INTRODUCTION Natalie Chow
The assembly will rise at the sound of the piper for the procession of graduates and convocation fanfare, and remain standing until after the Invocation.
Ontario Agricultural College PROGRAM OF CEREMONY Thursday, June 16, 2016 7:00 P.M. Wayne Caldwell, Interim Dean, Ontario Agricultural College, will host a light reception for all graduates and their guests in Creelman Hall following the ceremony.
PROCESSIONAL Candidates for Degrees in Course
CONVOCATION FANFARE Piper: Bruce MacDonald Beadle: Hilary Jarvis, Assistant University Secretary President and Vice-Chancellor: Franco J. Vaccarino Vice-President (Research): Malcolm Campbell Participants in the Ceremony Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees Members of Senate Faculty O’Canada! Sung by: Adriene Donkin-Verschuren INVOCATION Andrew Hyde, Multi Faith Team Member The assembly will be seated
WELCOME Franco J. Vaccarino, President and Vice-Chancellor
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE Candidate – Doctor of Science, honoris causa John Norman Presented by: Jon Warland, Associate Professor and Director, School of Environmental Sciences CONVOCATION ADDRESS Dr. John Norman
PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS Malcolm Campbell, Vice-President (Research)
CONFERRING OF DEGREES Franco J. Vaccarino, President and Vice-Chancellor Graduands presented by Teresa Crease, Associate Dean (Graduate Studies); and Wayne Caldwell, Interim Dean, Ontario Agricultural College DEGREES IN ABSENTIA Franco J. Vaccarino, President and Vice-Chancellor ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE Franco J. Vaccarino, President and Vice-Chancellor RECESSIONAL Piper
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The assembly will remain standing during the recession
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