133rd Convocation, Nov 8 2008

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Garleton
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CONVOCATION
133rd
Saturday, November 8
2008
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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2008 FALL CONVOCATION
Convocation at Carleton University 3
Officiating Officers 5
Assisting the Chancellor Emeritus 6
Medallists in the Graduating Class 7
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Morning ceremony Saturday November 8, 9:30 a.m.
Honorary Degree Recipient, Angus Reid 10
Order of Proceedings 11
DoctorofPhilosophyfromthe FacultyofPublicAffairs; DoctorofPhilosophyfromthe
SprottSchool ofBusiness; MasterofArts; MasterofBusinessAdministration; MasterofJournalism;
MasterofSocialWork; GraduateCertificate in Conflict Resolution; Graduate Diploma in Public Policy
and Program Evaluation; BachelorofArts(Honours); BachelorofArts; BachelorofCommerce; Bachelor
ofInternational Business; BachelorofJournalism; BachelorofPublicAffairsand Policy Management;
BachelorofSocialWork; Certificate in Public Service Studies
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Afternoon ceremony Saturday November 8, 2:00 p.m.
Honorary Degree Recipient, Mark Starowicz 30
Order of Proceedings 31
DoctorofPhilosophyfromthe FacultyofArtsand Social Sciences; DoctorofPhilosophy
fromthe FacultyofScience; DoctorofPhilosophyfromthe FacultyofEngineering and Design;
MasterofArts; MasterofArchitecture; MasterofApplied Science; MasterofEngineering; Masterof
ComputerScience; MasterofScience; BachelorofArchitectural Studies; BachelorofArts (Honours);
BachelorofArts; BachelorofComputerScience(Honours); BachelorofEngineering; Bachelor
ofHumanities; BachelorofIndustrial Design; BachelorofInformationTechnology; Bachelorof
Mathematics(Honours); BachelorofMathematics; BachelorofMusic; BachelorofScience(Honours);
BachelorofScience; Certificate intheTeaching ofEnglish as a Second Language;
Diploma in SonicDesign
O CANADA
O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thysons command.
With glowing heartswe seethee rise,
TheTrue North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard forthee.
God keep our land glorious andfree!
O Canada, we stand on guard forthee.
O Canada, we stand on guard forthee.
O Canada! Terre de nos a'i'eux,
Ton frontestceint de fleurons 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 nosfoyerset nos droits.
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CONVOCATION AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY
HISTORY
signifiesthatCarleton Universityisinthenation's
capital.Thephoenix,thelegendaryeternalbird,
Carleton UniversityisuniquewithintheOntario
symbolizestherenewingoflearningfromolder
universitysystemforseveralreasons. Itwas foundations, in recognitionofHenryMarshallTory's
faocuonmdmeudniinty19m42ovneomtebnyts,taitneitoiratcehdubrychthbeuYtMtChrAo,ugtho roleinthefoundingoftheUniversitywhenhewas
78yearsold.OurstheTaskEternal istakenfroma
providenon-sectarianeducationforthethousands
ofmenandwomenwhocametoOttawainsupport WaltWhitmanpoementitled Pioneersandtiesin
withtheeternalqualityofthephoenix.
ofthewareffort. Becauseoftheseroots,Carleton
has,throughoutitshistory,attemptedtomeetthe TheCarletonUniversitycoatofarmstherefore
needsofthecommunitybymakingitsprograms symbolizessoundlearning,goodcitizenship,and
andresourceswidelyavailablethrough innovative thehighesthopesofhumanity.
technologiesand lifelonglearningopportunities.
THE MACE
Today,Carletonstandsamongthebest
comprehensiveuniversitiesinCanada. Itisa Themaceisastaff
dynamic, research-intensiveUniversity,committed
symbolizingauthority. Inthe
toprovidinganoutstandinglearningexperience
foritsmorethan24,000students.TheUniversity wdaeyaspoonf,knbiugthtafhtoeordt,heitw16atsha
offersmorethan 100majors,specializationsand centuryitbecamesolelya
concentrationsinareasasdiverseaspublicaffairs, symbolofauthoritycarried
journalism,artandculture,engineering, high byadistinguishedmember
technology,andinternationalstudies.Today's
ofanassembly. Itisused
Convocationceremony(thecallingtogetherof
onceremonialoccasions
theacademicassembly)hasitsrootsinuniversity tosignifytherightofan
traditionsofmedieval Europe.
individualorinstitutionto
performacertainfunction
COAT OF ARMS inthecaseofuniversities,
tograntdegrees.
Thecoatofarmswas
presentedtotheUniversity AtConvocation,themaceiscarriedaheadofthe
byHisExcellencyThe Chancellorasheorsheentersandleaveseach
RightHonourableRamon ceremony. Duringtheceremony,themaceis
John Hnatyshyn,former displayedasanembodimentoftheauthorityofthe
governorgeneralof University.
Canada,on November Carleton'smacewaspresentedtotheUniversity
15, 1992,aspartof in 1976asagiftfromtheChairoftheBoardof
Carleton's50thanniversary Governorsatthattime, Mr. Hyman Soloway. It
celebrations. Itisdescribed isasilver-platedstaffaboutonemetrelong.At
inheraldictermsasfollows: theupperendthereisabowl markedwiththe
SableamapleleafGules University'scoatofarmsandtheUniversitymotto
irradiatedandchargedwithanopenbookArgent; in LatinandEnglish—Opera NobisAeternaand
AndforaCrest:onawreathArgentSableand OurstheTaskEternal. Fromtheupperportionof
Gulesa PhoenixGulesquilledandbeakedOr thebowlrisesaphoenix.Traditionaloakleaves
issuingfromflamesproper;AndforaMotto:Ours surroundthelowerendofthestaff.
theTaskEternal;AndforSupporters:onagrassy
mountoneithersidearavenSablebeakedand THE DIPLOMA
memberedorarmedGules.
Theopenbooksignifiesthatlearningisopento ThediplomathegraduatesreceiveatConvocation
allwhowishtopartakeofit,andthemapleleaf isthecertificateofqualificationwhichdisplays
thefactthatthestudenthasfulfilledallthe
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requirementsandcompletedtheprescribed cordsewnslightlyinfromthelowerborder;science
courseofstudyforthedegree.Asthesenior isgoldenyellow;socialworkiscream;anddoctor
academiclegislativebodyoftheUniversity, itisthe ofphilosophyispurple.
Senatethatdetermineswhethertherequirements
Themaster'sandbachelor'sgowns,tobeworn
havebeenmet.ThesignaturesoftheChancellor
withtheabovehoods,areoffull length, madeof
andthePresidentandVice-Chancellorofthe
blackstuff,withagatheredyokebehind,andlong
Universityappearonthediploma:theChancellor open-frontedsleeves.Thedoctoralgownisoffull
becauseofhisorherroleinconferringthedegree, style,madeoffineroyalblueclothwithfacingsof
andthePresidentandVice-Chancellorwho,as
lightbluesilk,withafullgatheredyokebehind,and
ChairofSenate,certifiesthatSenatehasenacted
closedsleeveswithanopeningattheelbows.
therequiredmotiontoawardthedegree.TheSeal
oftheUniversityisaffixedtothediplomaasamark Thetwoshadesofblueinthedoctoralgownare
ofauthentication. thoseoftheUnited Nations,andrecognizethe
University'slong-standinginterest,from itsearliest
ACADEMIC DRESS years, in internationalaffairsandissues.Thecolours
werechosenwhentheUniversityawardeditsfirst
TheacademicdressofCarletonUniversityresults honorarydegreein 1954tothesecondsecretary
fromacompromisebetweenthatfoundinthe generaloftheUnitedNations, Dag Hammarskjold.
ancientfoundationsofBritainandCanadaandthe Thetraditionofawardinghonorarydegreesto
American IntercollegiateCode.Allthreehoods secretariesgeneraloftheUnited Nationshas
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bachelor's, master'sanddoctor's areofthe continuedsincethattime.
simpleorOxfordshape.Thebachelor's, master's ThegownofthehonoraryDoctorofLaws,
anddoctor'shoodsaremadeofblack"stuff," Literature, Music,Science, Engineering,
andarelinedwithsilversilk,withtwochevrons, ArchitectureorFineArtsisafull robewithbell-
oneofredandoneofblack,signifyingCarleton shapedsleeves. Itismadeoffineroyalbluecloth
University'scolours. Frombachelor'stodoctor's, withfacingsandsleevesin lightbluesilk.Thehood
thehoodsareprogressivelylongerandopenedto ismadeofthesamematerialasthegown,hasthe
showmoreofthelining. sameliningasthatforthedegreesgrantedby
Thevelvetborderofthehoodsdenotesthe examination,andisborderedwithdarkmauvefor
degreesgrantedaccordingtothefollowingcolour thedegreeofDoctorofLaws;vibrantblueforthe
combinations:appliedscienceisorangewitha degreeofDoctorofLiterature;Venetianpinkforthe
blackcordsewnslightlyinfromthelowerborder; degreeofDoctorofMusic;redforthedegreeof
architectureiscerise;architecturalstudiesiscerise DoctorofScience;orangeforthedegreeofDoctor
withablackcordsewnslightlyinfromthelower ofEngineering;ceriseforthedegreeofDoctorof
border;artsiswhite;commerceiscamelbrown; Architecture;anddarkcardinalforthedegreeof
computerscienceisroyalblue;engineering DoctorofFineArts.
isorange; humanitiesiswhitewitharedcord
sewnslightlyinfromthelowerborder; industrial ALUMNI HALL
design isdarkcardinal; informationtechnology
ismaizeincludingagreenchevrontodenotethe TheAlumni HallandSportsCentreopenedin2005
jointdegreeandapplieddiplomafromCarleton andservesmorethan750,000visitorseveryyear.
UniversityandAlgonquinCollegerespectively; Thenewcentrehastripledtheusageforathletic
internationalbusinessiscamelbrownwitha andotheractivitiesattheUniversity.Thecentre
redcordsewnslightlyinfromthelowerborder; alsohousestheFieldhouseandRavens' Nest
journalism iswhitewithablackcordsewnslightly (homeofmen'sandwomen'svarsitybasketball
infromthelowerborder; managementstudiesand teams),whichwelcomesgraduandsandtheir
businessadministrationarecamelbrownwitha familiestwiceayeartoCarletonUniversity'sSpring
blackcordsewnslightlyinfromthelowerborder; andFallConvocationceremoniesandreceptions,
mathematicsishuntergreen; musicisVenetian respectively.TheCarleton UniversityAlumni
pink;publicadministrationispeacockblue; public Associationdonated$2.5milliontowardsthe
affairsandpolicymanagementistealwithagold constructionofthisexceptionalfacility.
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OFFICIATING OFFICERS
ChancellorEmeritus
MarcGarneau, C.C., CD., B.Sc, Ph.D., F.C.A.S.I.
MarcGarneauwasnamedCarleton University'sninthchancellorin2003and
aChancellorEmeritusinOctober2008. Dr.Garneau'sfirstcareerwasinthe
Canadian Navy. In 1983, hewasselectedasan astronautandbecamethe
firstCanadiantoflyinspacein 1984. Heflewontwoothermissionsbefore
becomingtheexecutivevice-presidentandthenpresidentoftheCanadian
SpaceAgency. Dr. GarneaubecameanofficeroftheOrderofCanada in 1984
andwaspromotedtotherankofcompanion in2003. Hewaselectedasthe
MemberofParliamentforWestmount-Ville Marie in October2008.
PresidentandVice-Chancellor
RoseannO'Reilly Runte, CM., O.N.M., M.S.R.C, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
RoseannO'ReillyRuntebecame PresidentandVice-ChancellorofCarleton
UniversityonJuly1,2008. Dr. Runtegraduatedwitha B.A. summacumlaude
in FrenchfromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkandobtainedherM.A. and
Ph.D.fromthe UniversityofKansas. Shehaspreviouslyservedaspresidentof
I'Universite Sainte-Anne, principal ofGlendonCollege, presidentofVictoria
UniversityandpresidentofOld Dominion University.
Dr. Runte istheauthorofnumerousscholarlyworks inthefieldsofFrench and
comparativeliteratureandhaswrittenextensivelyoneconomicandcultural
development, highereducationandtheimportanceofresearch.
In addition, she isacreativewriterand hasreceivedaprizeinpoetryfromthe
Academiefrancaise. Dr. Runtehasbeen awardedtheOrderofCanada and
the FrenchOrderofMeritand isa FellowoftheRoyal SocietyofCanada.
Shealsoholdsa numberofhonorarydegrees.
ChairoftheBoardofGovernors
JacquesJ. M. Shore, LIB., ILL
JacquesShoreischairofthe BoardofGovernorsandanexofficiomember
ofall boardcommittees. He isalsothechairoftheCouncilofAdvisorsofthe
CanadianCentreforIntelligenceandSecurityStudiesinCarleton'sNorman
Paterson School ofInternationalAffairs(NPSIA)anda memberoftheschool's
DistinguishedAdvisoryCouncil. Hejoinedthe Board in 1999.
Apartnerintheadvocacydepartmentandgovernmentrelationspractice
groupofthenational lawfirmGowlings, Mr. Shorefocusesonadministrative
lawandregulatoryaffairs, negotiations,tradeandprocurementissues,
environmental issues,securityintelligenceandcriminaljustice matters,
aviation andaerospaceandgovernmentrelationsandadvisorywork.
ThePresidingOfficeroftheFall2008ConvocationisRoseannO'ReillyRunte,
CM., O.N.M., M.S.R.C, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., PresidentandVice-Chancellorof
theUniversity,onbehalfoftheChancellorEmeritus, MarcGarneau, C.C., CD.,
B.Sc, Ph.D., F.C.A.S.I.
Accompanyingheronthestagefortoday'sceremoniesareGoldyHyder,
B.A., M.A., inthemorningceremony,andAnthonyTattersfield, C.St.J., B.A.,
C.A., C.F.E., T.E.P., intheafternoonceremony.
ASSISTING THE CHANCELLOR EMERITUS
BrianMortimer, 8.Sc., M.Sc, Ph.D. Diana Majury, 8.A., LL.B., LLM., Ph.D., S.J.D.
Associate ProfessorofMathematicsandStatistics, AssociateProfessorofSocialWork
AssistantVice-President(Academic), andAssistantMarshalofConvocation
ClerkofSenateand MarshalofConvocation
Karen March, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Michael MacNeil, B.Sc, LL.B., LLM. AssociateProfessorofSociologyandAnthropology
AssociateProfessorofLaw andAssistantMarshalofConvocation
andAssociateMarshalofConvocation
FrederickA. Michel, B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D.
SusanWhitney, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. AssociateProfessorofEarthSciences,
AssistantProfessorofHistory andEnvironmentalScience
andAssociateMarshalofConvocation and BeadleofConvocation
ChristineAdam, B.A., M.A. Leighann Neilson, 8.A., M.A., Ph.D.
AssistantDean(First-YearPrograms), AssistantProfessorofBusiness
FacultyofArtsandSocial Sciences andAssistantMarshalofConvocation
InstructorofArtsOne
Shibu Pal, B.E., M.Sc, M.A.Sc, Ph.D.
and BeadleofConvocation
AssociateProfessorofBusiness
ShaundelAgim, B.A. AssociateDean(UndergraduateStudies),
RecruitmentEventsCo-ordinator, SprottSchoolofBusiness
UndergraduateRecruitmentOffice andAssistantMarshalofConvocation
andBeadleofConvocation
EhabZalok, B.Sc, M.A.Sc, Ph.D.
HughArmstrong, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. AssistantProfessorofCiviland
ProfessorofSocialWork, Political Economy, Environmental Engineering
SociologyandAnthropology andAssistantMarshalofConvocation
andAssistantMarshalofConvocation HadbaaZebala,
KeirArmstrong, 8.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. 8.A., Registrar'sOffice, Facultyof
AssociateProfessorofEconomics GraduateStudiesandResearch
andAssistantMarshalofConvocation and BeadleofConvocation
Susan Bertran, 8.Sc,M.Sc, Ph.D. AlsoassistingatConvocation:
AssistantProfessorofBiology
AssistantDean(RecruitmentandRetention) UniversityRegistrarial Services
FacultyofScience Registrar'sOffice, FacultyofGraduateStudiesand
andAssistantMarshalofConvocation Research
JohnBlenkinsop, 8.Sc., M.Sc, Ph.D. OfficeofthePresident
AssociateProfessorofEarthSciences
SenateOffice
and BeadleofConvocation
AnneBowker, B.A., M.Sc, Ph.D. DepartmentofUniversityCommunications
AssociateProfessorofPsychology Wewouldalsoliketoacknowledgethefollowing
andAssistantMarshalofConvocation on-campusdepartmentsandancillaryoperations
YvonCazabon, Dip.Arch., B.Arch., fortheirvaluablecontributiontothesuccessofthe
Fall2008Convocation:
M.Arch., M.R.A.I.C.
Associate ProfessorofArchitecture Aramark
andAssistantMarshalofConvocation AlumniServices
CarletonUniversityBookstore
Deepthi Kamawar, B.Sc, M.A., Ph.D.
CarletonUniversityStudentEmergency
AssistantProfessorofPsychologyand
ResponseTeam
InterdisciplinaryStudies
andAssistantMarshalofConvocation DepartmentofRecreationandAthletics
GraphicServices
Jo-AneLeFevre, 6.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Instructional Media Services
ProfessorofPsychologyandCognitiveScience ParkingServices
DirectoroftheInstituteofCognitiveScience Physical Plant
andAssistantMarshalofConvocation UniversityArchives
UniversitySafety
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MEDALLISTS IN THE GRADUATING CLASS
GOVERNOR GENERAL'S MEDAL ComputerScience
JingjingWang
Awardedannuallytoastudentstandingatthehead
ofthegraduatingclassatthegraduatelevel Engineering
Donor:HerExcellencytheGovernorGeneralof TimothyElgin
Canada
Humanities
Ronjon Paul Datta Leah EllenWerk
InterfacultyStudies
CHANCELLOR'S MEDAL
Jonathan Gagne
Awarded annually in the nameoftheChancellor Mathematics
ofthe Universityto a graduatingstudentof Kyle Harvey
outstandingacademicachievement
Music
Haley Morgan Sapers RobertaJean Reynolds
PRESIDENT'S MEDAL Science
PeterJackson Pallister
Awarded annuallyinthenameofthe President
SENATE MEDALS FOR
ofthe Universitytothestudentwith the highest
standing in a general degree program ofstudies OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC
PatrickJosephOwen Dunn ACHIEVEMENT
UNIVERSITY MEDAL FOR Awarded,whenmerited,tograduatingstudentsfor
outstandingacademicachievement
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE
WORK— Doctoral Level
Doctoral Level Anne MarieGalloway
Awarded,when merited,foroutstandinggraduate Colin Henein
workatthedoctoral level
Mohamed Eisa Sarhan
Ebaa Naser Eddin Fayyoumi
Annie K.Yessine
UNIVERSITY MEDAL FOR TingZhang
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE LeiZhang
WORK—
Master'sLevel Master'sLevel
Akram Salem Bin Sediq
Awarded,whenmerited,foroutstandinggraduate
workatthemaster'slevel ScottWilliam Bulmer
Kathleen McKay Lucas Lin Chen
ElizabethAnneCornejo
UNIVERSITY MEDAL
Susan Harada
Awardedannually,when merited,tothegraduating
UndergraduateLevel
studentsstanding highestin architecture, Sarah Bainbridge
architecturalstudies, arts, commerce, computer
science, engineering, humanities, industrial design, YuzhouChen
informationtechnology, interfacultystudies, MartinAlexanderConley-Wood
international business,journalism, mathematics,
music, publicadministration, publicaffairsand MandeepGrewal
policymanagement, science, andsocialwork Leticia Gutierrez
Arts Sarah Harrison
BrianJoseph Bencze
FennigjeCharlotte Hinse
ErinSacha Marsh
MohammadAkbar Katawazy
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Christina Lindsay Kirkham
AndrewH. Monkhouse
KanwarWaqas Muhi
AbrahamG. Plunkett-Latimer
MatthewJonathan Rosen
Rizwan Sultan
JoshuaArthur PeterWhite-Crummey