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June 5, 2003

Posted on June 5: Two students win Governor General’s Academic Medal

McMaster University acknowledges Roxanne Lai, Faculty of Humanities and David Zywina, Faculty of Science as recipients of the 2003 Governor General's Academic Medal. It is very rare to have more than one recipient of this prestigious award in a given year, but with special approval from the Governor General's Office, medals are presented to Lai and Zywina who both had a cumulative average of 11.9 out of a possible 12 points. Roxanne Lai graduates from Honours Linguistics and plans to continue her education this fall to become a physician for disadvantaged populations. Not a traditional educational path, she chose to do her undergraduate degree in humanities instead of sciences. Focusing on languages, psychology and culture provided her with the 'human side' that is important to her for the type of medical career that she plans to pursue. An inspiration to many, Roxanne dedicates endless hours to volunteer work with the Hamilton Program for Schizophrenics and experience in unique fields of medical care and humanitarian aid. She supports the Peace Through Health organization, which provides physicians the opportunity to use health initiatives to bring together nations in conflict. In May 2000, Roxanne traveled to Honduras to work with disadvantaged families through the Global Youth Network and Habitat for Humanity. In 2002, Roxanne was the recipient of the Chancellor's Gold Medal as well as the A.G. Alexander Scholarship for excellence in an Honours Humanities program for studies outside of Canada. David Zywina is completing his undergraduate degree from the Faculty of Science where he studied Honours Mathematics. With tremendous talent, interest and enthusiasm, David excelled right from start of his university career by completing the advanced placement exam. His rate of learning continued at an incredible pace allowing David to complete his undergraduate program as well as some graduate level courses. His summer work experiences provided him with the opportunity to participate with advanced mathematics studies with McMaster faculty. David has received numerous academic awards and scholarships including the H.L. Hooker Scholarship, the S.L. Squire Scholarship, the MUFF IC Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement, the G.A. Young Scholarship, and the Class of '44 Scholarship. Following graduation David will pursue his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, an institution renowned for its advanced mathematics programs.

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June 4, 2003

Posted on June 4: McMaster honours two professors

The title of University Professor is the highest honour McMaster can bestow on its faculty and the designation is awarded to professors who demonstrate exceptional achievement by distinction in research, scholarship and education such that the work has made a major impact on a given field of study, and/or the work has had a major impact across disciplinary boundaries. This year, McMaster is proud to acknowledge William Coleman and John MacGregor. The title of University Professor is awarded to full-time members of McMaster faculty whose contributions in research, scholarship and education are truly outstanding. The title is held for life and cannot be held by more than seven full-time faculty members at any time. William Coleman, University Professor A scholar and author of international standing, William Coleman holds the Canada Research Chair on Global Governance and Public Policy at McMaster. Coleman excels as both an instructor and a researcher. In 1996, he won the Konrad Adenauer Research Award. In 1997, he was awarded the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations Teaching Award and won an MSU Teaching Award in 2002. In 2001, his study on Globalization and Autonomy was awarded $2.5 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. A professor in the Department of Political Science, Coleman teaches globalization, Canadian and Quebec politics and comparative public policy and conducts research on globalization and public policy. He serves as director of McMaster's Theme School on Globalization, Social Change and the Human Experience and has served on numerous University committees including the University's Task Force on Educational Quality Assurance and President's Committee on Indigenous Studies. In 2002, Coleman won McMaster's President's Award for Educational Leadership. He has also won the MSU Teaching Award (Overall). In 1990, Coleman was co-winner of the Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize given for the best book in public policy and administration. He is an author of four books in his area of expertise. John MacGregor, University Professor John MacGregor has earned an outstanding scholarly reputation in the area of process and product quality monitoring, advanced process control, and polymer reaction engineering. The professor of chemical engineering and holder of the Dofasco Chair in Automation Process was instrumental in the development of three major research centres at McMaster: the McMaster Institute for Polymer Production Technology, McMaster Advanced Control Consortium, and the Steel Research Centre. Business Week magazine cited him as one of the top five people in North America in the area of quality improvement. MacGregor has pioneered several innovative research fields of engineering. His work has had a profound influence on the Canadian process systems engineering and chemical engineering communities, and internationally in the general area on product and process quality improvement. A recipient of the President's Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision, MacGregor's many other honours include the Century of Achievement Award from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, the W. G. Hunter Award for Quality Control, the Professional Engineers of Ontario Engineering Medal (Research and Development), the Bell Canada Forum Award. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Society.

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June 4, 2003

Posted on June 4: More than 800 social sciences students receive McMaster degrees today

The Faculty of Social Sciences will confer degrees on more than 800 McMaster graduands at its annual Spring Convocation ceremony today (Wednesday, June 4). The graduation will be held in two ceremonies, the first at 9:30 a.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held at Hamilton Place. The morning will include Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Labour Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies and MA(T)/MSc(T), the afternoon, Gerontology, Health Studies, Kinesiology, Social Work and Sociology. Honorary degrees will be presented to Kenneth Robertson, Hamilton police chief, Ben Vanderbrug, Hamilton conservationist, Ken Dryden, Toronto Maple Leafs president, and John VanDuzer, superior court judge. Dryden and Robertson will deliver the Convocation addresses at their respective ceremonies.

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June 4, 2003

Posted on June 4: Arthur Bourns building incident being investigated

The Arthur Bourns building is back to normal after being closed for a few hours last night (Tuesday) after security noticed an odor inside. The electricity in ABB had been shut down for scheduled maintenance and fume hoods are not operational during such a shut down. As of last night, the cause of the odor had not been determined but it's believed it may have been connected to a fume hood in a lab. When security noticed the odor, it evacuated the building and called 911. No one was injured and the building was operational within a few hours. The investigation into the cause of the odor will continue today.

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June 3, 2003

Posted on June 3: Five student leaders recognized

McMaster University is the home of the leaders of tomorrow. This year, University President Peter George is awarding his student leadership awards to five individuals whose exemplary scholarship and service to community provide models of leadership for their fellow students and all members of the McMaster community. The students will receive their awards at Spring Convocation.

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