Ceremony Proceedings

INTRODUCTION

• Sean Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry  
• Beadle: Joanne Emeneau, Associate University Secretary (Senate)
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• President and Vice-Chancellor: Charlotte Yates
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME  

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Andrew Hyde, Multi-Faith Resource Team
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNOR GENERAL ACADEMIC MEDAL (GOLD)

• Recipient: Ryan Curry
• Presented by: Richard Zytner, Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Richard Zytner, Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Ibrahim Deiab, Interim Director, School of Engineering

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: Ibrahim Deiab, Interim Director, School of Engineering 

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Charlotte Yates, President and Vice-Chancellor

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

INTRODUCTION

• Sean Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry
• Beadle: Joanne Emeneau, Associate University Secretary (Senate)
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• President and Vice-Chancellor: Charlotte Yates
• Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Gwen Chapman
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME  

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Ania Krysciak, Multi-Faith Resource Team
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

AWARDING OF HONORARY DEGREE

• Candidate: Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Michael Clemons
• Presented by: Scott McRoberts, Director of Athletics

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Dr. Michael Clemons

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Gwen Chapman, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)  

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: Sara Mann, Dean, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Charlotte Yates, President and Vice-Chancellor

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

INTRODUCTION

• Sean Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry  
• Beadle: Lisa Latif, University Registrar
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• Associate Vice-President (Academic): Byron Sheldrick
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME  

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada

INVOCATION

• Ania Krysciak, Multi-Faith Resource Team
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE

• Candidate: Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Vaikuntam Iyer Lakshmanan
• Presented by: Sharada Srinivasan, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology 

PRESENTATION OF D.F. FORSTER MEDAL (MAGISTERIATE)

• Recipient: Zoe Sherar
• Presented by: Mark Holmes, Interim Director, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Dr. Vaikuntam Iyer Lakshmanan

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Byron Sheldrick, Associate Vice-President (Academic)

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: Sara Mann, Dean, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics; Richard Zytner, Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Byron Sheldrick, Associate Vice-President (Academic)

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

INTRODUCTION

• Sean Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry
• Beadle: Ted Cogan, Deputy University Secretary
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Gwen Chapman
• Associate Vice-President (Academic): Byron Sheldrick  
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members 

TERRITORIAL WELCOME  

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Sonya Wu-Winter, Multi-Faith Resource Team  
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Gwen Chapman, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Byron Sheldrick, Associate Vice-President (Academic)

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: Paula Barata, Interim Associate Dean Academic, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Byron Sheldrick, Associate Vice-President (Academic)

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

INTRODUCTION

• Sean Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry
• Beadle: Joanne Emeneau, University Secretary (Senate)
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies): Ben Bradshaw
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME  

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Rabbi Raphi Steiner, Multi-Faith Resource Team
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNOR GENERAL ACADEMIC MEDALS (SILVER)

• Recipient: Rachel Manios
• Presented by: John Dawson, Director, CBS Office of Educational Scholarship and Practice
• Recipient: Katherine Meng-Di Yu
• Presented by: Neil MacLusky, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

PRESENTATION OF MEDAL OF MERIT

• Recipient: Terry Graham, Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Health & Nutritional Sciences
• Presented by: Graham Holloway, Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies), College of Biological Science  

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Dr. Terry Graham  

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Ben Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies)

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: Graham Holloway, Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies), College of Biological Science

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Ben Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies)

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

INTRODUCTION

• Sean Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry
• Beadle: Lisa Latif, University Registrar
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• President and Vice-Chancellor: Charlotte Yates
• Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Gwen Chapman
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Sara DeMoor, Multi-Faith Resource Team  
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE

• Candidate: Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Isabel Bassett
• Presented by: Samantha Brennan, Dean, College of Arts  

PRESENTATION OF D.F. FORSTER MEDAL (DOCTORAL)

• Recipient: Emily Duncan
• Presented by: Evan Fraser, Professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Dr. Isabel Bassett

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Gwen Chapman, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers  
• Graduands presented by: Paula Barata, Interim Associate Dean Academic, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Charlotte Yates, President and Vice-Chancellor

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

 INTRODUCTION

• Lucas Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry
• Beadle: Joanne Emeneau, Associate University Secretary (Senate)
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• President and Vice-Chancellor: Charlotte Yates
• Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Gwen Chapman
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME  

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Andrew Hyde, Multi-Faith Resource Team  
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

PRESENTATION OF W.C. WINEGARD MEDAL

• Recipient: Kelly Hughes
• Presented by: Matthew Hayday, Chair, Department of History

APPOINTMENT OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EMERITI

• Candidate: Dionne Brand
• Presented by: Canisia Lubrin, Professor, School of English and Theatre Studies
• Candidate: Sky Gilbert
• Presented by: Samantha Brennan, Dean, College of Arts
• Candidate: Catharine Wilson  
• Presented by: Matthew Hayday, Professor & Chair, Department of History  

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Dr. Dionne Brand

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Gwen Chapman, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: Samantha Brennan, Dean College of Arts; John Cranfield, Acting Dean and Associate Dean, External Relations, Ontario Agricultural College

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Charlotte Yates, President and Vice-Chancellor

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

INTRODUCTION

• Lucas Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry
• Beadle: Joanne Emeneau, University Secretary (Senate)
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• President and Vice-Chancellor: Charlotte Yates
• Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies): Ben Bradshaw
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Sonya Wu-Winter, Multi-Faith Resource Team
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNOR GENERAL ACADEMIC MEDAL (GOLD)

• Recipient: Massimo Nardone  
• Presented by: Philip J. Millar, Associate Professor, Department of Human Health & Nutritional Sciences

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNOR GENERAL ACADEMIC MEDAL (SILVER)

• Recipient: Karli Elizabeth Chalmers
• Presented by: Kelsey Spence, Assistant Professor, Department of Population Medicine

PRESENTATION OF W.N. VAUGHAN MEDAL

• Recipient: Harsimran Kaur Kalra  
• Presented by: To be confirmed

APPOINTMENT OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EMERITUS

• Candidate: Michael Emes
• Presented by: Cezar Khursigara, Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Dr. Michael Emes

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Ben Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies)

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: Mazyar Fallah, Dean, College of Biological Science

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Charlotte Yates, President and Vice-Chancellor

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

INTRODUCTION

• Lucas Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry
• Beadle: Joanne Emeneau, University Secretary (Senate)
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• Interim Vice-President (Research): Rene Van Acker
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Andrew Hyde, Multi-Faith Resource Team  
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

APPOINTMENT OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EMERITI

• Candidate: Shai Barbut
• Presented by: Lawrence Goodridge, Professor, Department of Food Science
• Candidate: H. Douglas Goff  
• Presented by: Lawrence Goodridge, Professor, Department of Food Science
• Candidate: K. Peter Pauls  
• Presented by: Hugh Earl, Chair, Department of Plant Agriculture

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Dr. H. Douglas Goff  

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Rene Van Acker, Interim Vice-President (Research)

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: John Cranfield, Acting Dean and Associate Dean, External Relations, Ontario Agricultural College

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Rene Van Acker, Interim Vice-President (Research)

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

INTRODUCTION

• Sean Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry
• Beadle: Lisa Latif, University Registrar
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies): Benjamin Bradshaw
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Sara DeMoor, Multi-Faith Resource Team  
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE

• Candidate: Doctor of Science, honoris causa, Ottoline Leyser
• Presented by: Amy Newman, Interim Chair, Department of Integrative Biology  

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Dr. Ottoline Leyser

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Benjamin Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies)

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: Benjamin Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies); Samantha Brennan, Dean College of Arts; John Dawson, Director, CBS Office of Educational Scholarship and Practice; Karen Gordon, Associate Dean, Academic, College of Biological Science 

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Benjamin Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies)

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

INTRODUCTION

• Sean Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry
• Beadle: Lisa Latif, University Registrar
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Gwen Chapman
• Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies): Benjamin Bradshaw
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Sara DeMoor, Multi-Faith Resource Team
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE

• Candidate: Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Zanana L. Akande
• Presented by: Troy Riddell, Chair, Department of Political Science

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Dr. Zanana L. Akande

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Gwen Chapman, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: Benjamin Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies); Paula Barata, Interim Associate Dean Academic, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences; Sean Lyons, Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, Gordon S. Lang School of Business & Economics; John Cranfield, Acting Dean and Associate Dean, External Relations, Ontario Agricultural College

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Gwen Chapman, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the recession. 

INTRODUCTION

• Sean Furfaro
• The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.

PROCESSION

• Candidates for Degrees in Course

CONVOCATION FANFARE

• Piper: Barry W. McKendry
• Beadle: Joanne Emeneau, Associate University Secretary (Senate)
• Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
• Interim Vice-President (Research): Rene Van Acker
• Participants in the Ceremony
• Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
• Members of Senate
• Faculty Members

TERRITORIAL WELCOME

• Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
• O Canada  

INVOCATION

• Sonya Wu-Winter, Multi-Faith Resource Team
• The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

PRESENTATION OF MEDAL OF MERIT & APPOINTMENT OF UNVERSITY PROFESSOR EMERITUS

• Recipient: Neil MacLusky
• Presented by: Tarek Saleh, Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences

APPOINTMENT OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EMERITI

• Candidate: Robert Friendship
• Presented by: Cate Dewey, Assistant Dean, Special Projects, Ontario Veterinary College
• Candidate: Gordon M. Kirby  
• Presented by: Jeffrey Wichtel, Dean, Ontario Veterinary College
• Candidate: J. Paul Woods  
• Presented by: Brigitte A. Brisson, Professor, Department of Clinical Studies

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

• Dr. Neil MacLusky

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

• Rene Van Acker, Interim Vice-President (Research)

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
• Graduands presented by: Jeff Wichtel, Dean, Ontario Veterinary College

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

• Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

RECITATION OF THE VETERINARY OATH

• Led by Jeff Wichtel, Dean, Ontario Veterinary College 

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

• Rene Van Acker, Interim Vice-President (Research)

RECESSION

• Piper
• The assembly will remain standing during the platform party recession.

BRIEF INTERMISSION

PRESENTATION OF FACULTY & STAFF AWARDS 

TRIBUTE TO HONOURARY CLASS PRESIDENTS 

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS