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convocation 2015 Veritas Omnia Vincit —Truth Conquers All What’s in a leaf? At the heart of it this national symbol honours our namesake, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, seventh Prime Minister of Canada. That alone is a unique claim among Canadian universities. But look closely. Laurier’s maple leaf is a microcosm of connectivity and support – every vein contributing to the health of the whole. The beauty and simplicity of the maple leaf can only be realized through this common purpose of nature. And so it is at Laurier – faculty, staff, students and alumni committed to a common vision: To Inspire Lives of Leadership and Purpose. Wilfrid Laurier University S P R I N G C O N V O C AT I O N 2 0 1 5 Monday, June 8 2:00 pm Athletic Complex 3 h onorar y d e gr e e | mon d ay, J u n e 8 , 2 0 1 5 Isabel Bayrakdarian It is an honour to present to you Isabel Bayrakdarian, a distinguished soprano whose career has taken her around the world. Ms. Bayrakdarian has sung in leading international opera houses from the Metropolitan Opera in New York to the Royal Opera House, London, and in Chicago, San Francisco, Paris, Milan, Houston, Salzburg, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Dresden and Florence, among others. We are particularly fortunate in southern Ontario that she has been a frequent guest of the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto. Her repertoire includes operas by Monteverdi, Gluck, Beethoven, Berlioz, Donizetti, Debussy, Poulenc, Janáček and, particularly, Handel and Mozart. She has also performed in contemporary operas, on recital stages worldwide, and with orchestras under the batons of the world’s greatest conductors, including Seiji Ozawa, Michael Tilson Thomas, Alan Gilbert, Christoph von Dohnányi, Christoph Eschenbach, Colin Davis, Andrew Davis, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mariss Jansons, Leonard Slatkin, James Levine and Peter Oundjian. She collaborates frequently in concerts and recordings with her husband, the Armenian-Canadian pianist and composer Serouj Kradjian. Ms. Bayrakdarian’s repertoire is remarkably eclectic. She has recorded an album of tangos, participated in the world premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Sheer’s one-act opera To Hell and Back, was involved in a trance music collaboration with electronica band Delerium, recorded medieval Armenian sacred music, and is featured on the soundtracks of The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers and Atom Egoyan’s Ararat. She also participated in the BBC short film Holocaust – A Music Memorial Film from Auschwitz and is the subject of Long Journey Home, the Gemininominated film documenting her return to her Armenian homeland. Major recordings include Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 with John Axelrod conducting the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with 4 Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the San Francisco Symphony. Ms. Bayrakdarian’s career was launched in the late 1990s when she was a winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, sang with Lyric Opera of Chicago in the world premiere of William Bolcom’s A View from the Bridge, and was awarded first prize in Plácido Domingo’s Operalia competition. Since then Ms. Bayrakdarian has received many honours, including four consecutive Juno Awards for Best Classical Album (Vocal), the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee Medals, the George London Foundation Award, and the Canada Council Virginia Parker Prize, which is awarded “to musicians who demonstrate outstanding talent, musicianship and artistic excellence, and who make a valuable contribution to the artistic life in Canada and internationally.” Ms. Bayrakdarian may also be unique among the world’s top sopranos in possessing a degree in biomedical engineering! Born in Lebanon of Armenian heritage and now a Canadian citizen, Ms. Bayrakdarian spearheaded the highly successful Remembrance Concert Tour with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra that commemorated all “nations and cultures that have suffered persecution.” The tour included the mystical and memorable works of the Armenian composer Gomidas Vartabed, whose life was deeply affected by events of the early twentieth century. Ms. Bayrakdarian’s commitment to raising awareness of political and other issues exemplifies Laurier’s commitment to social justice. Her stellar career also evinces extraordinary dedication and individual excellence. Mr. Chancellor, I am instructed by the Senate of the University to request that you admit to the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, Isabel Bayrakdarian. Presented by Dr. Glen Carruthers June 8, 2015 a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | mon d ay, J u n e 8 , 2 0 1 5 Order of Proceedings The Procession The Marshal; Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course; Alumni The assembly will remain seated during the procession of graduates but will rise at the sound of the fanfare and remain standing until after the Chancellor announces that Convocation is in session. Marshal: Dr. Steve Sider, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education Convocation Fanfare The Bedel Faculty The Chancellor Members of Senate The President and Vice-Chancellor Members of the Board of Governors Participants in the ceremony Ceremonial Officers Vice-Marshal: Dr. Lee Willingham, Associate Professor, Faculty of Music; Director, Laurier Centre for Music in the Community Presentation of the Mace Dr. Julie Mueller, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education The placing of the mace by the Bedel before the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin, signifies the opening of Convocation. The assembly will be seated. Welcome from the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin and President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw. CONFERRING of HONORARY DEGREE President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, Isabel Bayrakdarian Dr. Glen Carruthers, Dean of the Faculty of Music will read the citation. The recipient will be invested with the academic hood by Ms. Gohar Ashoughian, University Librarian. convocation Address Dr. Isabel Bayrakdarian will address Convocation. 5 a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | mon d ay, J u n e 8 , 2 0 1 5 Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas in Course The Vice-President: Academic and Provost, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Carolyn FitzGerald, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education; and Dr. Daniel Lichti, Associate Professor, Faculty of Music. Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Colleen Willard-Holt, Dean of the Faculty of Education; and Dr. Glen Carruthers, Dean of the Faculty of Music. Hooders Dr. Dawn Buzza, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education Ms. Ruth MacNeil, Acting Registrar Degrees in Absentia The Chancellor Alumni Welcome Kate Applin ’09, Laurier Alumna O Canada Thera Barclay, student, Faculty of Music Music Students, faculty and alumni of the Faculty of Music The Recession The assembly will remain standing during the recession. For information on receptions being held following the Convocation, please see page 80. 6 a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | mon d ay, J u n e 8 , 2 0 1 5 Degrees in Course B A C H E L O R ’ s d e g ree s faculty of education Bachelor of Education **Lauren Abramson James Allen Felisha Ann Almeida Naomi Anderson * Melissa Ann Aultman **Jordan A Baker Jordan Banton **Mallory Barrie **Kelly Lynn Beitz **Grace Evelyn Bleaney Sabrina Bella Marie Brown **Bethany Mae Brubacher Christine Verna May Burkimsher * Natalie Camastra Francesca Caruso * Phillip Ryan Cave **Bree Anna Chaput Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Education **Vanessa Jaime Clemmer **Devon Anne Coote **Jillian Cotter **Katherine Ann Jennings Crichton Marc Cuda **Shelby Davidson * Leendert Thabo De Visser **Andrew Dempster * Bianka Marie Di Renzo **Brendan John Elworthy Alexandra Christiane C Ermel Travis Feltz Paulina Flak * Rebecca Gracey * Brittany Ann Louise Griffin **Kailey Haddock Darren Hoiting **Sara Irene Hutchison **Paolo Pompilio Iannucci Montana Jackson RaeAnne Danielle Jackson * Fayrouz Jamal **Jodi Christine Jibb-Reason Michael Chip Johnson Ashley Nadine Jones * Jade Jordan Maria Ramya Joseph * Amber Juteau **Coralee Vivian Jyrkama **Kathleen Elizabeth King Pierrette LeDrew Jaimie Nicole Lewis **Alexandra Little Katarina Luke **Matthew Vincent Lyon **Samuel MacTavish Shai Marlee Mandel **Malory Martin Conner Mather Courtney Anne Lawson McArthur Michelle Lynn McDonnell **Brittany Elizabeth Grace McGuire **Christie Lynn McKerron Mark McQuade **Cassandra Miller Stephanie Miller **Christina Maisie Mohorovich **Katherine Christina Murphy-Callaghan Anthony Vincent Novielli **Dana Joan Anne Nowak Jessie O’Brien-Manson **Madeline Louise Oosterhof Nancy Orford Kimberley Pearson **Nadia Peressini **Crystal Lynn Perry **Annemarie Elizabeth Petejan Liam Paul Phipps Steven Pisecny Michael Profiti David Reimer Jessica Reis * Alexandra Sophie Riddle * Kelsey Michelle Rowland **Elana Ryeland **Anna Elina Salonen Janessa Scantlebury **Jena Michelle Schiemann Travis Ryan Schmidt * Lauren Jane Seifried Lindsay Sheppard Christie Sippel **Donna Soares Robert Stellino **Brendon John Stewart **Taylor Jane Stone **Jason Swit **Penelope Toogood Ashley Renee Trevellin **Katherine Mary Trinder Shasta Lauren Tunks **Adam Vuylsteke Kelsie Elizabeth Wagner **Deb Walks Daniel Waserman Kimberly Anne Waugh **Jody Jenneke Ellen Weadge Jordan Rodney Wiens **John Barclay Williams **Jeffrey Darwin Witmer Jennifer Wu Alexandria Young * Emily Catherine Zrini * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 7 a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | mon d ay, J u n e 8 , 2 0 1 5 Faculty of Music honours program Bachelor of Music Soojin Ahn Music Education Sarah Marie Amelard Performance Matthew Michael Ariaratnam Contemporary Music: Composition * Melanie Anne Bakos Lang Contemporary Music: Composition **Emily Elizabeth Yvonne Barbosa Music Education & Theory Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Music * Thera Florence Anushk Barclay Performance David Christopher Baron Comprehensive * Eric Joseph Beaune Performance Ariane Raquel Bell Vila Comprehensive Christine Elyse Brandt Comprehensive Beth Anne Brownell Comprehensive Amity Chiu Performance Adam Joseph Colantonio Music Education * Nicole Sarah Collard Music Education Felicia Catherine Costa Performance Dylan Joseph Edward Daquano Music Education **Meghan Grace De Jager Performance Andrew Mitchell Dolgin Contemporary Music: Composition Improvisation Andrew William Dolson Comprehensive 8 * With Distinction **Kendra Dyck Performance * Kristen Elizabeth English Performance & Music Education * Molly Ruth Evans-Stocks Performance * Dion James Flores Music Education Chloe Eleni Giannopoulos Performance * Katerina Maria Gimon Contemporary Music: Composition Improvisation * Meghan Goguen Performance Chantal Denise Grybas Performance Christopher James Edgar Hull Performance Lindsey Jacob Contemporary Music: Composition Eric Locutus Kwan Comprehensive Ryan Michael Legere Music Education **Lydia Grace Mainville Performance * Jennifer McKay Comprehensive * Rebecca Rose Mckay Music Education Nathan Miller Music Education & Performance * Stephanie Julie Orlando Contemporary Music: Composition **Michaela Justine Parker Performance * Carly Rae Quigg Music Education & Performance * Nephenee Scarlet Alexandra Rose Contemporary Music: Composition **With High Distinction Devon Andrea Roulston Performance Joseph Peter Sharp Performance Sarah Kathryn Sinacore Music Education **Sophia Marie Smith Performance Madeline Mary Lucy Speller Performance Caitlin Elizabeth Anne Stuart Music Education & Performance Aaron John Tagadtad Comprehensive * Trevor Henry Matthew Tokola Music Education & Theory Stewart Alex Traill Performance Rebecca Lesley Wynick Tuck Performance Sarah Aleida Twinem Comprehensive * Mikhaila Quinn Wuerch Music Education **Joshua Gerald Zentner-Barrett Performance A F T E R N O O N c e r e mon y | M on d ay, J u n e 8 , 2 0 1 5 Faculty of Music honours program Bachelor of Music Therapy * Yusra Battikh Karen Elizabeth Blumenstock Jeffrey Harry Burton Yu Kwei Chan * Sophia Christopher Tessa Catharine D’Achille Kristen Ashley DiMarco Olivia Jean Drew-Brook Jane Hong **Hannah Kennedy Steven Silhay Tam d i p lo m a s FACULTY OF MUSIC Diploma in Chamber Music Alexis Castrogiovanni Celina Ruth Eileen Hawkins * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 9 a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | mon d ay, J u n e 8 , 2 0 1 5 10 Wilfrid Laurier University S P R I N G C O N V O C AT I O N 2 0 1 5 Tuesday, June 9 9:30 am Athletic Complex 11 morning c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Order of Proceedings The Procession The Marshal; Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course The assembly will remain seated during the procession of graduates but will rise at the sound of the fanfare and remain standing until after the Chancellor announces that Convocation is in session. Marshal: Ms. Sheila McKee-Protopapas, CAS Instructor Convocation Fanfare The Bedel Faculty The Chancellor Members of Senate The President and Vice-Chancellor Members of the Board of Governors Participants in the ceremony Ceremonial Officers Vice-Marshal: Dr. Frédérique Guinel, Professor, Department of Biology Presentation of the Mace Dr. Donald Morgenson, Professor Emeritus, Psychology Dr. Bruce McKay The placing of the mace by the Bedel before the President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, signifies the opening of Convocation. The assembly will be seated. Welcome from the President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw. Wilfrid laurier university awards for teaching excellence Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens Ms. Sandy Hughes, Director: Centre for Teaching Innovation and Excellence will present Dr. Bruce McKay, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology with the 2015 Wilfrid Laurier University Award for Teaching Excellence, for full-time faculty. Ms. Sandy Hughes, Director: Centre for Teaching Innovation and Excellence will present Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens, CAS Instructor, Department of Psychology with the 2015 Wilfrid Laurier University Award for Teaching Excellence, for part-time faculty. Ms. Sandy Hughes, Director: Centre for Teaching Innovation and Excellence will present Nichole Scheerer with the 2015 Wilfrid Laurier University Teaching Assistant Award of Excellence, graduate category. Nichole Scheerer convocation Address Dr. Bruce McKay will address Convocation. 12 morning c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas in Course The Vice-President: Academic and Provost, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Colleen Loomis, Associate Dean: Student Services, Associate Professor, Psychology. Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Paul Jessop, Dean of the Faculty of Science. Hooder Ms. Ruth MacNeil, Acting Registrar Degrees in Absentia The Chancellor Alumni Welcome O Canada Corinne Dejong, student, Faculty of Music Music Students, faculty and alumni of the Faculty of Music The Recession The assembly will remain standing during the recession. For information on receptions being held following the Convocation, please see page 80. 13 morning c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Degrees in Course B A C H E L O R ’ s d e g ree s faculty of SCIENCE Bachelor of Arts HONOURS PROGRAM Hanadey Abdul-Muhsen Biology Gordon William Quincy Adams Psychology Oluwatobi Feyisara Ajibolade Biology * Jennifer Kathryn Amer Psychology Brittany Alexandra Angold Psychology Fatma Betul Arslantas Psychology Kyle Danial Jason Emanuel S Attard Psychology Emily Jayne Bakker Biology & Psychology Brigette Jeanna Annette Barber Psychology Kera-Kay Bent Psychology Chenelle Lee-Anne Beresford English & Psychology Taryn Lynn Bernier Psychology Alyssia Yvonne Bezzina Psychology Gregory William Bonnell Biology James Kyle Boulet Psychology Meghan Barbara Bourke Psychology Mitchel Pearce Brewer Psychology James Brown Psychology Elizabeth Elaine Hazel Bryan Psychology Richard Dean Price Bulloch Psychology Spencer Thomas Burton Psychology Amanda Danielle Cahoon Psychology 14 * With Distinction Sarah Marie Caiger Psychology Shelbi Dawn Charlton Psychology * Claire Charness Psychology Nicole Victoria Chornaby Psychology Darina Alena Ciesarik English & Psychology Ariel Clark Psychology Garrett Russell William Clifford Psychology & Sociology Taylor Suzanne Cooke Psychology Brandon Cordick Psychology Paul Domenic Cosentino Psychology * Andrew Crosbie Psychology Lindsay Ann Cubberley Psychology Ryan Dawson Currie Biology Krista Elizabeth Daley Biology * Heather Patricia Davidson Psychology Shawna Davis-Monkman Psychology GianPaolo Delle Donne Psychology Tessa Rachel DeRosse Biology Chloe Deborah Jean Detzler Psychology Milana Dimic Psychology Kimberly Dawn Dolan Psychology **Emma Duca Psychology **With High Distinction Melissa Nicole Duque Psychology Alyssa Brianne Durbin Psychology Desiray Angela Ebbinge Psychology & Sociology Grant Gordon Robert Elson Biology Alvaro Espinoza Psychology Caitlin Cayerlina Faion Psychology **Kira Andrea Feldman Psychology Alisha Joanne Jean Fisher Psychology Lina Maria Fonnegra Psychology Brittney Anne Forstner Psychology * Alexandra Bethannie Forte Psychology Sherri Michelle Freedman Biology * Megan Wanda Leila Fricker Psychology & Sociology Nicholas David Gerencser Psychology * Hannah Jean Giles Psychology James Russell Gillem Biology & Psychology Jennifer Jane Graham Psychology Katherine Ellen Gregory Psychology Minji Rachel Han Psychology Erik Russell Hanninen Biology Jasmine Leta Jeanette Harris Anthropology & Psychology Kimberly Heathcote Psychology morning c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts HONOURS PROGRAM - continued * Carissa Deborah Ann Heinbuck Psychology Alicia Ann Helmond Psychology Carla Margot Herrera Psychology Kim Hoang Psychology Justin Barrymore Hoegy Biology Joshua Tyler Dean Holmes Psychology Martyn Hooker Biology Megan Howe Biology Jake Howorth Psychology Julia Marie Hughes Psychology Emily Jeanne Hunt Biology & Psychology Daniel Lloyd Hurley Communication Studies & Psychology Antonina Felicia Ianniello Biology Duncan George Innes Biology Kaitlen Shantelle Jose Biology Linsey Kampf Psychology * Rachel Melissa Kaplan Psychology Samantha Deans Kassies Psychology Colleen Beverley Kennedy Psychology Dana Hilary Klassen Psychology Renee Kok Psychology Filip Konjokrad Biology Olivia Ann Kopp Psychology Bronwyn Jeanette Korb Biology & Psychology Alexia Ann Lambis Psychology Jacqueline Catherine Lence Psychology Heather Patricia Leonard Biology Courtney Paige Linka Psychology Phillip Litwack Psychology Melissa Maganja Biology Monique Anne Mahabir Psychology * Teodora Makaji Psychology Sean Michael Malone Biology & Psychology Jordan Reily Mancini Psychology Katelyn Stella-Marie Manera Psychology Melissa Pratima Mangal French & Psychology Gurvir Kaur Mangat Biology Brittany Siobhan Marchand Psychology Rochelle Elizabeth Martin Psychology Amanda Adrianna Masciantonio Psychology **Brittany Alexandra Mascioli Biology & Psychology Mary Jenna Kathleen Matisz Psychology & Sociology McKenzie Wilson Maxwell Psychology Brandi May Psychology & Religion & Culture Kristen Anne McFadden Psychology McKenzie Daul McFarlane Psychology Casey McKay Psychology & Sociology Andreia Mclean Psychology Thea Aleida Christina Mcmath Psychology Andrew Thackeray Memme Psychology Lee Bradford Merrill Biology Alexandra Miller Psychology Sarah Marie Mitchell Psychology Megan Kylie Mohamed Psychology Anna Sophia Moreira Psychology Sylvia Jennifer Morell Biology & English Tori Renee Mudie Psychology Harman Kaur Mundi Biology & Women & Gender Studies Carlyn Rose Murray Psychology Alice Christine Najjar Biology Arkatya J Nalbandian Psychology Sabah Naqvi Biology & Global Studies Emily Michelle Nero Psychology Van-Hung Nguyen Psychology Nicole Frances Ottner Biology Mihir Shiv Patel Psychology Chantel Christine Lynn Pickering Psychology Katie Lynn Plagens Biology **Lindsay Amber Plater Psychology Jordana Pulver Biology Bao Lien Victoria Quach Psychology Vladimir Rakic Psychology & Religion & Culture Natasha Nadira Rambarat Biology Briana Renda Psychology William Reyes Psychology & Sociology Roxanne Debra Roefs Psychology Nila Ray Rosborough Psychology Thomas Zachary Rowe Psychology Tori Ruhl Psychology Adam Rupnik Biology & Environmental Studies Blair Rutherford Psychology * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 15 morning c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts HONOURS PROGRAM - continued Taylor Sabbag Psychology Mateo Salazar Psychology Jessica Megan Schott Biology * Emily Nichole Schurter Psychology Danielle Rosemarie Serge Psychology & Sociology * Erica Lynne Shardlow Psychology Lacey Joelle Shattler Psychology Lindsay Shaw Psychology Eden Elizabeth Shipston Psychology & Sociology Stacey Janna Skelton Psychology Savanah Jordan Smith Psychology Amanda Solda Psychology Cameron James John Streeter Biology Sherrie Yee Yan Su Biology Taylore Joy Sumilas Psychology Sean Swift Psychology Jayme Tyler Szabolcs Psychology Lindsey Maria Taggart Psychology Meagan Richelle Tibbits Biology Kieran Craig Tyrrell Ross Biology & Environmental Studies Aaron Michael Van Beilen Psychology Shauna Angeline Van Bendegem Psychology David Benjamin Van Nostrand Biology Benjamin William van Reekum Psychology Kaitlyn Nicole Vanderheyden Psychology Nicole Cecilia Vaughan Psychology * Linnea Francesca Veloce Psychology Crista Vinelli Psychology Alexandra Loucia Vonditsianos Psychology * Annie-Rose Wach Psychology Kacey Isabella Walden Psychology * Sarah Elizabeth Wall Psychology Danni Jennifer Faith Walser Biology Alisha Wegman Psychology Laura Marlene Wenhardt Psychology Alissa Joy Wheatley French & Psychology Alyssa Julianna Rose Wideman Psychology * Jodi Ann Wilhelm Psychology Tyrrel Otis Wilson Psychology Kiera Wineck Psychology Robyn Victoria Wong Psychology Nicole Wood Psychology Scott William Woodend Psychology Angela Margaret Ruth Wray Psychology Breanne Elsie Roma Wylie Psychology Nicole Zablocki Psychology Megan Elizabeth Grocholsky Psychology Kaleigh Hillan Psychology Hana Ibrahim Psychology Caitlyn Anna Kathleen Leimbrock Psychology Michelle Felicia Luong Psychology Bianca Marinescu Psychology Abbie Nicole McLeod Psychology Hosai Parwa Psychology Courtney Allyson Scott Psychology Arabi Sivananthalingam Psychology Devon Louise Skeats Psychology Julia Catherine Miche Spiegl Psychology Lindsay Jean Stebbings Psychology Maria Truta Psychology Taylor James Vajushi-Cooper Psychology Karley Margaret Rose Whetham Psychology Taylor Yhap Psychology Brooke Ashley Young Psychology Bachelor of Arts Arabele Palma Agunday Psychology Amber Michelle Bauman Psychology David Alexander Bennett Psychology Melissa Marie Bowden Psychology Victoria Joanna Byers Psychology Lauren Louise Campbell Psychology Katherine Danielle Carre Psychology Tina Deosammy Psychology Victoria Anne Fitzgibbons Psychology 16 * With Distinction **With High Distinction morning c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Science HONOURS PROGRAM Aisha Ahmed Biology Madiha Aleem-Uddin Biology Dannah Lyn Allems Biology Claire Alsop Biology Nirupa Ruth Arulanantharajah Biology Thiropa Balasubramaniam Biology Caitlin Marie Belle Biology & Psychology Manreet Kaur Bhullar Biology & Chemistry Shikha Bindra Psychology Thomas Matthew Brenner Biology Sterling William Briscoe Biology Amanda Gabriella Bucciarelli Biology Marissa Nicole Campbell Biology Guillermo Ernesto Castillo Biology Elisa Carmelina Cocca Biology & Psychology Erin Lynn Coldin Psychology Alesha Marie Elizabeth Collins Psychology Aaron Michael Coristine Biology Elizabeth Catherine Devoe Psychology Harmeet Dhindsa Biology & Chemistry Alisa DiFruscia Biology Brittany Doerr Chemistry & Psychology **Lauren Doherty Biology James Jaffray Duncan Biology & Mathematics Wesley Ehrenfellner Biology Rhianna Alise Elliott Biology **Bradley Engelking Biology & Physical Geography Darren Douglas Foubister Biology Alannah Kristine Galbraith Biology Michael-Thomas Garaci Biology * Malcolm Glennie Biology **Mireille Ingrid Golemiec Biology Harjot Kaur Grewal Biology Laura Theresa Groen Biology Megan Hagerman Biology & Psychology Marcus Andrew Hammoud Biology Rebekah Hamp Biology Amanda Lynn Hanley Biology Dennis Lauriston Harris Biology * Brigitte Ilene Hillebrand Psychology Steven Michael Holden Biology **Shreya Jalali Biology Lauren Patricia Jones Biology Dmitro Jovnyruk Psychology Michael William Dallas Judson Biology Nida Khan Biology Kayla Ruth Kolacz Biology * Rachel Elizabeth Lackie Biology & Psychology Victoria Darlene LaFerla Biology & Psychology Rachel Emilie Teresa Lammers Biology Lauren Margaret Levesque Biology Justine D Lewis Biology Tony Mac Biology Jillian Patricia MacDonald Biology Milana Madzarac Biology Arnold Tsz Woo Mak Biology & Psychology Amanda Marino Biology Rania Masood Biology Robert Mastroieni Health Sciences & Psychology Troy Joseph McGarrity Biology Brittany Alyssa Mckeever Biology Trevor Louis Medeiros Biology Jonathan Mendonsa Biology Tyler James Middegaal Biology Shelby Coral Mielhausen Biology Jay Mistry Psychology Deanna Mae Molson Biology Julian Mooken Biology Mary Lynn Musselman Biology Alexander Lawrence Myette Biology Jessica Dinis Neto Biology Andrew Laurian Nicholls Biology Scott Louis Overholt Biology & Psychology Hillary Peon Biology Monica Petti Biology Brett Ronald Dawson Pomeroy Biology Matthew Douglas Pullen Biology Kapilan Ratneswaran Biology Sukhveer Kaur Riar Biology Elizabeth Ann Robertson Psychology Thomas Andrew Rowe Biology Erik Alexander Sandell Biology Matthew Daniel Schuett Biology & Chemistry Kyle Seaver Biology * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 17 morning c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Science HONOURS PROGRAM - continued Bareera Saleem Sial Biology & Psychology Vishall Than Singh Srinarain Biology Ripendeep Kaur Singh Biology & Chemistry Laura Rosemary Siracusa Biology Sharwayne Ryanne Sobers Biology & Psychology Teri Lynn Stuckless Biology Phoebe Yuet Ming Sun Biology Derek Ted-Ming Szeto Biology & Psychology * Hannah Clare Taalman Biology & Psychology Amina Tahrim Tariq Biology & Psychology * Sasha Simone Thomsen Biology * Kelsey Anne Tikka Biology Julianne Tran Biology Hailey Traut Biology Nicole Trepanier Biology & Psychology Jasmine Kaur Virk Biology Bachelor of Science Aviva Abramovitch Psychology 18 * With Distinction Lauren Leah Thornhill Biology & Psychology **With High Distinction Shanna Victoria Volpe Biology & Psychology **Catherine Anne Weiner Biology & Mathematics Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Science Christopher James White Biology * Haley Kate Mitchell Wilcox Biology * Joel Michael Yaeger Psychology Dylan John Yazbeck Biology Meghan Catherine Zisis Biology Wilfrid Laurier University S P R I N G C O N V O C AT I O N 2 0 1 5 Tuesday, June 9 2:00 pm Athletic Complex 19 a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Order of Proceedings The Procession The Marshal; Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course; Alumni The assembly will remain seated during the procession of graduates but will rise at the sound of the fanfare and remain standing until after the Chancellor announces that Convocation is in session. Marshal: Dr. Renée S. MacPhee, Assistant Professor, Health Sciences, Kinesiology and Physical Education Convocation Fanfare The Bedel Faculty The Chancellor Members of Senate The President and Vice-Chancellor Members of the Board of Governors Participants in the ceremony Ceremonial Officers Vice-Marshal Presentation of the Mace Dr. Stephen Wenn, Professor, Kinesiology & Physical Education and KPE Undergraduate Academic Advisor The placing of the mace by the Bedel before the President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, signifies the opening of Convocation. The assembly will be seated. Welcome from the President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw. convocation Address Dr. Kenneth Maly, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Associate Dean, Priorities & Planning and recipient of the 2015 Teaching Fellow will address Convocation. Dr. Kenneth Maly 20 a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas in Course The Vice-President: Academic and Provost, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Colleen Loomis, Associate Dean: Student Services and Associate Professor, Psychology. Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Paul Jessop, Dean of the Faculty of Science. Hooder Ms. Ruth MacNeil, Acting Registrar Degrees in Absentia The Chancellor Alumni Welcome O Canada Corinne Dejong, student, Faculty of Music Music Students, faculty and alumni of the Faculty of Music The Recession The assembly will remain standing during the recession. For information on receptions being held following the Convocation, please see page 80. 21 a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Degrees in Course B A C H E L O R ’ s d e g ree s School of Business & Economics / Faculty of science Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Arts in Financial Mathematics HONOURS PROGRAM Ronald Gee Him Cheong Charles Alexander Dixon Alina Julia Ghereben Christopher Hey-Yiu Li **Jeffrey Alexander Malott Jillian Marie Mullan Dylan Tanner Richardson Brendan Robert Riddell * Nikita Shah Cameron John Van Bommel Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Science in Computer Science HONOURS PROGRAM * Frank Ruta Cheng Ying Tang faculty of science Bachelor of Arts HONOURS PROGRAM Komal Ahsan Financial Mathematics Lisa Alexander Kinesiology & Physical Education * Nicole Amodeo Kinesiology & Physical Education Alexander Andrade Kinesiology & Physical Education Caroline Anselm Kinesiology & Physical Education Shannon Bergin Kinesiology & Physical Education Hailey May Boden Kinesiology & Physical Education Jonathan David Brouse Kinesiology & Physical Education * Chantel Desere Camara Mathematics 22 * With Distinction Margaret Anne Carmichael Kinesiology & Physical Education Julie Cecilia Cockburn Kinesiology & Physical Education Mitchell Kenneth Cote Kinesiology & Physical Education * Aiden Jacob Dawtrey Kinesiology & Physical Education Adrian Marinus Ignatius de Gouw Kinesiology & Physical Education Brandon Desrochers Kinesiology & Physical Education Daiva T Didzbalis Kinesiology & Physical Education Daniel Norman Diefenbaker Mathematics Laura Catherine Doyle Kinesiology & Physical Education **With High Distinction * Melissa Marie Duck Kinesiology & Physical Education Nguyen Johnny Duong Mathematics Alison Aileen Bernice Elphick Kinesiology & Physical Education Steven Paul Engstrom Kinesiology & Physical Education * Natalie Alexandra Hazel Figueira Kinesiology & Physical Education Jamar Forde Mathematics Lizhizi Gao Financial Mathematics Kendra Goudey Kinesiology & Physical Education Emily Elizabeth Grinton Kinesiology & Physical Education a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 faculty of science Bachelor of Arts HONOURS PROGRAM continued Chad David Hammer Kinesiology & Physical Education Jeffrey William Hammond Kinesiology & Physical Education Lisa Harman Kinesiology & Physical Education Sara Joanne Lorraine Hatch Kinesiology & Physical Education Jiamiao He Financial Mathematics * Samantha Kathleen Hiller Kinesiology & Physical Education * Thomas Michael Hlavenka Kinesiology & Physical Education Bowen Hu Financial Mathematics Taylor V Huehn Kinesiology & Physical Education Danelle Im Kinesiology & Physical Education * David Bain Walker Ireland Kinesiology & Physical Education Samantha Jacobs Kinesiology & Physical Education Devonni Jaramillo Financial Mathematics Kathleen Jesuthasan Mathematics Cheryl Jo-Anna Kreviazuk Kinesiology & Physical Education Jessica Marie Krizmanic Kinesiology & Physical Education * Stefanie Marie Kubacki Kinesiology & Physical Education **Thomas Paul LaMantia Computer Science & Political Science Sara Lawlor Kinesiology & Physical Education Tra My Le Mathematics Fisnik Lokku Financial Mathematics Renee Helen Eileen Love Kinesiology & Physical Education Erin Hayley Lutwak Kinesiology & Physical Education Sarah Elizabeth MacFarlane Kinesiology & Physical Education Kathryn Maria Maksym Kinesiology & Physical Education Jingyi Mao Financial Mathematics Kerilynn Elizabeth Mathers Kinesiology & Physical Education Scott Henry Meginnis Financial Mathematics Reid Midanik Kinesiology & Physical Education James Thomas Richard Moorcroft Kinesiology & Physical Education Ashley Deyare Murphy Kinesiology & Physical Education Aaron Myszakowski Financial Mathematics Christopher Steven Nedelko Kinesiology & Physical Education Eric Michael Oberholzer Kinesiology & Physical Education Troy Alexander Orrick-Watson Kinesiology & Physical Education * Nynke Prins Financial Mathematics Brett Adam Reaume Kinesiology & Physical Education Matthew Carl Reist Mathematics Vanessa Lee Riddell Kinesiology & Physical Education * Coulton Tyler Roe Kinesiology & Physical Education Joshua Gregory Scace Kinesiology & Physical Education Jeffrey Joseph Scanlon Kinesiology & Physical Education **Olivia Charlotte Patricia Skrastins Kinesiology & Physical Education Jacob Hunter Skube Kinesiology & Physical Education Taylor Joan Sliskovic Kinesiology & Physical Education Laura St John Kinesiology & Physical Education Christopher Michael Stec Financial Mathematics Sandra Ashley Sutton Kinesiology & Physical Education Laura Tichonchuk Kinesiology & Physical Education Albert John Tierney Kinesiology & Physical Education David John Townshend Kinesiology & Physical Education Alexandra Denise Tupper Kinesiology & Physical Education Natasha Elizabeth Valconi Kinesiology & Physical Education Rachael Michelle Vandehogen Kinesiology & Physical Education Katelyn Marie Walker Kinesiology & Physical Education Kody Justin Bradley Watson Kinesiology & Physical Education Zachary Owen Wilson Kinesiology & Physical Education Stephen Witiuk Kinesiology & Physical Education Milan Maljkovic Kinesiology & Physical Education Brandon Andrew Manley Kinesiology & Physical Education Kathryn Louise Pratt Kinesiology & Physical Education Sean Reinhardt Kinesiology & Physical Education Madison Linda Salisbury Kinesiology & Physical Education Marissa Schliephacke Kinesiology & Physical Education Samantha Lianne Van Den Heuvel Kinesiology & Physical Education Ethan James Wright Kinesiology & Physical Education Bachelor of Arts Michael Paul Bilawski Kinesiology & Physical Education Alexander Burrows Kinesiology & Physical Education Annessa Casier Kinesiology & Physical Education Katelyn Elizabeth Ferguson Kinesiology & Physical Education Kayla Jeannine Kowalsky Kinesiology & Physical Education * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 23 a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts general PROGRAM Soheil Barzegar-Jamshidi Laura Marie Brown Jaime Marisa Cruise Sharayak Delsnyder Amrit Aaron Dhillon Emily Suzanne Dugan Thomas Hagerman Bryan Hong Jason Edwin La Porte Komal Lakhani Grant Vincent Yun Lau Paul Joonho Lee Jessica Michaela Lehmann Jacob Alan Letourneau Alexa June Love Anisha Mahant Dillon A Martin Connor Daniel Mckenzie Cory James Moore Holly Amanda Morrow Tracy Nana Serwah Kessie Christopher Paul Notarianni Sonja Obradovic Julia Pios Matthew Joel Plourde Daniel-Stefan Pop Samantha Lynn Rae Dhakshan Ravibalan Brian Edward Reiter Navpreet Singh Sanghra Matthew Soukas Matthew Chase Mack Standen Nicole Stoyles Aima Syeda Andrew Jacob Szypula Tiro Timmers Muhamed Tutic Amanda Lynn van der Linde Andrew Vojdani Mengwei Zhang Bachelor of Science Honours PROGRAM Emily Anne Adams Computing & Computer Electronics * Michael Adamski Chemistry Jade Ashley Aitken Health Sciences Kyle Harrison Alber Chemistry Amanda Michelle Allan Health Sciences Luis Alberto Aranguren Kinesiology & Physical Education **Jaimie Kim Archer Health Sciences Raquel Argueta Health Sciences Ryan Nicholas Axtmann Health Sciences **Julie Anne Bain Health Sciences * Karen Bang Kinesiology & Physical Education Nicole Marie Barber Health Sciences * Morgan Catherine Baxter Health Sciences * Ashley Rina Bellin Health Sciences Shaelyn Bennison Kinesiology & Physical Education **Maddison Clair Bibby Health Sciences Sonja Bilic Health Sciences 24 * With Distinction * Gurpal Singh Bopa-Rai Health Sciences Danielle Bray Health Sciences Meghan Barbara Breda Kinesiology & Physical Education **Courtney Madison Burstein Health Sciences Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Science Alexander Carinci Computer Science **Ariane Rich Carmona Health Sciences Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Science Celia-Marie Cassiani Health Sciences Adrian Joseph Cattrysse Health Sciences Christopher Gordon Theodore Chekay Health Sciences Brittany Joan Chesney Kinesiology & Physical Education Rachel Marisa Christner Health Sciences Blake Cluff Financial Mathematics Stephen Michael Connolly Kinesiology & Physical Education Michael Cooper Health Sciences Wesley Crick Computer Science Elias Dadoush Biochemistry & Biotechnology **With High Distinction Michael Kenneth Daley Kinesiology & Physical Education Andrea Monique Debrouwer Chemistry Matthew James Dexter Kinesiology & Physical Education Harjinder Dhaliwal Computer Science * Jillian Katrina Dierijck Kinesiology & Physical Education Meagan Dineen Health Sciences Ryan John M Doherty Kinesiology & Physical Education * Emily Dunn Kinesiology & Physical Education * Mohamed El Sheikh Health Sciences * Helena Erceg Health Sciences Matthew Carl David Erickson Computer Science Tiyondah Kayla Fante Coleman Health Sciences * Heather Gaebler Chemistry Nicole Ferrina Galli Kinesiology & Physical Education Daniel Gene Gemmell Kinesiology & Physical Education * Laura Michelle Godkin Health Sciences Lindsay Joyce Grandy Chemistry Jessica Alberta Gravill Kinesiology & Physical Education a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Science Honours PROGRAM continued Philip Michael Guglielmi Computing & Computer Electronics Matthew William Halloran Chemistry * Kaeley Jean Hanna Health Sciences * Maxine Harvey-Burgess Kinesiology & Physical Education Erich Neale Hein Chemistry Roxana Florentina Herman Health Sciences * Krysten Amanda Kathleen Hobbs Biochemistry & Biotechnology **Kailey Nicole Houston Health Sciences Cristian Hurtado Photonics Nicolas Hurtado Photonics Blair Susanne Hutchings Health Sciences Sabina Hyseni Chemistry * Suzan Ibrahim Health Sciences * Stefania Iovine Health Sciences Sabrina Iuglio Health Sciences Kevin Stanley Jakiela Chemistry Kevin Douglas Kalanda Computer Science & Mathematics * Isabella Kaminski Health Sciences * Kristen Anne Kaster Kinesiology & Physical Education Krista Kelly Kinesiology & Physical Education * Danielle Melanie Kochen Health Sciences * Adam Kristopher Koebel Kinesiology & Physical Education **Stephanie Kuntz Health Sciences Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Science Brigitte Laird Kinesiology & Physical Education Melissa Anesia Lalansingh Health Sciences * Timothy Douglas Lester Financial Mathematics Emily Kathryn Linton Health Sciences * Jessica Marie Lubert Health Sciences * Kelsey Johanna Luyten Health Sciences * Zhijun Mao Financial Mathematics Gabriel Charles Neves McCullogh Kinesiology & Physical Education & Mathematics **Bridget McDonald Health Sciences Peter G Mcinnis Computer Science Carly McIntyre-Wood Health Sciences Rachael McWilliams Kinesiology & Physical Education Bradley Sean Merritt Chemistry George Mikhail Kinesiology & Physical Education Olivia Patricia Montgomery Kinesiology & Physical Education Carley Morris Health Sciences Lydia Corinne Morrison Health Sciences Brandon Steven Mullen Chemistry Justine Suzanne Mulready Biochemistry & Biotechnology * Stephanie Jacynthe Munten Kinesiology & Physical Education Michael John Murray Photonics Jessica Danielle Nafziger Health Sciences **Christina Notte Biochemistry & Biotechnology **Eden Brynn Noyek Health Sciences Armand Alexandru Obreja Computer Science Daniel Paolini Photonics Shreya Parikh Chemistry Goran Pavlovic Computer Science & Mathematics Mark Andrew Perrone Kinesiology & Physical Education Nicole Kendra Ashley Pfeifer Kinesiology & Physical Education Daniela Soares Pinto Health Sciences Braden Poirier Computer Science & Mathematics * Brittany Kaitlyn Porter Biochemistry & Biotechnology Alyssa Anne Prangley Kinesiology & Physical Education Annika Tanuja Prashad Health Sciences Paula Nicole Provencal Chemistry Jennifer Ann Psutka Kinesiology & Physical Education * Megan Rae Puckering Kinesiology & Physical Education Nadia Putos Health Sciences Kayla May Rellinger Kinesiology & Physical Education Michael Ryan Reynolds Chemistry Melissa Angelina Ricci Health Sciences Nicole Marie Robertson Health Sciences Monika Allison Roerig Health Sciences Kendra Patricia Ryan Health Sciences Mikel Francis Rychliski Computer Science * Emad Nasim Kamel Salama Health Sciences Ban Saleh Health Sciences **Kayla Anne Marie Schrijver Health Sciences **Corinne Rachel Shapero Health Sciences **Shirley Shuster Kinesiology & Physical Education Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Science * Taylor Theresa Sicard Biochemistry & Biotechnology Arshia K Sidhu Health Sciences Navjit Pal Singh Biochemistry & Biotechnology Sujah Sivasubramaniam Computer Science Megan Leigh Snoyer Health Sciences Joseph Jeffrey Staller Computer Science * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 25 a f t e rnoon c e r e mon y | T u e s d ay, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Science Honours PROGRAM continued Nicole Marie Stante Kinesiology & Physical Education Cameron Stephan Kinesiology & Physical Education Rebecca Joanna Sullivan Biochemistry & Biotechnology Stephen Sutherland Health Sciences Megan Thomson Kinesiology & Physical Education Paige Tocher Health Sciences Eleeyah Uri Health Sciences * Yu Wan Physics Li Wang Mathematics * Justin David White Health Sciences Elizabeth Cornelia Wiendels Health Sciences Connor Daniel Wilson Computer Science Bachelor of Science Michelle Everist Kinesiology & Physical Education Bachelor of Science general PROGRAM * Amrit Bilkhu * Brandon Jackson Davy Christina Alexandra Dvorak Jacob Jagodkin **Nikhile Pankaj Mookerji Andrew Daesub Oh Daljinder Pandher Maria Alejandra Pardo Cubillos 26 * With Distinction Sheldon Raphael H Pereira **Silvana George Sedra **Joshua Samuel Shapiro Recipient of the Alumni Bronze Medal for the Faculty of Science Recipient of the Governor General’s Academic Silver Medal for the Faculty of Science Presley Logan Whalen **With High Distinction * Rylee Lynn Witkowicz Health Sciences **Gayle Hon-Min Wong Health Sciences Craig Alexander Wursten Health Sciences Kaijia Xin Chemistry Yulou Ye Computer Science Matthew John Yosurack Chemistry Wilfrid Laurier University S P R I N G C O N V O C AT I O N 2 0 1 5 Wednesday, June 10 9:30 am Athletic Complex 27 M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Order of Proceedings The Procession The Marshal; Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course The assembly will remain seated during the procession of graduates but will rise at the sound of the fanfare and remain standing until after the Chancellor announces that Convocation is in session. Marshal: Dr. James Hamilton, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Convocation Fanfare The Bedel Faculty The Chancellor Members of Senate The President and Vice-Chancellor Members of the Board of Governors Participants in the ceremony Ceremonial Officers Vice-Marshal: Dr. Mary-Louise Byrne, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Presentation of the Mace Dr. Michael Imort, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies The placing of the mace by the Bedel before the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin, signifies the opening of Convocation. The assembly will be seated. Welcome from the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin and President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw. convocation address Dr. Alan Whiteside, CIGI Chair in Global Health Policy at the Balsillie School of International Affairs; Professor, School of International Policy and Governance; and Officer of the Order of the British Empire, will address Convocation. Dr. Alan Whiteside 28 M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas in Course The Vice-President: Academic and Provost, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Judy Bates, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Michel Desjardins, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts. Hooder Ms. Ruth MacNeil, Acting Registrar Degrees in Absentia The Chancellor Alumni Welcome Andrew Ness ’86, Laurier Alumni O Canada Chad Quigley, student, Faculty of Music Music Students, faculty and alumni of the Faculty of Music The Recession The assembly will remain standing during the recession. For information on receptions being held following the Convocation, please see page 80. 29 M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Degrees in Course B A C H E L O R ’ s d e g ree s faculty of ARTS Bachelor of Arts HONOURS PROGRAM Amy Arbuckle Geography Nicolas Balbiani Geography & History Sara Lynn Belontz Environmental Studies Devin Anne Bettencourt Environmental Studies Julia Claire Bolton-Smith Geography Warren Jeffrey Brayne Environmental Studies Annie Brough Geography Aaron James Brown Geography Ashley Maria Byun Geography Timothie Paul Chapman Environmental Studies Anthony Domenico Coppolino Geography Alysha Emmelynne D’Souza Environmental Studies * Samantha Rae Dunlop Geography Jessica Megan Einwechter Environmental Studies Shelby Leigh Fallis Environmental Studies Sean Fennell Environmental Studies Sarah Katherine Fletcher Environmental Studies Mark Leslie Gera Geography Colleen Gibson Geography Brendan James Graham Environmental Studies Adam John Green Geography Gavin Douglas Kasko Environmental Studies Sarantia Ann Katsaras Environmental Studies Alexander Levy Geography and Political Science Nicole M J Lindman Environmental Studies Alexa Anastasia Dorothy Marko Environmental Studies Scott McAuley Geography Alexander Maitland Mcleod Environmental Studies Hillary Christine Morris Environmental Studies Brittany Muil Environmental Studies Madeleine Elizabeth Rose Myhill Environmental Studies Victoria Ann Nicholson Geography and Global Studies Logan Peltzer Geography **Jessica Frances Peters Geography Lucas Vincent Pisciuneri Geography Shannon Christina Reeves Environmental Studies Katelyn E Robbins Environmental Studies Hannah Patricia Roberts Environmental Studies Shawn Michael Roberts Geography Stephen Randall Savoie Geography Kyle Cameron Pearse Skinner Geography James Stavridis Geography Jonathan Robert Swartzentruber Geography and History Melissa Ann Szot Environmental Studies Cameron Mckie Thompson Geography Christopher Thompson Geography Logan Elizabeth Van Vliet Environmental Studies * Daniel Wesley Vanclieaf Environmental Studies and Political Science * Branden James Walker Geography Holly Marie Wedgerfield Environmental Studies Nicholas Wilson Environmental Studies Megan Sarah Kioulafofski Environmental Studies Helena Harpret Mahal Environmental Studies Jessie Rose Elizabeth Slavik McKerlie Environmental Studies Jordan Douglas Resmer Geography Karendeap Kaur Singh Geography Johanna Marina Van Den Nieuwelaar Geography Bachelor of Arts Jordan-Ashley Laura Courtemanche Environmental Studies Adam Scott Davis Environmental Studies Scott William Griffith Environmental Studies 30 * With Distinction **With High Distinction M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts general PROGRAM Chris Henry Ackie Robert Taylor Acomb Christopher Gordon Aikins Hilary Nicole Alvestad Mackenzie Maria Amondsen Jeffrey Taylor Anderson Christine Aonso Gennavive Aquino Bridget Sarah Asser Jasmine Brittany Ault Elizabeth Bate Ryley Begg Anthony Berry Chanelle Anne Birmingham Victoria Alexandra Campbell Blakeman Daniel Borg Jocelyn Michelle Bovay Shanice Amber-Lee Bowers Abigail Hope Marie Bradley D’Arcy Warren John Bradley Adam Ignacy Brazda Laura Mae Brooker Shannon Brown Olivia Brutto Jordan David Buchbinder Brittany Burke Cory Christopher Camilleri Melissa Marie Campbell John F. Casey Erin Cassidy Angela Ceballos Chen Cheng Wellie Chihaluca Donald Chmura Cassandra Chowdhury Kit Ching Janice Chung Alisha Shawna Clifford David Andrew Joseph Coates Patrick George Collaton Charlotte Copf Reid Coray Mitchell Jessica Anastasia Corbett Alexa Costa James Andrew Creighton Emilie Elizabeth Anne Darche Taryn Ida Decicco Katrina Camille Dela Cruz Daleep Andrew Dhillon Amandeep Dhunsi * Connor Joseph Dias-Syer Giuseppina Distefano Sarah Ann Donnelly Theodora Doukas Natalie Alexandra Dracopoulos Muna Gumah El-Habel Whitney Ellenor Megan Jean Elliott Reem Elmarsafy Derek David Emerson David Evans Jacob Ewach Dylan Falco Nicholas P Ferracuti Anthony Martin David Fogolin Kayla Ford Anne Elizabeth Forler James David Foster Ronald Grant Foxcroft Melissa Catherine Fredette Cynthia Fry Miranda Elizabeth Fuller Kelly Lynn Gahwiler Jeremy Garth Jonathan Eitan Gavin Adam John Gibb Victoria Alice Isabel Gilbertson Paramjot Kaur Gill Rebecca Jane Gillmore Karley Alexandra Gleadall Margaret Alice Godard Lauren Violet Groff Desi Cesar Guevara Thomas Gunther Jessica Irene Hall Diala Hamadeh Ahsan Faisal Hanif Maria Domenica Harquail Jason Nicholas Hatzes Andrea M Hawkins Kathryn Hayes Ravleen Heera Kent Michael Henhoeffer Haley Francis Hervieux-Ryan Melanie Hilliard Tyler Aaron Horlings David Hylton Vanessa Ismaele Keltie Johnson * Rayonna Shanice Johnson-Bartley Cole Jones Koushan Kabeh-Monavar Karn Kalra Baran Deniz Karasahin Enes Karisik Saithana Karunanandam Brooke Erin Kelly Joseph Komori Melinda Kong Brandon James Kostyk Thomas Joseph Krol Matthew Paul Kruger Ishaan Kukreja Oriel Valeda LaFontaine Meyer Lallouz Amanda Lang Jeffery Edward Donald Larabee Jessie MacKenzie Leblanc Yandrik Leclerc-Desjardins Wai Leung Jordan Link Bingxi Liu Brett Lochrie Grace Violet Lochrie Recipient of the Alumni Bronze Medal for the Faculty of Arts Rhea Hannah Longman Madison Margaret Frances Low Hellen Luu Andrew Michael Lyon Justin Emanuel Maciel Laurina Mahendran Aadil Nadeem Malik Mohammad Ali Malik William Nathaniel Desmond Malton Juan Carlos Manrique Rebecca Catherine Maxwell Brett McIndoo Robert Daniel Patrick Miles Heather Millard Jessica Mise Cady Misener Samantha Alexandra Mitchell Daniel Mong Rachael Samara Morelli Angela Michelle Morrissette Kalana Morton James Murray Sang Nguyen * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 31 M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts GENERAL PROGRAM - continued 32 Deanna Patricia Norton Kaitlin Nye Carolynn O’Hara Dane Thomas Osborne Jason Pachul Amaan Panjwani Priya Patel Brandan Mitchell Patterson Kandyce Bernetta Patterson Marina Pauls Christine Quidangen Pena Cara June Cavell Peticca David Charles Pittman Jordan Plourde Kathryn Laurene Poirier Christopher James Poolman Sydney Jean Portolese James Ariel Potok Tyler Greig Prevette Nicolas Sergio Proietti Tara Lee Purves Rebecca Jayne Purvis Robert Quinlan Catherine Mary Racher Dorothy Rennie Alyanna Louise Delos Reyes Logan Ross Roberts Jonathan Robertson Alexandra Eliza Roe * With Distinction * Alexandra Christina Roth Phillip Robert Rousseau Louren Azad Salim Emily Kathryn Sanderson Taranpreet Singh Sandhu Chad Richard Sarapnickas Ashley Elizabeth Ann Louise Scheben-Edey Victoria Christine Scioli Michael Christopher Scott Nathan Ross Scott Pia Isabella Seeger Kristina Sarah Seip Sebastian Sierra Gutierrez William Simandl Marni-Klein Shireen Simmonds Avery Greer Sitts Danielle Smith Emily Margaret Smith Berkley-Anne Soderstrom Shawn Whitman Solomon Ramandeep Kaur Sood Amanda Nicole Sorokolit Nishanth Sripathy Karla Monique St-Laurent Nicholas James Stienberg Mengting Sun Branwen Catherine Sutton Justin Murray Swartz **With High Distinction Julia Mariel Lee Szabo Steven Tait Jaclyn Brianna Tambosso James Tinajero Marta Tobia Julia Deanna Todorski Lindsay Anne Tribble Maxim Anthony Victor Truchon Jenna Vanderkley Joseph Vanni Mallory Joan Vinocai Emma Katherine Waldock Eliot Wallace Stella Louisa Sylvia Watson-Phillips Christopher Wesley Weedon Hannah Elizabeth Weir Christine Westall Thomas Arthur Wojtynek Katelynd Rose Wolf Samantha Paige Woolley Emily Wright Amanda Faith Kathleen Wrightson Yazhou Xu Huanwen Yang Chelsea Yantha Nikolaus Zefi Wilfrid Laurier University S P R I N G C O N V O C AT I O N 2 0 1 5 Wednesday, June 10 2:00 pm Athletic Complex 33 h onorar y d e gr e e | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Natalie Zemon Davis Archival researcher Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis is Canada’s foremost scholar of early modern history. She has had a colourful career. A Jewish-American born in 1928 in Detroit, she attended Smith College. At age 19, while attending summer school at Harvard, she met and married political activist Chandler Davis, a graduate student in mathematics. She took an MA at Radcliffe College in 1950 and was working on her PhD at Harvard when her husband’s career took them to the University of Michigan. She switched her doctoral studies to Michigan where she received her PhD in 1959. The couple, who had three children, faced numerous challenges. In 1952 the FBI revoked their passports. Dr. Davis’s husband was caught distributing pamphlets about the communist party. He was fired from his teaching position, tried, and imprisoned for six months. The couple were blacklisted from universities in the United States. In 1962 they moved to Canada and held teaching positions at the University of Toronto. In 1971, Dr. Davis was hired by the University of California at Berkeley and later, in 1978, she was named the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Princeton (a much shorter commute to her home in Toronto). Dr. Davis held several visiting appointments at Yale, Oxford, and Paris. She retired from Princeton in 1996 as professor emeritus, and back home in Toronto became adjunct professor of history and medieval studies, and later emerita at the University of Toronto. Dr. Davis’s many publications focus on the lives of ordinary people and deal with social history, biography, women’s studies, and cultural history. Her interdisciplinary approach has, at its foundation, research methodology based on archival sources. She examined documents in many European archives and produced editions of texts with commentary that place her findings within the political, social, and cultural environments of early modern Europe. Perhaps her most well-known book is The Return of Martin Guerre (1983) about a sixteenth-century peasant who left his village and had his identity stolen by an imposter. The book has been translated into 22 languages. She also served as the consultant for the film Le retour de 34 Martin Guerre. In Fiction in the Archives (1987), Dr. Davis published a collection of sixteenth-century letters written by convicted criminals in France, who were hoping to have their sentences revoked. She discusses the circumstances surrounding the crimes committed by both men and women and reveals the social and political significance of these letters. Women on the Margins (1995) tells the lives of three seventeenth-century women: a Jewish business woman in Germany, a Catholic nunmissionary in Quebec (who co-founds a convent), and a Protestant text-illustrator in the Dutch colony of Suriname. Based on archival documents (autobiographies and memoirs), Dr. Davis relates their stories. Trickster Travels (2006) is a biography of the sixteenth-century author, Al-Hasan al-Wazzan, or Leo Africanus, who was first to describe the geography of Africa. All of her books contain a heartfelt acknowledgment to Chandler Davis, her husband for over sixty-five years. Dr. Davis pioneered interdisciplinary courses in history and anthropology, history and film, history and literature, and the study of women and gender. An early feminist, she and a colleague at the University of Toronto introduced the university’s first course on the history of women. Dr. Davis has served as president of both the American Historical Society and the Society for French Historical Studies, was a founding member of the Renaissance and Reformation journal, and she received the Haskins prize, among many others. In 2010, she won the prestigious Holberg prize ($785,000 US) awarded by the Norwegian government for outstanding scholarly work in the arts and humanities and social sciences and was cited as “one of the most creative historians writing today.” In 2012, she was named a Companion of the Order of Canada, and that same year she was given the U.S. National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. Natalie Zemon Davis’s life and career reveals she is a true femme forte. Mr. Chancellor, I am instructed by the Senate of the University to request that you admit to the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, Natalie Zemon Davis. Presented by Dr. Alma Santossuosso June 10, 2015 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Order of Proceedings The Procession The Marshal; Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course The assembly will remain seated during the procession of graduates but will rise at the sound of the fanfare and remain standing until after the Chancellor announces that Convocation is in session. Marshal: Dr. Amy Milne-Smith, Associate Professor, Department of History Convocation Fanfare The Bedel Faculty The Chancellor Members of Senate The President and Vice-Chancellor Members of the Board of Governors Participants in the ceremony Ceremonial Officers Vice-Marshal: Dr. Chris L Nighman, Associate Professor, History: Co-ordinator, Medieval Studies Program Presentation of the Mace Dr. Robin Waugh, Professor, Department of English The placing of the mace by the Bedel before the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin, signifies the opening of Convocation. The assembly will be seated. Welcome from the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin and President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw. CONFERRING of HONORARY DEGREE President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, Natalie Zemon Davis Dr. Alma Santosuosso, Professor, Musicology; Co-ordinator of Music History, will read the citation. The recipient will be invested with the academic hood by Dr. Michel Desjardins, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts. convocation Address Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis will address Convocation. 35 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas in Course The Vice-President: Academic and Provost, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Tanis MacDonald, Associate Professor, Department of English. Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Michel Desjardins, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts. Hooder Ms. Ruth MacNeil, Acting Registrar Degrees in Absentia The Chancellor Alumni Welcome Andrew Ness ’86, Laurier Alumni O Canada Thera Barclay, student, Faculty of Music Music Students, faculty and alumni of the Faculty of Music The Recession The assembly will remain standing during the recession. For information on receptions being held following the Convocation, please see page 80. 36 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Degrees in Course B A C H E L O R ’ s d e g ree s faculty of ARTS Bachelor of Arts HONOURS PROGRAM Danielle Sarah Anne Adelstein English and French Vincenzo David Amodeo History Nicole Anichini French William Kenneth Armstrong History * Yoad Avitzur Philosophy and Political Science Stephen Adam Lorne Bakanec English and Film Studies **Justine Almeida Barbosa French Zachary Ryan Barrett English and Film Studies * Breanne Bateman English & History Kodi Lee William Bauldry History Shay-Brittany Beck Religion & Culture Dolly Berganza Languages Shelby Melissa Blackley English and Sociology Johanna Boeringa History Luc Etienne Justin Boisvert History Matthew Theodore Rusell Booth History Cody Botelho History Holly Lee Bozzer-Cole History Joseph Manasseh Brannan English * Rose Carolyn Branton English Hannah Delaney Brown Film Studies and Global Studies Shelley Bulmer English and Film Studies Robin Joseph Salvatore Calla Film Studies and Sociology Benjamin Peter Cardo History and Philosophy * Cherise Alice Carlaw English and Psychology Alexander Vince Cerelli English Craig Thomas Charlesworth History and Psychology Mitchell Nicholas Clapham History and Philosophy Sarah Justine Clarke English and Women and Gender Studies Justin Steven Clouthier History * Laura Elizabeth Coady History and Medieval Studies Chantel Anna Ashley Conway English Kiraleah Cook History and Medieval Studies Mary Elizabeth Coonan English and Film Studies Tage Archie Crooks Philosophy & Political Science Alicia Elizabeth Dallos Philosophy Robin Anne Daprato English and Sociology Alison Darrigo English Connor James de Bartok Film Studies Bianca De Santis Religion & Culture Emily Jane Dietrich English Heather Meaghan Dodge Religion & Culture Renée Nicole Donaldson French Spencer Edwin Dunn English Shaylyn Kathleen Dwyer History Afnaan G Elrassoul English **Patrick Enright English Alanna Leah Marie Fairey English Scott Robert Fawcett History Michael Fontein History Paloma Janette Forwell English and Sociology * Kyler Ellison Furlotte English and Philosophy Tina Kaur Garcha Religion & Culture * Elaine Angela Gayda Philosophy **Kevin Matthew Gerlach Philosophy Samantha-Jean Elizabeth Gibson Film Studies Kayla Kristina Glen Languages * Shane Edward Glosnek History and Religion & Culture Victoria Grace Gomez History and North American Studies Ivonne Izabelle Gonzalez-Pineda Languages Kinsey Erica Good French Keegan Christopher Goodman History and Philosophy **Matthew James Montgomery Grant English and Film Studies * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 37 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts HONOURS PROGRAM - continued Jennifer Caroline Gribbon History Kaylee Janessa Grootjen English Nathan William Groskopf Philosophy and Sociology Hunter Meagan Haig English Alexander Donald Folkes Hanson English * Matthew Hargreaves History Joshua Kevin Heer History Christopher Gary Hentges English and Film Studies Matthew Harrison Herlinger French and Philosophy Connor Hisko History Katheryne Nathalie Hoffschmidt French and History Alyssa Ashley Hughes Religion & Culture Serene Hussein Religion & Culture Kathleena Rebecca Hynes Languages * Ivana Adriana Ivankovic English Dayna Lindsey Jordan English **Biljana Josifova Spanish Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Arts Hina Taj Khosa Philosophy and Sociology Luke Elliott King English Sarah Kate Konadu-Trance Religion & Culture Brent Anthony Krajewski History Kayla Anne Lachance English and Geography Mathieu-Nichola Lam History Kayla Lindsay Jean Landry English Kristin Langevin English Lauren Elizabeth Marie Lanneval French and Global Studies Tommy Ronald Lariviere History 38 * With Distinction Donna Leffler Spanish Chelsea Julianna Leslie History Allison Loewen English Emily Nicole Look-Achoy French Timothy Elliott Lyons Religion & Culture and Sociology Colin Andrew MacDonald Philosophy and Psychology Heidi Elisabeth Madden History and North American Studies Katelyn Madore-Robson Religion & Culture Katlin Elizabeth Malcho English and Philosophy Julia Elizabeth Malott English **Kara Marchildon Languages Bryce Anthony Martin History Sabrina Maria Mazzotta English Nicole Annette McGraw English Brett Patrick McGuinness History Thomas Meagher English and Philosophy Laura Patricia Milani Philosophy and Political Science Stephanie Faith Miller French and History Alexandra Ida Mior French and Geography Rabiyah Iram Mirza French & Global Studies Caitlin Mary Molony Religion and Culture Kelly Louise Morgan History * Caitlin Mae Mulroney History Michael Peter Myers History Meredith Westover Needles Languages Anca Petronela Nica History Kyle David Andrew Noble English and Film Studies **With High Distinction Katelyn Patricia O’Keefe Languages Karolina Katarzyna Olczyk French Sadra Oromcheyan Religion & Culture * Lee Anna Osei History Cameron Michael Packer History * Sarah Naomi Parker English and North American Studies Kaitlyn Victoria Patterson English and Political Science Robert Edward Patterson English Melissa Ella Pole Philosophy and Women & Gender Studies Amanda Nicole Rank Burns French & Psychology Lindsay Elizabeth Reid English Sara Catherine Rodgers English Kathryn Deanne Rosenthal French Jacob Anthony Roznicki History and Medieval Studies **Elisabeth Marie Saunders Medieval Studies and Religion & Culture Andrew Savory English and Film Studies Luke Benjamin Schulz English and Film Studies Laura Ann Scott-Krawczyk History Jessica Ashley Scully-Smith French and North American Studies Nichole Elizabeth Senger Religion & Culture Peter Shannon History Cale Jacob Shephard English and History Dorian Rose Shepherd-Beal English and Religion & Culture Katelin Blair Nightingale Simpkins History Cole Sippel History Matthew Slawich History Jordan Murphy Smith History a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts HONOURS PROGRAM - continued Hilary Genevieve St-Pierre English and Medieval Studies Deandra Sharmila Subedar English and Sociology Nicole Joanne Sweet Film Studies Michael Edward Szumigaj History Connor Harold Edward Taylor History Kristina Tsourounis History Emily Elizabeth Turner History Julian Edward Twardus French Kaitlyn Elizabeth Warcholak English and History * Matthew Alexander Wardle English * Rachel Elizabeth Westelaken French Ryan John Westman History and Political Science * Jasmine Wilander Spanish Rebecca Louise Wirtz English Rebecca Wong English and Philosophy Jessica Jia Qi Yang Philosophy and Sociology Amanda Mary Young English and Sociology Carolyn Christine Sya Zorzi English Samantha Teresa Liuda Gorys Religion & Culture Erin Kelly-Anne Green Languages Aaron Mathew Hols-Vanhumbeck History Michael Alexander Hylton History Nicholas Alexander Lee Spanish Alissa Christine Macdonald English and Film Studies Brittany Christine Macgregor French Tyas Murray Everett Montgomery History Johnny Park Film Studies Sara Cristina Silva Pereira French Natalia Smiarowski History Miriam Anne Smit History Joseph Levi Steckley History Olivia Ashley Voin English Stephanie Rebecca White English Bachelor of Arts Shelby Alicia Billings History Alexandra Ann Elizabeth Boyd History Adam Kyle Chong English and Philosophy Damien Arthur Coles History and Medieval Studies Kayla Yvonne Daum Philosophy Jessica Marie Diebel History Mitchell Thomas Watson Flett History Zachary Fulkerson English Bachelor of Arts GENERAL PROGRAM * Cheryl Diane M Hincks English * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 39 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | W e d n e s d ay, J u n e 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 40 Wilfrid Laurier University S P R I N G C O N V O C AT I O N 2 0 1 5 Thursday, June 11 9:30 am Athletic Complex 41 h onorar y d e gr e e | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Ziauddin Yousafzai Laurier’s vision statement refers to the importance of “…instilling the courage to engage and challenge the world in all its complexity.” There are few people who have demonstrated this courage to engage and challenge the world as unceasingly and compellingly as Ziauddin Yousafzai, the co-founder of Global Peace Council Pakistan and the father of Malala Yousafzai, a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. An unrelenting advocate for universal education, Mr. Yousafzai founded and operated a school for girls in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, his home community, despite financial and political hurdles. Mr. Yousafzai’s commitment to education and peace in Pakistan was solidified during the conflict that occurred between the Pakistani government and the Taliban following the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. It was during these post-9/11 years that it became increasingly difficult for Mr. Yousafzai to operate his school. The Taliban threatened to shut down his school, and others, if girls were allowed to continue to attend and if curriculum changes were not made. Despite threats to his own well-being and that of his family, Mr. Yousafzai was determined that girls in the community, led by his daughter Malala, would have the right to attend school. Encouraged by her father to speak out for this right, Malala blogged about her experiences under Taliban rule and her views on education. As a consequence, she became a target of the Taliban. On Oct. 9, 2012, she was shot by Taliban fighters while returning home on a school bus. Although left for dead, she remarkably survived. She was transported to the United Kingdom where she made a complete recovery. Instead of capitulating to the desires of the Taliban, to stop speaking in favour of peace and the rights of girls to receive an education, Mr. Yousafzai and his daughter Malala have continued their advocacy efforts. Mr. Yousafzai is the co-founder and chairperson of the Malala Fund which supports the rights of girls to an education worldwide. He serves as the United Nations Special Advisor on Global Education, the educational attaché to the Pakistani Consulate in Birmingham, UK, and Patron-in-Chief of Global Peace Council Pakistan, a registered not-for-profit charity with the government of Pakistan which seeks to develop practices for peace in Pakistan. Recently, Mr. Yousafzai has supported the efforts of the newly established Global Peace Council Canada in co-developing a peace curriculum for Pakistan with scholars and educators from Pakistan, a project also involving Laurier’s Faculty of Education and the Department of Global Studies within Laurier’s Faculty of Arts. The courage and passion that Mr. Yousafzai has demonstrated in his commitment to peace and to the rights of girls to receive an education in Pakistan and beyond clearly reflects Laurier’s vision to engage and challenge the world in all its complexity. By welcoming Mr. Yousafzai into the Laurier alumni family today, he joins a distinguished group of citizens who embody Laurier’s raison d’etre: to inspire lives of leadership and purpose. Ziauddin Yousafzai is an exemplar of this mission. Mr. Chancellor, I am instructed by the Senate of the University to request that you admit to the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Ziauddin Yousafzai. Presented by Dr. Edmund Pries June 11, 2015 42 M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Order of Proceedings The Procession The Marshal; Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course The assembly will remain seated during the procession of graduates but will rise at the sound of the fanfare and remain standing until after the Chancellor announces that Convocation is in session. Marshal: Dr. Penelope Ironstone, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies Convocation Fanfare The Bedel Faculty The Chancellor Members of Senate The President and Vice-Chancellor Members of the Board of Governors Participants in the ceremony Ceremonial Officers Vice-Marshal: Dr. Alex Latta, Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies Presentation of the Mace Dr. Sara Matthews, Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies The placing of the mace by the Bedel before the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin, signifies the opening of Convocation. The assembly will be seated. Welcome from the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin and President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw. CONFERRING of HONORARY DEGREE President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Ziauddin Yousafzai Dr. Edmund Pries, Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, will read the citation. The recipient will be invested with the academic hood by Dr. Colleen Willard-Holt, Dean of the Faculty of Education. convocation Address Dr. Ziauddin Yousafzai will address Convocation. 43 morning c e r e mon y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas in Course The Vice-President: Academic and Provost, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Greig de Peuter, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies. Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Michel Desjardins, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts. Hooder Ms. Ruth MacNeil, Acting Registrar Degrees in Absentia The Chancellor Alumni Welcome Diana Spadafora '07, Laurier Alumna O Canada Dylan Langan, student, Faculty of Music Music Students, faculty and alumni of the Faculty of Music The Recession The assembly will remain standing during the recession. For information on receptions being held following the Convocation, please see page 80. 44 morning c e r e mon y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Degrees in Course B A C H E L O R ’ s d e g ree s faculty of Arts Bachelor of Arts HONOURS PROGRAM **Jessica Abdilla Communication Studies Tanya Ali Abdul Rasoul Global Studies Feriba Abdul Saboor Global Studies * Haley Angela Samantha Allen Communication Studies Leaya Barbara Amey Communication Studies Katherine Margaret Anderson North American Archaeology Deniz Arabi Communication Studies Moyosore Ademola Arewa Global Studies Nicole Neta Atad Communication Studies Ellen M Atkinson Communication Studies Haris Ahmed Awan Communication Studies Erin Baisch Ancient Mediterranean Studies McKenna Baldock Communication Studies Aleesha Christine Alice Baronian Communication Studies Jordan Alan Baudner Communication Studies and Philosophy Haley Eileen Zufelt Baxter Communication Studies Jayme Lynn Bellar Global Studies Shailee Benson Global Studies Jodi Rachel Bergman Communication Studies and Psychology * Tara Melissa Bines Communication Studies Madeleine Jeannette Blais Communication Studies Jessica Kaitlyn Bloom Communication Studies Alyssa Natalie Bomben Communication Studies Kelli Jean Boogemans Communication Studies Taylor Joseph Borg Communication Studies Liam Matthew Lyons Bowman Archaeology and Medieval Studies Jacqueline Michelle Boychuk Global Studies and Religion & Culture Stephanie Marie Bradford Global Studies Jennifer Elizabeth Brennan Global Studies Kayleigh May Brewster Communication Studies Charlotte Eileen Bullock Communication Studies Heather Ann Burdett Communication Studies Chad Campbell Communication Studies Melissa Campoli Communication Studies Dana Capland Communication Studies Nicholas James Carswell Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology * Erica Birgitte Carusi Communication Studies & Global Studies Kaitlin Rebecca Chamberlain Archaeology and History Heng-Wei Chang Global Studies Ryan Linley Chapman Communication Studies Maria Chatzifilalithis Communication Studies Victoria Anne Chiasson Communication Studies Julia Chriss Communication Studies Jordan Susanne Christensen Communication Studies Lisa Christmas Global Studies and Sociology Robert Pasquale Conte Communication Studies Alexandra Corey Communication Studies Olivia Coughlin Global Studies Brittany Shaelah Cramer Communication Studies Mary Rachel Crawford Archaeology and Global Studies Leanne Elizabeth Curlew Communication Studies Ashley Sarah Dafoe Near Eastern & Classical Archaeology Natasha Deacon Communication Studies Taryn Kimberley Kilroy Deasley Communication Studies Amanda Rae Derksen Communication Studies Jeffrey Diblasio Communication Studies Chelsea Rachel Dickinson Near Eastern & Classical Archaeology Mackenzie Kathryn Dinsmore Archaeology & Medieval Studies Alessandra DiPaola Ancient Mediterranean Studies Elizabeth Anne Dirksen Communication Studies Brielle Doherty Communication Studies Kaleigh Erin Donnelly Global Studies Megan Judith Donnelly Communication Studies * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 45 morning c e r e mon y | t h u rs d ay J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts Honours PROGRAM - continued Matthew Ethan Douglas Communication Studies Emma Clare Dreher Global Studies Cameron Duncan Ancient Mediterranean Studies & Medieval Studies **Victoria June Ehgoetz Communication Studies Margarita Angelina Enriquez Global Studies and Religion & Culture Julie Anne Fanelli Communication Studies * Emma Kathryn Farrell Global Studies Aaron Mykal Fehir Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology Darling Julieth Fiallo Gualdron Communication Studies * Jasmine Fisher Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Medieval Studies Brooke Caitlin Frankland Communication Studies Keira Lillith-Joan Gagne Global Studies Andrew Gangji Global Studies Krystal Alicia Gayle Communication Studies and Psychology Victoria Gee Communication Studies Ayesha Ghazala Communication Studies Krystal Mary Gies Global Studies Laura Rose Gilbertson Communication Studies Caitlin Gilks Communication Studies Graham Gilruth Communication Studies Devin Alexa Giusti Communication Studies Scott Robert Glaysher Communication Studies **Sophie Clare G Goldberg Near Eastern & Classical Archaeology Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Arts Daina Erin Goldfinger Communication Studies 46 * With Distinction Cheyenne Dana Goolcharan Global Studies Anton Goss Communication Studies * Alexis May Gough Archaeology and Medieval Studies Carlie Graham Global Studies Kelsey Simone Grant North American Archaeology Taranjit Kaur Grewal Communication Studies and Political Science Jessica Ann Groom Communication Studies & English Christopher Grosso Communication Studies Cayden Lynne Groves Communication Studies * Natalia Maria Handziuk Near Eastern & Classical Archaeology Rachael Ann Hargan Communication Studies Chantal Gina Hebert Global Studies Kate Midori Henry Communication Studies Kimberly L Hernandez Communication Studies Taylor Shaughnon Hewitt Communication Studies Graeme Hewson Communication Studies Elena Christine Hinrichs Communication Studies Thea Brae Holt Communication Studies Brian Blain Horeczy Near Eastern & Classical Archaeology Stephanie Hunkeler Communication Studies Jamila Huq Communication Studies Kendra Maureen Irwin Global Studies and Sociology Victor Ivanescu Communication Studies and Film Studies Nicholas Izzi Communication Studies * Chelsea Johnson Communication Studies Sarah Kagan Communication Studies **With High Distinction Faiz Anjum Bin Kamal Global Studies Scott Keller Communication Studies Jessica Diane Kennedy Global Studies Aaron Robert Kippers Near Eastern & Classical Archaeology Jillian Cheryl Knox Communication Studies Amanda Jennifer Kupka Communication Studies Sandy Kwan Communication Studies Dustin Lai Communication Studies and Political Science Tomas P Larouche Communication Studies Carine Dominique Lavoie Archaeology & Medieval Studies Emilee Nancy Karen Lawrence Near Eastern & Classical Archaeology Laura Maegan Laycock Global Studies Jennifer Gloria Leblanc Global Studies and Sociology Emily Rachel Ledwidge Global Studies Alyssa Catherine Lepp Communication Studies Saul Lewis Communication Studies Nikita Lorenzo-Vicente Cultural Studies and North American Studies Morgan Dorothy Lyon Communication Studies Mackenzie Anne Lyster Communication Studies Kendra Marie C Lytle Communication Studies Claire Alissa MacFarlane Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology Erika Eva Tenody MacInnis Communication Studies * Michelle Lynn Macintyre Communication Studies and Psychology Stefanie Jayne MacKinnon North American Archaeology Francine Noël Maida Communication Studies morning c e r e mon y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts Honours PROGRAM - continued Kyle Main Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology Madeline Violet Mann Communication Studies Lucy Siobhan Mansfield Communication Studies Corinne Elizabeth Marks Communication Studies Jenna Marie Marsh Communication Studies Samantha Pollock Marshall Communication Studies Trevor Adam Marshall Communication Studies Jacquelyn Leigh Martin Communication Studies Noella Priyanka Mascarenhas Global Studies Velika Mae Masongsong Communication Studies and English Hilary Bridget Masse Communication Studies Sean Michael McAlary Communication Studies Sarah Jean Mcbain Communication Studies and Film Studies Jenna Dolores Mccaw Communication Studies Jessy Ann McConnell Communication Studies Mackenzie Marie McGraw-Yan Communication Studies * Jennifer Lynn McLellan Communication Studies Morgan Elizabeth McNinch Communication Studies Victoria Alexandra Mcqueen Communication Studies Nicholas Mendes Communication Studies Shannon Irene Millar North American Archaeology * Jessalyn Miller North American Archaeology Jessica Belle Reyes Mitra Communication Studies Alana Moore Communication Studies Pouya Moosavi Communication Studies Samantha Morneau Communication Studies and Women & Gender Studies Nicole Elizabeth Morphy Communication Studies Nicole Morris Global Studies Monique Mulder Communication Studies and Film Studies Elizabeth Munro Communication Studies Ashleigh Alexandria Murdock Communication Studies Erin Ainslie Murphy Communication Studies Carly Alexandra Neil Communication Studies Justine Cassandra Newcombe Communication Studies and French Roxanne Alexandra Nicolussi Communication Studies Cameron Nielsen Communication Studies Taylor Allen Noble Archaeology and History Jennifer Ellen Nugent Communication Studies Jamie Kirsten O’ Connor Communication Studies Laura Kathleen Eilis O’Donnell Communication Studies and Psychology * Kia Rosa Ohora North American Archaeology Lindsay Olivia Orr Communication Studies Erin Nicole Pajot Communication Studies Christine Jessica Pak Global Studies and North American Studies Alexandra Marie Panagoulia Communication Studies Amanda Nicole Parisi Communication Studies Mariah Victoria Peacock Communication Studies Christine Pegg Communication Studies Colin Edmonds Penstone Communication Studies Chloe Marie Phillips Communication Studies Stephanie Lin Pickfield Communication Studies Emma Riga Pietropaolo Communication Studies and Global Studies Laurinda Kai Ling Pinto Ancient Mediterranean Studies Michelle Pipe Communication Studies Emilia Piskorski Communication Studies Michael Porfirio Communication Studies Maria Proulx Communication Studies Camilla Pugliese Communication Studies Veronica Marie Puistonen Communication Studies Emily Kathleen Quast Global Studies Carla Raquel Conceição Quiroz Communication Studies Ryan Raffiek Communication Studies and Sociology Umer Shah Rai Communication Studies Mohitsinh Rathod Communication Studies Jessica Anne Rayner Communication Studies Colleen Emily Reid Communication Studies Timothy Steven Rocke Communication Studies and Global Studies Katelyn Nicole Roetcisoender Communication Studies Sean William Ryder Communication Studies Michael Salvatore Communication Studies Mahdis Samimi Communication Studies Megan Alexandra Sampson Communication Studies Seeret Kaur Samra Communication Studies Alejandra Sanchez Communication Studies Jacqueline M Sands Communication Studies Alexis Santos Communication Studies Gabrielle Mickelin Sarlo Communication Studies Hayleigh Lawson Schwertfeger Communication Studies Joel Christopher Seetahal Communication Studies * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 47 morning c e r e mon y | t h u rs d ay J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts Honours PROGRAM - continued Julia Seidel Communication Studies Cassandra Elizabeth Sfakianos Communication Studies Paige Marisa Sillaby Global Studies Amy Michele Sims Communication Studies Jessica Elaine Mary Slade Global Studies Meagan Summers Smith Communication Studies Andrea Sologuren Communication Studies and Global Studies Samiyyah Fatema Somji Global Studies Marina Katherine Spalla Communication Studies Nicole Marie Spina Communication Studies Joshua Steinborn Global Studies Tarot Anne Stephens Communication Studies Alexandria Stevens Communication Studies Michael Andrew Stoikos Communication Studies Sandro Stojakovic Communication Studies Lydia Stolte Global Studies Victoria Lynn Sutherland Communication Studies Anneka Victoria Sutton Global Studies & Political Science Breanna Coreen Sweers Communication Studies Susanna Marie Tarrant Communication Studies Andrew Tatton Communication Studies Barbara Tavares Communication Studies Cameron Colin Taylor Communication Studies Kareem Thawer Global Studies Danae Nicole Theakston Communication Studies Mianda R Thwaites Global Studies Kendra Titley Communication Studies **Susan Janet Turner Global Studies Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Arts Shauna Marie VanKerkhoven Communication Studies Victoria Christine Vercillo Communication Studies and Global Studies Tegan Versolatto Communication Studies Sarah Virani Global Studies & Sociology Pavan Kaur Virdee Communication Studies Sophia Vlahos Communication Studies Amanda Jean Voisin Communication Studies Erin Ruth Walker Global Studies Adrienne Marie Warman Communication Studies Nicholas Wattie Communication Studies Nicholas Watts Global Studies **William Joel Webb Communication Studies & Philosophy Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Arts * Shelby Weber Communication Studies Katherine Joanne West Global Studies Mary Elizabeth Willet Archaeology and History **Duncan Alexander Williams North American Archaeology Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Arts * Madison Jayne Williams Communication Studies Emily Jennifer Wilmot Communication Studies Brian James Wilson Global Studies and Women & Gender Studies Emma Margaret Shannon Wilson Communication Studies Danielle Se Ming Wong Communication Studies Yusuf Zine Global Studies Edward Zuber Near Eastern & Classical Archaeology Tyler John Jouwsma Global Studies Sean Austin Robert McGregor Communication Studies Emily Anne McManus Global Studies Karleigh Linda Middlemiss Communication Studies Samantha Elizabeth Patterson North American Archaeology Megan Victoria Reyes Communication Studies Zachary Matthew Salomon Communication Studies Olivia Meagen Samuelsen Communication Studies Sabrina Shamana Near Eastern & Classical Archaeology Erin Patricia Smith Communication Studies Ashley Susan Somchanh Communication Studies Ashley Dianna Stratton Global Studies and North American Studies Justin Varouj Tabakian Communication Studies Marc Nicholas Venditti Communication Studies Maya Zulfikarpasic Global Studies Bachelor of Arts Jairrid Douglas Roy Brown Archaeology and History Emily Caroline Crump Communication Studies Meghan Pauline Eatough Communication Studies Kendra McLean Fillingham Ancient Mediterranean Studies Christina Alyssa Fiorillo Communication Studies Olivia Fraczkowski Communication Studies Eric Allen Gourlay Archaeology and History Natalie Hill Communication Studies 48 * With Distinction **With High Distinction Wilfrid Laurier University S P R I N G C O N V O C AT I O N 2 0 1 5 Thursday, June 11 2:00 pm Athletic Complex 49 h onorar y d e gr e e | t h u rs d ay J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Aziz Bhaloo It is with great pleasure that we gather to honour Aziz Bhaloo, an entrepreneur, philanthropist, leader and volunteer, who devotes his life to the service of others. Mr. Bhaloo was born in Tanzania in 1944 and raised in a small Kenyan town by Ismaili parents of modest means. He was a keen and hardworking student who excelled and won scholarships and bursaries needed to complete high school and earn a Mechanical Engineering degree at the University of London (Nairobi). At the time of Mr. Bhaloo’s graduation, Kenya was experiencing political upheaval and unrest. In 1974, with mass genocide occurring in neighboring Uganda threatening to spill over into Kenya, he emigrated to Canada with his wife Amina and their two young children. Relocating in Toronto, Mr. Bhaloo found work with Esso Chemical Canada while Amina took a position in a child-care centre. By 1975 the couple scraped together enough money to establish the first Centre for Early Learning child-care centre, with a focus of serving high-needs communities in the City of Toronto. Today, their business consists of 11 child-care centres, a Montessori school, and industry-leading complementary food-service and child-care staffing operations under the family’s banner company, The Foray Group. Each day, this organization’s 300 employees enrich the lives of more than 18,000 children within the Greater Toronto Area. Mr. Bhaloo left a promising career with Esso to create a business whose singular mission was to make a lasting difference in the lives of children. He proved to be a natural entrepreneur, running successful business ventures in commercial printing, plastics manufacturing, and real estate. Each of these ventures had its challenges and required the creation of strong and enduring business partnerships and an ability to work with many stakeholders. Their success reflects Mr. Bhaloo’s ability to unite people with diverse backgrounds and compelling interests around a common goal. 50 He was inspired to succeed at business in order to have the means to fulfill his life’s purpose in giving back to his community and country. Increasingly he turned his attention to community service organizations, with the aim of ensuring that every person, regardless of ethno-cultural differences, is able to realize his or her full potential. To that end, he became involved with the Ismaili Council of Canada, eventually becoming president. He subsequently became chair of the International Coordinating Committee of Focus Humanitarian Assistance, a position he still holds. He was the director of The Canadian Council for Christians and Jews; served on the foundations for Sunnybrook & Women’s College Hospital and George Brown College; and has served in many capacities in industry associations and government trade missions. For the past seven years, Mr. Bhaloo has served as the resident representative for the Aga Khan Development Network Diplomatic Office in Kenya, which works to improve the welfare and prospects of people in East Africa. His contributions have been recognized by many, including His Highness the Aga Khan, who bestowed Mr. Bhaloo with the title of Aitmadi; and our Canadian Governor General, who awarded him the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal. Mr. Bhaloo lives a successful and, more importantly, a significant life devoted unconditionally to the service of others in Canada and abroad, promoting the physical, social and spiritual health and well-being of this and future generations. For those of you graduating today, Mr. Bhaloo is proof of the global impact one good human being leading a life of leadership and purpose can have on society. For these reasons, Wilfrid Laurier University is proud to honour Mr. Bhaloo with an honourary degree. Mr. Chancellor, I am instructed by the Senate of the University to request that you admit to the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, Aziz Bhaloo. Presented by Mr. Farouk Ahamed June 11, 2015 A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Order of Proceedings The Procession The Marshal; Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course; Alumni The assembly will remain seated during the procession of graduates but will rise at the sound of the fanfare and remain standing until after the Chancellor announces that Convocation is in session. Marshal: Dr. Kevin Spooner, Associate Professor, Department of North American Studies Convocation Fanfare The Bedel Faculty The Chancellor Members of Senate The President and Vice-Chancellor Members of the Board of Governors Participants in the ceremony Ceremonial Officers Vice-Marshal: Michael Lisetto-Smith, Manager, Study Skills & Supplemental Instruction Centre Presentation of the Mace Dr. Azim Essaji, Associate Professor, School of Business & Economics The placing of the mace by the Bedel before the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin, signifies the opening of Convocation. The assembly will be seated. Welcome from the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin and President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw. CONFERRING of HONORARY DEGREE President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, Aziz Bhaloo Mr. Farouk Ahamed, Past Chair of the Board of Governors will read the citation. The recipient will be invested with the academic hood by Dr. Michel Desjardins, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts. convocation Address Dr. Aziz Bhaloo will address Convocation. 51 A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas in Course The Vice-President: Academic and Provost, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Patricia Goff, Associate Professor and CIGI Senior Fellow, Department of Political Science; and Dr. Ken Jackson, Assistant Professor & Undergraduate Economics Program Director, Department of Economics. Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Michel Desjardins, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts; and Dr. Micheál J. Kelly, Dean of the School of Business & Economics. Hooder Ms. Ruth MacNeil, Acting Registrar Degrees in Absentia The Chancellor Alumni Welcome O Canada Dylan Langan, student, Faculty of Music Music Students, faculty and alumni of the Faculty of Music The Recession The assembly will remain standing during the recession. For information on receptions being held following the Convocation, please see page 80. 52 A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 B A C H E L O R ’ s d e g ree s faculty of ARTS Bachelor of Arts honours PROGRAM Berivan Abuzeyit Political Science Nadeem Aljaber Sociology Elizabeth Francesca Amatruda Sociology Virginia Amidjinov Sociology Rachel Miranda Ballett Sociology Luke John Ernest Barrett Sociology Lauren Diana Bates Sociology Alexander Thomas Becevello Political Science Gabrielle Theresa Bell Sociology Rebecca Joan Bester Sociology Melanie Taylor Carlin Sociology Jennifer Marian Carr North American Studies & Political Science Justin Scott Chambers Political Science Alyssa M Chaves Sociology Jennifer Chew Anthropology & Communication Studies Jade Kelly Joyce Church Sociology & Women & Gender Studies Matthew Jordan Cinjau Political Science Rebecca Lauren Convery Sociology Alana Corrigan Sociology Rebecca Lucy Coughlan Sociology Kaitlyn Elizabeth Coyne Psychology & Sociology Lisa Cressman Sociology Brittany Holly Curran Sociology Chantelle Helene Cyr Sociology Andrew Thomas Czuchnicki Sociology Stephanie D’Amato Sociology Bemnet Kebrayehu Debebe Political Science Kaitlin Christina Dedman Sociology * Karly Descoteaux Political Science Monique DoPaco Anthropology Patrick James Conor Eustace Political Science Meagan Leigh Fillmore Anthropology Larissa Lianne Fong Sociology April Leah Fries Sociology * Kathleen Gaboury Political Science Veronica Lynn Walton Gorrell North American Studies & Political Science Brayden Charles Grant Political Science Daniel Phillip Halberstadt Political Science Raquel Alexandra Hall Sociology Samantha Louise-Anne Hall Sociology Nicole Gabrielle Haman Sociology Chantel Adriana Hamel Sociology & Women & Gender Studies Alexandra Harrison Sociology Meghan Nicole Hause Anthropology & Political Science Matthew Henderson Political Science Sandra Emily Hodson Sociology Jozsef Horvath Political Science James Howard Political Science Diana Jaramillo Political Science Amalia Sonia Jurca Sociology Colton Jaden Kelly Sociology **Istvan Tom Kery Applied Economics & Global Studies Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the School of Business & Economics Ghaith Khadour Sociology Shereen-Kareema Abdul Majid Khalfan Sociology Julia Rosemary Kittner Sociology **Kourtney Lee Koebel Economics & Political Science Rebecca Koroll Biology & Environmental Studies Erin Michelle Krol Sociology David La Fond Anthropology & History Victoria M Lam Anthropology Victoria Alison Lancefield Sociology Molly Margaret Sylvia Leffering Sociology Brenna Claire Leslie Sociology Rachel Mara Lipkowitz Political Science Sean David Michael Little Anthropology & Philosophy * Brandan Patrick Lockyer Sociology David Brian Louch Political Science Lucee MacLean Political Science Douglas Edmund Mann-Foster Political Science * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 53 A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts honours PROGRAM - continued Daniel Gustaf Martin Anthropology Leah Martin Sociology Catherine Barbara McKenzie Sociology Meaghan Danielle Mckinnon Sociology * Joshua Emanuel Mechler Political Science Subita Maria Menezes Gama Political Science Jonathan Elan Meyer Political Science Daniel Salvatore Miceli Political Science Renae Judith Mohammed Sociology Laura Catherine Morris Sociology Gillian Alexandra Mulder Sociology Joel William Mulder Political Science Adriana Musicco Sociology Katelyn Alena Neale Sociology Allyssa Camille Sanchez Nefulda Sociology Jeffery Robert Nelson Sociology Jocelyn Marie Newman Sociology Katherine Chiemi Brenda Oakes Anthropology Victoria Ann Paterson Sociology & Women & Gender Studies Nicholas David Geoffrey Porter Political Science Natasha Elizabeth Raycraft North American Studies & Sociology Brett Arthur Reeder Anthropology Jamieson Douglas Andrew Rees Political Science Emily M Richardson Sociology Kaitlyn Rikley Anthropology & Psychology * Maryanne Elizabeth Rinaldo Political Science & Sociology 54 * With Distinction * Sarah Elizabeth Roberts Anthropology Gurshauna Roddey Political Science Emily Elizabeth Roome Sociology & Women & Gender Studies Amar Ruparell Political Science Amanda Sadler Sociology * Kristen Lee Salisbury Sociology Kyle Paul Keith Sanson Political Science Julia Christina Santarossa Sociology Stephanie Schmidt Sociology & Women & Gender Studies Kaitlynn Marie Scott Sociology Nora Seegmiller Psychology & Sociology Max Shapinko Political Science Sara Shariati Political Science Rachel Sirianni Anthropology Brooke Brianne Jenny Smith Sociology **Christina Karen Alison Smith Sociology Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Arts Taylor Rebecca Smith Sociology Alice Olivia Spary Sociology Olivia Catherine Vidakovich Stanley Sociology Kyle Robert Stanton Sociology Tori Lynn Stasiw Sociology Bryan Andrew Stephens Anthropology Zachary Maxwell Stern Sociology Nicholas Thuringer Political Science Amanda Michelle Todt Sociology **With High Distinction Scott Samuel George Tremblay Sociology Jennifer Ashton Wales Sociology Amanda Lee Wall Sociology Raeann Elizabeth Watt Sociology & Spanish Tori Corina Whyte Sociology Nicole Marie Woods Political Science Martika Andreisha Yorke Politcal Science & Religion & Culture **Connor Logan Young Anthropology & Archaeology Sean William Sai Kit Yu Political Science Bianca Maria Rachele Zimperi Political Science Natalia Zivkov Political Science A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts Edward Christopher Brown Political Science Shannon Christina Bianca Di Bacco Sociology Simone Alexandria Duff Sociology Kaitlyn Melissa Gervais Sociology Iva Irene Halpin Sociology Cole Aarjen Louis Harris Sociology Katrina Johanna Kupferschmidt Sociology Victoria Rose Lapp Sociology Hailey Morgan Levine Sociology George Dimitri Makres Political Science Jaime Yafit Marco Sociology Phyllicia Marie Marcovecchio Political Science Shelby Alexandria O’Ryan Sociology Daniel Peyton Quance Sociology Alexandra Underhill Sociology Bachelor of Arts general PROGRAM Seryneachy Dowain Whitely Sociology * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 55 A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 School of Business & Economics Bachelor of Arts honours PROGRAM Bailee Apple Economics & Accounting Alyssa Nicole Carre Applied Economics Tyler Cooper Economics & Financial Management Taylor Hayden Davis Economics & Accounting Andrew Paul De Aragon Economics & Accounting Brogan Alexander Donaghey Economics & Financial Management Taylor Chase Dungate Economics & Financial Management Taylor Stanley Ellingham Economics Qian Fang Economics & Financial Management Loriann Garden Applied Economics Jonathan Christopher Gawrys Applied Economics & Psychology Charles Robert Grant Applied Economics Yeonju Ha Applied Economics Christopher John Hadley Applied Economics Majid Hashimov Economics & Financial Management Chungsoon Haw Economics & Financial Management Kyle Duncan James Hendricks Economics & Accounting Seyed Hirad Honarvar Mohammadian Economics & Financial Management Ryan Michael Jones Economics & Financial Management Hyun Jun Joo Economics & Financial Management * Youn Jun Kim Economics & Financial Management 56 * With Distinction Georgy Kirichek Applied Economics Jeffrey Kok Economics & Financial Management Peter Lee Applied Economics Thomas Liddy Economics & Financial Management Boya Liu Economics Lijing Liu Applied Economics Wai Yan Lo Economics & Accounting Daniel Cameron MacIntosh Applied Economics Bradley Stephen Meneses Applied Economics Hippolyte Mugisha Economics & Financial Management Jordan Nanowski Economics Clayton Norris Economics Dylan Scott O’Brien Economics & Accounting Alexander Sunjoon Park Economics & Financial Management Kyle Henry Plummer Economics & Financial Management Nicholas Robert Potkidis Applied Economics Salman Ahmed Rana Economics & Financial Management Fatima Raveen Economics & Accounting Nickolas Robelek Economics & Financial Management Samantha Quinn Rogers Applied Economics Matthew Russell Economics & Financial Management Jennifer Shaker Applied Economics **With High Distinction Furqan Shoaib Applied Economics Jonathan Keith Simon Economics & Financial Management Melissa Singh Economics & Accounting Mariah Squire Economics & Accounting Yan Sun Economics * Zhenhua Sun Economics * Adam Jan Szymura Economics & Financial Management Zhi Yong Tan Economics & Financial Management Rohin Toora Economics and Financial Management Scott Christopher Jam Veale Applied Economics Chi Wing Wan Applied Economics Xixian Wang Economics Robert David Wright Economics & Accounting Yingying Xiao Economics and Financial Management Rui Xiong Economics & Financial Management Zidi Yang Economics & Accounting Daniel Tian Wai Yau Economics & Financial Management Leilei Ye Economics Jie Zhang Economics Qingying Zhao Economics Jiaqi Zhou Economics Myles Alexander Zimmermann Applied Economics A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Arts Javaria Ahsan Applied Economics Trevor Ryan Atkinson Applied Economics Kei Tsun Chan Applied Economics Antzen Tsz Hin Chu Applied Economics Lucas Glen Connor Applied Economics Farshad Estifa Applied Economics Drew Zachary Garlichs Applied Economics Brodij McKenzie Giffen Gerryts Applied Economics Angelique Maxine Graham Applied Economics Linzi Hong Applied Economics Caitlin Hutcheon Applied Economics Min Liu Applied Economics Junji Lu Applied Economics Harmandeep Malhi Applied Economics Cian Michael Mallen Applied Economics Thang Nguyen Applied Economics Kartik R Patel Applied Economics Frank McPhee Riddle Applied Economics Deanna Lauren Scharpf Applied Economics Kirill Sergueev Applied Economics Mehrab Shayesteh Applied Economics Chihoon Song Applied Economics Mohammed Munim Syed Applied Economics d i p lo m a s school of business & economics Diploma in Accounting Gillian Teresa Athaide Zeeshan Nabi Kateryna Yanchenko Diploma in Business Administration Glad Iuliu Bompa Tyler Jordan Johnston Mandi McCutcheon * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 57 A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | T h u rs d ay, J u n e 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 58 Wilfrid Laurier University S P R I N G C O N V O C AT I O N 2 0 1 5 Friday, June 12 9:30 am Athletic Complex 59 M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Order of Proceedings The Procession The Marshal; Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course; Alumni The assembly will remain seated during the procession of graduates but will rise at the sound of the fanfare and remain standing until after the Chancellor announces that Convocation is in session. Marshal: Mr. John C. Young, Lecturer (Accounting) & SBE Co-ordinator of Undergraduate Student Affairs Convocation Fanfare The Bedel Faculty The Chancellor Members of Senate The President and Vice-Chancellor Members of the Board of Governors Participants in the ceremony Ceremonial Officers Vice-Marshal: Ms. Leanne Hagarty, Lecturer, Policy, School of Business & Economics Presentation of the Mace Dr. Kim Morouney, Associate Dean of Business: Academic Programs & Associate Professor (OB/HRM) The placing of the mace by the Bedel before the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin, signifies the opening of Convocation. The assembly will be seated. Welcome from the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin and President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw. DISTINGUISHED GOVERNOR AWARD Mr. Jamie Martin, Chair of the Board of Governors, will present Mr. Farouk Ahamed with the 2015 Distinguished Governor Award. Farouk Ahamed Farouk Ahamed convocation Address Mr. Farouk Ahamed will address Convocation. 60 M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas in Course The Vice-President: Academic and Provost, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Lisa Keeping, Undergraduate Business Programs Director & Associate Professor (OB/HRM). Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Micheál J. Kelly, Dean of the School of Business & Economics. Hooder Dr. Sofy Carayannopoulos, Associate Professor, Policy, School of Business & Economics Degrees in Absentia The Chancellor Alumni Welcome Michelle Missere '06, Laurier Alumna O Canada Chad Quigley, student, Faculty of Music Music Students, faculty and alumni of the Faculty of Music The Recession The assembly will remain standing during the recession. For information on receptions being held following the Convocation, please see page 80. 61 M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Degrees in Course B A C H E L O R ’ s d e g ree s School of Business & Economics / Faculty of science Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Arts in Financial Mathematics HONOURS PROGRAM Ronald Gee Him Cheong Charles Alexander Dixon Alina Julia Ghereben Christopher Hey-Yiu Li **Jeffrey Alexander Malott Jillian Marie Mullan Dylan Tanner Richardson Brendan Robert Riddell * Nikita Shah Cameron John Van Bommel Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Computer Science HONOURS PROGRAM * Frank Ruta 62 * With Distinction Cheng Ying Tang **With High Distinction M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 School of Business & Economics Bachelor of Business Administration HONOURS PROGRAM * * * * * Jennifer Marie Adam Iftekhar Hafiz Ahmed Albert Nino Sola Alberto Junaid Ali Rizwan Alimohamed Victoria Ammendolia Meetali Anand Christopher Peter Andreou Jason Antony Cem Arcan Nicolette Anne Askew Youssef Farid Lamei Aziz Emerson Douglas Baker Ariella Sharona Baron Jamie Bauman Hillary Elizabeth Beck Sabrina Beck Stacey Aneesa Beerdat Shira Arin Bell Bradley Zilio Benham Mihai Florin Beres Robert Alexander Bince Rachel Elise Blackburn Michael Richard Boesveld Travis G R Boucher Danielle Leonie Bouw Megan Elizabeth Brab Sarah Margaret Brenneman Richard Brezina Ryan Jeffrey Brookshaw Emily Helen Brown Kalee Macleod Brown David Samuel Buchalter Tyler Burke Megan Connor Burrow Scott Mclean Campbell Jordan Casey Victoria Chan Jocelyn Chaparro Patrick Che * Mitchell David Cheeseman Kaiying Chen Norson Cheng Billy Wai-Kit Cheung Jason Chih Janice Letisha Chiu Sharon Wai Ting Choi Valerie Anne Chong Phoebe Sheung Man Chow **Brittany Ann Chua Zoe Danielle Clemens Rebecca Anne Cluchey Lucas Robert Coady **Brett Robert Coburn Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the School of Business & Economics Recipient of the Governor General’s Academic Silver Medal for the School of Business & Economics Scott George Cooke Dean Emerson Cowan Mary Amanda Cowbrough Samantha Pamela Cowell * Barrett Samuel Cribbey Janessa Mimma Crimi Tabitha Katerina D’Souza Nicole Marie Dal Ferro Lindsey Helen Ann Davidson Cameron Thomas Denham Anchal Dhingra Heather Aileen DiClemente Nipuni Nethma Dissanayake Prachi Diwan Jonathan Du Marie Jenna Bautista Ducut Robert Ebach Gordon Elder Kristin Elder * Laura Emily Fast Nicole Louise Favell Maya Eilah Feldberg Jace Jeffrey Felton * Trevor Fillier Ka Man Fong Emily Jane Foster Tyler Vincent Fragomeni Jake Robert Fraser **Susan Fridlyand Michael Paul Friedman Joshua Edward Gajdos Melony Anne Gavin Sabrina Justine Gebotys Bryan Robert Gehlen Arjun Gelda Jeffrey Joseph George * Amandeep Singh Gill Chantel Girdharry-Singh Adam David Goldman Alexander George Gordon Arin Goswami Kendra Joan Gough Morgan Randall Grace Adrian Daniel Joseph Grandilli Timothee Haggstrom Addesse Haile * Ashna Nazmin Haji Ross Halbert Shannon Lindsay Hall Taleen Haneshian Mark J Hanson Emily Rose Harrod * Chelsea Victoria Hatton Cinyi Haw * Yichen He David Edward Hearn Brendan Herjavec James Hezkial * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 63 M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Business Administration HONOURS PROGRAM - continued Eric Hitchcock Brian Hoang Alfred Hu * Elaine YuQian Hu * Bing Huang Kaiwen Huang * Tracy Kin Ting Hung Jessie Boness Hurrell Dongjin Peter Hwang * Michael Vincent Ieraci Vibishan Iyer Matthew Christopher Jackson Varun George Jacob **Reba Eilleen Jefferson Pathmarathy Jeyarajah Yvonne Jin Ruchi Jindal Emma Katherine Joy Samarth Kak Milijana Kalaba Manvir Kang David Michel Kavanagh Katerina Alicia Kerr Kristen Marie Kerr Faisal Hafeez Khan Sonia K. Khela Pavittar Singh Khunkhun Emma Jane Kidnie Keunhyung Kim David King Lisa Susan Kirkham Blake Zachary Knebel Ying Kong Leila Koritko James Beecher Kovacheff Yimin Kuang Rachel Marie Kuindersma Anuj Kumar Ravinder Kumar Alexander Michael Kupchak Elyse Rachelle Labonte 64 * With Distinction Michael Andrew Lagerquist Nicole Ka Yin Lam **Sam Patrick Lambert Joanne Sue Yan Lau Erin Lee Hannah Yejee Lee Kevin Kwok Wai Lee Ianna Lee-Inniss * Laura Elizabeth Lehman Eddie Wilson Liang Yaqi Lin John Harris Mchugh Lind Dominika Emanuela Lis Alanah Jade Lisso Evan Joel Little Noah Benjamin Lockwood Isabel Cristina Lopes Michael Lopes **Megan Marie Luinenburg Yingying Luo Andrew James Macdonald Simon Alexander Macleod Lindsay Elizabeth Magnus * Varun Maharishi Julie Maheu Hunain Mahmood Lateefat Motolani Makanjuola Hassaan Malik Sean Malizia Aneesa Manji Sotiris Ioannis Manos Nicole Katarina Marini Renata Christina Martone Brianne Marguerite McDonald Gregory James McDonald Elizabeth Lee-Jean McFaul Hailey McGrath Mathew James McGuire Taylor Owen McGuire * Ryan McKeown Nicole Alexandra McLauchlin **With High Distinction Andrew McLeod Samantha Quinn Medeiros * Brandon James Meier Yusong Men Emily Sarah Mihalek Alexander Nolan Miller Allison Mary Mills * Hashim Ali Mir Danielle Kathleen Mitchell Elwyn Mo Yuen Man Mok Scott David Morrison Aaron Daniel Mowbray Sarah Jean Murray Nishwa Ghulam Ali Narsighani Sarah Rachael Neeb Jonathan Tyler Neim Loren Taylor Nelson Cristina Nemes Kyle Alexander Theo Newman Eric Ching-Hau Ngo * Vinh Nguyen Mustafa Nisar Rebecca Anne O’Gorman Michael Maurice O’Kelly Deveena Oberoi **Victoria Paige Ognibene Adam Ahmad Ozeri Richard Alexander Ozols Andreea Mihaela Paicu Brodie Daniel Palango * Rhea Kishorkumar Panjabi Vicki Pannu Ravi Patel Ravi Patel * Suchita Patel Stephanie Tak-Wing Pau * Alexander Pease Claudia Pedraza Valdivia Connor James Pettersen * Diana D Pham M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Bachelor of Business Administration HONOURS PROGRAM - continued Alvin Yau Man Poon Chadwick Poon Elsa Sin Yee Poon Alix Miryam Postan Vanessa Eileen Prata * Alexander Preobrazenski Lauren Elizabeth Prest Adam Provenzano * Griffin Clancey Quan Aicha Raeburn-Cherradi Mohammed Asifur Rahman Keisha Latchmi Rampersaud Rajvir Singh Reehal Jennifer Refalo Fraser Allan Reid Caitlin Rogers Monique Roopanram Christopher Jack Norman Rosamond Mohammad Rehman Saeed Gagandeep Singh Sandhu Navdeep Sandhu Sunpreet Singh Sangha David Barry Sawka * Julia Eva Schafrick **David Bart Scherpenzeel Franciskus Wilhelm Schotman Stephanie Elizabeth Scicluna Joey Sea Aaron Sen Anmol Sen Faizan Ahmed Shaikh Olivia Claire Shankman Rohan Sharma Christopher Charles Shasky Alana Jean Shaver Christina Taylor Shaw Mariah Josephine Silva Patrick Daniel Simpson Jeremy Corey Singer Amandeep Singh Scott James Siragusa Renay Wing See Sit Philip Siu Adam Macdonald Smith Stephen Peter Solda Jesse Michael Soroka Lisa Nicole Sosnoski Riccardo Spatone Bradley Norman St Pierre Eric Samuel Steinberg William Alexander Stoody Taylor Strevett Kelly Su John Brett Sutherland Nicole Maria Sykora Shelley Kwai Mei Tang Idan Tarsky Juliann Nicole Eva Taylor Olivia Helene Tetreault Darsana Thayaranjan Ryan Thor **Jacqueline Louise Tmej Lea Jaclyn J Torchetti John David Torrens David Tran Jennifer Lynn Tran David Alexander Tribe Frank Triumbari Alyssa Sarah Turchet * Jennifer Lynn Tyers Aakash Ukrani Erik Vachtov Jenna Lyntje Van Der Giessen * Amanda Marie Van Ryswyk Karen Van Trevor Timothy Vanhoffen **Lawrence Frederick Veregin Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the School of Business & Economics Christian Verlezza Paul Donald Viggiano Laura Maria Vladutu Scott John Leopold Walter * Chen Wang **Zechang Wang Christopher Weber Curtis James Weber Logan Weber John Jeffrey Wells Xin Wen Lucy Weng Stephanie Anne Wetherald Conor John White Cheka Nishanani Wickramanayaka Alysia Rajwantie Wilfred Caroline Frances Williams-Weir Stephanie Melissa Wilson Stewart Patrick Arthur Wilson Nicole Chak Yau Wong Stephanie Wong Stephen Sze Tsun Wong **Katherine Jean Woolford Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the School of Business & Economics Rebecca Ruth Woolford Cameron Allen John Wright Dennis Wu Ricky Ten Lim Wu Viktor Yakovlev Hoi Lam Yeung Michelle Cheung Yin Yiu Ashley Yogaretnam **Breanna Lisa Young Thomas Michael Yurek Ryan Burke Zeitz * Zhiyuan Zhang * With Distinction ** With High Distinction 65 M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 66 Wilfrid Laurier University S P R I N G C O N V O C AT I O N 2 0 1 5 Friday, June 12 2:00 pm Athletic Complex 67 h onorar y d e gr e e | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Martin Junge Martin Junge was born in Chile in 1961 and completed his primary and secondary education in Concepción. During the oppressive military dictatorship, Junge felt called to serve as an ordained pastor due to the deep faith commitment and resistance that he witnessed by Lutherans and other people of faith. He studied Evangelical theology at Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany, from 1980 to 1986 before returning to Chile. Junge served as a pastor and as president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile (IELC). He worked in ecumenical and civil-society organizations to bring about reconciliation among various communities and churches that were rebuilding Chile into a democracy that respects human rights and the rule of law. Under his leadership, the IELC played a decisive role in Chile’s 1999 granting of equal legal status to the nation’s religious organizations. Junge helped organize the annual Christian-JewishMuslim service in the cathedral in Santiago, Chile, celebrating Chilean National Day. He was also part of the group that transformed a former military-regime detention and torture centre into Santiago’s “Park of Peace” (Parque por la Paz). In 2000 Junge went on to serve as area secretary for Latin America with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). He provided leadership to Lutheran church bodies, their ecumenical partners and civil-society organizations that were working to address the economic crisis and safeguard human rights for peoples in Latin America. Among his most notable contributions has been his persistent work on issues of neoliberal globalization and international debt. He was instrumental in the publication of research presented at the International Symposium on Illegitimate Debt held in Oslo, Norway, in October 2008, and convinced governments to adopt specific policies to address the crushing burden of illegitimate debt on many poor countries. 68 In 2010 Junge assumed office as the LWF’s eighth general secretary — the first from Latin America. The LWF consists of 144 churches with 72 million members in 79 countries, the majority of which are in the Global South. Since its founding in 1947 in Lund, Sweden, the federation has played an important role in helping rebuild post-war Europe; resettle refugees (many came to Canada); overcome apartheid; liberate Namibia; and negotiate peace in Guatemala and throughout the world. LWF has more recently been on the forefront of campaigns to end violence against women; to address the reality of people and communities living with HIV/AIDS; in working with Inter-Faith Action for Peace in Africa; supporting the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines; and in a series of ecumenical and interfaith dialogues aimed at fostering great understanding and cooperative action. With a budget of more than C$135 million (2012) LWF’s Department of World Service, the federation’s humanitarian agency, responds to disasters, promotes environmental stewardship, develops projects for creating sustainable communities, brings together people in conflict areas to promote peace and reconciliation, and encourages greater gender, social and ecological justice. World Service has a long-standing history and partnership with UNHCR and cares for about two million refugees and internally displaced persons each day. In 2017, LWF will mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and will continue to emphasize that reformation is an ongoing multifaith commitment to justice throughout God’s world. Mr. Chancellor, I am instructed by the Senate of the University to request that you admit to the degree of Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, Martin Junge. Presented by Rev. Dr. David Pfrimmer June 12, 2015 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Order of Proceedings The Procession The Marshal; Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course; Alumni The assembly will remain seated during the procession of graduates but will rise at the sound of the fanfare and remain standing until after the Chancellor announces that Convocation is in session. Marshal: Dr. Marshall Fine, Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Social Work Convocation Fanfare The Bedel Faculty The Chancellor Members of Senate The President and Vice-Chancellor Members of the Board of Governors Participants in the ceremony Ceremonial Officers Vice-Marshal: Dr. Mary-Louise Byrne, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Presentation of the Mace Dr. Matthew Smith, Associate Professor, Biology; Associate Dean, Postdoctoral Affairs, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies The placing of the mace by the Bedel before the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin, signifies the opening of Convocation. The assembly will be seated. Welcome from the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin and President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw. CONFERRING of HONORARY DEGREE President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, Martin Junge The Rev. Dr. David Pfrimmer, Principal-Dean and Registrar for the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary will read the citation. The recipient will be invested with the academic hood by Dr. Joan Norris. convocation Address Dr. Martin Junge will address Convocation. 69 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas in Course The Vice-President: Academic and Provost, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course. Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Joan Norris, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Michel Desjardins, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts; Dr. Colleen Willard-Holt, Dean of the Faculty of Education; Dr. Lee Willingham, Associate Professor, Faculty of Music; Director, Laurier Centre for Music in the Community; Dr. Paul Jessop, Dean of the Faculty of the Science; Dr. Nick Coady, Dean of the Faculty of Social Work; Dr. Micheál J. Kelly, Dean of the School of Business & Economics; Dr. David Pfrimmer, Principal-Dean and Registrar, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary. Hooder Dr. Tamas Dobozy, Professor, English and Film Studies; Associate Dean, Graduate Affairs, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; Dr. Steffen Ziss, Associate Professor; Chair, Department of Economics. Degrees in Absentia The Chancellor Alumni Welcome Riaz Rahaman ‘01, Laurier Alumni O Canada Chad Quigley, student, Faculty of Music Music Students, faculty and alumni of the Faculty of Music The Recession The assembly will remain standing during the recession. For information on receptions being held following the Convocation, please see page 80. 70 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Degrees in Course faculty of graduate & postdoctoral studies Doc t oral d e g ree s FACULTY OF ARTS Doctor of Philosophy in Geography Jennifer Fresque-Baxter ‘Water is Life’: Exploring the Relationship Between Place Identity, Water and Adaptive Capacity in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada Advisor: Dr. Derek Armitage Doctor of Philosophy in History Ozgur Balkilic For the Union Makes Us Strong: The Istanbul Metal Workers and Their Struggle for Unionization in Turkey, 1947-1970 Advisor: Dr. Gavin D. Brockett Doctor of Philosophy in Literary Studies/Theatre Studies in English Justin Shaw Falling Men in 9/11 American Fiction Advisor: Dr. Tamas Dobozy Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies Suzanne Mary Armstrong The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario: Integrating Christian Principles with the Practicality of Farming Advisor: Dr. Michel Desjardins FACULTY OF SCIENCE Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Fahad Ahmad An Investigation of the Increased Reliance on Familiarity in Associative Recognition of Unitized Compound Word Pairs Advisor: Dr. William E. Hockley Susan Michele Alisat Living the Green Life: A Mixed-Methods Examination of the Relationship between Generativity and Environmental Engagement in Emerging and Mid-Life Canadian Activists and Nonactivists Advisor: Dr. Michael Pratt 71 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Renato Jr. Monzones Liboro Bill 13 (The Accepting Schools Act): Ontario Legislation Mandating Support for LGBT Students in Publicly-Funded Schools Advisor: Dr. Robb Travers Frederico Pieruccini Faria Influence of Planning Resources on Gait Control in Parkinson’s Disease Advisors: Dr. Jeffery A. Jones and Dr. Quincy J. Almeida Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal for the Doctoral Level (Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies) LYLE S. HALLMAN FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work Bonnie Marie Freeman The Spirit of Haudenosaunee Youth: The Transformation of Identity and Well-being Through Culture-based Activism Advisors: Dr. Shoshana Pollack and Dr. Martha Kuwee Kumsa Michelle Joy Skop Maps of Marginalization: Exploring the Healthcare Experiences of Men and Women with Fibromyalgia Advisors: Dr. Carol Stalker and Dr. Juanne Clarke SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Doctor of Philosophy in Management Michael John Kay The Relationship between Personality Traits, Goal Orientation, and Preferred Paths to Value Creation: The Case of Latent Entrepreneurs. Advisor: Dr. Simon Taggar David Whiteside Promoting Fairness in the Workplace: Identifying and Overcoming the Barriers to Managerial Fairness in Organizations Advisor: Dr. Laurie J. Barclay SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE Doctor of Philosophy in Global Governance Ariane Goetz Pushing the Limits: International Land Acquisitions in Comparative Perspective Advisors: Dr. Derek Hall and Dr. Frederick Bird 72 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Ma s t er ’ s d e g ree s FACULTY OF ARTS Master of Arts COMMUNICATION STUDIES Christine Elizabeth Orlowski CULTURAL ANALYSIS & SOCIAL THEORY Catherine Jade Lundy english Jennifer Neil Mallory Kendall O’Brien Christopher Daniel Zannetos geography Mary Theresa Neil HISTORY John-Luc Wayne Stordy Eric Andrew Tanguay Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal for the Master’s Level (Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies) political science Eric James Beauregard Taylor Patricia Hodgins Shanelle Gretchen Kandiah Aaron Wallace Robert Lemieux Patrick Michael MacKenzie Schertzer Dylan Simpson Kyne Simpson RELIGION & CULTURE Amara Ilias Michael Thomas Peterson sociology Olivia Eve Kozela Taylor Marlow Miad Ranjbar Master of Environmental Studies geography Kaitlin Richardson Master of Science geography Juan Felipe Gomez Ian Martin Joel Clarence Howard Meier 73 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 FACULTY OF education Master of Education Tracy Elizabeth Bachellier Julia Horgan Sean Jackson April King Ryan Thomas Joseph Lannan Jennifer Loebsack Kimberley McMillan Elizabeth Mockler Kristen Leah Morrison Jeanette Marie Ondercin Ivana Stanisic Jessica Weber FACULTY OF Music Master of Arts Community Music Brandon Sauder Leis FACULTY OF Science Master of Arts psychology Leanne Bird Angele Dawn DesRoches Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal for the Master’s Level (Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies) Melanie Lise Saari Paul Campbell Sheridan Master of Science INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY Lisa Anne Sorensen Tyler John Weinhardt ChEmistry Afshan Sohail KINESIOLOGY Brittany Ashton Baxter Richard Scott Dainty Ryan C A Foley Nicole Joan Reinders Allison Michelle Steiner Karen Totzke Priyanga Jeyarathnarajah Stephen Benjamin Peckham mathematics David William Dick PSYCHOLOGY Sarah Kimberley Blyth 74 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 LYLE S. HALLMAN FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK Master of Social Work Elizabeth Olabisi Akinyemi Ahmed Ali Dhivya Balakrishnan Julie Barasevic Sidney Bater Kayla Andree Pallett Belanger Jody Benninger Dejana Bjelogrlic Kristin Booy Anna Rebecca Brenner Nicole Anne Britton Deanna Elizabeth Brockmann Paayal Burman Eva Burrill Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal for the Master’s Level (Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies) Melanie Brianne Cameron Amrita Chaulagain Shrestha Zhi Hong Chen Daniel Carl Clairmont Jessica Cragg Tamara Daniszewski Rimi Dhillon Alishau Diebold Caitlyn Doolan Thea Dorsey Boning Du Melany Dumais Elizabeth Ann Engel Stephanie Lynn Engel Tarere Lizzy Febo Sarah Fraser Jacklyn Frias Steven Gates Carly Helen Gaylor Feven Gebremicael Emily Gibson Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal for the Master’s Level (Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies) Joshua Gilbert Sarah Katherine Allan Granke Samantha Green Kari Gulin Jenna Kathryn Heasley Andrew Hoang Alexandra Hueniken Catherine Hunter Kwesi Frimpong Indome Jeffrey Kenney Geoff Kiefer Krista Kleinwort Lindsay Kochen Basudev Lamichhane Thakur Prasad Lamsal Teri Lane Joseph Kevin Leet Ines da Silva Lincho Melody Lee Lippert James Loney Ashley Lowenthal Jenna Dianne MacRae-Thomas Ryan Maharaj Brenda Mak Christina Martin Fauzia Mazhar Trisha Adelyn Mendoza Emily Dawn Muizelaar Charles Myke Maryam Naji Claire Peace Katherine Diane Penner Devin Pratt Duke Eddy Pratt Patricia Anne Purshouse Kate Quinn Lindsay Paige Rafuse Ashleigh Reid Abbey Seltzer Lindsay Serbu Nicole Hew Siron Linda Smith Carrie Ann Stevenson Megan Svarich-Knights Tanja Thani Jacqueline Thibodeau Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal for the Master’s Level (Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies) Anita Thompson Rhonda Barbara Thompson Cheryl Anne Tigchelaar Edward William Town Elena Christova Venkova-Smith Daniel Vervaecke Lilian Ibalu Vitale Jennifer Lynne Walker Kimberlee Walker Tegan Ward Kendra Wassink Jody Weiler Lindsay Wetmore Franziska Widmer Marissa Natalie Wolicki Tessa Zadorsky Matthew Harold Zic school of business & economics Master of Arts Business economics Zechuan Deng James Fudurich Neil Shankar Wentao Shi Christos Stathopoulos Ali Syed Cory Timmons Elizabeth Vickers Yuqi Yang Han Zheng Paul Gordon Bounds Teresa Elizabeth Brown Cristian Caius Bucea Brandon Joseph Carter Scott Bruce Chambers Shawn Colle-Tripp Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal for the Master’s Level (Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies) Martha Bronwyn Cottrill Vernon William Crawford Master of Business Administration Rola Al-Badran Xueshi Bai Kaleah Baker Tareq Abdulrahman A Ben Rayes Nicholas Randall Beyers Matthew Dale Black 75 a f t e rnoon C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Master of Business Administration continued Katherine Whitney Dal Castel Irina Dashkova Danielle Eastman Arad Elahi Flavio Gangemi Zhenyi Gao Joshua Brandon Garbe Rohit Goel Chandeep Gund Daniel Hebeisen Haseeb Javed Nagaditya Siva Datta Pavan Jeedigunta Michael Johnson Saboor Mohamad Khan Ahram Kim Erin Klassen Jesse Kosher Sean Krolyk Yunge Liu Eric Locke Necia Martins Johanna Joyce Mccutcheon Kelly Ann Elizabeth McDonald Margaret Ann Hockin McTaggart Evan Joseph Moriarity Iro Sandra Muir Adrian Michael Nascimento Veronique Katerina Parry Marina Pinato Linette Ramon George Atef Rizkalla John William George Schappert Jing Luo Di Meng Bahar Roomani Yanling Tu Zinan Wang Mengjia Zhu Danielle Scholz Kristina Schrage Andrey Serdyukov Manar Shaker Lakhvir Singh Albert Tam Kevin Jerome Van Ooteghem Michael David Vanderlaan Brady Thomas Vincent Sorina Raluca Vlasea Meiqi Wang Mengxuan Wang Tingting Wang Jeff Watt Mustafa Yaqubi Catherine Mary Lauber James Joseph Madden Stephen Douglas Parr Eva Janeen Weatherhead Master of Finance Siyu Gui Piaoxia Lai Xinyu Li Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal for the Master’s Level (Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies) WATERLOO LUTHERAN SEMINARY Master of Arts in Theology Bonnie Leona Adams Daniel William Sinclair Bader Lisa Beattie Katherine Rose Bourget Michele Cadotte Melanie Desiree Charlebois Andrew Emmott Hillica Joana Gayle Susan Glaab Harold A. Harder Master of Divinity Carly Helen Gaylor Master of Theological Studies Karen Edith Matthews-Reid 76 Darlyne Rath S pring C onvocation 2 0 1 5 The Ceremony Convocation is the most solemn ceremony within the university community. Since their beginnings in the Middle Ages, universities have performed this ceremony in order to grant degrees to their students and also to welcome those students into the community of scholars which has trained them. The Heraldic Coat of Arms The conferring of the degree is symbolized either by an acknowledgement or handshake from the Chancellor or the President or other conferring officers of the university. As an outward sign of his or her new state, the student wears a hood. Each degree within a university has a hood of unique colours and trim in order that the student’s status may be recognized—indeed every university guards its own set of hoods from use by any other university. In order to recognize the nature of this event for the students involved, the university asks that parents and friends of the students participating in this ceremony withhold their applause until all members being admitted to each degree have left the dais. Students are asked to remain in their seats while other graduates receive their degrees. The Academic Degrees The academic degree is a title conferred on an individual by a university as recognition of the completion of a course of study or for a certain attainment. In Canada, the three stages in higher education are represented by the degrees of bachelor, master and doctor. Wilfrid Laurier University is given the authority to grant degrees by the Wilfrid Laurier University Act. The bachelor’s degree is awarded at the honours and general level. An honours degree program emphasizes the acquisition of a broad and deep knowledge of the student’s chosen honours subject, including both skill at applying the subject and appreciation of its relation to general knowledge and society. A general degree program emphasizes a balance between an in-depth understanding of the student’s major subject and a knowledge and appreciation of other fields. Completion of an honours degree normally takes four years and a general degree, three years. The master’s degree is the second degree in higher education. Students complete concentrated and specialized work at a more advanced level in an academic discipline or professional area. Most course work is within the field of specialization and a research project or thesis is normally required. Some master’s degrees provide professional qualifications. The master’s degree usually requires one or two years of study after a bachelor’s degree. The doctoral degree is the highest academic degree granted by a university. Candidates for the degree spend several years in the advanced study of a specialized field of knowledge. The capstone of the degree is the doctoral dissertation, an extended work based upon independent research. The dissertation demonstrates the candidate’s command of both the subject matter and the exacting methods of scholarship, and makes an original contribution to knowledge. 77 S pring C onvocation 2 0 1 5 Honorary Degrees Honorary degrees are conferred by Wilfrid Laurier University in recognition of outstanding scholarly, creative, or professional achievement or distinguished public and community service. The university may grant the following honorary degrees: Doctor of Laws (LLD), Doctor of Letters (DLitt), Doctor of Science (DSc) and Doctor of Divinity (DDiv). Wilfrid Laurier University Mace The mace of Wilfrid Laurier University was officially presented by the Euler family at the 1963 fall convocation in memory of The Honourable W.D. Euler, former senator of Canada and the first chancellor of the university. It weighs 16 pounds and was manufactured by the firm of Henry Birks Limited, Montreal. The ferrule near the base of the shaft contains ivory from a walrus tusk obtained from Coral Harbour, Northwest Territories. The ten-sided shaft, representing the ten provinces, merges into the head of the mace which bears the ten provincial crests. The wood used at the point where the shaft meets the head of the mace is elm taken from the bannister post of Conrad Hall, the original seminary building. Above this are four crests relating to the history of the institution: a crest of Waterloo County, the Luther Coat of Arms, the crest of the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary and the coat of arms of the University of Western Ontario. The head of the mace is made of maple and bears the Federal Coat of Arms, above which is the monogram of Queen Elizabeth II, during whose reign the university’s charter was granted. On the reverse side is the crest of Wilfrid Laurier University and the monogram of King George V, during whose reign the original charter was granted. The top of the mace is a crown, mounted with jewels, symbolizing the authority of the State. 78 Detail of the Wilfrid Laurier University Mace S pring C onvocation 2 0 1 5 The Marshal’s Baton Detail of the convocation marshal’s baton. Dr. Fred Binding, a faculty member in the Department of Psychology for 32 years retired in July 2003. He had served as the university marshal for ten years. Sadly, Dr. Binding died in August 2003. In memory of his contribution to convocation ceremonies, artist Rex Lingwood was commissioned to create a marshal’s baton. In the baton, the artist incorporates a range of visual references that relate to the graduation ceremony, both directly and symbolically. In keeping with the nature of the ceremony, some of the forms are traditionally associated with ceremonial staffs, and the baton’s design echoes the elaborate theatricality of the event and the flair brought to the occasion by Dr. Fred Binding. The ends may be read as abstracted figure forms wrapped in the academic gown and hood, with details in the university colours: purple and gold. These forms also read as plant buds, symbolizing the life stage of the graduates. The Greek alphabet is inset into an internal side surface in the shaft of the baton. This is a reference to the interests of Dr. Fred Binding. It also acknowledges that language is at the core of university education and that the Greek language has particular importance in western culture. The commission of the baton was made possible with the generous support of the Department of Psychology and Wilfrid Laurier University Retirees’ Association. Wilfrid Laurier University Alumni Association Today you join the Wilfrid Laurier University Alumni Association. Welcome! You are part of a community of over 89,000 graduates of Wilfrid Laurier University and its predecessors. WLUAA represents all Laurier alumni, including you. The Association’s mission is to engage and represent a community that supports and enriches our alumni, students and the University. By participating in “GradVantages,” alumni services such as group home, auto and life insurance, and an affinity credit card, you are generating revenue that WLUAA reinvests in Laurier. WLUAA helps to fund alumni programs, university projects, student groups, scholarships, homecoming and Laurier Campus, the alumni magazine. As you graduate, you become Laurier alumni. You remain Laurier alumni for life. Congratulations. 79 S pring C onvocation 2 0 1 5 Receptions You are invited to attend the Faculty receptions immediately following Convocation. Monday, June 8, 2015 | 2 pm ceremony Faculty of Education | Turret Faculty of Music | Maureen Forrester Recital Hall Foyer Tuesday, June 9, 2015 | 9:30 am ceremony Faculty of Science | Science Building Courtyard Tuesday, June 9, 2015 | 2 pm ceremony Faculty of Science | Science Building Courtyard Wednesday, June 10, 2015 | 9:30 am ceremony Faculty of Arts | Science Building Courtyard Wednesday, June 10, 2015 | 2 pm ceremony Faculty of Arts | Science Building Courtyard Thursday, June 11, 2015 | 9:30 am ceremony Faculty of Arts | Science Building Courtyard Thursday, June 11, 2015 | 2 pm ceremony Faculty of Arts | Science Building Courtyard School of Business & Economics | KPMG Atrium Friday, June 12, 2015 | 9:30 am ceremony School of Business & Economics | KPMG Atrium Friday, June 12, 2015 | 2 pm ceremony Faculty of Social Work | Manulife Auditorium, Lyle S. Hallman | 11 am Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies | Maureen Forrester Recital Hall Foyer School of Business & Economics | KPMG Atrium 80 wilfrid laurier university Waterloo | Brantford | Kitchener | Toronto
