 | | Budge Wilson |
|  | | Sir John Houghton |
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 | | Murray Koffler |
|  | | Nancy Gosling |
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 | | Randolph Hester |
|  | | Richard Currie |
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 | | Thomas Cromwell |
|  | | Sir Paul Nurse |
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Eight distinguished people are to beawarded honorary degrees by Dalhousie University at convocationceremonies between May 25 and June 2 in front of thousands ofstudents and their families.
The honorary graduands come from Canada,the UK, United States and Bermuda, and from the worlds ofliterature, science, law and business. They include two Nobellaureates.
This year's honorary degree recipientsinclude:
Nova Scotian author BudgeWilson;
Scientist Sir JohnHoughton, co-founder of the United NationsIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
Pharmacist MurrayKoffler, founder of Shoppers Drug Mart;
Nancy Gosling, presidentand CEO of Bermuda rum manufacturer Gosling Brothers Ltd.;
Randolph Hester, Jr.,professor of landscape architecture, environmental planning andurban planning at the University of California, Berkeley;
Businessman RichardCurrie, former president of Loblaw's Ltd., George WestonLtd. and Bell Canada Enterprises;
The Hon. Justice ThomasCromwell, the first Dalhousie law professor to be named tothe Supreme Court of Canada;
Geneticist Sir PaulNurse, a 2001 Nobel Prize in Medicine winner.
“We are thrilled to be honouringthis group of incredibly distinguished individuals. These eightvisionaries embody the spirit of excellence at Dalhousie and we'reproud to be sharing this convocation experience with them,”says Dalhousie President Tom Traves.
More than 2,800 students will graduateduring the spring ceremonies which take place in theRebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dalhousie Arts Centre.
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April 29, 2010 9:58 AM
Also, thumbs up to J. Cromwell!
Congrats to all!
April 30, 2010 10:54 PM
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May 19, 2010 2:12 PM
And someone said that all the recipients are white and a majority male and we should represent diversity better by giving them to other people? Although i respect diversity i disagree with you, we shouldn't give someone an award because of their race or gender that would make the award meaningless. Awards should be given out based on the person's accomplishments.
May 19, 2010 7:01 PM
Make Atlantic Canada proud on the bench!
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