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First PhDs in Nuclear Engineering highlight UOIT Convocation

2014 ceremonies will see university present 10,000th degree, four honorary degrees

May 21, 2014

Tim McTiernan, PhD, UOIT President and Vice-Chancellor, at 2013 Convocation ceremonies at General Motors Place in Oshawa.

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) largest-ever graduating class will cross the stage during 2014 Convocation Ceremonies on June 5 and 6. Graduating students, their families and friends will be joined by UOIT faculty and staff, along with community members for the ceremonies at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.

UOIT’s 11^th Convocation will be highlighted by the university’s first PhD recipients from the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science. The conferring of a PhD in Nuclear Engineering to Fawaz Ali and to Nafisah Khan, both of Toronto, Ontario will take place during the first ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 5.

In addition to the university conferring approximately 1,800 degrees over two days, UOIT will present honorary Doctor of Laws degrees to:

Mr. Robert J. Deluce for exceptional professional achievement, entrepreneurial drive and vision to carve a niche in the volatile airline industry and build one of the most successful companies in Canada.
Mr. Gary Edgar for demonstrating leadership skills and passion to advance First Nations rights and helping overcome significant community challenges facing the Mississaugas of Scugog Island.
Ms. Mary Jo Haddad for extraordinary leadership within Canada’s health-care sector and being a powerful champion for pediatric health.
Dr. Ilse Treurnicht for her professional trajectory, which has taken her from chemist to entrepreneur to venture capitalist and, now, to a leadership role in Canada’s innovation community.

“Congratulations to our 2014 graduates for their hard work and dedication, and to the honorary degree recipients for their outstanding contributions, and commitment to their professions and communities,” said the Honourable Perrin Beatty, UOIT Chancellor. “Every UOIT graduate is linked by a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation, a proven ability to be adaptable and resourceful in the approach to solving problems.”

2014 UOIT Convocation schedule
(ceremonies can be viewed online at uoit.ca/convocationwebcast)

Thursday, June 5 – 9:30 a.m. ceremony

Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) to Mr. Robert J. Deluce

Thursday, June 5 – 2 p.m. ceremony

Faculty of Education
Faculty of Health Sciences
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) to Ms. Mary Jo Haddad

Friday, June 6 – 9:30 a.m. ceremony

Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Faculty of Science
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) to Dr. Ilse Treurnicht

Friday, June 6 – 2 p.m. ceremony

Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) to Mr. Gary Edgar

Where:
General Motors Centre
99 Athol Street East
Oshawa, Ontario

Media contact:

Bryan Oliver
UOIT Communications and Marketing
905.721.8668 ext. 2209
289.928.0268 (mobile)
bryan.oliver@uoit.ca

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