2014 Convocation Program

1838 – 2014

2014 CONVOCATION Sunday, May 11, 2014 • 3 p.m.

Monday, May 12, 2014 • 10 a.m.

Monday, May 12, 2014 • 2:30 p.m.

Convocation Hall Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Acadia: A Timeline 1838 Queen’s College, later Acadia College, is established.

The first class enters in 1839 and graduates in 1843.

1860 A ladies’ seminary comes to Wolfville.

Seminary House is built in 1879.

A Proud History Looking back over the last 175 years, Acadia has stood above the rest many times as an institutional and community leader, helping to shape students’ lives and discourse on higher education across the country.

“Acadia has never had the feeling that education belonged to the elite,” says Barry Moody (‘67), professor emeritus and former head of Acadia’s Department of History. “Education is and should be for everyone.”

This concept has shaped Acadia’s philosophy, from its humble beginnings to present day, and underscored the University’s unique role as a primarily undergraduate liberal arts university.

On November 15, 1838, meetings took place in Horton, N.S. (now Wolfville), and then in Nictaux, where plans were laid for the establishment of a college from which no one – student or faculty – would be barred on the basis of denominational affiliation.

1874 The Acadia Athenaeum is established.

1884 Clara Belle Marshall is Acadia’s first female graduate; and one of the first in the Dominion.

Plans went forward swiftly, and on January 15, 1839, the college opened with two faculty and 21 students in attendance, initially sharing facilities with the boys’ school, Horton Academy, that had been established in Horton by the denomination a decade before. What would become Acadia University was born.

Through the 1840s, the college prospered modestly.

The first class, numbering four, graduated in 1843 (Bachelor of Arts was the only degree then offered), and Acadia’s first building, College Hall, was built in that same decade, largely through the dedication and perseverance of Professor Isaac Chipman, to whom the college owed so much. However, the next decade

1892 Student-athlete Edwin Borden becomes the first African Canadian to graduate from Acadia.

1893 Wolfville is incorporated as a town.

showed how fragile a new institution could be, entirely dependent as it was upon denominational giving and very low tuition fees. The drowning death of Chipman and his students while on a geological expedition, and the loss of a substantial portion of its painfully-acquired endowment fund, nearly brought Acadia to its knees.

Significant changes Weathering these storms, for the rest of the century Acadia saw modest growth and significant changes. By 1900 there were over 120 students on campus, a remarkable number in the Canadian post-secondary scene of that era. And by this time, the student body also included women. When Acadia was initially founded, the general view in North America was that higher education should be provided for males only. Attitudes slowly changed, and Acadia graduated its first female student in 1884. Women have been an important component of the Acadia community ever since. Before the end of the 20th century, females constituted more than 50 per cent of the student body.

Acadia was also one of the first institutions in the Commonwealth to admit students of African heritage. In the 1890s, Acadia admitted its first African Nova Scotian,

1925 A fter fires destroyed the first two iterations of College Hall (in 1877 and 1920), the present 2 University Hall is built.

1966 Charles B. Huggins (’20) is awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his cancer treatment research.

which marked the beginning of a connection to this important Nova Scotia community. Many of the province’s most influential African Nova Scotian community leaders throughout the 20th century were Acadia graduates.

Changes in curriculum would take place during this time as well, as Acadia gradually moved away from the traditional classical education based on Latin and Greek, introducing modern languages, more sciences, and other subjects, and eventually a separate Bachelor of Science degree. More specialized education, as opposed to the general curriculum of the 19th century, began to predominate. Although it was never the intent that Acadia be primarily a training ground for Baptist ministers, theology was added to the curriculum, and eventually degrees in that area were established as well.

Student life was enriched by the beginning of campus, and eventually interuniversity sports, with cricket, tennis, football (rugby) and track-and-field being among the early favourites. The student newspaper, The Athenaeum, began in 1874, and the first students’ council was established in the 1880s.

1999 A cadia is named a laureate 2002 Construction is completed on of Washington’s Smithsonian the Irving family gift to Acadia Institution for its pioneering University of the K.C. Irving use of mobile technology in Environmental Science Centre and the curriculum.

Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens.

The warm attachment that its students have always held for Acadia is reflected in the founding of the Acadia Alumni Association in 1859, which has supported and encouraged Acadia and its students ever since.

Dramatic growth

Acadia faces the 21st century with both major challenges and exciting opportunities. It remains one of the select few small, first class, primarily undergraduate institutions in the country where small classes and individual attention are possible. However, this also comes at a significant cost, and it will be Acadia’s task to ensure that it can continue to provide such a specialized, high-quality education and survive financially, maintaining the high standards and rich educational experience that have characterized its first 175 years.

The 20th century would be one of dramatic growth for the institution. The student body would grow fivefold in the first 50 years and quadruple again in the last half of the century. Campus changed significantly as well, with dozens of new buildings being erected, while fires destroyed some of its earlier landmarks.

Learn more at http://175.acadiau.ca

The academic offerings expanded significantly as well, with new programs in such fields as music, computer science, business, nutrition, environmental science, education, and kinesiology. Campus became increasingly diverse, as Acadia attracted a wider array of international students.

Special thanks to the author of this overview, Dr. Barry Moody (’67), Acadia University professor emeritus of History and Classics, and the author of Give us an A, a historical look at Acadia published in 1988.

Significant changes took place in student life on campus, beginning at mid-century with student demands to control more of their own lives while attending Acadia, and to have a greater say in the affairs of the University.

Co-ed residences, student representation on the Board of Governors and the Senate, and increasing autonomy of the students’ union were important signs of change at Acadia and in North America.

2006 A cadia sets up its own YouTube channel and today has more than 300,000 views.

2007 A gift from the Fountain family transforms a former dining hall into the Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons.

2011 Acadia and the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq sign an MOU to improve Aboriginal student participation in post-secondary education.

2013 A cadia celebrates its 175th Anniversary on Founders’ Day. 3

loo k ing B A C K It is perhaps difficult for us to appreciate fully the boldness of our founders’ vision in establishing, more than a quarter-century before Confederation, a college predicated on inclusiveness and a commitment to admitting students regardless of race, gender, or creed. It was a courageous enterprise, to be sure, and it propelled Acadia to lay the foundation for a culture of academic excellence that has produced leaders in virtually every discipline and profession.

This willingness to break new ground has made its presence felt in generation after generation at Acadia. Every time I speak to a new student, meet with our alumni, or encourage my colleagues to tackle a new challenge, I can’t help but think that we, collectively, continue to strive to fulfill our responsibility to honour and preserve the philosophy of our founders.

I applaud all of those who have contributed to Acadia’s success over the course of our 175-year history. I hope you will remember your time at Acadia fondly and with pride.

Raymond E. Ivany Acadia President and Vice-Chancellor

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2014 CONVOCATION 5

Order of Proceedings Presiding Libby Burnham, Chancellor Processional University Marshal: Dr. Robert Raeside Assistant Marshals: Dr. Jim Diamond, Dr. David Duke, Dr. Scott Follows, Dr. Matthew Lukeman, Dr. Jim MacLeod, Dr. Sonya Major, Dr. Jennie Rand, Dr. Christianne Rushton University Organist: Mr. John Scott O Canada O Canada! Our home and native land!

True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free!

From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Ô Canada! Terre de nos aïeux, Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!

Car ton bras sait porter l’épée, Il sait porter la croix!

Ton histoire est une épopée Des plus brillants exploits.

Et ta valeur, de foi trempée, Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Prayer of Invocation The Reverend Timothy J. McFarland, University Chaplain Welcoming Remarks Raymond E. Ivany, President and Vice-Chancellor Welcoming Remarks (Sunday Convocation) Dr. Donald M. Julien, CM, ONS, DCL, DHumL, Executive Director, Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq Remarks Jocelyn Lorraine Graham, 2014 Graduating Class Life President Awarding of Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates, and Awards to Graduates Dr. Robert Raeside, University Marshal

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Presentation of Graduates by: Dr. David MacKinnon Dean, Research and Graduate Studies

Dr. Darcy Benoit Acting Director, Jodrey School of Computer Science

Dr. Harry Gardner President, Acadia Divinity College and Dean, Faculty of Theology

Professor Barbara Anderson Director, School of Nutrition and Dietetics

Dr. Robert Perrins Dean, Faculty of Arts Professor John Hansen Director, School of Music Dr. Peter Williams Dean, Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Dr. Andrew Mitchell Director, Ivan Curry School of Engineering

Dr. Glyn Bissix Acting Dean, Faculty of Professional Studies Dr. Ann Vibert Director, School of Education Dr. René Murphy Director, School of Recreation Management and Kinesiology Dr. Ian Hutchinson Director, Fred C. Manning School of Business

Acknowledgement of Faculty Dr. Tom Herman, Vice-President, Academic Professores Emeriti Appointments Dr. Janice J. Best Professor Emerita of Languages and Literatures

Dr. Barry M. Moody Professor Emeritus of History and Classics

Dr. Peter Horvath Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Dr. Edward G. Reekie Professor Emeritus of Biology

Dr. Peter J. McLeod Professor Emeritus of Psychology Conferring of Honorary Degrees Sunday, May 11, 2014 Rev. John F. Keith, PhD Robert Bateman Doctor of Divinity

Doctor of Letters Monday, May 12, 2014 — Morning Convocation Fred. S. Fountain, C.M. Doctor of Humanities

Monday, May 12, 2014 — Afternoon Convocation Geraldine Marjorie Browning Donald J. Savoie Doctor of Humanities

Doctor of Civil Laws

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Order of Proceedings Alma Mater

Graduates in the School of Music will lead all present into song.

Far above the dykes of Fundy, Far above the busy highway, And its basin blue, And the sleepy town, Stands our noble Alma Mater Reared against the arch of heaven, Glorious to view.

Looks she proudly down.

Chorus Lift the Chorus, speed it onward, Sing it loud and free!

Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Acadia, hail to thee!

Closing Remarks

Libby Burnham, Chancellor

Benediction

The Reverend Timothy J. McFarland, University Chaplain

Recessional

University Marshal: Assistant Marshals:

University Organist:

Dr. Robert Raeside Dr. Jim Diamond, Dr. David Duke, Dr. Scott Follows, Dr. Matthew Lukeman, Dr. Jim MacLeod, Dr. Sonya Major, Dr. Jennie Rand, Dr. Christianne Rushton Mr. John Scott

Please remain standing until the academic procession has left the hall.

Everyone is invited to attend a reception in the Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons following each convocation.

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Convocation - Sunday, May 11, 2014 FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

Bachelor of Religious Education

Doctor of Ministry

Ajibola, Oluwole Akanni........................................... Abeokuta, Ogun State Akinwale, Suwebat Kofo..................................................Ilesha, Osun State Odelami, Joseph Bayo................................................. Akinlalu, Osun State Olubiyo, Olarewaju Sunday.............................................Ilesha, Osun State

Berry, Richard Alan......................................................... Port Williams, NS Bielby, David...........................................................................Toronto, ON Das, Rupen....................................................................... Mississauga, ON Dockendorff, Warren Stewert......................................................Morell, PE Hendriks, Randal C............................................................. Hamilton, ON Hopper, Steven Brooke...........................................................Liverpool, NS Lehtonen, Teemu Johannes.............................................Port WIlliams, NS MacLeod, Todd Wesley......................................................Jacksonville, NB McNabb, Kimberlynn............................................................... Halifax, NS Mutale, Elias Mwamba........................................................Lusaka, Zambia Noel, Bradley Truman..........................................................Springdale, NL Purdy, Harlyn Graydon......................................................... Yarmouth, NS Sutherland, Gordon Harris................................................Mount Pearl, NL

Master of Arts in Theology Andrea, David Joel*........................................................ Blacketts Lake, NS Brighton, Rachel Sue.......................................................... Bridgetown, NS Fender, Kemar Anthony........................................................Hampton, NB Ford, Ronald Shibley...................................................... Grand Manan, NB Guy, Frederick Campbell.......................................................... Bedford, NS Langille, Derek Spencer........................................................Middleton, NS Richards, Jesse Luke................................................................Portland, OR Szeto, Lai................................................................................Toronto, ON Worden, Paul Douglas..............................................................Paradise, NS

Master of Divinity Allan, Helena Joanne............................................................. Kingston, ON Crawley-Lawrence, Wanda Elizabeth...................................Dartmouth, NS Day, Dustin Keith..................................................................... Halifax, NS De’Bell, David George..................................................... Barking, England Grosvenor, Benjamin............................................................. Stewiacke, NS Hawkes, Mary Grace Emily.....................................................Wolfville, NS Sparkes, Gregory Harold Robert.................................................. Geary, NB Stultz Albert, Tara Marie*.......................................................Moncton, NB

Bachelor of Theology Duncan, Douglas................................................................. Lake Echo, NS Graves, Lorraine Louise...........................................................Wolfville, NS Illsley-Martin, Shelley Jean..............................................Margaretsville, NS Mensah, Ato Kwamina.............................................................. Halifax, NS Smith, Jennifer Mary............................................................Middleton, NS Steeves, Carolyn Roberta........................................................Moncton, NB

Universal Gospel Divinity College (UNIDICO) Bachelor of Theology Adeboye, James Kehinde................................................... Ikire, Osun State Alabi, Anthony Bamidele.............................................. Okenne, Kogi State Odewade, Olatunde Josiah.............................................. Ile-Ife, Osun State Oladejo, Jelili Funminiyi John................................. Ipetumodu, Osun State Olatunde, Oluwadare Judah......................................... Ila-Odo, Osun State

Faculté de Théologié Évangélique Maîtrise en Théologie Giorgio, Daniel............................................................Mendoza, Argentina Hugues, Pierre....................................................................Dessalines, Haïti

Maîtrise en Divinité Délicieux, Wesley ........................................................ Acul du Nord, Haïti Morrissette, Joseph Gaétan Sébastien............................. Trois-Rivières, QC

Baccalauréat en Théologie Baptistin, Joseph Roosevelt....................................................Maurice, Haïti Bautista, Joël............................................................... Port-au-Prince, Haïti Deslongchamp, Danny.......................................................... Montréal, QC Franklin, Émile.................................................................. Port Salut, Haïti

Bethel Bible Seminary Master of Divinity Au Ching, Lo Ming*................................................................. Hong Kong Chan, Man Kuen*..................................................................... Hong Kong Chan, Tak Kam*....................................................................... Hong Kong Cheung, Wan Sze*.................................................................... Hong Kong Chow, Man Kit*........................................................................ Hong Kong Chu, Wai Chi*.......................................................................... Hong Kong Ho, Chin Yau*.......................................................................... Hong Kong Kam, Wai Biu*.......................................................................... Hong Kong Kung, Yuen King*..................................................................... Hong Kong Kwok, Chi Ho*......................................................................... Hong Kong Kwok, Kam Chi* ...................................................................... Hong Kong Lam, Kin Sang*......................................................................... Hong Kong Lau, Chit Hung Sammy*.......................................................... Hong Kong Lee, Yun On*............................................................................ Hong Kong Leung, Ching Hang*................................................................. Hong Kong Leung, Lai Ha Ruth*................................................................. Hong Kong Li, Kit Ching*........................................................................... Hong Kong Lo, Kok Ming*.......................................................................... Hong Kong Lok, Ying Ho*........................................................................... Hong Kong Shum, Kar Yan*........................................................................ Hong Kong Siu, Ka Cheung Oliver*............................................................ Hong Kong Tam, Ying*................................................................................ Hong Kong Wong, Pui Ling*....................................................................... Hong Kong

Master of Theological Studies Chan, Sau Mei*......................................................................... Hong Kong Leung, Suk Kam*...................................................................... Hong Kong

*graduated since May 13, 2013

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Convocation - Sunday, May 11, 2014 FACULTY OF ARTS Master of Arts Belben, Laura Ashley* (Sociology)............................... L’Anse Au Loup, NL Duffett, Emily Mabel* (Sociology)..........................................Kentville, NS Keeler, Breanna Jean* (English)............................................Edmonton, AB Little, Carol Anne* (English).......................................... Charlottetown, PE Romard, Ryan Matthew (Sociology)...........................................Sydney, NS Sapach, Sonja C* (Social and Political Thought)............ Lawrencetown, NS Taylor, Danielle Renee* (English)..............................................Gander, NL

Bachelor of Arts with Honours Bainomugisha, Enoka K (Sociology)........................................Ottawa, ON Bazinet, Patrick Aaron (Psychology)........................................Wolfville, NS Bunten-Walberg, Amanda (Environmental and Sustainability Studies)......... ............................................................................................ Morinville, AB Cann, William Gregory (History).................................. Charlottetown, PE Clinton, Danielle Denise (English)...................................... Sydenham, ON Cobb, Kathleen (Sociology)....................................................... Calgary, AB Costain, Emma Adele (Politics).............................................. Rothesay, NB Dalton, Meaghan (Politics)..................................................Dartmouth, NS Davidson, Leah (Politics)........................................................... Halifax, NS Davies, Gavin Daniel (Politics).................................................. Calgary, AB Dean, Jenna Rae (Politics)............................................... New Glasgow, NS Dietz Chiasson, Mira (Environmental and Sustainability Studies)................ ...............................................................................................Sackville, NB Ericsson, Sara Grace (History)..................................................Ottawa, ON Fagan, Coltan (Sociology)......................................................Cochrane, AB Fournier, Alexandra (English)...............................................Saint John, NB Galambos, Jennifer Leah (English)............................................ Calgary, AB Graham, Jocelyn Lorraine (Sociology)................................ Bridgewater, NS Hooper, Lauren Alisa (Politics).................................................. Calgary, AB Hunter, Margaret Marion (History).....................................Middleton, NS Kaulback, Nathan D (Politics)..................................................Berwick, NS Kennedy, Laura Emily (Environmental and Sustainability Studies)............... ......................................................................................... Porters Lake, NS Khoury-Hanna, Jenna (Environmental and Sustainability Studies)............... .....................................................................................Eastern Passage, NS Kohlenberg, Matthew Philip (Philosophy)................................ Calgary, AB Lathem, Callie Sinclair (Sociology).........................................Fall River, NS Love, Jacob Lindsay (Politics)................................................... Milton, ON Lyon, Abby (History).............................................................Limerick, ME MacIsaac, Bernard (History)................................................ Antigonish, NS MacLean, Miranda L (Sociology)................................................ Digby, NS MacWilliams, Christian Stuart (Politics)..................................Ottawa, ON Mangalam, Ceileigh T (English).................................................. Irvine, CA Margeson, Christopher Michael (English)................................Berwick, NS Munden, Alexandra (History).................................................Wolfville, NS Muravskii, Kirill (English).......................................... St. Petersburg, Russia Pulsifer, Brittany Ann (Sociology).........................................Waterville, NS Ranvig, Maya Bhairavi (Sociology)...................................... Somerville, MA Rex, Andrea (Sociology)..........................................................Kentville, NS Rossiter, Cara Breanne (English)........................................... Riverview, NB Simpson, McCulloch (English)..............................................Aylesford, NS Smith, Jared Robert Craig (History).....................................Coldbrook, NS Smith, Meaghan Ellyn (English)................................................ Calgary, AB

Tiberi, Alessandra Emslie (History)........................................... Calgary, AB Verhagen, Jacob (Politics).....................................................Etobicoke, ON West, Katherine (Psychology)............................................... Kitchener, ON Yuan Jianda (History).............................................Dalian, Liaoning, China

Bachelor of Arts Alvarez, James A.S..................................................................... Calgary, AB Amirault, Andree Lucille....................................................Yellowknife, NT Andrews, Maxwell John Woolway.......................................Dartmouth, NS Ashe, Anthony Earl............................................................... Stittsville, ON Backman, Brett..............................................................Stillwater Lake, NS Barnes, Nicholas Alan...................................................Okanagan Falls, BC Beals, Hayleigh Nicole................................................. Wilmot Station, NS Bitar, Silvana........................................................................Coldbrook, NS Bourque, Kyle Michael............................................................Carleton, NS Bradley, Wendy M...................................................................Wolfville, NS Brown, Evan........................................................................ Lewis Lake, NS Brown, Stephanie................................................................Dartmouth, NS Broz, Laura Marie.............................................................. Fredericton, NB Cake, Jessica......................................................................... Hamilton, ON Calnek, Jenna..........................................................................Kentville, NS Castro, Kelsey........................................................................ Rothesay, NB Chapman, Alison Whitney.......................................... Murray Harbour, PE Chrusciel, Paul*........................................................................Ottawa, ON Chu, Jessica............................................................................... Calgary, AB Clark, Emily Louise................................................................. Whistler, BC Clunas, Taryn....................................................................... Markham, ON Cole, Rachel Edith................................................................ Riverview, NB Collins, Deanna Lea*..........................................................Dartmouth, NS Corbett, Christopher James.....................................................Wolfville, NS Cox, Nicholas Alexander.......................................................Timberlea, NS Craig, Tyler.........................................................................Dartmouth, NS Crowell, Michael Jeffrey............................................Three Mile Plains, NS Cummings, Tabitha.................................................................Wolfville, NS Dagenais, Monic............................................................ Charlottetown, PE Daigle, Hillary.............................................................................Valley, NS Dawe, Jacob Willem..............................................................Uxbridge, ON Dixon, David Williams....................................................... Cambridge, NS Doherty, Haley Elizabeth............................................... Charlottetown, PE Doherty, Tatem............................................................Pembroke, Bermuda Dorazio, Rianne.................................................................... Flin Flon, MB Dorey, Megan Alicia* ....................................................... Mahone Bay, NS Downard, Katelyn Marie................................................. Port Hastings, NS Erdos, Leah...............................................................................Russell, ON Faulkner, Emily Rae.................................................................. Halifax, NS Ferguson, Emma Katherine.................................................... Wicklow, NB Ferguson, Rhema.............................................................. Nassau, Bahamas Flanagan, George....................................................................Bathurst, NB Foote, Lauren Elizabeth.........................................................Woodville, NS Gerrits, Weston John*..........................................................Centreville, NS Gillis, Brian....................................................................... Newmarket, ON Grimard, Simon Bruce*..................................................... Mississauga, ON Guillaume, Parish Hansen................................................. Nassau, Bahamas Hadfield, Kelley McKenzie..................................................... Oakville, ON Hand, David.................................................................... Bobcaygeon, ON Hartley, Briana........................................................................Kentville, NS *graduated since May 13, 2013

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Convocation - Sunday, May 11, 2014 Harvey, Samantha Rae..........................................................Coldbrook, NS Hatfield, Brett Ian....................................................................Berwick, NS Hickey, Erin........................................................................... Rothesay, NB Hicks, Christine Marie...........................................................Fall River, NS Hyson, Georgina..................................................................... Stratford, PE Jackson, Katherine................................................................... Bremen, ME Jamieson, Benjamin........................................................ Peterborough, ON Janowitz, Ethan......................................................................... Halifax, NS Jardine, Erin*....................................................................... Vancouver, BC Johnson, Amber Dawn Ruth*.................................... Conquerall Mills, NS Jones, Kristi Michelle...................................................................Truro, NS Jordan, Allison.......................................................................Fall River, NS Joudrey, Aaron John............................................................. Greenfield, NS Joyce, Amanda............................................................................ Digby, NS Kane, Tymika......................................................................... Kingston, NS Kaulback, Sarah Christine................................................... Lunenburg, NS Keeler, Emily Margaret..........................................................Shelburne, NS Laing, Adam.............................................................................. Halifax, NS Lewis, Jessica Nicole.................................................Hammonds Plains, NS Lewtas, Bonnie Linda*........................................................ Lunenburg, NS Li Bingou*.......................................................... Chengdu, Sichuan, China Little, Nathan Gregory............................................................... Barrie, ON Lu Si...................................................................... Yueyang, Hunan, China Lynch, Candice Dawn............................................................. Windsor, NS MacDougall, Megan Juliann..................................................... Halifax, NS MacGregor, Andrea................................................................... Halifax, NS MacPhail, Ryan Colin.............................................................Cornwall, PE MacPherson, Kaly Elise...........................................................Kentville, NS Manzer, Olivia C....................................................................... Calgary, AB Matheson, Melissa...............................................................New Minas, NS McCloskey, Claire Louise............................................. North Wiltshire, PE McKee-Godry, Hayden James Ethan....................... Cambridge Station, NS McWhirter, Renee..................................................................Gold Bar, WA Metcalfe, Jacqueline Nichole..................................................Aylesford, NS Miller, Megan Nicole...................................................... Port Williams, NS Milner, Lauren Blanche Nicholson.......................................... Amherst, NS Mobarak, Dana Jaafar*............................Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Morash, Likda........................................................................... Halifax, NS Morse, Lagina.........................................................................Wolfville, NS Morton, Alexander Richard..................................................Coldbrook, NS Nadeau, Natasha.....................................................................Wolfville, NS Nichols, Robert Wilson............................................................Berwick, NS Noel, David Andrew............................................................Springdale, NL Nowlan, Jenna Lea................................................................... Bedford, NS O’Connell, Marianne......................................................Cole Harbour, NS Ogilvie, Laurie Roland............................................................Wolfville, NS Parsons, Katelyn...............................................................Hatchet Lake, NS Patterson, Colby*............................................................ New Glasgow, NS Poirier, Julie Catherine...................................................Grande-Digue, NB Pomeroy, Sarah Jane..................................................... Campbell River, BC Pothier, Nichole Elaine............................................................Lakeville, NS Pullen, Sarah............................................................................Ottawa, ON Reede, Tristan Christopher.................................................... Yarmouth, NS Rios, Matthew.............................................................. Port Coquitlam, BC Rodgers, Terilyn........................................................... Lower Sackville, NS Rouleau, Marc*...................................................................Outremont,QC Rudderham, Brianne................................................................ Bedford, NS

Rutherford, Shelagh Elaine.............................................. Collingwood, ON Salsman, Tyler........................................................................Aylesford, NS Saunders, Theodore Ronald............................................... Greenwood, NS Schenk, Phillip Braden........................................................ Port Hope, ON Schofield, Samantha........................................................ Port Williams, NS Shetty, Neha*........................................................................ Yarmouth, NS Sidock, Andrew Joseph.......................................................... Yarmouth, NS Skibin, Zachary....................................................................Edmonton, AB Spears, Casey Allison Mae............................................................Truro, NS Sunohara, Kristen...................................................................... Calgary, AB Thomas, Sarah Elizabeth........................................................ Kingston, NS Thompson, Alexander........................................................ Burlington, ON Tierney, Bradford Tyler........................................................Richmond, ON Tull, Jonathan.............................................................................. Ajax, ON Walkinshaw, Ashley Elizabeth Ann..........................................Wolfville, NS Walkinshaw, Lacey..................................................................Wolfville, NS Webber, Mary Alison...............................................................Wolfville, NS Williams, Cara..........................................................................Chester, NS Wolfe, Morgan Vale...............................................................Liverpool, NS Wolfenden, Matthew Philip*................................................ King City, ON Zhong Fangyu*....................................................... Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Bachelor of Arts in Music with Honours Roussin, Rena-Marie............................................................ Ladysmith, BC

Bachelor of Arts in Music Dean, Allison Kelly........................................................... Nassau, Bahamas Hawkins, Grant Michael........................................................Fall River, NS

Bachelor of Music Banfield, Morgan Kathleen Miria.............................................. Halifax, NS Baptiste, Shontelle..................................................... Bridgetown, Barbados Barrett, Shane Wallace.............................................................Wolfville, NS Elliot, Liam David..................................................................... Calgary, AB Forsey, Victoria Frances........................................................... St John’s, NL Gosselin, Shandea............................................................. Powell River, BC Grosfield, Kayla.......................................................................Wolfville, NS Leard, Alec Steven................................................................Edmonton, AB Lynch, Cyril Patrick Mont....................................................... Windsor, NS MacDonald, Karen Elizabeth............................................. Burlington, ON McCabe, Sarah................................................................ Bowmanville, ON McNutt, Ethan Milton.................................................................Valley, NS Moir, Alexandra Rachael..........................................Hammonds Plains, NS Moulton, Michael...........................................................Corner Brook, NL Parker, Victoria Alexandra Robinson Rockley*.............................Truro, NS Stanson, Nicole Marie.......................................................... Winnipeg, MB Stanway, Leone Rae*....................................................................Kaslo, BC

*graduated since May 13, 2013

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Convocation - Sunday, May 11, 2014 Bachelor of Music Therapy

Certificate of French Proficiency

Andrews, Ellen.............................................................Sault Ste Marie, ON Hines, Heather Ann................................................................Wolfville, NS Landry, Nicole Christine................................................ Peterborough, ON MacAulay, Hilary Johanna Jean.....................................New Waterford, NS Mailman, Courtney Nicole.................................................Sherbrooke, NS Morrissey, Alexandra Paige.....................................................Fall River, NS O’Grady, Caroline.....................................................................Douro, ON Olson, Linnea Christine............................................................ Seattle, WA Sequeira, Adya........................................................................Stellarton, NS

Burt, Brenda Anne*................................................................Louisdale, NS Delorey, Krista A*........................................................................Afton, NS Gilbert, Louis*............................................................. Central Onslow, NS Glenn, Christie L.*.................................................................... Enfield, NS Karisallen, Danyelle Maria*....................................................... Halifax, NS MacKeigan, Lesley Ruth*.......................................................... Halifax, NS MacLean, Kenna Catherine*...........................................Howie Center, NS Martin, Heather Claire*..................................................... Bridgewater, NS Millett, Ashley*............................................................................Truro, NS Oldreive, Jana Nicole*..................................................................Lantz, NS Pellerine, Michelle Nicole*.........................................................Sydney, NS Poloni, Diana*....................................................................... Glace Bay, NS Robers, Stephanie*..............................................................Dartmouth, NS Robertson, Carrie Ardelle*.......................................................Ottawa, ON Roy, Manon Lyne*..............................................................Dartmouth, NS Shephard Duguay, Martha*..........................................................Truro, NS

Certificate in Music Therapy LaRonde, Jessica...................................................................Pembroke, ON Moir, Alexandra Rachael..........................................Hammonds Plains, NS

*graduated since May 13, 2013

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Convocation - Monday Morning, May 12, 2014 FACULTY OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE Master of Science Corkum, Amber Leanne (Mathematics and Statistics)...........Scotts Bay, NS Day, Lindsay Alexis (Psychology).................................................Fernie, BC Finkelstein, Andrea Leigh* (Psychology)................................ Montreal, QC Fisher, Megan Leigh Anne* (Biology).............................. Port Williams, NS Islam, Mohammad Moinul (Computer Science)............Dhaka, Bangladesh Lightfoot, Holly Lynn (Biology)...........................................Middleton, NS MacLean, Diana Victoria (Psychology)..............................Plaster Rock, NB McCathie, Sarah Anne* (Psychology)................................... Churchill, ON Poirier, Luke Anthony* (Biology)........................................ Cascumpec, PE Schaffner, Scott (Computer Science).......................................Wolfville, NS Sichinga, Martin Chewe (Chemistry)..................................Lusaka, Zambia Sweeney, Crystal Lynn (Biology)............................................. Roseville, PE Wang Ti (Computer Science).............................. Kunming, Yunnan, China Webster, Anna* (Psychology)..................................................... Halifax, NS White, Travis Brian* (Biology)...............................................Stellarton, NS Woodworth, Bradley Kalkman* (Biology)............................Middleton, NS

Bachelor of Science with Honours Adams, Stephanie Alexandra (Psychology)...............................Newport, NS Beckett, Nicole Helen (Biology)........................................ Brown’s Flat, NB Betsch, Taylor Ariel (Biology).................................................Moncton, NB Bharath, Aidan (Physics)................................................. Thunder Bay, ON Bowman, Wesley (Physics)................................................... Lexington, TN Boyd, Ellen Sherree (Biology)............................................ Plumweseep, NB Brogan, Holly (Psychology)...................................................... Bedford, NS Chiasson, Emilie Ann (Biology)...............................................Ottawa, ON Creighton, Toula (Psychology)................................................. Bedford, NS Del Bel, Michael (Biology)................................................. Quispamsis, NB Fairfax, Alana Katelyn (Biology)............................................. Somerset, NS Ghandeharian, Sara (Psychology).............................................Ottawa, ON Gibson, Jordan Daniel (Chemistry)........................................Fall River, NS Gillis, Jaimee (Biology)....................................................... Summerside, PE Godfrey, John Adam Douglas (Environmental Science)........ Gaspereau, NS Gray, Emily Marie (Psychology)................................................ Halifax, NS Gumuchian, Stephanie T (Psychology)................................. Vancouver, BC Harrigan, Amye Michelle (Biology)..................................Edmundston, NB Langille, Bianca (Biology)....................................Grand Bay-Westfield, NB MacAulay, Alex W (Psychology)..........................................Dartmouth, NS MacFadzen, Amy* (Geology)...................................................Lindsay, ON Mahon, Lewis W (Environmental Science).............................London, ON Millett, Lee Thomas (Biology)..............................................Centreville, NS Milne, Justin Lindsay* (Psychology).......................................... Halifax, NS Misiuk, Benjamin C (Environmental Science)......................Petersham, MA Mooney, Kayla M (Psychology)............................................. Yarmouth, NS Morean-Sperker, Anna Maria (Biology)..................................... Halifax, NS Murray, Patrick (Mathematics and Statistics).........................Brookdale, NS Nau, George Stewart (Biology)............................................ Brunswick, ME Nickerson, Jakob (Chemistry)............................................Pleasantville, NS Nowe, Krystle Marie (Mathematics and Statistics)............... Lunenburg, NS Pal, Nicole (Psychology)............................................ Salt Spring Island, BC Pawlowski, Simon (Biology).................................................Edmonton, AB Plante, Melanie Denise (Geology)........................................Pembroke, ON Purdy, Lauren (Psychology)..........................................................Truro, NS Reid, Michael Gregory (Geology).............................................. Oxford, NS Rice, Alexandra Michelle (Biology)........................................... Calgary, AB

Sawler, Ryan Clark (Psychology)..............................................Berwick, NS Smith, Wesley David (Physics)............................................Dartmouth, NS Stephenson, Mathew Isaac (Chemistry)..................................... Calgary, AB Stewart, Nathan D (Biology)...................................................Wolfville, NS Sutton, Madeline (Biology).....................................................Wolfville, NS Thibault, Tabatha Melanie (Psychology).................................Moncton, NB Thomas, Lara (Biology).............................................................. Pictou, NS Thurber, Lynsay (Chemistry)...............................................Barrington, NS VanSickle, Lindsay (Psychology)........................................... Brantford, ON Whitehouse, Christiane Emma (Psychology)..........................Seabright, NS Wolfe, Stephen Edward (Chemistry).......................................Canning, NS Wu Shihao (Physics)............................................... Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Young, Breanna Ashley (Psychology)........................Hammonds Plains, NS

Bachelor of Science Adderley, Dawnea............................................................. Nassau, Bahamas Allen, Josey Lee....................................................................... Bonshaw, PE Barkhouse, Carrie....................................................................Wolfville, NS Baxter, Jillian............................................................................ Bedford, NS Beals, Megan Melisa....................................................... Lawrencetown, NS Bennett, Jillian.................................................................... Lunenburg, NS Bishara, Donald.................................................................... Yarmouth, NS Black, Kelsea............................................................................. Halifax, NS Boulet, Maximilien................................................................. Okotoks, AB Carr, Hillary Jean........................................................... Charlottetown, PE Carson, Amanda....................................................................Moncton, NB Clutson, Isabelle........................................................................ Halifax, NS Corkum, Benjamin Arthur..................................................Dartmouth, NS Corkum, Kristen Emily........................................................Coldbrook, NS Dagenais, Taylor Kristian.....................................................Coldbrook, NS Daigle, Emily........................................................................... Buxton, ME Davison, Amber..................................................................Dartmouth, NS Dell, Alizabeth Tess............................................................ Fredericton, NB DeLory, Emma.......................................................................... Halifax, NS Dodge, Mathew Alexander..................................................Dartmouth, NS Doucet, Lindsay Katherine Esther................................... Chester Basin, NS Ellis, Kristopher...................................................................Mansfield, ON Ellis, Megan Lorraine...................................................................Lantz, NS Fage, Andrew.......................................................................... Amherst, NS Feasby, Shaun David*............................................................Uxbridge, ON Ferguson, Carly Alexandra ................................................. Ridgewood, NJ Fitzgerald, Courtney Linda-Rose........................................ Summerside, PE Fleury, Jessica.................................................................... Chestermere, AB Flynn, Amy Amanda Marie*.............................................. Summerside, PE Fox, Shannon Elizabeth......................................................... Riverview, NB Fry, Ryan.............................................................................Dartmouth, NS Gilbert, David Patrick............................................................Aylesford, NS Gillis, Emma Margaret....................................................... Summerside, PE Gullison, Shannon.............................................................. St Stephen, NB Gupta, Niti..............................................................................Ottawa, ON Hamilton, Corey Peter.......................................................... Saskatoon, SK Hamilton, Melissa................................................................Coldbrook, NS Harlow, Ethan Leigh.............................................................Lockeport, NS Healy, Kathleen......................................................................... Halifax, NS Hetu, Marc W.J.................................................................. Greenwood, NS Higgins, Mitchell James............................................. Chance Harbour, NS Hudson, Jessica Amelia.................................................. Chester Grant, NS *graduated since May 13, 2013

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Convocation - Monday Morning, May 12, 2014 Hurshman, Kristina Grace...................................................... Windsor, NS Hurst, Allison Carla........................................................... Summerside, PE Hutchison, Elizabeth Alexandra................................................Dieppe, NB Janzen, Chandler M.................................................................. Calgary, AB Jarvis, Sloane.......................................................................... Iroquois, ON Jennex, Kyle........................................................................Dartmouth, NS Johnson, Alana Michelle*......................................................Millarville, AB Kant, Karoline.......................................................................... Kitimat, BC Keir, Sara Rebecca.................................................................. Kingston, NS Kerwin, John Francis..................................................... Rhodes Corner, NS Kiri, Caitlyn Adele..............................................................Dartmouth, NS Lohnes, Ashley Elizabeth........................................................ Brooklyn, NS Lord, Jared..............................................................................Kentville, NS Lu Di................................................................................ Shenzhen, China MacDonald, Jill Elizabeth...................................................New Minas, NS MacDonald, Kaitlin Agatha................................................Dartmouth, NS MacDonald, Laura......................................................... Charlottetown, PE MacElwee, Julie........................................................................Ottawa, ON MacFarlane, Emily.................................................................Moncton, NB MacGillivray, Megan................................................................. Halifax, NS MacIsaac, Cailin Mary...........................................................Stellarton, NS MacLeod, Patty-Sue................................................................ Baddeck, NS MacMaster, Christopher Lawrence..................................Cole Harbour, NS Maika, Kathryn.............................................................Carleton Place, ON McCargar, Mitchell Keith*..................................................... Didsbury, AB McCartney, Ronique......................................................... Nassau, Bahamas McGinitie, Brendan Alexander.................................................. Calgary, AB McLaughlin, Matthew Thomas.............................................. Economy, NS McMullin, Kyla Ann...........................................................New Minas, NS Mills, Stephen..........................................................................Ottawa, ON Moore, Meighan*..........................................................Fort McMurray, AB Morrin, Alyssa Claire Nap......................................................... Calgary, AB Morse, Lauren Catherine..........................................................Berwick, NS Murphy, Sarah................................................................... Norris Point, NL Murray, Barbara Dawn.......................................................... Thorburn, NS Nickerson, Crystal Lynn........................................................ Yarmouth, NS Nowell, Laila Aisha..............................................................Perth, Australia Pelzner, Jackson S....................................................................Belmont, CA Penney, Jhenna...................................................................... Yarmouth, NS Pettis, Kari Ann........................................................................ Bedford, NS Plowman, Keegan..........................................................Fort McMurray, AB Porter, Celine.........................................................................Moncton, NB Pothier, Michelle Danni..........................................................Lakeville, NS Rand, Nathan Warren*..........................................................Blomidon, NS Rath, Raelee.................................................................................Truro, NS Rhodenizer, Kassondra Nicole........................................ Newcombville, NS Ricketts, Jessica Lauren............................................................Kentville, NS Ritchie, Hilary Ann............................................................ Bridgetown, NS Rolle, Aura............................................. Freeport Grand Bahama, Bahamas Ross, Eric................................................................................. Bedford, NS Sanderson, Patrick..................................................................... Calgary, AB Setlakwe, Danielle................................................................. Yarmouth, NS Shaffelburg, Zachary Michael.......................................... Port Williams, NS St-Gelais, Jodi Alessandra.....................................................Middleton, NS Strickland, Morgan Louise-Marie............................................ Canning, NS Swindells, Maria................................................................. Terence Bay, NS Sye, Alexandra Kathleen............................................................... Ajax, ON Theriault, Christiane Mariette............................................... Meteghan, NS

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Tidd, Kayla................................................................................. Digby, NS van Vilsteren, Lydia................................................................. Canning, NS Vanstone, Amanda C.............................................................. Boulder, CO Vervaeke, Jordan G...................................................................Carlisle, ON Wallace, Sasha Koren Swanburg..............................................Wolfville, NS Weatherbee-Martin, Nathan.....................................................Ottawa, ON Wedlake, Ellie........................................................................... Halifax, NS Wells, Emily................................................................. Lower Sackville, NS Wentzell, Alison....................................................................... Bedford, NS Whidden, Christina.............................................................. Brookside, NS Wilson, Courtney Brie.............................................................. Calgary, AB Wolff, Emily..................................................................Fort McMurray, AB Wright, Julia Colleen................................................................. Halifax, NS Xiang Xiaodan.......................................... Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China Xu Boxiang.....................................................Jinan City, Shandong, China Zhang, Xiuhan........................................................................Kentville, NS Zhu Zehua........................................................................ Shenzhen, China

Bachelor of Computer Science with Honours Reid, Kyle Douglas................................................................... Maccan, NS Wetmore, Nicholas John.........................................................Wolfville, NS Xu Yichuan...........................................................Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

Bachelor of Computer Science with Specialization Haynes, Justin Robert (Electronic Commerce).....................Middleton, NS

Bachelor of Computer Science Abdelmohsen, Fady..........................................................Alexandria, Egypt Bhuiyan, Mohammed Serajul Islam*................................Scarborough, ON Both, Gabriel..........................................................................Wolfville, NS Chambers, Brandon Douglas................................................ Falmouth, NS Dearing, Bruce Edward......................................................... Glace Bay, NS Doucet, Jeffrey............................................................................ Digby, NS Drost, Amanda.........................................................Hammonds Plains, NS Engram, Robert James.................................... Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL Li Xiang................................................................. Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Shi Xiao........................................................Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition with Honours Biden, Catherine Rebecca................................................... Fredericton, NB Cox, Victoria............................................................... St. George, Barbados Tien, Caroline Michelle.......................................................Dartmouth, NS

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Abbott, Janice.................................................................Corner Brook, NL Acton, Kelsey................................................................... Lloydminster, AB Ash, Heather........................................................................ Carbonear, NL Baker, Alicia......................................................................Mount Pearl, NL Bian Yifan*............................................................. Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Bissinger, Melissa......................................................................Ottawa, ON Bockus-Thorne, Laura*.......................................................... Oakville, ON Boese, Rebecca............................................................... Haley Station, ON Brockerville, Robyn............................................................Bay Roberts, NL Burrill, Sara............................................................................... Halifax, NS Bychkova, Alina Sergueevna................................................. Vancouver, BC Caldwell, Shelby................................................................. Bridgewater, NS *graduated since May 13, 2013

Convocation - Monday Morning, May 12, 2014 Chung, Christina Mei Te .....................................................Edmonton, AB Dahr, Shalene........................................................................... Wilmot, NS Debnath, Michelle Imon......................................................... St John’s, NL Fahmy, Marina.....................................................................Edmonton, AB Gallant, Amelia Audrey.....................................................Mount Pearl, NL Gray, Victoria Elena.................................................................. Hubley, NS Hamilton, Kelsey..................................................................Pickering, ON Harker, Alissa..........................................................................Lacombe, AB Huang Leailin..........................................................Suizhou, Hubei, China Jolliffe, Nicole......................................................................Clarenville, NL Jones, Alexandra Donna..........................................................Kentville, NS Kardynal, Danielle....................................................................Yorkton, SK Lee, Nyssa Shi........................................................Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Leong, Hoie Chew.................................................Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Liao Yicong........................................................Zhengzhou, Henan, China Liu, Mengjiao..........................................................................Wolfville, NS Macarthur, Rachel...................................................................Toronto, ON Mashambe, Amanda............................. Francistown, North-East, Botswana Mercer, Rebecca Brianne........................................................ Red Deer, AB Morash, Tracy.............................................................. Lower Sackville, NS Moseki, Martha M............................... Francistown, North-East, Botswana Mulloy, Megan Faith............................................................. Falmouth, NS Nutt, Charlotte Emily..............................................................Ottawa, ON Ohm, Samara Rose......................................................................Fernie, BC Piercey, Victoria Amelia.....................................................Mount Pearl, NL Pippy, Jessica.............................................................................Gander, NL Rector, Margaret...................................................................... Milton, ON Reid, Tara-Lee........................................................................ Islington, NL Rohde, Sarah Pauline................................................................. Regina, SK Timmons, Kristin.................................................................. Montreal, QC Todd, Meghan Katherine........................................................Wolfville, NS Tozer, Kathleen.......................................................................Bathurst, NB Vaillancourt, Jennifer..............................................................London, ON Warren, Jessica Caitlin......................................................Sydney Forks, NS Weatherbee, Maria..................................................................Wolfville, NS Whynot, Ryan................................................................... Hunts Point, NS Wilson, Daniella............................................................... Nassau, Bahamas Wilson, James.................................................................... Fredericton, NB Wilton, Meghan Brittany................................................Corner Brook, NL Zhang Yu..........................................................Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

Bachelor of Applied Science Abu Wardeh, Adel Mohammed A................... Al-Salmiya, Hawalli, Kuwait Cook, Riley William*............................................................ Yarmouth, NS Doucette, Lucas Joseph.........................................................Northport, PE Ehler, Adam*.......................................................................Dartmouth, NS Farrell, Gregory John................................................................. Halifax, NS Fraser, Benjamin Charles..............................................................Truro, NS Gheorghe, Lucas Alexander....................................................Tantallon, NS Hiefer, Sabrina Sunshine......................................................... Windsor, NS MacEachern, Daina Lee........................................................ Bible Hill, NS McCumber, Matthew.........................................................Seeley’s Bay, ON Nickerson, Hannah Alice...................................................Pleasantville, NS Onuoha, Ozioma................................. Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Sheehy, Jeremy........................................................................Kentville, NS Symonds, Thomas R.................................................... Clarks Harbour, NS Wilson, Courtney Brie.............................................................. Calgary, AB Wolff, Emily..................................................................Fort McMurray, AB

Certificate of Applied Science Abu Wardeh, Adel Mohammed A................... Al-Salmiya, Hawalli, Kuwait Adamson, Sean*........................................................................ Calgary, AB Adderson, Ryan T...............................................................Dartmouth, NS Arsenault, Bradley Charles.................................................. Cambridge, NS Barnes, Timothy......................................................................Wolfville, NS Bent, Bradley........................................................................Middleton, NS Canton, Owen Robert............................................................. Amherst, NS Cook, Riley William*............................................................ Yarmouth, NS DeViller, Chad Warren..............................................................Arcadia, NS Doherty, MacKenzie James....................................................Waterville, NS Doucette, Lucas Joseph.........................................................Northport, PE Dupuis, Joshua James Edward..................................................Berwick, NS Ehler, Adam*.......................................................................Dartmouth, NS Farrell, Gregory John................................................................. Halifax, NS Fraser, Benjamin Charles..............................................................Truro, NS Fraser, Devon Stewart..............................................................Wolfville, NS Gheorghe, Lucas Alexander....................................................Tantallon, NS Gladwin, Keifer Robert................................................... New Glasgow, NS Handrahan, Michael William*.............................................Coldbrook, NS Harrison, Chet Alan................................................................Kentville, NS Hiefer, Sabrina Sunshine......................................................... Windsor, NS Hines, Colin Paul................................................................Dartmouth, NS King, Logan Angus..............................................................Dartmouth, NS Lothian, Dennis Robert.......................................................... Windsor, NS Lyons, James............................................................................Canning, NS MacBurnie, David Timothy*...................................................Kentville, NS MacEachern, Daina Lee........................................................ Bible Hill, NS MacLean, Andrew Myles......................................................River John, NS MacMaster, Andrew Daniel.................................................Dartmouth, NS Mason, Cameron............................................................Cole Harbour, NS McCumber, Matthew.........................................................Seeley’s Bay, ON Meldrum, Lawrence Timothy..................................................Wolfville, NS Merks, Evan Tyler*............................................................... Grand Pré, NS Nickerson, Hannah Alice...................................................Pleasantville, NS Nolan, Ian Benjamin.......................................................... Bridgewater, NS Normore, Mitchell Alexander................................................ Holyrood, NL Nwanekezie, Chigozie A R*...................................................... Halifax, NS Onuoha, Ozioma................................. Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Pettet, Joshua Freeman............................................................Kentville, NS Pickard, Kevin Alexander.............................................................Truro, NS Pothier, Chelsea Anne Jessie.................................................. Yarmouth, NS Richardson, Morgan Leah..................................................... South Bar, NS Schneider, Alan Robert...........................................................Mineville, NS Sheehy, Jeremy........................................................................Kentville, NS Smith, Adam Ryley................................................................ Kingston, NS Squires, Andrew William.....................................................Dartmouth, NS Stark, Kelly Jean........................................................................ Calgary, AB Swinimer, George Colin*.....................................................Coldbrook, NS Symonds, Thomas R.................................................... Clarks Harbour, NS Wilson, Courtney Brie.............................................................. Calgary, AB Wolff, Emily..................................................................Fort McMurray, AB

Honours Conversion Certificate Cottreau, Jonathan R* (Biology)........................................... Yarmouth, NS McDougall, Luke Brodie James* (Biology)..............................Kentville, NS *graduated since May 13, 2013

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Convocation - Monday Afternoon, May 12, 2014 FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Master of Education Babstock, Theresa Joanne (Inclusive Education)................... Deer Lake, NL Baldwin, David Michael* (Leadership)............................... South Ohio, NS Baldwin, Julie Joanne (Inclusive Education)............................. Kinkora, PE Belliveau, Maureen Denise* (Inclusive Education)..............Dartmouth, NS Best, Aaron Douglas (Leadership)..................................East Mapleton, NS Blum, Carolyn Jean (Curriculum Studies)................................. Halifax, NS Boljkovac, Amy Eileen (Curriculum Studies)..........................Moncton, NB Bourque-Wells, Cheryl Ann (Curriculum Studies)................ Yarmouth, NS Bowes, Lori-Ann Margaret (Counselling)....................Middle Sackville, NS Brady, Cristin Joan* (Inclusive Education)...............................Ottawa, ON Brown, Frank William* (Curriculum Studies).....................Dartmouth, NS Brown, Melissa Marlene* (Counselling).................................Parksville, BC Burley, Stephanie Susan* (Counselling)...........................Owen Sound, ON Cameron, Elinor Mary (Leadership)........................................Kentville, NS Cardone, Nicholas Hugo* (Counselling)................................... Halifax, NS Carey, Annette Frances* (Leadership)................................. Bridgewater, NS Carver, Kevin Glendon (Leadership).......................................Wolfville, NS Connell, Susan Lynn* (Inclusive Education)............................ Wilmot, NS Corbett, Roseita Marie* (Counselling)......................... Lower Sackville, NS Costelo, Gillian Lee (Leadership)........................................Dartmouth, NS Craswell, Bethany Jane (Inclusive Education)................ Wheatley River, PE Crocker, Tiffany* (Inclusive Education)..............................Dartmouth, NS d’Entremont-Gray, Marie-Louise (Counselling).................... Yarmouth, NS D’Eon, Cindy Louise* (Curriculum Studies)................... West Pubnico, NS DeViller, Pamela Marie* (Leadership)................................... Yarmouth, NS Dumay, Karen* (Inclusive Education).................................Dartmouth, NS Dwinell, Raeann Iris Kelly* (Inclusive Education)..................... Halifax, NS Edwards, James Andrew* (Leadership)........................... New Liskeard, ON Evans, Bonnie Ann (Leadership)........................................ Quispamsis, NB Fahey, Stephanie Helen* (Inclusive Education)............... Williamswood, NS Fanning, Catherine Elizabeth* (Inclusive Education)....................Truro, NS Farr-Collett, Carolyn Janis* (Inclusive Education).....................Gander, NL Fletcher, Jeanne E* (Inclusive Education)............................. Hantsport, NS Friel, Kyla Vanessa* (Counselling)............................................. Halifax, NS Fullarton, Jillian Ruth* (Inclusive Education)............................ Stanley, NB Fullerton, Meaghan (Counselling).......................................Dartmouth, NS Gabriel, Emily Suzanne* (Inclusive Education)..........................Sydney, NS Giovannetti, Sarah Alison (Inclusive Education)........................Chester, NS Gummeson, Ann Winnifred (Inclusive Education)........ New Germany, NS Hart, Dorothy Ann* (Leadership)...........................................Waverley, NS Hartford, Susan Denise* (Leadership).....................................Toronto, ON Haycocks, Louise Kathleen Frances* (Leadership)...................Pugwash, NS Higdon, Sheri Ann (Inclusive Education)......................Burin Bay Arm, NL Hogan, Kelly Lindsay* (Counselling).................................. Wellington, NS Hoult, Colin Derrick* (Leadership).........................................Ottawa, ON Hughes, Colleen Elizabeth* (Inclusive Education)................Cornwallis, NS Johnson, Heather Lea* (Leadership).................................. Summerville, NS Keddy, Julie Dawn* (Curriculum Studies)............................... Freeport, NS Keown, Caitriona Aoife* (Counselling)...................................Toronto, ON Lake, Holly Trina* (Leadership)........................................ Harrietsfield, NS Langille, Pamela Lynn (Counselling).......................................Wolfville, NS Lawrence, Leah (Leadership).................................................... Belleisle, NS Loomis, Jessica Austin* (Counselling)....................................... Halifax, NS MacDonald, Daniel Wade* (Inclusive Education).........Eastern Passage, NS

MacDonald, Erica Marion (Inclusive Education)............ New Glasgow, NS MacDonald, Mary Elizabeth* (Inclusive Education)....... Williamswood, NS MacDonald, Susan Jane (Counselling)................................ Antigonish, NS MacDougall Penner, Linda Marie* (Counselling)................ Antigonish, NS MacInnis, Paul Geoffry* (Leadership)..................................... Windsor, NS MacLeod, Donna Kimberlee (Curriculum Studies)......................Truro, NS MacPherson, Andrea Katherine Inglis (Counselling)................. Halifax, NS Mallon, Mary Christine (Counselling)...................................... Halifax, NS Mann, June Heather (Curriculum Studies)............................... Bedford, NS Matheson, Erin Louise* (Inclusive Education)........................... Halifax, NS McCarthy, Mariellen Elizabeth (Inclusive Education)..........Dartmouth, NS McKenzie, Robyn Colleen (Curriculum Studies)................... Yarmouth, NS Meaney, Donna Ellen* (Counselling)..................................Dartmouth, NS Millett, Cindy Marguerite (Counselling)............................... New Ross, NS Mitchell, Barbara Jean* (Special Education)............................Canning, NS Mitton, Heidi Rose* (Counselling)..............................................Valley, NS Montgomery, Krista Erin* (Inclusive Education).........Borden-Carleton, PE Moore, Lori Dawn* (Leadership).......................................... Kingsport, NS Moores, Robert Trevor* (Counselling).....................................Kentville, NS Murphy, Jason Kenneth (Leadership).................................... Yarmouth, NS Murphy, Kelly Anne* (Counselling)........................................Wolfville, NS Neish, Jane Maria (Inclusive Education)........................ Granville Ferry, NS Nickerson, Paul Stephen (Leadership)................................. Lunenburg, NS O’Brien, Belinda Ann (Leadership).................................. Sydney River, NS O’Leary, Melanie Ann* (Inclusive Education)........................... Halifax, NS Oliver, Nancy Ann* (Inclusive Education)....................... Northern Bay, NL Phillips, Ashley Dawne* (Counselling).................................... Amherst, NS Poole, Catherine Yvonne* (Leadership)......................................Ramea, NL Porter, Gary Owen (Counselling).............................................. Halifax, NS Rawding, Scott Herbert* (Leadership)........................ Conquerall Mills, NS Richardson, Christine Anne* (Inclusive Education).....Middle Sackville, NS Ritcey, Lisa Dawn (Counselling)............................................Fall River, NS Ross, Eric Leslie (Counselling)............................................Dartmouth, NS Saunders, Lisa Dawn (Leadership)....................... Head of Chezzetcook, NS Schurman, Isaac Oakes Bower* (Leadership)............................Berwick, NS Severi, Sandra (Counselling)................................................. Winnipeg, MB Shea, Sarah Lynn (Counselling)...........................................Dartmouth, NS Sheppard, Thomas Robert (Counselling)............................. River Ryan, NS Sobey, Jacqueline Nicole* (Counselling).................................Fall River, NS Starratt, Jeffery Ronald Victor (Leadership).......................... Hantsport, NS Stuart-Gibson, Amy Louise (Inclusive Education)..................Fall River, NS Swaine, Gillian Leigh (Counselling)................................Cole Harbour, NS Sweeney, Rhonda Lynne (Counselling).................................. Yarmouth, NS Swimm, Lori Dawn (Counselling).........................................Beechville, NS Taylor, Rebecca Jane* (Inclusive Education).................. Sherwood Park, AB Thibault, Shanta Monique (Counselling).................... Upper Tantallon, NS Thompson, Burns Earl* (Curriculum Studies)...................... Yarmouth, NS Thompson, Raquel Frances* (Curriculum Studies)................ Yarmouth, NS Timmins, Melanie Ann* (Counselling)..................................Fall River, NS Toomey, Mark Alan* (Leadership)...........................................Kentville, NS Verri, Renata Paola* (Leadership)............................................Wolfville, NS Wells, Stephanie Paige* (Counselling)............................Stillwater Lake, NS

Master of Recreation Management Campbell, Robin D.*..............................................................Wolfville, NS Liu Ziwei*............................................................................. Beijing, China *graduated since May 13, 2013

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Convocation - Monday Afternoon, May 12, 2014 Bachelor of Education Adams, Lyndsey Marie*...................................................... Quispamsis, NB Ali, Breah*.............................................................................. Sackville, NS Allen, Miranda Elizabeth*.......................................................Pugwash, NS Allen, Stacy Anne....................................................................Kentville, NS Aucoin, Kathryn Anne........................................................Dartmouth, NS Baltzer, Courtenay Violet*.......................................................Wolfville, NS Barro, Megan.........................................................................Aylesford, NS Beaton, Andrea Kathleen*......................................................... Enfield, NS Beckett, Kimberley D*............................................................Canning, NS Bekkers, Elizebeth Fransisca*....................................Hammonds Plains, NS Benison, Theresa Lynn*............................................................. Halifax, NS Benoit, Sasha Rae............................................................... Bridgewater, NS Bishop, Krista Maureen........................................................Centreville, NS Bragg, Tavis Avery........................................................... Clementsport, NS Burrows, Rebecca......................................................................Irricana, AB Burton, Chelsea*.........................................................Middle Sackville, NS Campbell, Adam John*..........................................................Liverpool, NS Carr, Erin Lyndsay*.............................................................Dartmouth, NS Castro, Fidel............................................................................ Windsor, NS Charron, Paul Henri....................................................... Chester Basin, NS Chisholm, Leesa*....................................................................Kentville, NS Crosbie, Andrew James Robert................................................ St John’s, NL Dodge, Ashley Susan..............................................................Fall River, NS Forney, Kevin William.................................................... Port Williams, NS Fraser, Meredith Joanne O’Brien........................................... Anitonish, NS George, Gillian Michelle............................................Port Hawkesbury, NS Goodwin, Eric Rodney.................................................Clark’s Harbour, NS Greenough, Talia Marie*.........................................................Newport, NS Halverson, Sarah Lynn............................................................ Windsor, NS Hayes, Daniel Peter*................................................................ Bedford, NS Hewey, Adam Jacob Bradford*..............................................Bear River, NS Hill, Caleb............................................................................ Brighton, ON Holmes, Erika*......................................................................Shelburne, NS Hubbard-Mujica, Nadia.......................................................Centreville, NS Inglis, Carrie Pearl*.....................................................Middle Sackville, NS Isenor, Alexa Rae..........................................................................Lantz, NS Jarvis, Emily Lynn...............................................................Dartmouth, NS Jenner, Matthew.....................................................................Lakeville , NS Kinloch, Emma Agatha*............................................... Williamstown, ON Laing, Paige Alexandra......................................................... Vancouver, BC Lance, Renee Dee*............................................................Chalk River, ON Langille, James.......................................................................Aylesford, NS Lawlor, Kristen Elizabeth.................................................... Lunenburg, NS Lawlor, Melanie Kathryn...................................................... Dalhousie, NB Lawrence, Axel William...........................................................Newport, NS Lawrence, Kerry Elizabeth*....................................................... Halifax, NS Littlefair, Paige*......................................................................... Halifax, NS MacLean, Tyler Blair....................................................... New Glasgow, NS Mason, Victoria......................................................................... Halifax, NS McCarthy, Erin*......................................................................Wolfville, NS McGuigan, Emily Victoria*.................................................Dartmouth, NS Mitchell, Lyndsey.................................................................. Glace Bay, NS Nickerson, Chelsie Rose Marie.....................................Clark’s Harbour, NS Nickerson, Douglas Mitchel*..................................................... Tusket, NS Nieuwenhuis, Kaleb James..................................................Beachburg, ON Oastler, David William*..........................................................Kentville, NS

Pike, Meaghan Melissa*............................................................Berwick, NS Pineo, Rebecca*....................................................................Centreville, NS Reid, Stacy-Ann Orena*..........................................................Wolfville, NS Roache, Timothy Leonard.....................................................Lockeport, NS Russell, Corbin Richard*....................................................... New Ross, NS Sanford, Brittany Laura............................................ Centre Burlington, NS Sanford, Francine Louise............................................. Annapolis Royal, NS Schofield, Kimberley Elizabeth........................................ Port Williams, NS Schofield, Mark Douglas*.......................................................Kentville, NS Smith, Amanda Christine*............................................. Lawrencetown, NS Smith, Bethanie Noelle Faith..................................................... Halifax, NS Taylor, Evan Christina*...........................................................Kentville, NS Taylor, Moira Elizabeth*...................................................... Antigonish, NS Tomei, Jean-Marc*........................................................... Woodbridge, ON Wry, Ashley Anne*.................................................................... Halifax, NS

Bachelor of Kinesiology with Honours Clory, Kiara.............................................................................. Bedford, NS Doggett, Nathan................................................................... Falmouth, NS Ferguson, Jared Neil............................................................... Wicklow, NB Loughran, Courtney........................................................Cole Harbour, NS O’Neill, Carley Danielle..............................................Upper Stewiacke, NS Radelich, Maria Giuliana......................................................... Bedford, NS Stebeleski, Laura Anne.......................................................... Oakburn, MB Walsh, Lauren K........................................................................ Halifax, NS Yeldon, Jacqueline....................................................................Ottawa, ON

Bachelor of Kinesiology Arsenault, Curtis................................................................ Egmont Bay, PE Banks, Timothy Daniel.................................................. Charlottetown, PE Benzies, Brenda............................................................................Souris, PE Boersma, Heather...................................................................Arnprior, ON Boutilier, Jessica.............................................................. Niagara Falls, ON Bradley, Andrew....................................................................Uxbridge, ON Bramley, Alexander...............................................................Waterford, ON Caillier, Emily..........................................................................Ottawa, ON Campbell, Cora Lee............................................................... Inverness, NS Carmichael, Hannah Marie.......................................... Lower Sackville, NS Clark, Andrew Ian*................................................................ Brandon, MB Cornelius, Kelsey Lynn.......................................................... New Ross, NS Cox, Chelsea Erin................................................................. Falmouth, NS Creaser, Saya............................................................................. Hubley, NS Crocker, Kyla Marie............................................................. Chaswood, NS Devine, Cassandra Jo...................................................................Lantz, NS Dickie, Moira Katherine......................................................Dartmouth, NS Dillman, Tyler Lee...................................................................Kentville, NS Dover, Kearney............................................................... Charlottetown, PE Durette, Jennifer Alicia.....................................................Campbellton, NB Eisenor, Megan................................................................Cole Harbour, NS Ekelman, Dustin John..............................................................Whitby, ON Gillis, Matthew Cecil................................................... Wilmot Station, NS Howard, Allisyn.......................................................................Victoria, BC Hughes, Jeffrey Michael David........................................Cole Harbour, NS Hutley, Chelsey Evelyn.......................................................Kennetcook, NS Jenner, Leo James............................................................... Dorchester, ON Kelly, Nicole Lynn.......................................................................Morell, PE *graduated since May 13, 2013

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Convocation - Monday Afternoon, May 12, 2014 Klassen, Owen...................................................................... Kingston, ON Lamptey, Margaret Lynne Elizabeth..................................... Markham, ON McKinnon, Kieran Elliott............................................. Port Caledonia, NS McMullen, Meaghan Sydney Jean............................................La Salle, MB Meehan, Olivia Danielle...................................... Rawdon Gold Mines, NS Merchant, Erik.......................................................................... Halifax, NS Mills, Mallory Katherine.....................................................Dartmouth, NS Monette, Hillary Anne........................................................New Minas, NS Moore, Kristy Tia...................................................................... Halifax, NS Niles, Lindsy Marie.......................................................Johnston Point, NB Oliver, Alyssa Marie.................................................................... Digby, NS Parnell, Melissa Dawn.............................................................Wolfville, NS Penney, Nathan James........................................................... Pinegrove, NS Rajab, Adam Evan............................................................Scarborough, ON Robinson, Samuel.................................................Christ Church, Barbados Rodger, Nathan James............................................................Fall River, NS Schmuland, Brock Jerald................................................... Beaver Bank, NS Seigel, Andrew.........................................................................Victoria, BC Shillington, Kellie...................................................................Fonthill, ON Smith, Jordan....................................................................... Hantsport, NS Smith, Lindsay...................................................................... Stanstead, QC Steele, Kendal E................................................................. Summerside, PE Streatch, Erin Nicole...........................................................Richmond, ON Touesnard, Samantha Daphnee....................................River Bourgeois, NS Vogt, Breanna Colleen.............................................................Wolfville, NS Wadden, Liam........................................................................... Hubley, NS Whitton, Katherine Elizabeth.................................................. Nepean, ON Wile, Cooper...................................................................... Burlington, VT Williams, Evan......................................................................Timberlea, NS Wilson, John Michael George.............................................. Hamilton, ON Young, Michael Jordan.................................................Mount Uniacke, NS Zebarth, Karl................................................................... Georgetown, ON Zevenhuizen, Laura................................................................... Halifax, NS

Bachelor of Recreation Management with Honours Geiwitz, Sarah.........................................................................Medway, MA Livingston, Emily................................................................. Winnipeg, MB Spears, Simone Marjorie.......................................................... Liscomb, NS

Bachelor of Recreation Management Ackles, Jenna........................................................................... Amherst, NS Alguire, Ryan Arthur............................................................Coldbrook, NS Eisener, Rachel Leigh..............................................................Waverley, NS Hill, Susan Alma............................... Miawpukek First Nation Reserve, NL Laidlaw, Tia.......................................................................Smiths Falls, ON Law, Alyssa..................................................................... Peterborough, ON O’Reilly, Colleen Margaret.....................................................Stratford, ON Raza, Jesse....................................................................... Pointe Claire, QC Robertson, Derek......................................................................Russell, ON

Bachelor of Community Development Beliveau, Megan.................................................................... Brookside, NS Bullock, Joshua Francis.......................................................Dartmouth, NS Collins, Miranda Jane.............................................................Wolfville, NS Dash, Melanie Ann............................................................. Sable River, NS

Duinker, Abbey K................................................... Cambridge Station, NS Hercules, Tristan.....................................................................Toronto, ON Mason, Michelle..............................................................Cole Harbour, NS Montgomery, Danica......................................................... Sherbrooke, QC Mooney, Alex Kenneth............................................................Elmvale, ON Robinson, Lindsay R..........................................................Glen Haven, NS Ross, Heather-Alexa.................................................................. Halifax, NS Smith, Colin Alexander Blatch............................................Gloucester, ON

Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours Gauthier, Jason.............................................................................Valley, NS Morton, Stephanie..............................................................L’Ile Perrot, QC Rafuse, Gareth Bronson MacKenzie................................... Bridgetown, NS

Bachelor of Business Administration Alarifi, Yazeed Saad......................................................Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Allan, Bryce..............................................................................Guelph, ON Allen, Jonathan MacAskill......................................................... Halifax, NS Andrews, Haley Marie................................................................. Digby, NS Bagnell, Victor Raymond....................................................Dartmouth, NS Barnard, Andrew.................................................................. Hamilton, ON Bethune, Alexander G....................................................... Beaver Bank, NS Blanchette, Andrea..................................................................Kentville, NS Booth, Wesley.........................................................................Wolfville, NS Both, Andrew*.......................................................................... Navan, ON Bougie, Nicholas................................................................ Thornbury, ON Boylan, Meghan Parke.............................................................Kentville, NS Brown, Mary Catherine................................................................Truro, NS Bryant, Joshua Gavin*................................................. St. George, Barbados Bucci, Ian..........................................................................Smiths, Bermuda Callwood, Melonee R.................................... Tortola, British Virgin Islands Casey, Jaclyn........................................................................ King City, ON Chapple, Hannah...................................................................... Halifax, NS Chen Cheng...........................................................Suzhou, Jiang Su, China Chen Han............................................................................. Beijing, China Chen, Shuo-Ting Stan.............................................................Wolfville, NS Chiekwe, Chikaodili Gladys................................................Dartmouth, NS Cho, Sookyung*.............................................................Seoul, South Korea Ciappara, Patrick Vincent..................................................... Kingsport, NS Craig, Michael*.................................................................... Creemore, ON Daigle, Brooklyn...................................................................... Bedford, NS De Rose, Harry Sean....................................................Blue Mountain, ON Di Xindi............................................................... Jinzhou, Liaoning, China Doherty, Sarah................................................................... Greenwood, NS Ebata, Duncan*.................................................................... King City, ON Feng Yu*................................................................ Langfang, Hebei, China Fitzpatrick, Christopher........................................................... Bedford, NS Fraser, Joseph Edward...................................................... New Glasgow, NS Gallagher, Robert...................................................................... Halifax, NS Gaunce, Adam.......................................................................... Halifax, NS Gaynor, Jolande.....................................................................Goderich, ON Girouard, Alex.....................................................................Dartmouth, NS Glenen, Rebecca.....................................................................Stellarton, NS Graham, Alexander..................................................................Ottawa, ON Grant, Rebecca Jean................................................................. Bedford, NS Gray, Stephen........................................................................... Bedford, NS *graduated since May 13, 2013

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Convocation - Monday Afternoon, May 12, 2014 Gubareva, Anna......................................................................Wolfville, NS Hall, Thomas William John.................................................... Windsor, NS Harris, Mitchell James*............................................................. Calgary, AB Harvey, Joseph Scott............................................................ Hantsport, NS Healy, Andrew.......................................................................... Bedford, NS Himmelman, Austin Douglas................................................... Bedford, NS Hines, Adam L*.................................................................... Falmouth, NS Hu Ming.............................................................Gaobeidian, Hebei, China Huang Yi........................................................... Guanghan, Sichuan, China Hudson, Cameron Richard..........................................................Delta, BC James, Tiffany.......................................................................Pickering, ON Jeffs, Andrea Maddison...........................................................London, ON Ji Sipin...............................................................................Shanghai, China Johnston, Colton Harris............................................................ Halifax, NS Kavcic, Justin................................................................... Woodbridge, ON Keevill, Emma.........................................................................Waverley, NS Kelly, Patrick...................................................................... Burlington, ON Landry, Brandon Leon Mark...............................................New Minas, NS Lao Xihan*....................................................Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Lawrence, Garet Blaine.......................................................... Yarmouth, NS Leroux, Matthew.......................................................................... Ajax, ON Li Jingran*....................................................................... Mianyang, China Li Weijia...............................................................Yancheng, Jiangsu, China Liu Xun.............................................................................Changsha, China Liu Zheng*.......................................................... Guiyang, Guizhou, China Liu Ziyuan..............................................................Haikou, Hainan, China Lu Tian*.................................................................. Suzhou, Jiangsu, China MacDonald, Corey Fabian................................................ Beaver Bank, NS MacDonald, Gregory.......................................................... Antigonish, NS MacGillivray, William Justin..................................................... Halifax, NS Mackenzie, Megan.............................................................. Santa Cruz, CA Mahoney, Erika R................................................................Miramichi, NB Marcinkiewicz, Michelle................................................... Mississauga, ON McBride, Lesley...................................................................Woodstock, NB McConnell, McKenzie........................................................Woodstock, NB McGarry, Eric.................................................................... Fredericton, NB McLaughlin, Alex R.W........................................................Dartmouth, NS Meagher, Stephanie................................................................... Halifax, NS Meldrum, Jenna Marie............................................................Wolfville, NS Michael, Margaret Sophie Read................................................. Halifax, NS Mingo, Sarah................................................................... New Glasgow, NS Ming-Raynor, Asia................................................. Southampton, Bermuda Mobarak, Dina Jaafar*.............................Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Moore, Christopher........................................................Wasaga Beach, ON Mosher, Evan J..................................................Conception Bay South, NL

Moskus, Alan J*.......................................................................... Irvine, CA Moss, Neko....................................................................... Nassau, Bahamas Murray, Leah............................................................Hammonds Plains, NS Newport, Mathieu....................................................................Ottawa, ON Noel, Lisa Marie*..................................................Christ Church, Barbados O’Connor, James Patrick Joseph................................................ Halifax, NS Owens, Christopher................................................................ St John’s, NL Paine, Stephen Thomas...................................................... Greenwood, NS Pelley, Jerrod............................................................................ Oakfield, NS Poirier, Dustin*.....................................................................Waterville, NS Pottie-Gerrior, Kayla Marie...................................................... Bedford, NS Prendiville, Jacklyn............................................................... Winnipeg, MB Rafuse, Britney Lee-Ann.........................................................Kentville, NS Reikie, Patricia Marie*............................................................... Calgary, AB Ren Juanjuan........................................................................Taiyuan, China Ren Xinrong..........................................................................Shanxi, China Rhodenizer, Sebastian..............................................................Wolfville, NS Richards, Danielle............................................................ Sandy’s, Bermuda Russell, Bruce.................................................................... Orangeville, ON Russell, Jamaal Eardley Alfred................Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas Sands, Teheilla Charleissa*................................................. Nassau, Bahamas Schofield, Jacob Andrew......................................................New Minas, NS Shea, Amanda..........................................................Hammonds Plains, NS Shea, Darcy Elizabeth Haynes........................................... Waterdown, ON Sibo, Rita Leila...................................................................... Gatineau, QC Simpson, Mark Ryan Anthony*............................................. Avondale, NS Smith, Alexandra Carolin Maclean................. Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway Sun, Pureum..................................................................Seoul, South Korea Visentin, Lisa Rita...................................................................Kentville, NS Wang Jun*............................................................... Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Wang Shuqi............................................................Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China Wang Zhen*....................................................................... Zhejiang, China Wareham, Blair Douglas*..................................................... Winnipeg, MB Weld, Gordon.......................................................................... Bedford, NS White, Lisa Grace............................................................... Greenwood, NS Williams, Sean Scott....................................................... Port Williams, NS Wood, Jeremy........................................................................... Halifax, NS Xu Gao.....................................................................Wuhan, Hubei, China Yin Jiahua*................................................. Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Certificate in Business Management Grove, Andrew James.............................................................Mattawa, ON Latendresse, Nicole.......................................................... Montreal, Quebec Lord, Jared..............................................................................Kentville, NS

*graduated since May 13, 2013

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Medals The Governor-General’s Gold Medal

The University Medal in Theology

A medal, provided by His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada, is awarded to the graduate student who achieves the highest academic standing in his/her first master’s degree program.

Sapach, Sonja C...................................... Lawrencetown, NS

The University Medal in Theology is awarded to the student who attains the highest ranking while completing the Master of Divinity program. This medal is provided by the faculty of the Acadia Divinity College.

Worden, Paul Douglas..................................... Paradise, NS

The Governor-General’s Medal for Undergraduate Studies

The Birks Medal in Education

A medal, provided by His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada, is awarded to the undergraduate student who achieves the highest academic standing in his/her first bachelor’s degree program.

Rice, Alexandra Michelle ................................... Calgary, AB The Bishop Medal

The Bishop Medal is awarded to the graduating student from the Faculty of Professional Studies whose overall average is closest to that of the Governor-General’s medallist. The medal was established in recognition of the many contributions made by the Bishop family to Acadia and especially in memory of Marianne Bishop Brotz (1946-1982).

Streatch, Erin Nicole.................................... Richmond, ON The Hayward Medal

The Hayward Medal is awarded to the graduating student from the Faculty of Arts whose overall average is closest to that of the Governor-General’s medallist. The medal, provided by the Associated Alumni, was established in recognition of the many contributions of the Hayward family and especially in memory of Constance Hayward (1906-1982).

Bazinet, Patrick Aaron......................................Wolfville, NS The Chipman Medal

The Chipman Medal is awarded to the graduating student from the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science whose overall average is closest to that of the Governor-General’s medallist. The medal was established in recognition of the many contributions made by the Chipman family to Acadia and especially to honour the memory of Richard Leverett DeVeber Chipman (BA, Acadia ’03; MA, ’04; MDCM McGill, ’08) Gibson, Jordan Daniel....................................Fall River, NS

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Birks Jewellers provides this medal which is awarded to the person with the highest academic average in the Bachelor of Education program.

Benoit, Sasha Rae........................................ Bridgewater, NS The Mounce Medal in Engineering

The Mounce Medal in Engineering is awarded to the student who is receiving the Certificate of Applied Science and has the highest average in the program.

King, Logan Angus......................................Dartmouth, NS The Mining Society of Nova Scotia Centennial Medal

The Centennial Scholarship Medal is provided annually by the Mining Society of Nova Scotia to a graduating student in the Bachelor of Science (Geology) program.

Reid, Michael Gregory....................................... Oxford, NS The Haley Cup and Medal

The Haley Medal is awarded in conjunction with a cup to the female graduating student who has made the most outstanding contribution to inter-collegiate athletics, other extra-curricular activities, and scholarship. The medal and cup were donated in 1990 by the Haley family to honour Jean Ingraham Haley, Acadia ’37, and the four generations of Haley men and women who have contributed greatly to athletics at Acadia.

Fairfax, Alana Katelyn..................................... Somerset, NS The Wilbert Cox Cup and Medal

The Cox Medal is awarded in conjunction with a silver cup to the male graduating student who has made the most outstanding contribution to inter-collegiate athletics, other extra-curricular activities, and scholarship.

Jenner, Leo James.........................................Dorchester, ON

Medals The University Medals are awarded to those graduating students who have the highest average in the following subjects, provided that they have an ‘A’ average in them: art, biology, business administration, Canadian studies, chemistry, classics, computer science, economics, English, environmental science and environmental geoscience, French, geology, German, history, mathematics and statistics, music, nutrition, philosophy, kinesiology, physics, politics, psychology, recreation management, sociology, Spanish, theatre studies and women’s and gender studies.

University Medal in Biology

University Medal in Kinesiology

Rice, Alexandra Michelle ................................... Calgary, AB

Streatch, Erin Nicole.................................... Richmond, ON

University Medal in Business Administration

University Medal in Mathematics and Statistics

Pottie-Gerrior, Kayla Marie............................... Bedford, NS

Nowe, Krystle Marie.................................... Lunenburg, NS

University Medal in Chemistry

University Medal in Music

Gibson, Jordan Daniel ...................................Fall River, NS

Morrissey, Alexandra Paige..............................Fall River, NS

University Medal in Classics

University Medal in Nutrition & Dietetics

Bradley, Wendy M............................................Wolfville, NS

Tozer, Kathleen................................................Bathurst, NB

University Medal in Computer Science

University Medal in Philosophy

Drost, Amanda..................................Hammonds Plains, NS

Love, Jacob Lindsay............................................Milton, ON

University Medal in Economics

University Medal in Physics

Nichols, Robert Wilson.....................................Berwick, NS

Smith, Wesley David....................................Dartmouth, NS

University Medal in English

University Medal in Politics

Fournier, Alexandra.......................................Saint John, NB

Costain, Emma Adele...................................... Rothesay, NB

University Medal in Environmental and Sustainability Studies

University Medal in Psychology

Bunten-Walberg, Amanda ............................ Morinville, AB University Medal in Environmental Science

Misiuk, Benjamin C..................................... Petersham, MA University Medal in French

Cummings, Tabitha.........................................Wolfville, NS University Medal in Geology

Reid, Michael Gregory....................................... Oxford, NS University Medal in German

MacPherson, Kaly Elise....................................Kentville, NS

Gray, Emily Marie..............................................Halifax, NS University Medal in Recreation Management

Montgomery, Danica.................................. Sherbrooke, QC University Medal in Sociology

Cobb, Kathleen.................................................. Calgary, AB University Medal in Spanish

Cobb, Kathleen.................................................. Calgary, AB University Medal in Theatre Studies

Broz, Laura Marie....................................... Fredericton, NB

University Medal in History

Hicks, Christine Marie....................................Fall River, NS

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Awards The Dr. Hugh A. Noble Prize in Kinesiology

Jenner, Leo James.........................................Dorchester, ON The Dr. Alex Wright Memorial Award

Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award – Chemistry

Stephenson, Mathew Isaac................................. Calgary, AB

Geiwitz, Sarah..................................................Medway, MA O’Neill, Carley Danielle.......................Upper Stewiacke, NS Yeldon, Jacqueline.............................................Ottawa, ON

Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award – Biochemistry

The Frederic H. Sexton Scholarship in Engineering

The Jane Robb Memorial Prize in Nutrition and Dietetics

McCumber, Matthew..................................Seeley’s Bay, ON

Jolliffe, Nicole...............................................Clarenville, NL

Engineers Nova Scotia Scholarship

The Dr. A.H. MacLean Prize in History

King, Logan Angus......................................Dartmouth, NS

Hunter, Margaret Marion............................. Middleton, NS

Engineers Nova Scotia Award

The Department of English Honours Thesis Prize

Farrell, Gregory John.......................................... Halifax, NS Schneider, Alan Robert...................................Mineville, NS

Galambos, Jennifer Leah.................................... Calgary, AB Margeson, Christopher Michael........................Berwick, NS

The Nova Scotia Power Centennial Scholarship

The Grace Dean MacLeod Rogers Prize

Hiefer, Sabrina Sunshine.................................. Windsor, NS MacEachern, Daina Lee................................. Bible Hill, NS

Streatch, Erin Nicole.................................... Richmond, ON

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Lohnes, Ashley Elizabeth................................. Brooklyn, NS

University Scholars The designation of University Scholar is granted to those candidates for a first bachelor’s degree who have completed at least 90 credit hours at Acadia, have obtained an overall average of “A-” in them, and have obtained no mark below “B-” in any course.

Abu Wardeh, Adel Mohammed A Allan, Bryce Beckett, Nicole Helen Bennett, Jillian Betsch, Taylor Ariel Boersma, Heather Boese, Rebecca Bradley, Wendy M Bramley, Alexander Brogan, Holly Broz, Laura Marie Carmichael, Hannah Marie Carr, Hillary Jean Chapple, Hannah Chiasson, Emilie Ann Clory, Kiara Cobb, Kathleen Corkum, Kristen Emily Costain, Emma Adele Cox, Victoria Daigle, Brooklyn Dalton, Meaghan Davies, Gavin Daniel Dean, Allison Kelly Dean, Jenna Rae Del Bel, Michael Doherty, Haley Elizabeth Drost, Amanda Fitzgerald, Courtney Linda-Rose Flynn, Amy Amanda Marie* Fournier, Alexandra Fraser, Benjamin Charles Galambos, Jennifer Leah Gauthier, Jason Gaynor, Jolande Geiwitz, Sarah Gibson, Jordan Daniel

Gillis, Emma Margaret Gillis, Jaimee Glenen, Rebecca Gray, Emily Marie Gumuchian, Stephanie T Hamilton, Corey Peter Hamilton, Kelsey Harrigan, Amye Michelle Harvey, Samantha Rae Hickey, Erin Hicks, Christine Marie Hiefer, Sabrina Sunshine Jenner, Leo James Kaulback, Nathan D. Keeler, Emily Margaret Kelly, Nicole Lynn Kiri, Caitlyn Adele Kohlenberg, Matthew Philip Lee, Nyssa Shi Love, Jacob Lindsay Lyons, James MacAulay, Alex W MacEachern, Daina Lee MacLeod, Patty-Sue Mahon, Lewis W. Margeson, Christopher Michael McCabe, Sarah McCumber, Matthew Meehan, Olivia Danielle Misiuk, Benjamin C Moir, Alexandra Rachael Montgomery, Danica Morrin, Alyssa Claire Nap Morrissey, Alexandra Paige Morton, Stephanie Murray, Patrick Nickerson, Jakob

Nowe, Krystle Marie Pal, Nicole Pawlowski, Simon Penney, Nathan James Pottie-Gerrior, Kayla Marie Rafuse, Gareth Bronson MacKenzie Rath, Raelee Reid, Kyle Douglas Reid, Michael Gregory Rhodenizer, Kassondra Nicole Rice, Alexandra Michelle Richards, Danielle Ross, Eric Rossiter, Cara Breanne Sawler, Ryan Clark Setlakwe, Danielle Smith, Alexandra Carolin Maclean Smith, Jared Robert Craig Smith, Meaghan Ellyn Smith, Wesley David Spears, Simone Marjorie Steele, Kendal E Stephenson, Mathew Isaac Stewart, Nathan D Streatch, Erin Nicole Thomas, Lara Thurber, Lynsay Tiberi, Alessandra Emslie Tien, Caroline Michelle Tozer, Kathleen van Vilsteren, Lydia Walsh, Lauren K Wedlake, Ellie Weld, Gordon West, Katherine Whitehouse, Christiane Emma Wright, Julia Colleen

*graduated since May 13, 2013

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Honorary Graduates Bateman: an Artist in Nature, Robert Bateman: Natural Worlds and his more recently published New Works. Thinking Like a Mountain is an environmentalist’s look at the world and Bateman’s Birds brought sales of his books to more than one million copies. He has five children’s books – Safari, Backyard Birds, Birds of Prey, Polar Worlds, and Vanishing Habitats.

Robert McLellan Bateman Doctor of Letters Paintings that bear the signature of Robert Bateman evoke a deeper appreciation for the wonder of nature in countless people around the world. He is not only one of the world’s preeminent wildlife artists, he is one of nature’s greatest political allies.

Born in Toronto, the son of Joseph Wilber and Annie Maria (an Acadia University alumna), Robert McLellan Bateman received his BA (Honours) from the University of Toronto, and his teacher’s qualifications from the Ontario College of Education, before beginning a 20-year career as a high school art and geography teacher. He has always viewed his engagement with the natural world and his art as vital components of his life. Even while pursuing a teaching career in southern Ontario and Nigeria, Bateman’s eyes were keenly observing the beauty of the environment and translating it to paper and canvas.

By the mid 1970s, the global appreciation for Bateman’s art had reached such a level that he chose to pursue it full-time.

Over the past four decades, his paintings have been acquired and shown in numerous museums and galleries, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and by private collections around the world, including those of His Royal Highness Prince Charles, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, and Her Royal Highness the late Princess Grace of Monaco.

Thousands of wildlife lovers the world over have been able to enjoy Bateman prints. Books about his life and art include The Art of Robert Bateman, The World of Robert Bateman, Robert 24

A resident of Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Bateman continues to pursue his passion for conservation and environmental issues. He serves on the boards of dozens of organizations, including Pollution Probe, Ecotrust, the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada, and the Charles Darwin Foundation of Canada. Three Canadian schools are named after him: an elementary school in Ottawa and high schools in Burlington, Ontario, and Abbotsford, British Columbia. In May 2013, the Bateman Centre opened in Victoria, British Columbia. This unique gallery displays Bateman’s art and serves as an educational centre on the environment and global sustainability.

Bateman is an Officer of both the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia. In 1996, he was presented with the Rachel Carson Award by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and in 2007 received the Human Rights Defender Award from Amnesty International. In 2013, he received the Gold Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In recognition for his work as a wildlife artist and his outstanding contributions to environmental preservation and political causes, Bateman has been awarded a dozen honorary doctorate degrees from universities across North America. It is Acadia University’s great honour to present Robert Bateman with a Doctor of Letters degree today in recognition of his life’s work and accomplishments.

As we present him with this degree, it is only fitting that we reflect on his words: “I can’t conceive of anything more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. Its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to observe it and to understand it as well as I can. And then I’d like to put it together and express it in my painting. This is the way I want to dedicate my life.” Anyone who has had the pleasure of viewing Bateman’s paintings understands how acutely he has been able to capture the majesty of the natural environment.

His dedication to exploring the wonders of our planet inspires everyone who encounters his work.

Presented by Dr. Robert Perrins, Professor of History, and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Acadia University

Honorary Graduates Memorial Hospital in Montreal as the first trained ward clerk in Canada, and in 1955 she left this position and came home to be married. In the years since, she has dedicated herself to her church, family and community.

Browning is an experienced facilitator who has conducted extensive workshops and forums concerning violence against women, family and domestic violence, child welfare, race relations, and Black history, community and economic development. She has paid countless visits to Acadia University classrooms as a guest speaker on the topics about which she is passionate.

Geraldine Marjorie Browning Doctor of Humanities The late Nelson Mandela reminded us, “Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.” Nowhere is this better exemplified than in the life of Geraldine Browning.

Nurse, educator, public administrator, community leader and humanitarian, Browning has charted a personal and professional course of civic leadership and lifelong learning.

She has been profoundly dedicated to the growth and welfare of her community, applying her knowledge and compassion to, as she puts it, “doing what needed doing” and “helping wherever she could.” For today’s graduates, she is a trailblazer – the first African Nova Scotian woman to hold many of the positions she has held.

Browning was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, and moved to her father’s community of East Preston when she was a child. She attended Queen Elizabeth High School, where her aptitude tests suggested she would be a good social worker. But she grew up in an era when it was acceptable to deny Blacks schooling, employment and service. After being told the colour of her skin meant she would not be able to find work in social work or in her second choice, nursing, Browning answered an ad for a teacher at Three Mile Plains, where she worked for a year before going on to the Nova Scotia Hospital to be trained as a certified nursing assistant. This was the 1950s, and Browning was the first Black trainee for this position. Her studies completed, she found work at the Ready

In this her 80th year, Browning continues to be active in the community, presently serving as President of the Valley African Nova Scotia Development Association (VANSDA), of which she is a founding member. She has been active in and provided leadership on several boards and committees, including the African United Baptist Association of Nova Scotia and its Women’s Institute; the Black Cultural Society for Nova Scotia; Literacy Nova Scotia; Kings County Family and Children’s Services, Kentville; the Eastern Valley Baptist Association; the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board; and the Gibson Woods United Baptist Church.

Browning has resided in the historic Black community of Gibson Woods for over 40 years. In 1972, shortly after settling into the community, she called the women together and organized the first Ladies’ Auxiliary for the area under the African United Baptist Association, with the assistance of Pearleen Oliver. Later, she helped organize the Gibson Woods and District Community Club. She was also instrumental in pulling the members of the community together, with members of the AUBA to reorganize and reopen the Gibson Woods United Baptist Church, which had been closed for 10 years.

Browning’s commitment to the advancement of the African Nova Scotian community is undeniable, but not exclusive.

Her actions exemplify the proverb, “it takes a village to raise a child.” Her lifelong service, largeness of heart, and strong belief in humankind make her a very special human being.

Presented by Dr. Claudine Bonner, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Acadia University

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Honorary Graduates but it imparts it imaginatively.” Toward this end – learning infused with creativity and imagination – Fountain has directed considerable philanthropic support. The recipients include Neptune Theatre, Foundation for Heritage and the Arts, National Arts Centre, Symphony Nova Scotia, National Gallery of Canada, Eastern Front Theatre, and, more recently, Dalhousie University with a gift to establish the Fountain School of Performing Arts. He has also supported Dalhousie through his service on its Medical Research Foundation and as a member of its Board of Governors. Currently he serves as Dalhousie’s Chancellor.

Fred S. Fountain, C.M. Doctor of Humanities Fred Fountain has a deep and abiding connection to Acadia University. His father, Sheldon L. Fountain, established our School of Business, named after Fred’s grandfather, Fred C. Manning. Academic chairs, scholarships and bursaries bear the Fountain and Manning names, as do the beautiful Manning Memorial Chapel and the Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons.

Fountain and his wife, Elizabeth, are stalwart advocates of mental health research and support, and they have donated generously to the mental health program at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre Foundation. In 2011, in a memorial to their son, Alex, a lecture series was established at King’s College in his name. This lecture series permits King’s students “to vote for a speaker of their choosing every year to deliver a lecture that will challenge, provoke and delight.”

The inaugural lecture was delivered by the former Governor General of Canada, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean.

Fountain graduated from Dalhousie University with a law degree, later becoming a founding partner of Franklin Mitton Fountain and Thompson. Currently the CEO of the Great Eastern Corporation, a company founded by his grandfather Fred C. Manning, Fountain has also served as a judge of the Regional Assessment Appeal Court.

It was not preordained that Fountain should be so unstinting and expansive with his service, philanthropy, and regard and concern for the arts and public health. These were choices he made. It was not written in the stars that he would be recognized as Nova Scotia’s “Outstanding Individual Philanthropist” in 1999; be given the Canadian Red Cross Nova Scotia Humanitarian Award 10 years later; or be inducted into the Order of Canada in 2008. But this sort of recognition is warranted by the work he has so willingly undertaken on behalf of our society.

Throughout his legal and business career, Fountain has been a tireless volunteer. He served as Chair of the Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre Foundation’s “Working Miracles” campaign that raised $44 million. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Scotia Festival of Music, the National Arts Centre Foundation, and the National Gallery of Canada.

To be sure, Fountain does not need to be reminded of the scope and scale of his impact as a volunteer and philanthropist.

But it behooves all of us at Acadia, in Nova Scotia and across Canada, to remind ourselves of his contributions. Such accomplishments are rare, and when they are encountered they should be noticed, celebrated, and recognized with the highest honour that we are able to bestow.

“The arts play an important role in lending creativity and critical thinking to the more science-based disciplines,” Fountain has observed. This aligns well with Alfred North Whitehead’s belief, “The university imparts information,

Presented by Dr. Ian Hutchinson, Director, Fred C. Manning School of Business Administration, Acadia University

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Honorary Graduates churches and denominations. Under Keith’s leadership, the Board became one of the most visionary and respected mission organizations in the world. This approach became the model for many other groups serving the Third World, as it was then known.

From 1980 to 1990, Keith served as Associate Secretary of the Board. He travelled extensively throughout the world providing leadership expertise and negotiated Task Force areas of ministry for Canadian Baptists.

Rev. John F. Keith, PhD Doctor of Divinity John Keith was born in Corn Hill, New Brunswick, and graduated from Sussex High School. Following a brief career in banking, he proceeded to Gordon College (BA, 1954) and Gordon Divinity School (MDiv, 1957) in Boston to pursue theological education and preparation for Christian ministry.

In 1955, he married the love of his life, Virginia Gibb. They have three adult children.

Upon graduation, the Keiths, with several other couples, ministered in Angola until the 1961 civil war forced them to leave. They went to Congo in 1962, where Keith founded and directed a secondary school that included many Angolan refugees who later returned to help rebuild their society.

In 1967, Keith began graduate studies at Boston University.

Following a year of research in Zaire, he received his PhD in anthropology in 1970. As an accomplished linguist and anthropologist, he quickly developed trusted relationships with prominent leaders in his international service.

In 1970, Keith was appointed General Secretary of the Canadian Baptist Overseas Mission Board. He and his team developed and implemented Task Force Mission, a creative model for ministry in a post-colonial world. Realizing that national churches were developing their own structures with more culturally appropriate ways of ministering to people, the Board worked with compatible groups internationally to assist with leadership training and education, outreach programs, and relief and projects. Additionally, the Board placed significant foreign assets in the hands of local national

In 1990, the Keiths took up residence in Yugoslavia, and soon after in Croatia. Following the opening of the Iron Curtain, he assisted churches in Eastern Europe to develop outreach strategies and educational ministries. This resulted in positive community impact for the betterment of human life, providing hope at a time of social and political upheaval.

After retirement in 1997, Keith was commissioned by Canadian Baptist Ministries to serve as Diplomatic Liaison Officer in Ottawa, where he established close working relationships in Canada’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also with elected officials, non-governmental organizations, and with ambassadors. He often interceded on behalf of refugees and others in distress. As opportunity allowed, he pursued concerns of justice, international peace and reconciliation, and advocacy for human rights, which had occupied much of his life’s work.

In retirement, Keith has written two books: The First Few Wars are the Worst, and Wars Are Never Enough: The João Matwawana Story. The first depicts the various war zones where the Keiths ministered, and the second describes the reconciliation work of João Matwawana in post-genocide Rwanda. (Acadia University awarded João Matwawana an Honorary Doctor of Divinity in 2010.)

Motivated by the love of God in Jesus Christ and the needs of people globally, Keith has given a lifetime of humanitarian service on five continents. From humble beginnings in rural New Brunswick, he has made invaluable contributions as a global peacemaker and as a mediator in Africa and Eastern Europe. He is worthy of the recognition and this honour by Acadia University.

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Honorary Graduates des pêches au Nouveau-Brunswick was awarded “Le Prix France-Acadie” (1993). Savoie was also awarded the Mosher prize by the Public Administration Review (US) for the best article (co-author) in public administration (1994).

Donald J. Savoie Doctor of Civil Laws Donald Savoie holds the Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the Université de Moncton. His research achievements are prodigious, and his influence on Canadian public policy, Canadian public administration and Canadian society has long been evident.

Savoie has won numerous prizes and awards. These include the Trudeau Fellowships Prize (2004), the Sun Life Public Service Citation Award (2004), being a finalist for the SSHRC Gold Medal for Achievement in Research (2003), the Vanier Gold Medal (1999) for “having made a significant contribution in the field of public administration in Canada,” being honoured by the Public Policy Forum at its 12th annual testimonial awards (1999), election as President of the Canadian Association of Political Science (1998), appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada (1993), election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1992), and being selected alumnus of the year and named Honorary Patron, Order of Regents, Université de Moncton (1991).

Three of his books were short listed for the Donner Prize: Governing from the Centre (2000), Pulling Against Gravity (2001) and Visiting Grandchildren (2006). The Politics of Public Spending in Canada was the inaugural recipient of the Smiley prize (1992) awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association for the best book in the study of government and politics in Canada. Les défis de l’industrie

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Savoie has published numerous books on public policy, public administration and federalism. His best-known books include Breaking the Bargain: Public Servants, Ministers and Parliament; Governing from the Centre: The Concentration of Power in Canadian Politics; The Politics of Public Spending in Canada; Visiting Grandchildren: Economic Development in the Maritimes; and Court Government and the Collapse of Accountability in Canada and the United Kingdom, all published by the University of Toronto Press; Thatcher, Reagan, Mulroney: In Search of a New Bureaucracy published by the University of Pittsburgh Press; Whatever Happened to the Music Teacher? How Government Decides and Why published by McGill-Queen’s University Press; and La lutte pour le développement, published by Les Presses de l’Université du Québec. He has also edited numerous books and contributed chapters to edited books published in Canada and abroad.

In both government and academia, Savoie’s work experience is extensive. He has held senior positions with the Government of Canada and the Université de Moncton. He has served as an advisor to federal, provincial and territorial government departments and agencies, the private sector, independent associations, OECD, the World Bank and the United Nations. In 1986–87, at the request of the Canadian prime minister, he undertook a review of federal government regional development efforts in Atlantic Canada; his report on this led to the establishment of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. He was Simon Reisman Visiting Fellow, Treasury Board, Government of Canada (2004); Senior Fulbright Scholar at Harvard and Duke universities (2001–02); Senior Fellow of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (2000–04); elected Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford (2006); and appointed Visiting Professor of Government and Public Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE) in 2007.

Presented by Dr. Ian Stewart, Professor, Department of Politics, Acadia University

L oo k ing F orward Congratulations and welcome to the Associated Alumni of Acadia University (AAAU). You should be very proud of this moment and we hope you take the time to celebrate with family and friends.

Although it may feel like the Acadia chapter in your life is coming to a close, we want to assure you that it is not. We encourage you to stay close to your Acadia family by attending alumni events and considering ways you can support those who follow in your footsteps.

Since the University’s founding in 1838, Acadia graduates have distinguished themselves in their careers and communities, and by the multitude of ways they have given back to their alma mater.

Stay in touch and enjoy the many benefits of the alumni family network by visiting alumni.acadiau.ca. Be sure to mark your calendar for Homecoming 2014 (October 17-19), when we will conclude our celebration of Acadia’s 175th Anniversary.

No matter where you roam, may the tides lead you back to your Acadia home.

Stand Up and Cheer!

Doug Jackson (’99) President, Associated Alumni of Acadia University

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