Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 30, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba University n Manitoba a11 convocation 2001 Mansbridge honoured Byj Jick Martin will Peter Mansbridge evoke the same outburst of adulation at the University of Manitoba this afternoon that met the guess who at Brandon University this past week end like the guess who at mans Bridge will be receiving an honorary the Anchor of cd tvs the National is the most recognizable of four recipients receiving honorary degrees Dur ing convocation ceremonies today and they include Peter Power chairman Paul and research scientist David honorary degrees Are awarded for distinguished achievement in scholar the or Public Candi dates for honorary degrees Are nominated by members of the University and the Wholl be honoured tomorrow is a research scientist in the University of Toronto Banting and Best department of med ical born in Swan Maclennan graduated in agriculture from u of m before establishing an International reputation in molecular biology and he has done significant research in the molecular biology that underlies Dis teachers win special recognition political science professor and Winnipeg free press columnist William Neville has been named recipient of the University of Manitoba Campbell outreach award for his outstanding record of enlarging and enriching Contact Between the University and comm a former City councillor and current chair of the Manitoba heritage Neville is one of Manitoba Best known political he Heads the department of political studies at u of u of m will be singling out Sev eral of its greatest teachers for special recognition during con vocation this the and Saun Derson award for excellence in teaching is going jointly to Beverly a 24year vet eran of the faculty of and James who been teaching political studies for 13 philosophy Carl Matheson was cited for being Able to kindle an interest in philosophy in even the most reluctant of hell receive the Olive Beatrice Staunton award for excellence in Judy who teaches courses in euro Gross research and medical ethics in the faculty of will be honoured by the graduate students association for excellence in Grad uate education graduate Jeff Leclerc receives the armatage award for students exceptionally involved in University not Only has Leclerc sat on the u of m Senate and students he found time in 1998 to be elected in the of Ritchot As Manitoba youngest elected Rogers communications president Ted Rogers has been named recipient of u of is distinguished entrepreneur hell be honoured with a gala dinner at the Winnipeg convention Centre june the Peter Curry chancellors award for exceptional contributions to the governance or development of the University goes to Pamela a former Board of governors chair and former president of u of is alumni Lucien Guenette will receive la Medaille Alexan Dre tache for his decades of service to be College uni vers Taire de Csc Anchor among four recipients of special degrees Mansbridge Desmarais Liba Maclennan Maclennan has contributed to the understanding of Ion transport in muscle and is a Pioneer in work on the Structure and function of the proteins that regu late muscle his studies have made enormous contributions to human and animal health for he has led teams that defined the genetic bases for three muscle diseases malignant Central Core and Brody his studies on similar diseases in Swine led to a diagnostic test that has reduced the incidence of Dis ease in those Mansbridge came to Manitoba in 1966 for flight after leaving the armed forces he was employed by an airline in where he joined the Csc to help develop its Northern radio news in he moved to Winnipeg As a Csc first for radio and then in Mansbridge was appointed parliamentary correspondent for the a Post he held until becoming the programs chief correspondent and Anchor in Mansbridge has received seven Gem Ini awards for excellence in broadcast he has won the gemini for Best Anchor five and was awarded the Gold medal for Best news Anchor at the 2000 new York festival in a com petition of television networks around the Wholl receive his honorary degree this was born Anil raised in and has combined a career in communications with Community he began his career in journalism As a reporter in Rural Manitoba and then joined the Winnipeg Tribune in 1959 where he was eventually appointed City in the mid1970s he left the print Media for broadcast journalism and in was first appointed Vic president Public affairs for can West broadcast ing and ultimately executive vice pres ident of the can West global communications he was inducted in 1998 into the Cana Dian broadcast Hall of and was named a member of the order of Canada in he was appointed lieutenant governor of Manitoba in receiving his honorary degree tomorrow Desmarais chairs the executive committee of Power of whose holdings include great West life and investors Desmarais built Power into a highly successful International Congo Morate from the remnants of a bankrupt bus company that he Pur chased with in borrowed he later established Power financial which today is a major International management and holding company in financial manufacture utilities and real born and raised in Des Marais became a companion of the order of in he was awarded the International distinguished entrepreneur award of the faculty of 3 Neville Jeff de bogy Winnipeg free press Jeanne would be proud Stephen the great grandson of Jeanne Vanlandeghen of Jeanne bakery will graduate from Law school with a Gold medal during convocation ceremonies at the University of professors achieve emeritus status the University of Manitoba will bestow the designation of Dean or professor emeritus on eight longtime professors during this weeks Spring nominated by his or her faculty or a professor emeritus or emerita becomes a member of the faculty of graduate Able to apply for research they also receive an office and Access to Library and com Puter As Well As adding the Des ignation to their As a Mark of Dean emeritus Kenneth Hughes was Dean of the faculty of graduate studies from 1983 to he helped develop the interdisciplinary particularly at the doctoral which resulted in major growth through a wide Range of innovative individual student professor emeritus ram joined the department of mechanical and Industrial engineering in his research expertise in fluid mechanics and the wind Tunnel research facility he developed produced major studies in turbulence and Boundary coming to u of m in 1957 As a teaching fellow in the department of pro Fessor emeritus Jaroslaw Barwinski worked toward the development of a Azad Barwinski Dutka Hughes Marquardt Nelson Poonwassie Stranc curriculum of medical ethics for under graduate and graduate medical Educa Tion and a bioethics Centre at Boniface general professor emeritus Ronald mar Quardt of the department of animal Sci ence has generated six Patent applications and two spinoff professor emeritus Carl Nelson of the faculty of architecture has seen his designs including University Laboratory buildings at Delta a series of buildings at the fort Whyte Centre most the earthworks and planting for the re establishment of the memorial Avenue along Chancellor Matheson education professor emeritus Deo Poonwassie developed and coordinated the graduate adult education he has served As a consultant on teacher training and certification in and As joint researcher in 1999 for the project on the improvement of learning out comes in the professor emeritus Miroslaw Stranc was appointed head of the Sec Tion of plastic surgery at the health sciences Centre in with a parallel appointment in surgery in the faculty of he developed several areas of special clinical particularly in hand Cleft lip and and head and neck librarian emeritus june Dutka was instrumental in the development and promotion of Library services to disabled and she is credited with the acquisition of special equipment and the design of facilities for medal winners governor generals medal Mark William science honours University Gold medals Shawna Katherine agricultural and food sciences Keri Lynn architecture Sarah Jean Art Peter Andrew arts Brigitte College uni vers Taire de Saint Boniface Todd Alexander dentistry David Joel Charlotte education Christopher engineering Jennifer Lea human ecology Stephen Law management Rebecca Suzanne music Kyla Dawn pharmacy Nicole Michele physical education and recreation studies Andrew Jon science Sarah Catherine Laura Ullyot social work University program medals faculty of agricultural and food sciences Jennifer Elizabeth agribusiness Glen Gregory agriculture Tamara agr ecology Julia Jean food science faculty of architecture Ryan Jason environmental design Anna Chung sum Interior design school of Art Lesley Anne Van de Art history honours Kristin Lynn Wei Fine arts studio Sarah Jean Fine arts studio honours faculty of arts Nicholas John arts general Evan Garrett Janzen arts advanced Cornelio arts honours faculty of education Rowena Mae education Early years Donald James education Middle years faculty of engineering Scott Mark bios stems engineering Loren Estelle civil engineering John Michael computer engineering Gregory Elwyn Orville electrical engineering Christopher Scott mechanical engineering faculty of human ecology Dawn Elizabeth Marie clothing and textiles Laura Elizabeth family studies Natasa foods and nutrition Asper school of business of management accounting Nadine Francoise actuarial mathematics Jean Alexandre finance Karen Lesley management information systems Bryna Dee marketing faculty of physical education and recreation studies Kristin Marianne recreation studies faculty of science Jonathan Wing Ming science general Michael Gregory science major Mark William science honours monday the University of Winnipeg ;