posted on May 2: 18 distinguished individuals to receive honorary degrees at Spring Convocation

Captains of industry, humanitarians, scientists, scholars, a tenor and comedian Martin Short — McMaster University will honour a diverse and distinguished group of individuals at this year's Spring Convocation.

The University will present honorary degrees to the following at eight Convocation ceremonies this spring:

Divinity College (May 8, 8 p.m., Convocation Hall)

Theodor Angelov, president, Bulgarian Baptist Union (Doctor of
Divinity)**

Rick Tobias, executive director, Evergreen Mission (Doctor of Divinity)

Faculty of Health Sciences (May 11, 2:30 p.m., Hamilton Place)

John V. Basmajian, McMaster professor emeritus, rehabilitation medicine (Doctor of Science)

Richard Heinzl, MD, founder of the Canadian chapter, Midecins Sans Frontihres/Doctors Without Borders (Doctor of Laws)

James Orbinski, MD, founding member of the Canadian chapter, Midecins Sans Frontihres/Doctors Without Borders (Doctor of
Laws)**

School of Business (May 30, 9:30 a.m. Hamilton Place)

Anthony Fell, chair and chief executive officer, RBC Dominion Securities (Doctor of Laws)

Ron Foxcroft, president, Fluke Transport (Doctor of Laws) **

Faculty of Humanities and Arts & Science Program(May 30, 2:30 p.m.
Hamilton Place)

Pierre Conlon, McMaster professor emeritus, 18th-century French scholar(Doctor of Letters)

Richard Margison, world-renowned tenor (Doctor of Letters)

Martin Short, comedian and actor (Doctor of Letters) **

Faculty of Social Sciences (May 31, 9:30 a.m., Hamilton Place)

Robert Giroux, president and CEO, AUCC (Doctor of Laws) **

Colin Millar, law enforcement educator and Hamilton's former chief of
police (Doctor of Laws)

Faculty of Social Sciences (May 31, 2:30 p.m., Hamilton Place)

Mary Buzzell, teacher, scholar, clinician and advocate for the elderly
(Doctor of Laws)

Jack Pelech, lawyer, inductee McMaster Sports Hall of Fame (Doctor of
Laws) **

Faculty of Engineering (June 1, 9:30 a.m., Hamilton Place)

William Sinclair, co-founder JDS Optics (now JDS Uniphase)(Doctor of Science)

Joseph Wright, president and CEO Pulp and Paper Research Institute
(Doctor of Science) **

Faculty of Science(June 1, 2:30 p.m., Hamilton Place)

James Bruce, meteorologist, senior associate, Global Change Strategies
(Doctor of Science)

David Strangway, president, Canada Foundation for Innovation (Doctor of Science) **

** will give the Convocation address.

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Captains of industry, humanitarians, scientists, scholars, a tenor and comedian Martin Short -- McMaster University will honour a diverse and distinguished group of individuals at this year&#039;s Spring Convocation. <br />
<br />
The University will present honorary degrees to the following at eight Convocation ceremonies this spring:<br />
<br />
<b>Divinity College</b> (May 8, 8 p.m., Convocation Hall)<P><br />
Theodor Angelov, president, Bulgarian Baptist Union (Doctor of<br />
Divinity)**<P><br />
Rick Tobias, executive director, Evergreen Mission (Doctor of Divinity)<P><br />
<br />
<b>Faculty of Health Sciences</b> (May 11, 2:30 p.m., Hamilton Place)<P><br />
John V. Basmajian, McMaster professor emeritus, rehabilitation medicine (Doctor of Science)<P><br />
Richard Heinzl, MD, founder of the Canadian chapter, Midecins Sans Frontihres/Doctors Without Borders (Doctor of Laws)<P><br />
James Orbinski, MD, founding member of the Canadian chapter, Midecins Sans Frontihres/Doctors Without Borders (Doctor of<br />
Laws)**<P><br />
<br />
<b>School of Business</b> (May 30, 9:30 a.m. Hamilton Place)<P><br />
Anthony Fell, chair and chief executive officer, RBC Dominion Securities (Doctor of Laws)<P><br />
Ron Foxcroft, president, Fluke Transport (Doctor of Laws) **<P><br />
<br />
<b>Faculty of Humanities and Arts & Science Program</b>(May 30, 2:30 p.m.<br />
Hamilton Place)<P><br />
Pierre Conlon, McMaster professor emeritus, 18th-century French scholar(Doctor of Letters)<P><br />
Richard Margison, world-renowned tenor (Doctor of Letters)<P><br />
Martin Short, comedian and actor (Doctor of Letters) **<P><br />
<br />
<b>Faculty of Social Sciences</b> (May 31, 9:30 a.m., Hamilton Place)<P><br />
Robert Giroux, president and CEO, AUCC (Doctor of Laws) **<P><br />
Colin Millar, law enforcement educator and Hamilton&#039;s former chief of<br />
police (Doctor of Laws)<P><br />
<br />
<b>Faculty of Social Sciences</b> (May 31, 2:30 p.m., Hamilton Place)<P><br />
Mary Buzzell, teacher, scholar, clinician and advocate for the elderly<br />
(Doctor of Laws)<P><br />
Jack Pelech, lawyer, inductee McMaster Sports Hall of Fame (Doctor of<br />
Laws) **<P><br />
<br />
<b>Faculty of Engineering</b> (June 1, 9:30 a.m., Hamilton Place)<P><br />
William Sinclair, co-founder JDS Optics (now JDS Uniphase)(Doctor of Science)<P><br />
Joseph Wright, president and CEO Pulp and Paper Research Institute<br />
(Doctor of Science) **<P><br />
<br />
<b>Faculty of Science</b>(June 1, 2:30 p.m., Hamilton Place)<P><br />
James Bruce, meteorologist, senior associate, Global Change Strategies<br />
(Doctor of Science)<P><br />
David Strangway, president, Canada Foundation for Innovation (Doctor of Science) **<P><br />
                                                <br />
** will give the Convocation address.<br />
<br />

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