenotesthe
examination,andisborderedwithdarkmauvefor
degreesgrantedaccordingtothefollowingcolour
thedegreeofDoctorofLaws;vibrantblueforthe
combinations:appliedscienceisorangewitha degreeofDoctorofLiterature;Venetianpinkforthe
blackcordsewnslightlyinfromthelowerborder; degreeofDoctorofMusic; redforthedegreeof
architecture iscerise;architecturalstudiesiscerise DoctorofScience;orangeforthedegreeofDoctor
withablackcordsewnslightlyinfromthelower ofEngineering;ceriseforthedegreeofDoctorof
border;artsiswhite;commerceiscamelbrown; Architecture;anddarkcardinalforthedegreeof
computerscienceisroyalblue;engineering DoctorofFineArts.
isorange;humanitiesiswhitewitha redcord
sewnslightlyinfromthelowerborder; industrial
ALUMNI HALL
design isdarkcardinal; informationtechnology
ismaizeincludingagreenchevrontodenotethe TheAlumni HallandSportsCentreopenedin
jointdegreeandapplieddiplomafromCarleton 2005,andservesmorethan750,000visitorsevery
UniversityandAlgonquinCollegerespectively; year.Thenewcentrehastripledtheusagefor
internationalbusinessiscamelbrownwitha athleticandotheractivitiesandhasdoubledthe
redcordsewnslightlyinfromthelowerborder; sizeofthecardiofacilitiesattheUniversity.The
journalismiswhitewithablackcordsewnslightly Alumni HallandSportsCentre,whichalsohouses
infromthelowerborder;managementstudiesand theRavens' Nest,thehomeofmen'sandwomen's
businessadministrationarecamelbrownwitha varsitybasketballteams,welcomesgraduandsand
blackcordsewnslightlyinfromthelowerborder; theirfamiliestwiceayearduringSpringandFall
mathematicsishuntergreen; musicisVenetian Convocationceremonies.TheCarletonUniversity
pink;publicadministration ispeacockblue;public AlumniAssociationdonated$2.5milliontowards
affairsandpolicymanagementistealwithagold theconstructionofthisexceptionalfacility.
cordsewnslightlyinfromthelowerborder;science
isgoldenyellow;socialworkiscream;anddoctor
ofphilosophyispurple.
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OFFICIATING OFFICERS
ChancelloroftheUniversity
The Right HonourableHerbGray, PC, C.C., Q.C.
TheRightHonourableHerbGraywasnamedthe 10thChancellorofCarleton
Universityin November2008. Mr. Grayretiredfrom Parliamentin2002andis
thelongestcontinuously-servingMemberofParliamentinCanadian history.
Hewasawardedthetitle RightHonourableinrecognitionofhisdistinguished
contributionstoCanadianpolitical life.ACompanionoftheOrderofCanada
andaformerdeputyprimeminister,MrGrayservedinthecabinetsofPierre
Trudeau,JohnTurnerandJeanChretien.
Since2002, hehasbeenCanadianChairoftheInternationalJointCommission,
theautonomousinternationalorganizationcreatedbythe BoundaryWaters
TreatybetweenCanadaandtheUnitedStates.
ThePresidentandVice-Chancellor
RoseannO'ReillyRunte, CM., B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Dr RoseannO'ReillyRuntewasnamed PresidentandVice-Chancellorof
CarletonUniversityonJuly 1,2008.
Shegraduatedwitha B.A.summacum laudein FrenchfromtheState
UniversityofNewYorkandobtainedherM.A. and Ph.D.fromtheUniversity
ofKansas. ShehasservedaspresidentofI'UniversiteSainte-Anne,principal
ofGlendonCollege,presidentofVictoria UniversityandpresidentofOld
Dominion University.
Dr. Runteisacreativewriterandtheauthorofnumerousscholarlyworksin
thefieldsofFrenchandcomparativeliterature.AMemberoftheOrderof
Canada,sheservesontheRoyal SocietyofCanadaexecutiveandisamember
ofthe EuropeanAcademyofSciencesandArts.
ChairoftheBoardofGovernors
JacquesJ. M. Shore, LL.B., LLL
JacquesShoreischairoftheBoardofGovernorsandanexofficiomember
ofallboardcommittees. HeisalsothechairoftheCouncilofAdvisorsofthe
CanadianCentreforIntelligenceandSecurityStudiesofCarleton'sNorman
PatersonSchoolofInternationalAffairs(NPSIA)andchairoftheschool's
DistinguishedAdvisoryCouncil. HejoinedtheBoardin 1999.
Apartnerofthenational lawfirm,CowlingLafleurHenderson LLP, Mr Shore
focusesonadvocacyadministrativelaw,regulatoryaffairs,andstrategic
negotiations. Mr Shoreisalsoanauthorofchildrens'booksandhaswritten
extensivelyonsubjectsconcerningthelawandpublicpolicy.
ThePresidingOfficerofConvocation isthePresidentandVice-Chancellorof
theUniversity, RoseannO'ReillyRunte, CM.,B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Accompanyingheronthepodiumfortoday'sceremoniesareGisele
Samson-Verreault, B.A.,Vice-ChairoftheBoardofGovernors,andFeridun
Hamdullahpur, B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D., PEng., ProvostandVice-President
(Academic)
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ASSISTING THE CHANCELLOR
MarshalofConvocationandClerkofSenate MarthaAttridgeBufton, B.B.A.
SubjectSpecialist, ReferenceServices,Carleton
Brian Mortimer, 6.Sc., M.Sc, Ph.D.
UniversityLibrary
AssociateProfessor, MathematicsandStatistics
Shaundel M. Dottin-Agim, B.A.
Associate MarshalsofConvocation
RecruitmentEventsCo-ordinator,Undergraduate
RobertBurk, B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D. RecruitmentOffice
Associate Professor,Chemistry
NorahVollmer, B.A.
Michael MacNeil, B.Sc, LL.B., LLM. ExecutiveAssistant,OfficeoftheProvostandVice-
Associate Professor, Law President(Academic)
Donald Russell, B.Eng., M.S., Ph.D., PEng. Ryan Flannagan, B.A.,M.A.
Professor, Engineering(MechanicalandAerospace) Director,StudentAffairs
Anne Bowker, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. JasonGoveas
AssociateProfessor, Psychology AssistiveLearningTechnologist, Paul Menton
MikeBrklacich, B.Sc, M.A., Ph.D. CentreforStudentswithDisabilities
Professor,GeographyandEnvironmentalStudies Patti Davis
BeadlesofConvocation UndergraduateProgramAdvisor,SprottSchoolof
Business
John Blenkinsop, B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D.
AssociateProfessor, EarthSciences JulieCaldwell, M.B.A.
UndergraduateStudentSuccessOfficer,Sprott
FredMichel, B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D. SchoolofBusiness
AssociateProfessor, Earth Sciencesand
EnvironmentalScience AlsoassistingatConvocation:
DavidTait, B.J., M.J. UniversityRegistrarial Services
AssistantProfessor,Journalismand Registrar'sOffice, FacultyofGraduateStudies
Communication andResearch
OfficeofthePresident
Donald L. Bailey, B.Eng., M.Eng. SenateOffice
Instructor,SystemsandComputerEngineering DepartmentofUniversityCommunications
CherylJ. Schramm, B.Eng., M.Eng. Wewouldalsoliketoacknowledgethefollowing
Instructor, SystemsandComputerEngineering on-campusdepartmentsandancillaryoperations
ChristineAdam, B.A., M.A. fortheirvaluablecontributiontothesuccessofthe
AssistantDean(First-YearPrograms)ofthe Faculty Spring2009Convocation;
ofArtsandSocialSciences Alumni Services
Sheila McCallum, B.A., M.A. Aramark
UndergraduateProgramAdvisor,Officeofthe Carleton UniversityBookstore
Dean, FASS Carleton UniversityEmergencyResponseTeam
DepartmentofRecreationandAthletics
MaryAnnePomainville
GraphicServices
Manager, FacultyRecruitmentandSupport
Instructional MediaServices
CourtenayBeauregard, B.A. ParkingServices
GraduateStudiesRegistrar'sOffice Physical Plant
UniversityArchives
PatrickLyons, B.Sc, B.Ed.
UniversitySafety
AssistantDirectorInstructionalTechnologies,
Educational DevelopmentCentre Musicians: KellyCraig,AlexMastronardi,
EricDesiroandJeffAsselin
UNIVERSITY AWARDS
FoundersAward
CarletonUniversity'shighestnon-academichonourrecognizesandpaystributetothose
individualsw/hohavemadesignificantcontributionstotheadvancementofCarleton
Universitythroughtheirdedication,generosity,andcommitmenttothevaluesofthe
university.
PatriciaA. Finn
PatriciaA. Finnisthelong-servingexecutivedirectoroftheCarleton UniversityAcademic
StaffAssociationandaCarletongraduate. Herworkonbehalfoffacultyhereandaround
theworldhascontributedsignificantlytoacademicfreedom. Shehasalsomadea
differenceforCarletonstudentsbyencouraginghercolleaguestoestablishnumerous
scholarshipsandbursaries.
HenryMarshallToryAward
PresentedannuallytoagraduatingCarleton Universitystudentwhohasshownahigh
degreeofacademicachievementandhastakenan interestintheuniversitybybroad
participationinextracurricularaffairs,theStudents'AssociationandtheCarleton
community.
WandaO'Brien
AstudentofJournalismandHistory,WandaO'Brienispassionateaboutdevelopment
issueswithinCanadaandinternationally. Herdedicationtostudentissueshasbeen
ongoingthroughherworkwiththeCarletonUniversityStudents'Associationandat
theWomyn'sCentreatCarleton. InJuly,shewillbegoingtoRwandaforatwo-month
internshipaspartofCarleton'sRwanda Initiative.
CUSAAward
Presentedtoan undergraduatestudentforexcellenceandwhodemonstratesahigh
levelofacademicachievementandasolidcommitmenttotheuniversityandCarleton
community.
MichaelWiseman
MichaelWiseman isgraduatingwitha B.A.(Honours)in PoliticalScience,witha
Concentration in PublicAffairsand PolicyAnalysisandaMinorin Law. Heisastudent
movementandequalityactivistandhasbeencommittedtoadvancingthosecauses
atCarleton. Hehopestocontinueworkinginpoliticsandwouldliketocontinuehis
education.
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MEDALLISTS IN THE GRADUATING CLASS
GOVERNOR GENERAL'S MEDAL
Arts
Awardedannuallytothetwostudentsstandingatthe Marie-Louise Letourneau-Capretti
headofthegraduatingclassatthebachelorslevel Arts
DonorHerExcellencytheGovernorGeneralof Martin Proulx
Canada
Commerce
MelanieJ.Clarke Bhavna Ramchandani
ChristineNadiaTewfik ComputerScience
Adam Richard Becevello
CHANCELLOR'S MEDAL
Engineering
AwardedannuallyinthenameoftheChancellorof LindaGail Hillis
theUniversitytoagraduatingstudentof Engineering
outstandingacademicachievement Benjamin Kane
Jeanne-MarieMusca Humanities
JasonTarikAbdelhadi
PRESIDENT'S MEDAL
Industrial Design
Awardedannuallyinthe nameofthe President Olivia Bradateanu
ofthe Universitytothestudentwiththe highest
InformationTechnology
standing inageneraldegreeprogram ofstudies Kaitlyn Romy Elissia Fox
ManpartapSingh Bal
InterfacultyStudies
UNIVERSITY MEDAL FOR Martin KojiWellman
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE International Business
PatrickMason
WORK—
Doctoral Level Journalism
Awarded,whenmerited,foroutstandinggraduate ArielleCecile H. Godbout
workatthedoctoral level
Mathematics
Gordana R.Tesic BrandonWilliam Hanson
UNIVERSITY MEDAL FOR Music
DuncanSimonAubreySchouten
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE
WORK— PublicAffairsandPolicyManagement
Master'sLevel MariamSheibani
Awarded,whenmerited,foroutstandinggraduate
Science
workatthemaster'slevel
PaulAndrewJohnson
RachelleCorinne Freake
SocialWork
UNIVERSITY MEDAL EliseTobin Harris
Awardedannually,when merited,tothegraduating SENATE MEDALS FOR
studentsstanding highestin architecture, OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC
architectural studies, arts,commerce, computer ACHIEVEMENT
science, engineering, humanities, industrialdesign, -Graduate
informationtechnology, interfacultystudies, Awarded,whenmerited,tograduatingstudentsof
international business,journalism, mathematics, outstandingacademicachievement
music, publicadministration, publicaffairsand
policymanagement,science, andsocialwork Doctoral Level
KimberleyAnnArbeau
ArchitecturalStudies
Janak BabajiAlford SaraJaneBannerman
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