Posted on April 9: Maple Leafs’ Ken Dryden, business executive Belinda Stronach among Spring Convocation honorary degree recipients

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BY Shelly Easton

April 9, 2003

Toronto Maple Leafs president Ken Dryden, Hamilton police chief Ken Robertson, and Belinda Stronach, ranked by Fortune Magazine as one of the world's most powerful women in business are among the distinguished recipients who will be given honorary degrees at McMaster University's Spring Convocation ceremonies.

The honorary degree recipients are honoured for their contributions in areas such as public service, education and scholarship, creative and performing arts and the McMaster community.

About 3,000 students will celebrate graduation at Convocation ceremonies to take place in May and June at the Great Hall, Hamilton Place. (The asterisk denotes Convocation speaker.)

  • Divinity College Convocation – Tuesday, May 13, 2003 – 8 p.m. (Ceremony takes place at Convocation Hall.)

    – Trinity Western University president Neil Snider, Doctor of Divinity*

    – Horticulturalist Leonard Cullen, Doctor of Divinity

  • Health Sciences Convocation – Friday, May 16, 2003 – 2:30 p.m.

    – Canadian historian Michael Bliss, Doctor of Letters*

    – Barber Mueller, professor emeritus of surgery, Doctor of Science

  • Humanities and Arts & Science Convocation – Tuesday, June 3, 2003 – 9:30 a.m.

    – Michael Ruse, Canadian philosopher of science, Doctor of Letters*

    – Legendary jazz and blues musician Jackie Washington, Doctor of Letters

  • Business Convocation – Tuesday, June 3, 2003 – 2:30 p.m.

    – Belinda Stronach, president and CEO, Magna International Inc., Doctor of Laws*

    – Philanthropist Mona Campbell, Doctor of Laws

  • Social Sciences Convocation (Anthropology, Economics, Geography (undergraduates only), Labour Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Teaching and Work and Society) – Wednesday, June 4, 2003 – 9:30 a.m.

    – Hamilton police chief Kenneth Robertson, Doctor of Laws*

    – Hamilton conservationist Ben Vanderbrug, Doctor of Laws

  • Social Sciences Convocation (Gerontology, Health Studies, Human Biodynamics, Kinesiology, Social Welfare Policy, Social Work, Social Work Practice and Sociology) – Wednesday, June 4, 2003 – 2:30 p.m.

    – Ken Dryden, Toronto Maple Leafs president, Doctor of Laws*

    – Superior court judge John VanDuzer, Doctor of Laws

  • Engineering Convocation – Thursday, June 5, 2003 – 9:30 a.m.

    – Transportation engineering educator Francis Navin, Doctor of Science*

    – Andrew Benedek, founder of Zenon Environmental Inc., Doctor of Science

  • Science Convocation – Thursday, June 5, 2003 – 2:30 p.m.

    – James Stewart, professor emeritus of mathematics, Doctor of Science*

    – Richard Bader, professor emeritus of chemistry, Doctor of Science