Let light and truth flourish

Lux et veritas -floreant

The University of Winnipeg

Fall Convocation
October 16, 2005
 The University of Winnipeg
The Eightieth Convocation
for the Conferring of Degrees

The University of Winnipeg

Duckworth Centre
Sunday, October 16, 2005
To the graduates of 2005:

Congratulations!

It is a great pleasure for me to be with you on this special occasion, to shake your hand and
wish you well as you set out on the next venture in your life.

You have much of which to be proud, since the successful completion of your University of
Winnipeg degree bodes well for your future success, in your career and in your community.
And all of us benefit from your success, because society is immeasurably enriched by the
kind of critical and creative thinking you have acquired here.

Whatever you choose to do, whether you change the world or just change the life of one
individual, do your very best at it, and know that we will be watching you with pride.

H. Sanford Riley, CM, BA, LLD

Chancellor
The University of Winnipeg
To the graduates of 2005:

When I attended The University of Winnipeg in the early ’60s, my friends and I thought we
could change the world. The times may be different today, but the need for engaged citizens
has never been stronger. And what better place to become engaged with our world than at a
downtown, inner-city university?.

Our city’s downtown is in the midst of a renaissance and The University of Winnipeg is
at the heart of the revitalization. As you have been working through your graduating year,
preparing to move on to new endeavours, your University has been laying the necessary
groundwork to move this institution forward. Many of you have contributed, as The
University—in partnership with governments, faculty, students, staff, and a host of
community groups and citizens—has taken on an increasing role and responsibility in
community outreach and Aboriginal and inner-city education.

In all of this, our underlying priority remains—to continue to offer the very best in
post-secondary education and to retain the special sense of pride, community, and
belonging that makes The University of Winnipeg experience and culture so unique.

Last year our graduating class ranked The University of Winnipeg in the Top Ten of all
Canadian universities when asked about their “Entire Educational Experience,” (Maclean’s
Magazine, November 2004). At The University of Winnipeg our goal is to have all our
graduating students, year after year, leaving with the same high level of satisfaction with
their educational experience.
You are now graduating into a challenging world. Your professors, your classmates, and your
assignments have provided you with the ability to think critically, to understand other people
and other cultures, to be socially aware and responsible.

Stay in touch with your University. Challenge us. And support us as we, through the pursuit of
knowledge, continue to help young people develop a solid base, with strong roots and quality
skills...to change the world for the better.

Lloyd Axworthy, PC, BA, PhD, LLD, OC, OM

President & Vice-Chancellor
The University of Winnipeg
To The Graduates of 2005;

On behalf of the over 30,000 Alumni, congratulations on achieving your degrees and wel-
come to the family more formally known as The University of Winnipeg Alumni Association.

Since becoming involved with the Alumni Association, I have discovered that it really is a big
family. As in every family, we need to help and support each other, as well as the Institution
that we believe in and which has united us and brought us to where we stand today. As I
welcome each and every one of you into The University of Winnipeg Alumni Association
today, I invite you all to become an active member of this Association. With your
involvement, you can help us to make The University of Winnipeg a more complete and
fulfilling experience for students, by helping the University and its community to grow.
The Alumni Association is not just about work either; it’s about having some fun as well.
I encourage you to participate in the “family reunion” events that we plan for all Alumni.
Come out to meet some new friends and keep in touch with the old ones; we always welcome
new faces!

Raymond McFeetors, Class of ’68 embodies the heart and soul of The University of
Winnipeg, through his community sprit, his successes and his enthusiasm for the
University. Today we honour Raymond, business man and volunteer, with the Distinguished
Alumni Award. His success in the business world and his contribution to the community are
testaments to the education he received here.

Today, Class of 2005, we celebrate your accomplishments. Congratulations to each and every
one of you. May the lessons you have learned here serve you well in life.

Welcome to the Alumni family!

Michael Bayer, Class of ’90, ’95

President, The University of Winnipeg Alumni Association
 Eightieth Convocation
Order of Proceedings
10:00 a.m.
for the conferring of degrees in Theology, Science, Education, and Arts

The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, PC, BA, PhD, LLD, OC, OM

President and Vice-Chancellor, presiding

ENTRANCE OF THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION

The audience is requested to rise for the entrance of the graduands.
Carol J. Harvey, MA(Hons.), LèsL, PhD
Chief Marshall
Barry Anderson, BA, B.Ed., FRCCO
Organist
Winnipeg Police Pipe Band

PRAYER OF INVOCATION
James Christie, B.Th., M.Div., MA, D.Min.
Dean of Theology

GREETINGS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA

The Honourable Diane McGifford, BA(Hons.), PhD
Minister of Advanced Education

GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT

The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, PC, BA, PhD, LLD, OC, OM

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE

Conferred by
Chancellor H. Sanford Riley, CM, BA, LLB
Madeleine K. Albright, BA(Hons.), MA, PhD
Doctor of Laws
Presented by
Annabelle M. Mays, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed., PhD
Academic and Special Projects Officer

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ADDRESS TO THE GRADUANDS
Madeleine K. Albright

THE CLARENCE ATCHISON AWARD

FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE
Thomas S. Carter, BA, MA, PhD
Professor of Geography
Canada Research Chair in Urban Change and Adaptation

THE ERICA AND ARNOLD ROGERS AWARD

FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
Scott L. Forbes, B.Sc., M.Sc, PhD
Professor of Biology
Ken W. McCluskey, BA (Hons.), MA, PhD
Dean of Education and Extended Learning

Presented by
Carole Wylie, BA, B.Ed.
Chair, Board of Regents

WELCOME TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Michael Bayer, BA, B.Sc.
President, The University of Winnipeg Alumni Association

THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

Raymond L. McFeetors, BA, CFA
President and CEO, Great-West Life Assurance Company

ADMISSION TO DEGREES IN THEOLOGY,

EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND ARTS
Conferred by
Chancellor H. Sanford Riley, CM, BA, LLB

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 MASTER OF DIVINITY Nathan Alan Jenkins, BA(Hons.)(Qu.)
Joyce Allen, BA Brett Patrick Lougheed, BA(Hons.)(Man.)
Tracey Lynne Otto
MASTER OF MARRIAGE Robert Gareth Penner
AND FAMILY THERAPY Heather Maureen Pitcher, B.Mus.(Man.)
David Relkoff
Irene Boxer-Meyrowitz, BA, M.Ed.(Man.)
Scott Tyson Rutherford, BA(Hons.)
Elaine Huberdeau, BN(Man.)
Natasha Anandabai Thambirajah
Alma Jabs, BA, B.Ed.
Julianna Gayle Trivers
Brenda Lee Lafreniere, BSW(Man.)
McKenzie Robert White
Veroniek Elisabeth Marshall, BA(Adv.)(Man.)
Tanya Marie Woloschuk, BA(Hons.)(Win.)
MASTER OF ARTS (THEOLOGY)
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Laura Leah Allan Steiman, BA(Man.) (JOINT UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA)
Stacey Elizabeth Burnette
MASTER OF ARTS
Carlee-Ann Meghan Roschlle Dueck, BA
(JOINT UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA)
Ian David Hall
Stacey Alexopoulos, BA, B.Ed.(York)
Anne Marie Janes
Crista Lue Bradley, BA(Hons.)(Reg.)
Keir Gordon Johnson
Martin Comeau
Ada Gabriella Kasloff
Gillian Elizabeth Covernton
Lavone Marie Lesperance, BA, B.Ed.(Bran.)
Lisa Diane Friesen, BA(Man.)
Renata Leigh Neufeld
Scott Goodine, BA
Denys Volkov

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (4-YEAR)

Daniel Anders Betancourt Michael Ross Peacock
Christian Emile Duhard Stephanie Roberta Phillips, BA
Ahmed Raza Durrani Robert Serrano
Richard Capili Filomeno Ryan Paul Still
Sheryl Lyn Herrera Allison Kathleen Sweeney
Etsegent Moges Jemberu Ramin Vakili
Andrew Gerard Jennissen Bobby Joe York
Tanya Anna Manastyrsky Kevin Michael Zimerman

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Hazel Adisaz Alex Broughton
Jason Marlon Anderson Grant Edward Buhay
Lisa Marie Baldwinson Xiao Cai
Shabnam Bashiri Jessie Lee Cameron
Piotr Tomasz Biernot Claudia Guillermina Cardona Claros
Kanwaljit Singh Brar Michael Peter Magat Carlos

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Michael Andrew Craig Joumana Mustapha
Indiana Salai Cungcin Constance Okorafor
Chaminda Dissanayake Manjinder Pannu
Jaclyn Diane Fehr Elaine Anne Pelletier, M.Sc., BFA(Man.)
Marek Konrad Gajda Eytan Jacob Perl
Neil Anton Gouriluk Christine Roshick
Mohammad Kahleel-Ullah Gurib Michael Jonathan Strub
Navjot Khinda Tomoyuki Tsukamoto, B.Eng.(Tokyo Denki)
Glen Koroluk Quan Le Tu
Emily Gail Koroscil Kevin Vong
Kimberley Katherine Marie Krasnesky Helena Walczak
Ting Kwan Kwok Adam Edward Woollard
Jacqueline Marie Le Gal Yan Zhuang
Wen Luo, B.Eng.(East China Univ. of Tech.)

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
Christopher Goring Rolanda Taylor, BA
Brenda Jean Hinch

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS)

Annie Josée Allard Jenny Dawn Horch
Zoltán Ban Carly Dawn Johnston
Donna Lee Beamish Jeannie Margaret Lengyel
Magdalena Anna Blackmore Lucia Madariaga-Vignudo
Elizabete Marques Caetano Heidi Lynn Malazdrewich
Preston Cole-McCaffrey Fern Moran
Rachel Cook Freya Björg Ólafson
Danielle DeSorcy Leanne Heather Romaniuk
Andrea Dyck Silvana Daniela Romano
Michael Ajibola Fabiyi Steven Aaron Rosenblatt
Jolen Galaugher Maya Seshia
Julia Anne Gamble Michael Mythriam Siegers
Anthony Luke Lafontaine Guerra Marcie Snyder
Bradley Richard Hartle Elizabeth Carey Spence
Joanne Lesley Holland Reginald Gerhard Derksen Wiebe, BA(Man.)
Hong Nhu Thomas Gregory Wilson

BACHELOR OF ARTS (FOUR-YEAR)

Jessica Elizabeth Comack Antony Michael Andrew Craig
Erin Nicole Briscoe Michael Andrew Foth
Janielle Simone Brooks-Smith Ian Murray Fraser
Larry Malcolm Bruce Lindsey Ellen Goodman

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 BACHELOR OF ARTS (FOUR-YEAR) ...continued

Jennifer Lois Griffen Bryan Gordon Sinclair

Carolyn Marie Janusz Patti-Ann Stephenson
Andrew Gerard Jennissen William Vincent Thiessen
John David Monroe Lisa Thomson
James Lawrence Queskekapow Marissa Louise Zurba
Andrew Regier

BACHELOR OF ARTS
Renée Françoise Allard Kenton Lee Eidse
Christopher Charles Daubney Allen Robyn Suzanne Enns
Philip Andres Diana Lee Evans
Connie Dianne Stairs Arruda Barbara Dawn Fehr
Lanney Lee-Anne Badham Meesha Foui
Heather Margaret Bailey Candace Marie Froebe
Meagan Tiara Ballantine-Dickson Ka Man Fu
Mauricio Barra, B.Ed. Crystal Galawan
Joshua David Berkal Gustavo Alfredo Garcia Alvarenga
Celina Dyana Bibik Stéphane Martin Gautron
Andrea Lynn Black Christopher Goring
Dorota Franciszka Blumczynska Daniel Laurier Gravel
Shane Derek Bostrom Julia Yvonne Guss
Adina May Bridgeforth Furtuna Habtemicael
Jason Mark John Bryk Jennifer Hall
Russell David Cadotte Jennifer Harlos
Michael Brent Cape Richard Herget
Kathryne Lynn Cardwell Michael Ian Howell
Azra Ceric Deniz Ayla Izzet
Kin Chung Chan Lindsey Rae Janzen
Xi Chen Chyanne Renee Kehler
Wing Yan Kit Chung Ashley Stephanie Margaret Kemash
Serena Beth Corbett Nabeel Aftab Khan
Christopher Kelly Corfield Julia Candace Krahn
Michelle Julianne Czarnecki Jessie Luen Yin Kwok
Paul Douglas Daniels Jean-Paul Pierre Landry
Nicole Carolyn Daoust Shannon Aileen Lavell
Michelle Anne DeGagné Mellanie Lawrenz
Geraldine McGrath Dempsey Cliff Lazareck
Jennifer Denesyk Mervin James LeBlanc
Darcy Henry Dewit Adrian Yik Shing Leung
Tiffany Lynne Suzanne Dion Leung Koon Sun
Gail Patricia Doane Landon Neil Lewis
Allan Wallace Dunkeld Dongkai Li
Kevin Abraham Dyck Fung Tet Lim

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Cassandra Theresa Marie Lozinski Mark Matthew Shepit
Adam David Marcinowski Rebecca Marie Siebert,
Benjamin McKay BA(4-yr.)(Providence Coll.)
Graciana Medeiros Vanessa Anne Sinclair
Doreen Marie Millin Colleen Gaye Sklar
Tara Ann Mooney Joshua Benjamin Slayen
Collin Reid Moskal Marlene Rose Smith
Donald Clayton Murrell Monica Joyce Smith
Adam Monir Nasif Shanna Smith
Jonathan Douglas Neufeld, Natasha Joy Smith
BA, B.Christian.Min.(Bethany Coll.) William Ronald Smith
Jennifer Newman Talia Soares
Arthur Chin Hang Ng Kristin Marie Swan
Shaylene Nong Rebekah Victoria Jane Swistun
Dane Alvin Nordheim Melanie Jane Talastas
Ediana Dalila Othman David Thau-Eleff
Fidelis Ozah Lisa Tomlinson
Drew Franklin Martin Pateman Tin Duc Tran
Nicholas Paul Plouffe Allison Christel Tretiak, B.Ed.
Elizabeth Ann Proskurnik Susan Catherine Tschetter
Kelly Abigail Rafferty Tara Elena Urniezius
Frances Ranville Zoran Vicovac
Ashley Heather Reynolds Christopher Brent Vokey
Carey Alison Roess Kristen Leigh Wade
Michelle Roots Jin Wang
Michael Shaine Rosenby Matthew Wayde
Kathleen Elizabeth Ross Melissa Faye Wieler
Sonia Rouskova Valcheva Tranda Lee Willerton
Jenny Salie Cory Wojcik
Sartaj Singh Sandhu Kei Yamakawa
Derek Jason Sawatzky Fan Yang
Neldon Fabian Sawatzky Yu Min
Alan Frank Schultz Ying Hao Zhang
Jessica Scott Hamza Zubair
Donald Alexander Sheldon Michelle Dawn Zubrack

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 ADDITIONAL GRADUATES - JUNE 2005
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BACHELOR OF ARTS
Kristyn Rae Campbell Sheri Irene Bailey
Lisa Chandy Graham Douglas Clifford
Jyoti Seshia John Hatzitheodoridis
Sherisse Alexis MacDonald
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) Kimberly Lee McParland
Mauricia Esteban Martinez Sabrina Elizabeth Melanson
Christine Silva Rodriguez
BACHELOR OF ARTS (4-YEAR) Giuseppe Russo
Ravena Seeraj Jessica West
Ludmila Zelepuhina

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VALEDICTORY ADDRESS
Erin Briscoe, BA (4-year)

NATIONAL ANTHEM
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.

RETIREMENT OF THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION

The audience is requested to remain in their places until the academic procession has retired.

An informal reception will be held immediately following the recessional in

Riddell Hall.

We invite you to enjoy our campus.

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The University of Winnipeg
The Eightieth Convocation

Honorees

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 Attitudes Project, and president of the Truman
Scholarship Foundation. She also serves on the
Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign
Relations and the Board of Trustees for the
Aspen Institute.

From 1993-1997, Albright served as the United

States Permanent Representative to the United
Nations and as a member of the President’s
PORTRAIT BY: TIMOTHY GREENFELD-SANDERS

Cabinet. In 1995, she led the U.S. delegation to

the UN’s Fourth World Conference on Women in
Beijing, China.

Albright was the Director of Women in Foreign

Service Programs and a Research Professor of
International Affairs at Georgetown University
during the decade prior to her return to public
Madeleine K. Albright,
BA (Hons.), MA, PhD
service. From 1989-1992, she was President of
the Center for National Policy, a non-profit
public policy organization based in Washington
Honorary Doctor of Laws D.C. As a professor, Albright wrote extensively
on change in communist systems particularly on
the role of the media.
Dr. Madeleine Korbel Albright, former US
Secretary of State, will be granted an Honorary From 1978-1981, Dr. Albright was a member of
Doctor of Laws by The University of Winnipeg President Carter’s National Security Council and
at Fall Convocation. Albright, a member of White House staff. From 1976-1978, she served
the University’s Global College International as Chief Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator
Advisory Board and a renowned expert on Edmund S. Muskie.
foreign policy issues and global politics, will
address the graduands at Fall Convocation. Albright received her BA with Honours from
Wellesley College, Masters and Doctorate from
Albright served as the 64th secretary of state of Columbia University’s Department of Public Law
the United States. In 1997, she was named the and Government, as well as a Certificate from the
first woman secretary of state and became, to Russian Institute.
that time, the highest ranking woman in the
history of the US government. Albright was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia,
and immigrated to America with her family after
Albright is the founder of The Albright Group Communists took control of that country in
LLC, a global strategy firm. She is the first 1948. She is the mother of three daughters and
Michael and Virginia Mortara Endowed has six grandchildren. Albright’s autobiography
Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Madam Secretary: A Memoir was published in
Diplomacy at the Georgetown School of Foreign September, 2003.
Service and the first Visiting Saltzman Fellow
at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute For her contribution to international study and
of War and Peace Studies. She is the chair- global affairs, The University of Winnipeg is
man of The National Democratic Institute for pleased to award Madeleine Albright with an
International Affairs, chair of The Pew Global Honorary Doctor of Laws.

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 “Your university years are the best years of your
life,” he says. “There’s no question that the
training I got at The University of Winnipeg has
stayed with me—my ability to speak in
public came out of my experience in Theatre and
emceeing comedy shows in Convocation Hall.”

McFeetors also picked up valuable habits

during his post-secondary education.
“University teaches a disciplined approach
to problems or issues. It provides conditioning
and trains you and allows you to mature.”

Prior to entering The Collegiate and University

of Winnipeg, McFeetors spent three years
in the Canadian Air Force as an Airborne
Communications Technician. While he decided
against continuing his career in the military,
McFeetors’ passion for planes never waned—he
is a licensed pilot and enjoys flying his Cessna 182.

Raymond L. McFeetors, BA, CFA

McFeetors is involved broadly in community
causes and business affairs including serving
Distinguished Alumni Award as a member on the boards of CancerCare
Manitoba; Investors Group Inc.; MTS; Shaw
Raymond McFeetors, President and CEO of Festival; on the President’s Council and Board of
Great-West Life Assurance Company, London Governors of the University of Western Ontario;
Life, and Canada Life is the recipient of The and, Honorary Colonel for the Royal Winnipeg
University of Winnipeg’s Distinguished Alumni Rifles. He is also a member on the Advisory
Award. Council of the Canadian Museum for Human
Rights; Canadian Council of Chief Executives;
McFeetors graduated from The University of
the Business Council of Manitoba; and, the
Winnipeg in 1968 with his BA in Economics.
Associates of the Faculty of Management,
Shortly after, he began his career at Great-West
University of Manitoba.
Life as a trainee in the Group Division. He
earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) “Ray is an excellent example of home-grown
designation in 1978. success. He was born in Manitoba, went to school
here, and rose up to head one of the largest
Since 1992, McFeetors has been at the helm of
insurance companies in Canada—headquartered
one of Canada’s leading life and health insurers.
in Winnipeg,” says Michael Bayer, President of
He has overseen the acquisitions of London Life
The University of Winnipeg Alumni Association.
in 1997 and Canada Life in 2003; the expansion
“Indeed, Ray embodies what The University of
into the wealth management sector; and, the
Winnipeg is all about through his community
naming of Great-West as one of Canada’s Top
spirit, his success, and his everlasting enthusi-
100 Employers (The Guide to Canada’s Best Places
asm for his alma mater.”
to Work, 2004).
For his great achievements in the business world
In addition to studying Economics at The
and at the community level, The University
University of Winnipeg, McFeetors also explored
of Winnipeg Alumni Association is honoured
theatre, political science, and physics—not to
to present Raymond McFeetors with the
mention pranks and pep rallies.
Distinguished Alumni Award.

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 Forbes states that in some cases there are
differences between humans and animals, but
in other cases there are strong parallels as with
the examples in human families of child abuse
and infanticide. His research looks at root causes
and what makes families tick.

Forbes’ specialty is birds, particularly blackbirds,

but over time, his research has branched out to
tackle some intriguing issues in human repro-
Scott L. Forbes, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD
ductive biology. The high rate of abnormal births
in older women, the evolutionary significance
The Erica and Arnold Rogers Award for of pregnancy sickness, and the incidence and

Excellence in Research and Scholarship causes of multiple births are all areas of impor-
tant discovery with direct applications to human
concerns.
As a biologist specializing in family interactions,
Forbes watches birds, animals, and fish to under- In addition to his new book, Forbes has authored
stand how parents and offspring get along—or or co-authored over 50 publications in the last
don’t. His recent book, A Natural History of 20 years. His colleagues note that his research
Families, describes an uneasy union among family record is not only notable by its length, but also
members in which rivalry for resources often has by the high quality of the publications. Forbes
dramatic and even fatal consequences. is internationally recognized for his work on
the evolution of parent-offspring dynamics in
In nature, parents invest resources among their bird families, having published extensively in
offspring to perpetuate their genetic lineage. top-ranked journals, including Nature, American
However, despite familiar scenes of baby birds Naturalist, Behavioural Ecology and Sociology, and
waiting for a parent to provide a tasty worm, or Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
a group of piglets scrambling for their mother’s
milk, dysfunctional familial behaviour is remark- The highly readable and engaging nature of
ably common. With greater regularity than one Forbes’ writing makes him not only a researcher
might suppose, siblings harass the weakest of of merit, but much sought after by students
their brood to death, parents eat their offspring within the Biology Department.
or demonstrate preferential treatment that causes
Today, The University of Winnipeg is awarding
one or more to die, and a host of other unsavoury
Dr. Scott Forbes with the Erica and Arnold
acts occur—all within what is normally assumed
Rogers Award for Excellence in Research and
to be a nurturing environment—the family.
Scholarship, for his many contributions to
the University, its students, and the academic
community.

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 McCluskey’s work, especially in the areas of
gifted education, at-risk children and youth,
and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), is of international renown. However,
he is quick to share credit with others in his
department, adding that no one works in
isolation; all help and support one another.

This Spring, McCluskey played a central role in

bringing the headquarters of the World Council
for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) to
The University of Winnipeg—the first time the
WCGTC has been located outside the United
States. McCluskey believes that talent development
for “at-risk” children and youth, including
Aboriginal young people, is essential. A growing
body of literature suggests that the talents of
minority-group, disadvantaged students are
often never recognized, yet alone developed. The
true “cost” of such talent delayed or denied is
virtually impossible to discern. What is the cost

Ken W. McCluskey, BA (Hons.), MA, PhD

of a symphony unwritten, a cure not discovered,
a breakthrough not invented, he asks.
The Erica and Arnold Rogers Award for McCluskey joined The University of Winnipeg
Excellence in Research and Scholarship in 1998, following 25 years as a psychologist,
special educator, and administrator in the public
Ken McCluskey’s nomination papers outline his school system. In 2003, he became Associate
many accomplishments—he has produced Dean of Education, as well as continuing with
hundreds of articles and publications, organized his responsibilities as a professor. This Fall,
and participated in dozens of conferences at McCluskey became Dean of the Faculty of
home and abroad, and has achieved exceptional Education and Extended Learning.
status in his field which leads others to regularly
Despite his many roles and responsibilities,
seek him out for his expertise and insight. But
McCluskey has maintained an exceptionally high
greater than these accomplishments combined is
teaching evaluation rating from his students
his ability to not only engage with the world and
each year, and was the recipient of the Clifford
make sense of it—a feature vital to any researcher
J. Robson Memorial Award for Excellence in
—but also to share what he has learned in a way
Teaching in 2003. He is also the recipient of
that is meaningful, clear, and inspiring.
the Clarence Atchison Award for Community
“Having co-authored or edited several publica- Service, which he was awarded in 2002. Upon
tions with Ken, I know from direct experience receiving today’s award—the Erica and Arnold
that he is not only unfailingly professional and Rogers Award for Excellence in Research and
honourable in his research, but one of the most Scholarship, McCluskey has become one of
cogent and skilful writers on the world stage of only a handful of professors to earn all three of
academics,” writes one nominator. “Truly, I am University’s major faculty awards.
convinced that Ken’s work has been like a pebble
Today, Ken McCluskey is being awarded the
(at times a boulder) thrown into a quiet pool of
Erica and Arnold Rogers Award for Excellence
water with the ripples extending far beyond.”
in Research and Scholarship for his outstanding
contribution to academic life at The University of
Winnipeg.

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 the Canadian Housing & Renewal Association,
Manitoba Hydro Relocation Advisory
Committee, Prairie Metropolis Board of
Governors, University of Winnipeg Community
Renewal Corporation, Westminster Housing
Society Board, Winnipeg Housing and Renewal
Corporation, and Winnipeg Inner City Housing
Coalition.

Many of these activities converge in the

$1.4-million government-funded research
project Winnipeg Inner-City Research Alliance
(WIRA) which Carter launched, in partnership
with community organizations, at the Institute
of Urban Studies in 1999. Its mandate has been
to partner community groups with established
researchers to undertake action-oriented
research that meets community needs.
Thomas S. Carter, BA, MA, PhD Carter chaired CUexpo 2005, Community-
The Clarence Atchison Award for University Research Partnerships: Leaders in Urban
Change—an international conference held
Excellence in Community Service September 2005.

“I can think of no one who embodies the idea of

Giving voice to the marginalized has been the
community more than Tom and who has made
life’s work of Tom Carter.
as long and deep a commitment to community
The Canada Research Chair in Urban Change and organizations, who has so selflessly given of
Adaptation has focused on the issue of housing his time on their behalf, and who has achieved
not only as an academic, but as a volunteer with international stature for doing so,” says Bill
scores of community-based groups. Rannie, Chair of the Department of Geography.

This year’s recipient of the Clarence Atchison Carter has received the Marsha Hanen Award for
Award for Excellence in Community Service Excellence in Creating Community Awareness
believes that academics should play a role in (2003) and the Canadian Housing and Renewal
community. Association Lifetime Achievement Award
(1998), and is currently Chair of the Metropolis
To that end, Carter has spent the last 20 years Project’s Edmonton-based Prairie Centre of
contributing countless hours to grass-roots Excellence for Research on Immigration and
community groups and organizations dedicated Integration. He is also a participant, at the
to inner-city revitalization and addressing the invitation of the City of Winnipeg, in an interna-
needs of housing and other issues faced by the tional project to facilitate the provision of com-
poor, Aboriginal people, new immigrants, and munity-based clinics for AIDS-HIV sufferers in
the inner city in general. Kampla, Uganda.
He has lent his expertise by serving on the The University of Winnipeg is proud to present
boards and committees of many community- Dr. Tom Carter with the Clarence Atchison
based groups and is currently a member of Award for Excellence in Community Service.

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University of Winnipeg
Awards for Faculty and Staff
THE CLARENCE ATCHISON AWARD FOR THE ERICA AND ARNOLD ROGERS AWARD
EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND
The Clarence Atchison Award for Excellence in SCHOLARSHIP
Community Service was established by Investors The Erica and Arnold Rogers Award for
Group in honour of their former President and Excellence in Research and Scholarship was
Vice-Chair, Clarence E. Atchison. Together established by Erica and Arnold Rogers, friends
with an impressive record of business accom- of The University of Winnipeg. Dr. Rogers is a
plishments, Dr. Atchison devoted many hours retired medical doctor who, together with his
to community and social service in Winnipeg, wife Erica, values the contribution by faculty
serving on many boards and advisory councils. members to research and scholarship. All
He was a long-time member of The University of members of the University faculty, many of
Winnipeg Board of Regents, acting as Chair from whom have received national and international
1968 to 1970. The award is given to a University recognition for excellence in the research
faculty or staff member to recognize the contri- community, are eligible.
bution given of their time and expertise to ser-
vice to the community.

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 University of Winnipeg
Board of Regents 2004-05
Chancellor – H. Sanford Riley, CM
President – Lloyd Axworthy, PC, OC, OM
Chair – Carole Wylie
Vice-Chair – Brenda Prosken
Deputy Chair – Terry Hidichuk

Alaa Abd-El-Aziz Anne Duncan Ashley McKague Rick Sitarz

Sohrab Abizadeh Mark Fortier Lianna Merner Kate Sjoberg
Joyce Allen Darlene Fredrickson Glenn Nicholls Fern Swedlove
Michael Bayer Mathew Gagné Debra Radi Rick Unruh
Sumita Biswas Richard Graydon Joyce Rankin Art Veldhuis
Ed Byard Roger Kingsley Wanda Roberts Ben Wickstrom
Peter Carney Craig Lee Sid Rogers
Amanda Davis Tanya McFadyen Billie Schibler

University of Winnipeg Senate 2004-05

Alaa Abd-El-Aziz Peggy Day Ken McCluskey Sante Viselli
Sohrab Abizadeh Alan Diduck Don Metz Michael Weinrath
Darlene Jo-Anne Doerksen Roselyn Nkhata Murray Wiegand
Abreu-Ferreira Xiaoyuan Dong Rahwa Osman Stephen Willetts
Doug Arrell Courtney Edmundson Michelle Owen Sherry Wood
Lloyd Axworthy Scott Forbes Derek Palson Donna Young
Jeff Babb John Forrest Dean Peachey
Robert Bend Jane Forsey Pauline Pearson
Glen Bergeron Mark Fortier Louesa Polyzoi
Neil Besner Neil Funk-Unrau Bill Rannie
Bruce Bolster Mathew Gagné Nolan Reilly
Joanne Boucher Fiona Green Ruth Rempel
Hinton Bradbury Kristine Hansen Barnett Richling
Caitlin Brown Judith Harris H. Sanford Riley
Kim Browning Richard Hechter Byron Sheldrick
David Burley Peter Ives Mary Silcox
Ed Byard Peter James Kent Simmons
Peter Carney Judith Kearns Lisa Sinclair
Fung-Yee Chan Roger Kingsley Satyendra Singh
Larry Chartrand Sandra Kirby Kate Sjoberg
James Christie Randy Kobes Eleanor Stebner
Craig Cooper Gabor Kunstatter George Tomlinson
James Currie Chris Leo David Topper

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The University of Winnipeg
Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms of The University of Winnipeg was officially adopted by the governing
bodies of the University during the academic session of 1972–73.

The elements found within the Coat of Arms have been associated over the years with both
Manitoba and Wesley Colleges, the ancestors of United College. The bunch of grapes in the
lower portion of the inner shield derives from the Coat of Arms of Manitoba College. The
grape symbol has its origin in the College seal adopted in the charter of 1871. The cross, the
lamp, and the open book derive from the Coat of Arms of Wesley College, designed in 1897
by Dr. J.H. Riddell. The cross, the symbol of sacrificial service in the interest of humanity,
was the basis for his design and upon it he placed a shield, the symbol of protection. The
lamp, the symbol of light, also represents learning, to which the Colleges have been devoted
for over a century in the Province of Manitoba. The open book, representing instruction in
the way of life and the bringing of understanding to the student, symbolizes knowledge in
a general sense, although it may carry overtones of the Holy Scriptures in a more limited
interpretation.

The motto, placed upon a scroll below, is the United College motto, here retained: Lux et
Veritas Floreant (Let Light and Truth Flourish). The words catch the central import of the
lamp (light) and the open book (truth), and express the hope that both may flourish (as the
grape) in a Christian land (the cross).

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 Academic Dress
Academic dress originated in medieval times to provide warmth in the damp halls of learning.
In its present form it includes a gown, hood (worn over the shoulders), and a cap or
mortarboard. All universities have distinctive dress for each degree offered which explains
the variety seen in the academic procession.

University of Winnipeg academic dress conforms to the North American Intercollegiate

Code. All graduates wear a black gown which varies according to the degree conferred.
The bachelor’s gown is worn closed in front and is distinguished by its pointed sleeves.
The master’s gown is designed to be worn either open or closed in front and has closed
sleeves with an opening to free the hands. The front portion of the sleeve below the opening
has a long semi-circular cut-out. Doctorate gowns also may be worn open or closed.
They are faced with velvet.

The edging colour on the hood indicates the faculty in which a degree is conferred:
Theology—red; Science—gold; Education—blue; Arts—white. The width of the edging is
determined by the degree: three inches for doctors; two inches for masters and bachelors.
Hoods are lined in red with a white chevron.

Honorary doctors’ gowns are red in colour and are faced with white velvet. They are worn
with red Tudor bonnets. The hood colour signifies the honorary degree: white for Laws;
golden yellow for Science; admiralty blue for Letters; purple for Divinity. Hoods are lined in
red and white, The University of Winnipeg colours. Fellows wear a gown of blue with nei-
ther hat nor hood. Members of the University’s senior administration wear gowns of varying
colours. They do not wear hoods.

The Banner
The banner, prominently displaying the Coat of Arms, was unveiled in 1988. The volunteer
effort of Pat Corner, Fran Farquhar, Susan Ferguson, and Sonya C. Wright took more than
1,000 hours. Over 400 metres of thread and 30 metres of wool material went into the project
which uses such traditional techniques as quilting, embroidery, and crewel.

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