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捆绑SM社区 celebrates graduates and honorary doctorate recipients at 2023 spring convocation

An Indigenous playwright, a political advocate, and an artist and choreographer to receive 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 highest honours
Published: 17 May 2023

As part of this year鈥檚 Spring Convocation celebrations, 捆绑SM社区 will confer honorary degrees upon seventeen inspirational individuals.

Leaders in their respective fields, these honorary doctorates stand as examples of creativity, compassion, dedication, service, and a pioneering spirit. These are people who have made a difference in their community, in the world and 鈥 in the case of astronaut Drew Feustel 鈥 beyond.

捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Spring 2023 honorary degree recipients are: Dale Bauman, Dante Cicchetti, Nicholas Cronk, Andrew Feustel, Barbara Finlayson-Pitts, Serge Godin, Alexina Louie, Amelia Tekwatonti McGregor, Ram Panda, Paul Rosman, Daniel Simberloff, Vijay Singh, Fran莽oise Sullivan, Christiane Taubira, Drew Hayden Taylor, Charlie Watt, Elizabeth Wirth.

Read the full profiles of all honorees.

Fourteen of the honorary doctorates will be awarded during the Convocation ceremonies on 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 downtown and Macdonald campuses between May 30 to June 7.

鈥淭he 捆绑SM社区 community is pleased to honour these extraordinary people who have each impacted and contributed to society in considerable ways,鈥 says Professor Deep Saini, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of 捆绑SM社区. 鈥淭hese outstanding honorary doctorate recipients embody 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 values and are exemplary role models for the Class of 2023.鈥

鈥淭oday marks the end of your journey at 捆绑SM社区, the culmination of late nights, you have forged lifelong friendships, made your dreams reality,鈥 says Chancellor John McCall MacBain, 鈥淭oday is also the start of a new beginning, nobody sits where you sit by accident. You're all now graduates of 捆绑SM社区, going into the world with an impressive history, resilience, and strength.鈥

A special installation ceremony for 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 18th Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini, will take place on the downtown campus on May 29 at 10 a.m. At the installation ceremony three additional honorary doctorates will be given out to the following individuals:

Andrew Jay Feustel, Doctor of Science, honoris causa (顿.厂肠.)鈥
A.S. (Oakland Community College), B.S., M.S. (Purdue University), Ph.D. (Queen鈥檚 University)鈥

NASA Astronaut Drew Feustel ranks third on the list of the 252 people who have quite literally spent time 鈥渋n space鈥 鈥 that is, outside the confines of a capsule or space shuttle. During three space missions, Feustel completed nine spacewalks, with a cumulative time of more than 60 hours and spent a total of 226 days in space. In 2009, he joined the crew performing the final repair and servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope. Two years later, he flew on the last voyage of the

Space Shuttle Endeavour, the penultimate shuttle mission. In 2018, Dr. Feustel spent six and a half months commanding the International Space Station.

Alexina Louie, O.C., O.Ont., F.R.S.C., Doctor of Music, honoris causa (D.Mus.)鈥
B.Mus. (University of British Columbia), M.A. (University of California, San Diego)鈥

One of Canada鈥檚 most celebrated and frequently performed composers, Vancouver-born Alexina Louie has written for many of the country鈥檚 leading soloists, chamber ensembles, new music groups, and orchestras. She has composed in various musical genres, including ballet, opera, and scores for film and television.

Drew Hayden Taylor, Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (D.Litt.)

One of Canada鈥檚 leading Indigenous playwrights and humorists, Drew Hayden Taylor has made a significant and prolific contribution to Indigenous theatre, film, and literature.鈥疉n Anishnaabe/Settler from the Curve Lake First Nation, near Peterborough, Mr. Taylor is an award-winning journalist, a short-story writer, novelist, filmmaker, and television scriptwriter.

The full schedule of the 捆绑SM社区 Spring 2023 honorary doctorate recipients is:

Tuesday, May 30, 2020

10:00 am EST- Honorary degree: Mrs. Amelia Tekwatonti McGregor, Doctor of Science, honoris causa 3:00 pm EST - Honorary degree: Dr. N. Paul Rosman, F.R.C.P.(C), Doctor of Science, honoris causa (顿.厂肠.)鈥

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

10:00 am EST - Honorary degree: M. Serge Godin, O.C., O.Q., Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (尝尝.顿.)鈥 B.A. (Universit茅 Laval)鈥

3:00 pm EST - Honorary degree: Mme Christiane Taubira, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Thursday, June 1, 2023

3:00 pm EST - Honorary degree: Dr. Dante Cicchetti, Doctor of Science, honoris causa (顿.厂肠.)鈥 B.Sc. (University of Pittsburgh), Ph.D. (University of Minnesota)鈥 Friday, June 2, 2023

10 a.m. EST - Honorary degree: Professor Vijay P. Singh, Doctor of Science, honoris causa (顿.厂肠.)鈥 B.Tech. (G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology), M.Sc. (University of Guelph), Ph.D. (Colorado State University), D.Sc. (University of Witwatersrand)鈥

2:30 pm EST - Honorary degree: Professor Emeritus Dale Bauman, Doctor of Science, honoris causa (顿.厂肠.)鈥 B.S., M.S. (Michigan State University), Ph.D. (University of Illinois)鈥

Monday, June 5, 2023

10 a.m. EST - Honorary degree: Dr. Daniel Simberloff, Doctor of Science, honoris causa (D.Sc)鈥 A.B. (Harvard College), Ph.D. (Harvard University)鈥

3 p.m. EST - Honorary degree: Professor Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts, F.R.S.C., Doctor of Science, honoris causa (顿.厂肠.)鈥 B.Sc. (Trent University), M.Sc., Ph.D. (University of California, Riverside)鈥

Tuesday, June 6

10 a.m. EST - Honorary degree: Fran莽oise Sullivan, O.C., C.Q., Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (D.Litt.)鈥 3:00 p.m. EST - Honorary degree: Charlie William Watt, O.Q., Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (尝尝.顿.)鈥

Wednesday, June 7

10 a.m. EST - Honorary degree: Professor Nicholas Cronk, Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (D.Litt.), M.A., D.Phil. (University of Oxford)鈥

3:00 p.m. EST - Ms. Elizabeth Wirth, Doctor of Music, honoris causa (D.Mus.) B.A. (捆绑SM社区

6:30 p.m. EST - Honorary degree: Ram Panda, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (尝尝.顿.)鈥 M.Eng., M.B.A. (捆绑SM社区)鈥 To livestream the ceremonies.

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