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Hero of the Operatic Arts in Canada, Nicholas Goldschmidt, to Receive Honorary Doctorate at York University Convocation Ceremonies
A master consciousness-raiser as well as fund raiser, and Companion of the Order of Canada, Goldschmidt's supreme focus and unerring enthusiasm has proven again and again that Canadian artists can succeed. He is the recipient of numerous awards for launching and sustaining many local and national cultural institutions, from the Canadian Opera Company to Canada's centennial celebrations, to countless music festivals from Vancouver to Guelph to Ottawa's renewed Festival Canada. Goldschmidt, 90, will receive his Honorary Doctorate degree on Thurs., June 17, at 2:30 p.m. at York University's Keele campus.
The other York Honorary Doctorate recipients are:
MORDECAI RICHLER: Richler, whose witty, double-edged writing has immortalized Canadian characters like Duddy Kravitz, Joshua and Barney, will be recognized for his prominent role in defining Canadian literature on Thurs., June 17, 6:30 p.m.
NEIL BISSOONDATH: Noted Canadian novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and York alumnus (B.A.`77 Glendon) has received acclaim for his books The Worlds Within Her (Knopf Canada, 1998/Montreal Gazette's best sellers list) The Innocence of Age, and A Casual Brutality. He will receive his honorary Doctor of Letters degree Sat., June 12, 2:30 p.m., on York's Glendon College campus, 2275 Bayview Avenue, on the west quadrangle lawn.
LOUIS L. ODETTE: A philanthropist, art patron and businessman whose projects have included Roy Thomson Hall and the Toronto Eaton Centre, and the L.L. Odette Centre for Sculpture at York, will receive his honorary Doctor of Letters degree Mon., June 14, 2:30 p.m.
SHELDON LEVY: President of Sheridan College, former York University Vice-President, and one of York's most successful alumni (B.SC ë72, M.A. ë73), Levy will receive his honorary Doctor of Laws degree Mon., June 14, 6:30 p.m.
PETER CAMPBELL: Retired director of policy for the CBC, Campbell joined the Corporation in 1959 and was the Head of Public Affairs when the famed program This Hour Has Seven Days was produced. He will receive his honorary Doctor of Letters degree Tues., June 15, 10 a.m.
VALERIE GIBBONS: Former Ontario Deputy Minister (Community and Social Services, Consumer and Commercial Relations, Management Board), was among the first women to rise to the Deputy Minister level. She will receive her honorary Doctor of Laws degree Tues., June 15, 2:30 p.m.
ELIZABETH DOWDESWELL: As executive director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Dowdeswell played a leading role in global efforts to negotiate the treaty on climate change adopted in 1992 and is responsible for the UV Index which is part of our daily weather reports. She will receive her honorary Doctor of Laws degree Tues., June 15, 6:30 p.m.
MARSHA HANEN: After more than nine years as president of the University of Winnipeg, Hanen is retiring, leaving a legacy of outstanding work in the areas of the philosophy of law and feminist theory as well as her mark in enhancing quality in teaching and higher learning in Canada. Recently named to the Order of Canada, Hanen will receive her honorary Doctor of Laws degree Thurs., June 17, 10 a.m.
ALAN G. MCNALLY: President and Chief Executive Officer of Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Montreal) McNally is an alumnus of York University (MBA ë69). He will receive his honorary Doctor of Laws degree Fri., June 18, 10 a.m.
MADAM JUSTICE BEVERLEY MCLACHLIN: Appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1989, McLachlin's achievements provide a model for women in the practice and study of the law. She will receive her honorary Doctor of Laws degree Fri., June 18, 2:30 p.m.
PETER SANDOR: A life-long learner and Hungarian immigrant who continued formal studies until he was 70, Sandor has made extraordinary contributions to the musical life of Toronto and Canada as founder of the Toronto Mozart Society. He will receive his honorary Doctor of Laws degree Fri., June 18, 6:30 p.m.
Approximately 7,500 graduate and undergraduate students from 10 Faculties will be joining York's now 144,000-strong alumni at a pivotal time in the University's history. York, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary from March 26, 1999 to March 26, 2000, is Canada's third largest university. It is nationally and internationally respected for its innovative research and award-winning teaching.
As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations, York has established the York University Founders' Society in recognition of the early and crucial contribution made by York's pioneers. The latest honorees to join the York Founders Society will be celebrated at convocation.
They are: Prof. Albert Tucker (former Glendon Principal); Prof. Donald S. Rickerd (2nd Registrar and founding Master, Winters College); Prof. David V.J. Bell (early York student, former Dean, Graduate Studies, Environmental Studies); Dr. Jules Heller (founding Dean, Fine Arts); Prof. Sydney Eisen (former Dean of Arts, founding Chair of Jewish Studies); Prof. John T. Saywell (founding Dean, Arts and Science); Dr. John W. Yolton (past Acting President); Prof. Hartwell Bowsfield (first Archivist); Prof. Harold Schiff (founding Dean of Science); Prof. Gerald A.P. Carrothers (founding Dean, Environmental Studies); Mr. Denis Smith (Founding Registrar); Prof. Del McCormack Smyth (founding Dean, Atkinson College); Dr. James Gillies (founding Dean, Administrative Studies); Prof. Alex Murray (early member Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences, cross-appointed to Environmental Studies soon after its founding); Prof. Clara Thomas (English, and one of two female founding faculty members); and early Faculty members, Prof. Michael Creal (Humanities) and Prof. Ramsay Cook (History) .
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