Daily News

May 30, 2002

Hundreds of staff, faculty and student volunteers welcomed almost 5,500 visitors to campus for May@Mac, the University's spring open house. The not-so-spring-like weather didn't deter prospective students, their families and friends from enjoying the full slate of activities offered across campus. "This is a unique opportunity to showcase the University from one end of campus to another--visitors were travelling from the Ivor Wynne Centre to the Institute for Applied Health Sciences and enjoying all the activities between and beyond those areas of the University," says Bonnie Crocker, student liaison officer. There were 18 checkpoints across campus, manned by volunteers who offered assistance to those visitors who chose a self-guided tour or helped direct others to various events. University volunteers were the key to the success of the open house--serving at displays, doing lab tours, presentations and encouraging hands-on participation from prospective students. "The success of May@Mac was the result of the cooperation and participation of so many people across campus," says Crocker, and this success was reflected in the comments from those who attended the open house. "The feedback indicated that our visitors were pleased with how well-organized we were, how much there was to see and do, how much fun they had and how great our campus looked," notes Crocker. "Whether it was climbing the stairwells in University Hall or sitting in the lobby of the new student centre, they were impressed with McMaster." (End of story)

May 30, 2002

A McMaster staff team has been assembled to review and consider several innovative proposals for additional university student residences. Committee chair Roger Trull, vice-president of University Advancement, acknowledges the value of additional housing to serve McMaster students and potentially ease the impact on the neighbourhoods surrounding the University as our student body continues to grow. Under Trull's leadership, the committee is currently reviewing a number of residence proposals. One such proposal includes a potential partnership with a private sector developer who has received support from the City of Hamilton to build a residence in the downtown core that would accommodate senior undergraduate and graduate students. The proposal provides an opportunity to achieve the potential benefits of addressing student housing requirements while supporting the City's downtown redevelopment initiatives as well as the business interests of the developers. But such potential benefits must be balanced with the University's priorities of providing adequate and reasonably priced housing options that meet the needs of our students. Despite the potential benefits of the downtown residence proposal and recent media reports about the City's approval to provide an interest-free loan to the developers to support the project, the proposal is far from the approval stages at McMaster. The staff team will continue to review this proposal as well as others, and will work towards developing recommendations to the appropriate internal committees by the fall of this year. "The committee appreciates the support that the City of Hamilton is providing to the project developers' initiative to partner with McMaster in a unique student housing proposal for the downtown core," says Trull. "Absolutely no commitment has been made to date to proceed with the proposal, but the committee will give it serious consideration along with the other potential proposals. We'll be requesting the input of various McMaster committees who need the opportunity to review and comment, and then we will aim to present final recommendations to the Board of Governors." The staff team dedicated to reviewing the student housing proposals includes the following McMaster representatives: Roger Trull, chair, vice-president, University Advancement; Fred A. Hall, vice-president academic; Andrea Farquhar, director of public and government relations; Pat Harris, student liaison; Cathie Miller, director of housing and conference services; Jennifer Kleven, co-ordinator of off-campus housing; Evan Mackintosh, president, McMaster student union; Shano Mohan, inter-residence council president; Gina Robinson, director of student services, student affairs, Lilian Scime, assistant vice-president, administration; Marc Filion, grad student association; and Linda Axford, University planner. (End of story)

May 29, 2002

Stop the presses! Today marks the official launch of Perspectives - a new electronic newsletter written by and for McMaster employees! The objective of Perspectives is to provide a bridge between employees at all McMaster locations, to encourage opportunities for employees to learn more about one another, to recognize individual achievement, and to act as a forum for constructive discussion. It is an electronic publication with limited print copies that are available to employees who do not normally have access to computers. Perspectives is managed by an editorial board consisting of 10 members from various locations, departments, bargaining units and employee groups. Board chair Joanne Kehoe states that "Perspectives provides all employees in the diverse and far-flung McMaster community with the ability to communicate about and with one another. It is very much grassroots in nature, and to that extent, it offers a fresh approach to communication and collegiality at McMaster." The newsletter was created based on a recommendation from the staff involvement work group as part of the staff survey follow-up process. An employee newsletter task team was then formed to assess need and niche, and then work out various details of the new newsletter involving content, authorship, readership, format, production, cost, and frequency.

May 29, 2002

One is described as a walking university. One already holds several awards for educational leadership. Another is a leading figure in developing educational programs for outpatient psychiatry. They are this year's winners of the President's teaching awards and each has made a significant contribution to educational excellence at McMaster. Philosophy professor Sam Ajzenstat, political scientist William Coleman and psychiatry professor Priyanthy Weerasekera take home this year's awards for Excellence in Instruction, Excellence in Educational Leadership and Excellence in Course or Resources Design. Established in 1993, the award provides the opportunity for McMaster to recognize outstanding contributions to education. Each winner receives a citation and memento at Convocation and a $5,000 honorarium. Their names and photographs will be included on McMaster's Wall of Recognition in Gilmour Hall. "I am delighted to extend my congratulations to each of you for this well-deserved honour," says University President Peter George. "McMaster has been well served by your continuing efforts on behalf of teaching and learning, and our University is very fortunate to number you among our most celebrated colleagues."

May 29, 2002

She has received straight 12s in all four years of study at McMaster. This distinction has earned Beth Zdriluk the Governor General's Academic Medal this year, making her the top McMaster undergraduate student. A McMaster Scholar, Zdriluk graduates from the Faculty of Humanities on June 5 with a combined honours BA in drama and psychology. Her academic record is impressive. She had held numerous awards and scholarships: H. L. Hooker Entrance Award, Amelia Hall Scholarship, University Scholarship, Sears Canada Scholarship, Dofasco Scholarship, Drama Book Prize, and the Eleanor Dornbush Marples Prize in Drama. She will study for her PhD at the University of Toronto this fall. "I applied for their MA program, but then was offered to go straight into their PhD program," she says. Although unsure now of what she will study, Zdriluk is interested in Canadian theatre. Her scholarship is complemented by a host of volunteer and community activities. She has been a volunteer in both drama and mathematics for high school students in Burlington for several years. She has worked with students to help develop their natural talents in performance, design, music and theatre, recently serving as co-director and musical director of the student production, Godspell. She has lectured to high school students on the Canadian, Greek and Elizabethan theatre as well as several of the major theatrical styles and movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. She plans to continue her work with high school students after graduation, assisting with drama studies and providing some tutoring. Since June 1995 Zdriluk has been heavily involved in the Centre Stage Productions Community Theatre Group. In May 2000 she travelled to Nova Scotia as a performer in a show chosen to represent all of Ontario at the Liverpool International Theatre Festival. She has also been a member of the Sears Drama Festival Organizational Team in Halton since 1993. She is also a member of the Front of House Crew. Her work has covered all facets of the theatre industry. She was costume designer for the fall 2000 production at McMaster of Pericles, Prince of Tyre. She has served as both a performer and designer for Centre Stage and earned awards for performance, set design and vocal arrangement at the Sears Drama Festival (1994-98). At McMaster she has been a TA for Drama 1AA3, worked as a research assistant on a study of Victorian Hamilton and been a volunteer for patients in Ward 3A at Hamilton Health Sciences. She is a member of the Golden Key International Honours Society. In addition to the Governor General's medal she also receives the Amelia Hall Gold Medal and the Dean's Medal for Excellence in the Humanities. (End of story)

May 29, 2002

Twenty-seven new researchers are among the 96 McMaster faculty who have been awarded more than $12 million over five years for research in business, engineering, health sciences, science and social sciences. The $12.6 million in grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) 2002-03 competition are for research, equipment and infrastructure needs. The McMaster grants are part of more than 2,900 new research grants worth $361 million over five years awarded to Canadian university and college professors at 62 Canadian post-secondary institutions. The new University researchers were awarded almost $3 million over a four-year period, the largest number of new McMaster researchers ever funded in a NSERC competition. The average grant for a new researcher increased 11 per cent, from $23,547 in 2001-02 to $26,000 in 2002-03. "Once again the excellence of our research community has been recognized at the national level," said Mamdouh Shoukri, vice-president research & international affairs. "We've made significant strides and excelled in a number of areas." Fifty-five McMaster researchers were also awarded $9.63 million over a five-year period in renewal research grants, making this one of the most successful competitions for NSERC funding in the last 10 years. For a complete list of McMaster researchers and their awards, please click on NSERC grants 2002-03. (End of story)

May 28, 2002

During last year's Commuter Challenge, over 2000 individuals, including 157 from McMaster University, left the car at home and kept over 35 tons of pollution from Hamilton's air. McMaster University is again joining other Hamilton residents in improving local air quality in the Commuter Challenge. Interested in participating? Register online at the Commuter Challenge website , or pick up a Commuter Challenge information kit in your department office. Host organization Green Venture is encouraging people to carpool, board the bus, walk, jog, rollerblade, and bike -- to use any and all alternatives to the standard drive alone car trip most of us take every morning. The Commuter Challenge is aimed at everyone who commutes, including those who regularly travel to and from work by bicycle or foot. It's not just for those who drive to and from work everyday. While participants are encouraged to use environmentally friendlier transportation for the duration of the week, the focus for McMaster will be on getting as many people as possible to participate on Wednesday, June 5, Totally Transit Day. This is National Commuter Challenge Competition day, where individuals taking public transit will be rewarded with newspapers, giveaways, and coupons. As if saving money, reducing stress, and joining the fun aren't reward enough, all participants will be entered in a draw to win two first class return rail travel tickets to anywhere in the Windsor-Quebec City corridor, courtesy of VIA Rail Canada. (End of story)

May 28, 2002

Not one model of student leadership, but three. This year, University President Peter George is awarding his student leadership awards to three individuals whose exemplary scholarship and service to community provide models of leadership for their fellow students and all members of the McMaster community. Mary-Melinda Gillies (nursing), Arif Manji (Arts & Science) and Leila Salehi (biology) are this year's recipients of the distinguished awards, given to McMaster students in their graduating year who exemplify leadership. The students will receive their awards at Spring Convocation. For biographical information on each winner,

May 28, 2002

The 2001 President's Working at McMaster Awards for Outstanding Service were presented May 28 to eight individuals and to two work groups. Under the President's Staff Awards Program, these awards have recognized 85 exceptional employees and team members since 1997. The program was renamed this year and the number of awards for 2001 was doubled to 10, including two work-group awards. More than 100 nominations were submitted. Click on "Read more" for profiles of each winner/team.

May 22, 2002

The flowers are blooming. The birds are chirping. Spring has sprung and it's May@Mac! May 25 is the date of McMaster's second annual May@Mac, an open house for prospective students that runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday. Event organizers expect 5,000 to 6,000 high school students will come out to experience the wide variety of events on campus--everything from participating in an auction market, touring a trading floor, taking an engineering challenge, finding out if your ankles and knees are stable--to learning how to overcome budget fears and successfully manage the cost of a university education. While most universities hold their spring open houses during March break, McMaster has taken a different approach. Student liaison officer Bonnie Crocker explains that May is the ideal time to showcase the entire university, "McMaster has a lovely campus, and it looks much nicer in the spring. It's also easier to get facilities when classes aren't in session. As well, it's good timing, because this open house falls right between the two rounds of offers of admissions that students receive." Two large tents--one in front of Burke Science Building and the other in front of the John Hodgins Engineering Building-- will house the McMaster Marketplace where prospective students can pick up a final schedule of events for the day, chat with current students, tour more than 40 displays, and meet with academic, student services and student organization representatives. Self-guided campus tours allow visitors to stroll around the campus at their leisure, with the option of stopping at various checkpoints where staff are available to answer questions and provide directions. Students will also have the opportunity to tour the residences. Athletics and recreation staff will give presentations on the university's competitive sports, intramurals, instructional and outdoor programs, as well as the facilities available, including "The Pulse" fitness facility. The department is also sponsoring a "Meet the Coaches" session where students can meet McMaster Marauder coaching staff. The Student Liaison Office organizes May@Mac and sent open house invitations to each of the 22,000 students who applied to McMaster. The office expects attendees to be mainly Ontario students graduating from high school this year. Since information about May@Mac has been sent to high schools across Canada, organizers are expecting out-of-province students as well. The final schedule of events will be available at the Welcome Tent (or in the Ivor Wynne Centre if it rains). Family and friends are welcome and parking is free for this event. (End of story)

May 22, 2002

What would the Renaissance masters have made of scratches on tin foil, inkless prints and mud splatters? If you visit the current exhibition at the McMaster Museum of Art you're likely to find the answer. The exhibition, entitled Medieval to Mud explores the development of prints and drawings from the intricate engravings of the late medieval period to the contemporary and sometimes unorthodox techniques of artists like Antoni T`pies and Richard Long. More than seventy significant prints and drawings will be featured in this exhibition. Highlights include Picasso's etched study for his masterpiece, Guernica, Goya's folio Disasters of War, prints by D|rer, Rembrandt, Hiroshige, Matisse, Ensor and Hockney. Of course McMaster's stellar collection of German Expressionist art will also be well represented. McMaster University possesses one of the finest University collections of works on paper in North America. Medieval to Mud is an opportunity to highlight strengths and notable recent growth as well as to present a number of acquisitions that have never before been exhibited at the Museum. Admission to the Museum and this special presentation is pay-what-you-can with a suggested donation of $2. Students, seniors and members are free. Museum Hours: Tuesday - Friday 11-6; Thursday evening 7-9; Sunday 12-5. (End of story)

May 22, 2002

More than 200 members of the University gathered in the foyer of the University Centre on Tuesday to celebrate the ways in which the University and staff are improving the workplace at McMaster. The Working at McMaster Achievement Fair was sponsored and organized by staff, mentors and facilitators who have been involved in implementing many of the recommendations that resulted from a staff survey and follow-up project. The event provided an opportunity for all involved in the process over the last two years to share and celebrate their experiences and inform other members of the community, including representatives from campus employee groups, supervisors and senior administrators, of the progress on the recommendations made by staff following the 1998 survey. In 2000, the University took up the challenge of responding to the survey by instituting the Staff Survey Follow-up Project, a plan to develop and implement recommendations flowing from the study results. In 2001, the concept of Working at McMaster was developed by an employee team as a vehicle to carry forward the spirit of the staff survey, for the long term. At the Achievement Fair, five active Working at McMaster task teams informed the community of what the follow-up has accomplished. Along with a general information table entitled "Staff Survey: Progress", displays set up featured specific projects that are under way as a result of the survey: employee lounges, Perspectives (an electronic, by employees-for-employees newsletter), career planning and development, and core competencies for McMaster's managers and leaders. The main feature of the Achievement Fair was the launch of the Working At McMaster Web site. The brainchild of the career planning and development task team, the site is service-driven and employee-oriented. Team members include Tina Horton (chair), Grazyna Ziolkowski, Delia Hutchinson, Barb MacDonald, Janet Walsh, Marvin Gunderman, David Lawson, and Cate Walker-Hammond.

May 17, 2002

First Convocation and then an anniversary. There is much to appreciate in the Faculty of Health Sciences in the month of May. The 30th anniversary of the Health Sciences Centre, which opened in May 1972, provides an opportunity for us to celebrate both the innovation in the design of this facility and the innovative spirit and workings within it. When it opened its doors in 1972, McMaster's Health Sciences Centre "reduced architects' offices everywhere to a hush of awed admiration," noted Canadian Architect last year. Thirty years later, its design and architecture persist as the hallmark of the centre's education and health care. The "hush of awed admiration" lives on today in the successes and achievements of the many talented and accomplished individuals who have studied and worked in this building over the past three decades. The Health Sciences Centre has been the home of many firsts, reflective of innovative trends and advances in our approach towards learning and the provision of health care. The opening of the building in May 1972 occurred simultaneously with the creation of our medical school and its new curriculum, a curriculum without lectures and exams. Our first health sciences dean, John Evans, willingly undertook the development of a new system of education and his efforts resulted in an entire faculty devoted to the principles of problem-based and self-directed learning which other universities, such as Harvard, have followed. Some highlights since the building's opening: 7 In 1985, Guy Martel, the head of prosthetics and orthotics at Chedoke-McMaster, followed through on Terry Fox's idea of creating an artificial leg which allowed running with a normal gait. 7 Fraser Mustard, the second dean and another innovator, discovered through medical research that aspirin can prevent heart attacks. He updated the medical school to serve as a model to other universities and to stimulate further advancement in PBL. 7 Jack Hirsh's research achievements include pioneering work in investigating the problems associated with thrombosis and vascular disease and improving the safety of oral anticoagulant therapy. 7 James Orbinski, a 1989 of McMaster's medical school, became a founding member of Midecins Sans Frontihres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Canada with fellow McMaster graduate Dr. Richard Heinzl. In 1999, Orbinski accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of MSF. These brief snapshots represent a small sampling of the long list of accomplished people associated with the Health Sciences Centre's education, research and health care services. Many contribute to the innovative building of our centre, each adding to our image as a resourceful, imaginative, creative and inventive institution, building the reputation of innovator. Thirty years of innovative building celebrates the people of the Health Sciences Centre, past, present and future, as well as the structure. Note: An exhibit is on view in the Health Sciences Centre lobby (Main St. entrance) until the end of May. To view a related story on the 30th anniversary of the Health Sciences Library click here

May 17, 2002

Graduands, honorary degree recipients and two winners of this year's President's awards will be recognized this afternoon at the Faculty of Health Sciences Convocation at the Great Hall, Hamilton Place. The commitment and hard work of 298 health sciences students will be recognized with the awarding of the following degrees and diplomas: doctor of philosophy (2), master of science (18), doctor of medicine (101), bachelor of health sciences midwifery (16), bachelor of science nursing (129), graduate diploma in advanced neonatal nursing (1), diploma in occupational health and safety (15), diploma in child life studies (9), diploma in environmental health (7). Health sciences professors emeritii Susan French (nursing) and Arnold Johnson(CE&B) will receive honorary doctor of science degrees for their contributions to health sciences education. French will give the Convocation address. And two women in the Faculty, nursing student Mary-Melinda Gillies and professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences Priyanthy Weerasekera will be recognized with President's awards. Gillies will receive an award for student leadership while Weerasekera will receive an award for excellence in course or resources design. The valedictory address will be given by Michelle Violette. For biographical information about the award winners and honorary degree recipients select "read more."

May 17, 2002

This Saturday 12 fine young performers will have the chance to try out the University's new world-class Steinway grand piano in Convocation Hall. They will be competing for the Reginald Bedford Award for Excellence in Piano Playing, one of the School of the Arts' most prestigious awards. The Reginald Bedford Awards have been made possible by a generous bequest from Mrs. Evelyn Bedford in memory of her late husband. It was felt that this was the most appropriate way to honour the career of one whose entire professional life was bound up with the piano, both as a teacher and as a performer. The competition is open to both in-course and incoming students, and in addition to a medal, the winner receives up to $2500. This amount can be divided between two competitors. Last year's winners were Eva Ng (first place winner, $1500), then in Level III Music, and John Kirstein (second-place winner, $1000) who entered Level I Music in September. This year the competition has attracted a remarkable field of 12 competitors, twice the usual number of participants, and the public is cordially invited to attend what promises to be a wonderful feast of music. The Reginald Bedford Award for Excellence in Piano Playing 2002 takes place 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, in Convocation Hall. (End of story)

May 16, 2002

In just five short years, McMaster's McWork Program has more than quadrupled the number of students that it helps to find summer jobs on campus. The summer work-study program for qualified students was created in 1997 through a partnership between the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and McMaster University. Today it is one of the largest summer work-study programs in Ontario. "At the start, there weren't very many jobs on campus for students. There were about 80. It was very limited," states Jill Davren, a financial aid adviser with the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships and the program's co-ordinator. Students must demonstrate financial need in order to be considered for the program. In 2001, 601 students applied to the program and 488 were approved -- an 81 per cent approval rate. This summer, there are 378 McWork jobs on campus and 90 per cent are full-time. Students are employed on campus throughout the summer. Davren explains the large volume of summer jobs for students. "We felt the best way to spend our money is in the summer. During the year, we have Ontario Work Study and other programs to assist students." While the Library, athletics & recreation, and physical plant are the biggest employers, jobs range from office duties to lawn care to research assistants.

May 16, 2002

An extensive refurbishment of the heating, ventilation and air circulation (HVAC) system in Arthur Bourns gets under way this week. The system renewal will improve the comfort levels and quality of air distribution in ABB. The project will take approximately one year to complete and will be done largely during off hours. The project is one of a number of HVAC upgrades and system renewals that will take place in many campus buildings over the next year. The systems in John Hodgins Engineering are nearing completion and work continues in the Life Sciences Building. The renewal projects stem from a comprehensive and extensive study and assessment of several campus buildings conducted by Physical Plant in conjunction with two independent consultants, Dynamic Flow Balancing and Filer Engineering. The consultants have conducted a total performance evaluation in the buildings, identified deficiencies and made recommendations to improve, repair and replace the existing ventilation system. The initiative is part of a University plan to address deferred maintenance on campus. Like other universities across the province, McMaster's buildings are showing significant signs of age and are in need of urgent refurbishment and upgrades. For senior administrators Karen Belaire, vice-president administration and Tony Cupido, director, physical plant, improvements to the air quality and flow within buildings is a top priority for the University. "Our goal is to establish a better physical working environment for all," says Belaire. "We are confident our work on improving these systems will address concerns that have been raised by occupants of a number of our aging buildings." Cupido says his team in physical plant is working hard to address the recommendations contained in the consultants' reports. "It's going to take time, but we are making progress and our goal is to do both a thorough and comprehensive job. We appreciate the support and co-operation of faculty and staff on the work we have done to date."

May 15, 2002

When you first walk into the Health Sciences Library, you're struck by its modern design and the abundance of space and light. The library is a bright and welcoming facility, thanks in part to the original plan by the architectural firm of Craig, Zeidler & Strong - the same firm that designed the Toronto Eaton Centre - who first designed their plan for the library some thirty years ago. The first Health Sciences Library at McMaster was a far cry from the facility that exists today. Beatrix Robinow, Health Sciences first librarian, was appointed in October 1966 to work from a small area in the embryonic medical school quarters in Gilmour Hall. The library offices later moved to a small room on the third floor of Gilmour Hall , formerly occupied by the School of Music. The previous tenants left behind a few bookshelves, which Robinow welcomed, as well as a piano. For the next five years, the small staff worked to plan both the physical space and the collection for the new library. Although the McMaster University Medical Centre did not officially open until May 27, 1972, several health sciences faculty were appointed in the five year period before the building was complete. Many brought with them ongoing research projects and an immediate demand for library resources. As a result, homes were found for the newly acquired library materials so as to make them available to the McMaster community. By August 1971, 30,000 volumes were scattered across 7 different areas in 5 different buildings, including Gilmour Hall, McKay Hall, Convocation Hall, Mills Memorial Library and the science library in the School of Nursing. Several of the hospital libraries throughout the city also helped store the collection. Finally, moving day arrived and all the books and journals were gathered and delivered to the library in the new Medical Centre at McMaster. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the shelving--it arrived 5 months later.

May 15, 2002

Tara Sullivan, a master of science student at McMaster University, has been awarded an honourable mention for Let's Talk Science's national volunteer award. She received the Annual Partnership Program National Volunteer Award for her outstanding dedication to supporting science education in Canada. Sullivan was featured in today's Hamilton Spectator.

May 14, 2002

The annual ritual of Spring Convocation begins tonight with graduands from Divinity College receiving their degrees at a ceremony in Convocation Hall. About 3,000 McMaster University students will receive degrees during Convocation ceremonies taking place today (May 14), May 17 for Health Sciences and June 5 to 7 for graduands from the Faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering and Science, Business and the Arts & Science Program. (All ceremonies, except Divinity College Convocation, take place at Hamilton Place.) President's Awards for student leadership and excellence in teaching will also be presented at the various Convocations. As well, 16 individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their fields of expertise and areas of interest will receive honorary degrees from the University (* denotes Convocation speaker or performer). The honorary degree recipients are: Divinity College Convocation (May 14) - Pastor Joao Samuel Matwawana, Doctor of Divinity; Biblical translator Eugene Nida, Doctor of Letters* Health Sciences Convocation (May 17) - Nursing professor emeritus Susan French, Doctor of Science*; Arnold Livingstone Johnson, Doctor of Science, Canadian cardiology pioneeer Business Convocation (June 5) - Calvin Stiller, Doctor of Laws, physician, scientist and entrepreneur; Executive development expert Henry Mintzberg, Doctor of Laws* Humanities, Arts & Science Program (June 5) - Tenor Richard Margison, Doctor of Letters*; Philanthropist Neil McArthur, Doctor of Laws Social Sciences Convocation (June 6) - Anthropologist and film maker Hugh Brody, Doctor of Laws*; Enrico Henry Mancinelli, Doctor of Laws, labour leader and community supporter Social Sciences Convocation (June 6) - Hamilton entrepreneur Ethilda (Tilly) Johnson, Doctor of Laws; Roger Neilson, Doctor of Laws, Ottawa Senators assistant coach Engineering Convocation (June 7) - Former McMaster provost and vice-president academic, civil engineering professor emeritus Arthur Heidebrecht, Doctor of Science; Chemical engineering expert George Stephanopoulos, Doctor of Science* Science Convocation (June 7) - Investment entrepreneur Stephen Jarislowsky, Doctor of Laws*; Leslie King, Doctor of Laws, former McMaster vice-president academic and geography professor emeritus. (End of story)