SPRING CONVOCATION 2023

Sunday, May 7, 2023

 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
DR. ANDREW HAKIN
President and Vice-Chancellor

This is your day! Congratulations on your achievement.

Your dedication, hard work, perseverance, and commitment have culminated

in a university degree, a StFX degree. Be confident that your experience
at StFX has provided you with the skills that will serve you well no matter
what path you follow. As a graduate of StFX, you have a unique personal
story of your experience to tell. Take enjoyment from your story. Celebrate
your relationships with friends, with staff and faculty who have helped
you along the way. Your journey has been shaped by real friendships, real
challenges, real growth, and real community, which have combined to create
a foundational experience on which to build your future.

Your education has presented you with many different lenses with which to
view the world and has also helped to hone the intellectual tools that will
enable you to make a difference to all of those around you. You are the future
leaders of our society, and our hope is that with your many skills and abilities,
you will bring positive change to our world.

Go make a difference.

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 CHANCELLOR’S MESSAGE
JOHN PEACOCK ’63
Chancellor

This is a special day for each of you, as it marks the end of your diverse journeys.
The parchment you receive today both symbolizes your years of hard work and
admits you into the alumni family of StFX – and that should make you very proud.

Sixty years ago, almost to the day, I had the pleasure of receiving my degree from
StFX – as did my wife, Adrienne. Admittedly, the campus and the student body
were considerably smaller then than they are today, but not much else has
changed. That’s part of the magic of this university; despite advancements and
modernization, StFX has always devoted itself to the holistic academic, social,
and civic education of its students.

You will experience a world that is very different from the one that I faced in 1963.
In many ways, your world is more daunting than mine. One significant difference
is the advent of technology, which has heightened our awareness of the world
beyond our own small communities. It can feel overwhelming at times, to know
so much about global hardships. But I believe that your StFX education will do for
you what it did for me and Adrienne: empower you to seek understanding; enable
you to understand complex challenges; and embolden you to take action for
positive change.

Hail and Health!

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 Alumni Association
President’s Message
KATHLEEN SHERIDAN ’15
Ottawa, Ontario

Congratulations, graduates! You have made it! Through all that you have
faced and overcome during these last few years, including the challenge of
completing your studies at StFX as the world faced a pandemic, you have
reached this very important milestone. I hope you take a moment today to
pause and truly reflect on this achievement. You should be so proud!

All of the hard work and dedication it has taken to earn your degrees,
from one of Canada’s best universities, has ensured you are each leaving
as individuals who are more educated, more informed, and more engaged
citizens of the world, ready and able to tackle what lies ahead.

Although this significant and special part of your lives is coming to a close,
another exciting one awaits! I have no doubt you will all continue to do
amazing things, with Xaverian values guiding your way. You are now officially
members of the StFX Alumni Association, joining a legacy of 50,000+ others
who have crossed this stage before you. This community of dedicated and
loyal Xaverians will be here to support you in the next phases of your lives,
providing everything from a warm welcome at your first StFX alumni chapter
event, to a friendly face (and familiar ring!) as you move to a new city, and so
much more to keep you connected to your now alma mater. We are looking
forward to getting to know you all!

Congratulations again, and welcome to “Canada’s most engaged alumni

network!” We are excited to have you join our alumni family as we work
towards positioning the association for the future through our 2023-2028
Strategic Plan, and strive to keep the StFX spirit alive and thriving for all
alumni.

Hail and health!

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 ORDER OF CEREMONIAL
Morning Ceremony
National Anthem
Janet Becigneul

Opening of Convocation
John Peacock ’63
Chancellor

Invocation
Father Donald MacGillivray ’79
University Chaplain

President’s Address
Dr. Andrew Hakin
President and Vice-Chancellor

Recognition of Medalists
Dr. Amanda Cockshutt
Academic Vice-President and Provost

Conferral of Honorary Degree

Dr. John Gaventa ’23
London, UK

Address to the Graduates

Dr. John Gaventa ’23

Presentation of Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award

Dr. Mary Oxner ’87
Accounting and Finance

Presentation of President’s Research Award

Dr. Erin Mazerolle
Psychology

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 Conferral of Degrees in Course
Conferral by Chancellor
John Peacock ’63

Remarks
Kerry Prosper
Elder in Residence

Mi’kmaq Honour Song

Trevor Gould

Acknowledgement of the Graduating Class

Ryder Ferris ’23
Bachelor of Arts with Major

Admission to the Alumni Association

Kathleen Sheridan ’15
President, Alumni Association

Benediction
Most Reverend Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick
Vicar of the Founder

Closing of Convocation
John Peacock ’63

Ceremonial Officer
Dr. Barry MacKenzie ’07

Master of Ceremonies
Dr. Leo MacDonald ’80
Faculty of Education

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 DOCTOR OF LAWS
HONORIS CAUSA
DR. JOHN GAVENTA ’23
London, UK

Dr. John Gaventa has made significant contributions to grassroots adult

education, academic scholarship, and international development over a
distinguished career of nearly 50 years. Throughout his work, he has
sought to use his research and leadership to support community driven
efforts for social change and social justice. A former Director of the
Coady Institute and Vice-President, International at StFX, Dr. Gaventa
is currently a Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies,
a leading global institution for development research, based at the
University of Sussex. Dr. Gaventa was born in the United States, but
was raised in Nigeria, where his parents were medical missionaries. He
returned to the U.S. to attend Vanderbilt University, and later received
his D. Phil. in politics from Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes
Scholar. After graduation, Dr. Gaventa returned to the U.S. and helped
lead a grassroots adult educational program at the Highlander Research
and Education Centre in Tennessee, where he later served as director.
Dr. Gaventa went on to serve as a professor and fellow at the Institute
of Development Studies, where he became team leader of the IDS
Participation Group, and later Director of Research. While at IDS, he
led several large scale collaborative international research programs
on themes of citizen participation, local governance and accountability,
working with local partners around the world. Internationally respected
in his field, he has written widely on issues of citizen-led development
and action and has received numerous awards, including a MacArthur
Fellowship, and the Tisch Civic Engagement Research Prize from Tufts
University. His first book, Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and
Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley, broke new ground in the study of
social power and won several major academic prizes. In addition to
academic activities, Dr. Gaventa has volunteered many hours working
with community groups and non-governmental initiatives. He became
a member of the Council of Trustees of Oxfam UK, and later served as
its chair. For his work at Oxfam, Dr. Gaventa was appointed an Officer
of the Order of the British Empire in 2012.

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 OUTSTANDING FACULTY
TEACHING AWARD
DR. MARY OXNER ’87
Department of Accounting And Finance

Dr. Mary Oxner joined StFX’s Gerald Schwartz School of Business

in 2000 to develop and teach courses in the accounting and finance
disciplines. Dr. Oxner primarily teaches advanced accounting courses.
As an effective and engaged faculty member who enjoys teaching
students, Dr. Oxner continuously tries to improve instructional
strategies, to provide an engaging and inclusive environment for
learning, to layer experiential learning activities into courses, and
to encourage transparency in expectations and to challenge students
in their learning. “It is clear that she understands and cares about
the effect she has on students’ wellbeing and learning,” wrote one
student nominator. Students spoke of her ongoing guidance and
encouragement, her demonstrated enthusiasm for their learning,
and how she inspires trust and simultaneously challenges students
to do their best. Dr. Oxner also involves students in her research,
including in the field of financial literacy, working with Indigenous
people and refugee newcomers with the aim of improving financial
literacy resources. Dr. Oxner consistently incorporates new content
into her courses to reflect new accounting approaches to reporting
and brings in guest experts to speak. Through it all, she follows advice
given by her father, a retired math teacher: “Don’t forget that you are
teaching PEOPLE!” Prior to joining the business faculty, Dr. Oxner was
the Senior Vice President of Quorum Funding Corporation, and Chief
Financial Officer of Quorum Growth Inc., a TSX publicly traded closed-
end investment fund. Dr. Oxner was also a staff accountant in Ernst &
Young’s International audit group. An active volunteer, her efforts have
been recognized through StFX’s Outreach Award, as the CA of the
Year for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia and
as the inaugural Terry Milne Volunteer of the Year for the Chartered
Financial Analysts’ Atlantic Canada Society.

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 PRESIDENT’S
RESEARCH AWARD
DR. ERIN MAZEROLLE
Department of Psychology

Dr. Erin Mazerolle is an assistant professor in the StFX Psychology

Department and is cross-appointed to the Computer Science
Department. She joined StFX in 2020 and has already established
an excellent research track record in reproducibility in brain imaging
research, neurovascular impacts on the human brain, neurological
diseases, neuroscience knowledge translation, and white matter
imaging. Dr. Mazerolle has secured over $1 million in research funding,
spanning NSERC, CIHR, and several other granting agencies. Her
innovative, impactful published studies have furthered understanding
of neuroimaging methods and the human brain. Remarkably, at this
stage in her career, she has already published 47 peer-reviewed journal
articles. Her research has pushed the boundaries of what we know about
functional magnetic resonance imaging activation in white matter, she
has developed unique data analysis pipelines, and she has improved the
conceptualization of rare brain conditions. Dr. Mazerolle is also known
for her ability to encourage and collaborate with colleagues and students
in her own and other disciplines. This year, her work as a mentor and
researcher earned an Early Career Research Discovery Award for Science
& Innovation nomination. Dr. Mazerolle is also committed to inclusion
and social justice in her work, promoting the visibility of women in
science, and making neuroscience accessible. She has been involved
with science outreach organizations and has been involved in projects
focused on sharing neuroscience findings with individuals living with
housing instability. This year, she initiated the Antigonish Brain Bee,
pairing undergraduate students in her Brain and Behavior course with
local high school students to help prepare them to compete in a local
neuroscience competition that culminates in a Canadian competition.

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 SENIOR CLASS
SPEAKER
RYDER FERRIS ’23
Bachelor of Arts with Major

Ryder Ferris graduates from StFX with a Bachelor of Arts degree in

philosophy. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was raised in Bristol, Rhode
Island. He grew up on the water surfing, swimming, and kayaking. He
spent summers at his family’s cottage in Prince Edward Island where
his great-grandmother is from. This gave him an appreciation for the
amazing people and nature that exist in the Maritimes. When it came
time to go to university the Maritimes was a familiar second home.
From the moment he stepped on campus, Ryder loved every moment
at StFX. He has been active on campus by starting and running an
outdoor community group, working in residence life, having a radio
show, becoming a campus tour guide, as well as senior class co-
president. As for the future, Ryder is moving west to surf, climb
mountains, and be outside as much as possible.

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 MEDALISTS 2023

UNIVERSITY GOLD MEDALS

These medals are awarded to the student with the
highest average in the final three years of an honours,
advanced major or major degree program

Bachelor of Arts to:

Ethan Draper, Fredericton, NB
Bachelor of Music to:
Zach Smith, Clam Bay, NS

❖
THE GERALD SCHWARTZ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
The following medal is awarded to the student with the
highest average in the final three years of a
Bachelor of Business Administration program.

The ONEX Corporation Gold Medal

Bachelor of Business Administration
Jane Goguen, Salisbury West,

❖
Bachelor of Education to:
Katie Ball, Hammonds Plains, NS
&
Olivia Pretty, River John, NS

❖
GOVERNOR GENERAL MEDALS
The Governor General Graduate Medal for the highest
overall average in a thesis-based graduate program to:
Mbongeni Ndlovu, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

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MASTER OF EDUCATION
Carla Alderson.............................................................................................................. Bedford, NS
Miranda Bernard................................................................................ Eskasoni First Nation, NS
Noemia Cerqueira....................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Michelle Cluett.........................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Shane Code............................................................................................................ Coldstream, BC
Timothy Cress..........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Amanda Faulkner.................................................................................................... Bass River, NS
Brandy Jarvis-Nickerson....................................................................................... Yarmouth, NS
Kimberley MacDonald............................................................................................. Cornwall , PE
Julia MacLeod.................................................................................................................... Valley, NS
Kara Mattie Deon...................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Alexa Morse................................................................................................................ Hubbards, NS
Dawn Munroe..........................................................................................................Kings Head, NS
Rayo Owoyomi........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Tammy Parker..................................................................................................................... Truro, NS
Colin Rankin.................................................................................................................Maryvale, NS
Stephanie Sealy......................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Victoria Stead.........................................................................................................Glen Haven, NS
Stephanie Stewart................................................................................................ Wentworth, NS
Terence Sullivan...................................................................................................... Saint John, NB
Mikailee Vincent......................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Vishalle Wells...........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Christina Wentzell...........................................................................................................Hilden, NS

MASTER OF ADULT EDUCATION

Yonghan Leona Chen.................................................................................................. Sydney, NS
Jyllian Cress................................................................................................................ Thorburn, NS
Derek Davies...............................................................................................................Kingston, ON
Kristen Harrott............................................................................................................ Cornwall, PE
Angela Johnson.............................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Sandy MacIntosh................................................................................................ Beaver Bank, NS
Heather Melo.......................................................................................................................... Ayr, ON
Helaynea Moore....................................................................................................... Maidstone, SK
Chanae Parsons........................................................................................................ Lucasville, NS
Joanne Rowe......................................................................................................Corner Brook, NL
Kim Slauenwhite.......................................................................................Hammonds Plains, NS
Crystal Smeaton.....................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Crystal Tobin-Legere................................................................................Head of Jeddore, NS
Susan Willsie.................................................................................................................. Breslau, ON

DIPLOMA IN ADULT EDUCATION

Marie Tsoukanas.........................................................................................................Almonte, ON

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
Giovanni Akeson.................................................................................................... Blackstock, ON
Alexander Anderson.................................................................................................. Bedford, NS
Kellen Anderson.........................................................................................................Sackville, NB

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Katie Ball.....................................................................................................Hammonds Plains, NS
Aaron Bannerman..................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Justin Belanger............................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Genevieve Benson..........................................................................................................Barrie, ON
Sheldon Bondy............................................................................................................ Windsor, ON
Jade Borden-Lee............................................................................................................ Halifax, NS
Jillian Bouchie.........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Andrew Boyle.................................................................................................................... Afton, NS
Halla Bray........................................................................................................................ Calgary, AB
Joshuah Brown........................................................................................................Etobicoke, ON
Abigail Bugden................................................................................................ Corner Brook , NL
Jacob Buis.......................................................................................................... North Sydney, NS
Stephen Carmichael................................................................................................. Belleville, ON
Norah Chaput...................................................................................................St. Catharines, ON
Cheryl Chisholm............................................................................................Lower Sackville, NS
Bailey Chitty...................................................................................................................Nappan, NS
Robert Clark.......................................................................................................... Bridgewater, NS
Ralph Clarke........................................................................................................ Salmon River, NS
Maddie Clements-Dubreuil......................................................................Eastern Passage, NS
Erin Cock..................................................................................................................North River, NS
Amy Crossman................................................................................................................ Halifax, NS
Anna Cudmore........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Thomas Cusimano...................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Courtney DeJeet........................................................................................................... Sydney, NS
Ali Delaney...................................................................................................................Inverness, NS
Jeneva Dennis.......................................................................................................... St. Peter’s, NS
Corey Dewtie..................................................................................................... New Glasgow, NS
Evelyn Downie.........................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Josh Dupigny...........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Brandon Faulkner...................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Brittany Fitzgerald......................................................................................................... Halifax, NS
Emilie Foote................................................................................................................ Fall River, NS
Alec Foran.................................................................................................................... Fairmont, NS
Zach Fraser......................................................................................................... New Glasgow, NS
Xavier Frederick.......................................................................................... Upper Pomquet, NS
Claudia Fulton........................................................................................................... Aylesford, NS
Alexandra Garden..........................................................................................................Enfield, NS
Maria Gaskell........................................................................................................Londonderry, NS
Maria Georgoudis......................................................................................................Rothesay, NB
Benjamin Gillis................................................................................................................ Sydney, NS
Iain Gillis........................................................................................................................Margaree, NS
Richard Gorey.................................................................................................... New Glasgow, NS
Sam Gorman............................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Jared Green..............................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Sophie Hadley................................................................................................... Guysborough, NS
Makenna Harnish........................................................................................................ Bible Hill, NS
Nicola Hines............................................................................................................... Yarmouth, NS
Emily Isnor........................................................................................................... Bowmanville, ON

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Tavneet Kaur..................................................................................................................Nagar, India
Nicole Keeping................................................................................................................ Halifax, NS
Shane Kenny.................................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Shelby Kilburn........................................................................................................... Stellarton, NS
Johnny Kyte........................................................................................................................ Carp, ON
Kaleb Lawrence.......................................................................................................Greenfield, NB
Maria LeBlanc.................................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Charlene Loveless................................................................................................. Braesshore, NS
Mikayla Vivian Luchkow......................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Courtney MacDonald....................................................................................... Brierly Brook, NS
Danielle MacDonald..............................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Jenna MacDonald............................................................................................. West Arichat, NS
Kaitlyn MacDonald.................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Megan MacDonald........................................................................................... New Glasgow, NS
Laura MacDonnell..................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Stephanie MacIntyre.............................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Heather MacIsaac........................................................................................................ London, ON
Joshua MacKillop.......................................................................................................... Sydney, NS
Dyson Macleod.......................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Izaak MacMullin.......................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Amy MacNeil.................................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Blake MacPherson.......................................................................................... Havre Boucher, NS
Grace Madden....................................................................................................... Kemptville , ON
Daniel Manning......................................................................................................Toney River, NS
Taylor Masters....................................................................................................Murray Siding, NS
Madison McClure...................................................................................................Grand Falls, NB
Claire McCormick......................................................................................................Hampton, NB
Brody Morrisey.................................................................................................................. Valley, NS
Moira O’Neill................................................................................................................Hamilton, ON
Emily Pettipas..............................................................................................................Tracadie, NS
Marissa Poirier.........................................................................................................Cheticamp, NS
Sarah Polley...................................................................................................................... Halifax, NS
D’Vaughn Powell............................................................................................. Kingston, Jamaica
Cassie Preston................................................................................................................ Norton, NB
Olivia Pretty............................................................................................................. River John, NS
KarenAnn Prosper................................................................... Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation, NS
Kristie Przewieda......................................................................................................... London, ON
Heather Reid............................................................................................................... Mulgrave, NS
Kiersten Richards.................................................................................................. Kensington, PE
Bethany Ripoll................................................................................................... New Glasgow, NS
Ainsley Ross...................................................................................................Margaree Valley, NS
Hannah Rushton............................................................................................................... Valley, NS
Kristen Savoury...................................................................................................... D’Escousse, NS
Leslie Semple Johnston......................................................................................... Stellarton, NS
Erin Senathirajah...........................................................................................................Whitby, ON
Hillary Smallman............................................................................................................O’Leary, PE
Abigail Smolenaars................................................................................................... Kentville, NS
Claire Stefansson...........................................................................................................Kenora, ON

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Brendan Stone............................................................................................................ Amherst, NS
Sarah Tate................................................................................................... Penetanguishene, ON
Kyra Tessier..................................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Mary Frances Theriault........................................................................................ Bridgeville, NS
Amelia Thompson........................................................................................................ Calgary, AB
Mikayla Thompson................................................................................................Heatherton, NS
Liam Timmons.........................................................................................................Cheticamp, NS
Brett Verge........................................................................................................... Beaver Bank, NS
Chris Verheyen......................................................................................................... Frankford, ON
Cole Virtanen...........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Adam Weersink.................................................................................................Port McNicoll, ON
Peter Wilkie...................................................................................................................Paradise, NL
Mariah Williams.........................................................................................Hammonds Plains, NS
Lindsey Wilson.......................................................................................................Toney River, NS

MASTER OF ARTS
Ethan Sabatella.............................................................................Saratoga Springs, New York
Angus L. Macdonald Memorial Scholarship for Celtic Studies

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH MAJOR

Abby Anderson............................................................................................................. Trenton, NS
Olivia Armsworthy.......................................................................................... Shubenacadie, NS
Makoto Barnard....................................................................................................St. Georges, MB
Ella Barney...................................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Genevieve Beaulac......................................................................................... Fort Augustus, PE
Josée Boudreau.............................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Book Prize of the Consul General of Switzerland in Montreal for French
Harry Bower.................................................................................................................. Toronto, ON
Johanna Boyd.................................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Stephen Brennan......................................................................................................... Nepean, ON
Matthew Brennick.......................................................................................... Little Bras D’or, NS
Silas Brushett.................................................................................................. Whycocomagh, NS
Molly Burke.............................................................................................................Fredericton, NB
Kate Calabrese...................................................................................................... Quispamsis, NB
Alasdair Cameron.......................................................................................................... Mabou, NS
Sydney Chambers....................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Emily Chaytor......................................................................................................... Churchville, NS
Mallory Chisholm...................................................................................................Heatherton, NS
Brendon Clavelle............................................................................................... Kapuskasing, ON
Sara Coish.....................................................................................................................Moncton, NB
Ashley Collins............................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Olivia Conrad...........................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Rebecca Conrod.................................................................................................Chezzetcook, NS
Alexandra Cook............................................................................................................ Lincoln, ON
Brianna Culliton-Oliver.......................................................................................Fredericton, NB
Carter Currie.................................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Abbey Davis................................................................................................................ Minesing, ON
Book Prize of the Consul General of Switzerland in Montreal for German

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Broden DeCoff.......................................................................................... Fraser’s Mountain, NS
Derin Derici............................................................................................................. Istanbul, Turkey
Ruby Dunning............................................................................................................ Markham, ON
Elaina Edmunds................................................................................................Churchill Falls, NL
Robyn Fahie....................................................................................................Lower Sackville, NS
Ryder Ferris.................................................................................................. Bristol, Rhode Island
Carter Fleming.............................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Grace Freeman................................................................................................. Charlottetown, PE
Andie George.............................................................................................................St. John’s, NL
Margaret Ann Gillis................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Michael Gillis............................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
John and Mary Fraser Memorial Prize for Senior Religious Studies
Claire Hann..................................................................................................................... Calgary, AB
Michaela Hawdur.......................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Ashley-Dawn Irving.......................................................................................................Debert, NS
Amelia Ives.........................................................................................................Williams Lake, BC
Lescia Kanuit.................................................................................................................. Calgary, AB
Emma Kealy....................................................................................................................... Perth, ON
Jason Kenney............................................................................................................. Hopewell, NS
Danielle Korem............................................................................................................ Baddeck, NS
Kathleen Koval........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Zacchary Kuhn........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Mackenzie Larade..................................................................................................Cheticamp, NS
Sydney Lodge.................................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Jillian Louvelle................................................................................................... Labrador City, NL
Micah MacDonald................................................................................................... Strathcona, PE
Shayla MacDonald.................................................................................................... Westville, NS
Vannia Macias Zambrano...........................................................................Guayaquil, Ecuador
Erica Mackeen...........................................................................................................Middleton, NS
Jillian McEvoy...............................................................................................................Whitney, NB
Ambassador of Austria Book Prize for German
Matt McLaughlin..........................................................................................................Oakville, ON
Tess McLaughlin............................................................................................................ Calgary, AB
Annie McMullon.........................................................................................................Rothesay, NB
Finn McSwiggan........................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Dani Muir...................................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Emily Neil.......................................................................................... Conception Bay South, NL
Margaret O’Flaherty..................................................................................Holland Landing, ON
Andrew Penney.......................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Jessie Pepin................................................................................................................. Bancroft, ON
Kaitlyn Power............................................................................................................. Stellarton, NS
Brogan Pyke.................................................................................................................Metcalfe, ON
Chris Rambi.......................................................................................................Richmond Hill, ON
Carson Ripoll...................................................................................................... New Glasgow, NS
Kyle Rutter................................................................................................................... Belleville, ON
Jude Sawatsky..................................................................................................... Mississauga, ON
Jaidon Seymour....................................................................................................... St. Peter’s, NS
Quinn Siebel................................................................................................................... Calgary, AB

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Felipe Silva Milhomens............................................................ Sao Luis Do Maranhao, Brazil
Katie Simpson........................................................................................................... Frankville, NS
Bernadette Skodje................................................................................................. St. George, NB
Flip Smith....................................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Rodrigo Soares................................................................................................... Sao Paulo, Brazil
Matthew Spinella.......................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Jeana Sugrue..................................................................................................................Whitby, ON
Jacob Taylor........................................................................................................... Bridgetown, NS
Hailey Teasdale.......................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Kaitlyn Teasdale..........................................................................................................Maryvale, NS
MacKenzie Tucker............................................................................................................ Valley, NS
Kaelyn Vint.................................................................................................................. Westville, NS
Jaiden Weinrauch.................................................................................................... St. Albert, AB
Kevin Welch................................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Liam Wilde...................................................................................................................... Calgary, AB
Mikayla Young................................................................................................... North Sydney, NS

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH MAJOR WITH DISTINCTION

Sydney Bateman......................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Kaylee Butcher......................................................................................................... Port Elgin, NB
Lahra Daniel................................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Emma Diamond...................................................................................................Lyons Brook, NS
Evan Fortin..................................................................................................................Stratford, ON
Caitlin Lundy.................................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Alaura MacNeill............................................................................................................. Trenton, NS
Sophie Maillet............................................................................................................Middleton, NS
Sarah McKnight..............................................................................................................Auburn, NS
Reverend Frank J. Mifflen Prize for Sociology
Abigail Moran..................................................................................................Carleton Place, ON
Will Outhwaite............................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Owen Reay.................................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Rylee Sears..........................................................................................................Stoney Island, NS
Kimberly Tkacz.......................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Anna Waldner...........................................................................................................Bonnyville, AB

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH JOINT MAJOR

Joshua Blake......................................................................................................Churchill Falls, NL
Natalie Brox...............................................................................................................Vancouver, BC
Breanna Calnen....................................................................................................... New Minas, NS
Findlay Day.....................................................................................................................Victoria, BC
Sloane Goveas............................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Ryan Langille................................................................................................................... Halifax, NS
Liam Livingstone......................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Reid MacPherson.................................................................................................Salt Springs, NS
Che Morales..............................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Avan Nava.............................................................................................................. Mississauga, ON
Gareth Sanford-MacPhee........................................................................................Elmsdale, NS
Abi Strang......................................................................................................................... Halifax, NS

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BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH JOINT MAJOR WITH DISTINCTION
Taylor DeCoste.........................................................................................Lower South River, NS
Ben Fairhurst................................................................................................................. Calgary, AB
Christina Gentile................................................................................................................Laval, QC
Ethan Hume.......................................................................................................................Pictou, NS
Reverend Frank J. Mifflen Prize for Sociology
Ruth Murray..............................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Grayson Powell..............................................................................................................Dundas, ON

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH JOINT ADVANCED MAJOR WITH DISTINCTION

Olivia Leroux............................................................................................................. Apple Hill, ON
Dr. Paul V. Groarke Book Prize in Philosophy
Dr. Annette Ahern Memorial Essay Prize in Religious Studies

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH ADVANCED MAJOR

Aidan MacDonald...........................................................................................................Arisaig, NS

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH ADVANCED MAJOR WITH DISTINCTION

Makenna Mestinsek..................................................................................................... Calgary, AB
Clare Fawcett Graduating Prize in Anthropology

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH HONOURS

Alexander Lambourne..........................................................................................Antigonish, NS
The Department of English Senior Honours Thesis Prize
Heidi McIntyre.............................................................................................................. Toronto, ON
The Hogan-Phillips Prize in History
Claire Schofer................................................................................................................ Calgary, AB

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS

Reagan Arseneau...........................................................................................Pleasant Valley, NS
Preet Banga........................................................................................................... New Delhi, India
Tehya Blake..................................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Dr. John B. Stewart Scholarship for Political Science
Elise Canning...........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Margaret MacGillivray-MacDougall Prize for English
Reverend R.J. MacSween Prize for English
The Department of English Senior Honours Thesis Prize
Ethan Draper..........................................................................................................Fredericton, NB
Craig MacDonald Mooney Prize for Psychology
Allison Hancock.............................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Johanna Huntley.......................................................................................................Big Marsh, NS
Fr. Malcolm MacDonell Award in Celtic Studies
Emma MacKechnie...................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Sarah Turnbull.............................................................................................................Hamilton, ON
Dr. Paul V. Groarke Book Prize in Philosophy
Mila Walst............................................................................................................ New Glasgow, NS

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BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH HONOURS WITH SUBSIDIARY
Matthew Rankin......................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Kira Tosi........................................................................................Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Dr. Paul V. Groarke Book Prize in Philosophy

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH HONOURS WITH SUBSIDIARY

WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS
Aidan Ahern.............................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Akua Amankwah-Poku............................................................................................ Accra, Ghana
Kyra Campbell......................................................................................................... New Minas, NS
Laura Cormier................................................................................................Margaree Valley, NS
Forensic Psychology Prize
Kyle Knights................................................................................................................... Calgary, AB
Mia Landi...................................................................................................................... Canmore, AB
Service Learning Prize for Excellence as a Community-Engaged Scholar
St Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers Book Prize
C & A MacPhee Memorial Award for Catholic Studies
Bailey MacMullin.................................................................................................... Kemptville, ON
Ken Matheson.........................................................................................................Georgeville, NS
Father Charles R. MacDonald Memorial Medal in Philosophy
Art History Prize
Mika Nikolai.................................................................................................................. Kelowna, BC
Lidet O’Connor.................................................................................Hampton, New Hampshire
St Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers Book Prize
Women’s and Gender Studies Prize
Kegan Palmer................................................................................................................Judique, NS
Dr. John B. Stewart Scholarship for Political Science
Walter Kontak Prize in Political Science
Allard Tobin Travel Award
Jules Leger Undergraduate Scholarship for Achievement in the Humanities
and Social Sciences
Naomi Stobart.......................................................................................................... Saskatoon, SK
Maëlle Weber................................................................................................................ Wycliffe, BC

BACHELOR OF MUSIC
Robyn Feltham.......................................................................................................Glovertown, NL
Dalton Slind..................................................................................................................... Aurora, ON
Zach Smith......................................................................................................................Clam Bay, N

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH MAJOR

Liam Aitken.................................................................................................................. Foothills, AB
Nick Aquino..............................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Ethan Ashworth Cochrane...............................................................Greenwich, Connecticut
Rong Bao.............................................................. Nantong City, People’s Republic of China
Kino Barrett................................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Kai Beck........................................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Dobson Boudreau............................................................................................. Petit-de-Grat, NS
Benjamin Boyles........................................................................................................... Trenton, NS

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Sydney Brennan................................................................................... Florenceville-Bristol, NB
Lance Bright.................................................................................................... Whycocomagh, NS
Chelse Brooks.....................................................................................................Nassau, Bahamas
Jennifer Bylow.................................................................................................................. Orillia, ON
Johanna Campbell........................................................................................................... Lantz, NS
Andrew Cash..................................................................................................Upper Tantallon, NS
Graeme Cavanagh...................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Owen Chesney........................................................................................................ Port Hope, ON
Kegan Chitty..................................................................................................................Nappan, NS
Samantha Clarke.......................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Claire Colburn.................................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Rowan Connolly................................................................................................... Rangeley, Maine
Matthew Cote.................................................................................................................Russell, ON
Heather Creer..........................................................................................................Dartmouth, NS
Shani Darrell...................................................................................... Hamilton Parish, Bermuda
Samuel Delaney..........................................................................................................Moncton, NB
Jayden Delorey.................................................................................................... Larry’s River, NS
Thomas Devon.............................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Adam Dickson.................................................................................................................... Carp, ON
Kyle Duggan..................................................................................................................Oakville, ON
Ben Dunnett............................................................................................................. Saint John, NB
Harry Eliot......................................................................................................................... Halifax, NS
Angel Espat........................................................................................................ Belize City, Belize
Jack Flemming................................................................................................................ Halifax, NS
Marly Gallivan.................................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
John Garron.........................................................................................................Georgetown, ON
Kolby Gennoe............................................................................................................ Stellerton, NS
East Coast Credit Union Prize in Entrepreneurship
Arman Gudelj...................................................................................................... Cole Harbour, NS
Robert Hannigan...........................................................................................................Russell, ON
Logan Hanselpacker............................................................................................. St. George, NB
Ireland Harris...........................................................................................................Louisbourg, NS
Adam Holwell.............................................................................................................St. John’s, NL
Emma Jewkes..........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Noah Johnson................................................................................................................ Aurora, ON
Zakariya Karim.............................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Bryce Keating............................................................................................................Timberlea, NS
Jack Kennedy..........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Samantha Kerr.................................................................................................... East Preston, NS
Josef Knittel..........................................................................................................Maple Ridge, BC
Sam Kufner.................................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Patty Kyte................................................................................................................. Pembroke, ON
Raine Langille.......................................................................................................Lyons Brook, NS
Trey Laprise...................................................................................................... Fort McMurray, AB
Matthew Lewis...............................................................................................Lower Sackville, NS
Jonah Longpre........................................................................................................ Pembroke, ON
Yang Lu............................................................................ Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
Coleton Lunan............................................................................................................... Calgary, AB

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Rhys Lyons.................................................................................................................. Yarmouth, NS
Cameron MacDougall.............................................................................. Port Hawkesbury, NS
Cody MacEachern........................................................................................................ Ottawa, ON
Connor MacIsaac......................................................................................................... Bedford, NS
Cameron MacNeil....................................................................................................... Bible Hill, NS
Rachel Manning..........................................................................................................Courtice, ON
Carter Martin.............................................................................................................. Manotick, ON
Sean McKeown........................................................................................................... Canmore, AB
Caden McLaren.......................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Kamryn Morehouse................................................................................................. Miramichi, NB
Lindsay Nie................................................................................................................ Baltimore, ON
Jack Nielsen................................................................................................................... Calgary, AB
Dylan Noonan................................................................................................................ Ottawa, ON
Cooper Packham.......................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Kobey Packham............................................................................................................ Ottawa, ON
Leah Pink...................................................................................................... Temperance Vale, NB
Dylan Provost.............................................................................................................Kingston, ON
Ka’Ri Richards...........................................................................................St. Georges, Bermuda
Meghan Risser...................................................................................................... Bridgewater, NS
Dylan Robar...............................................................................................Hammonds Plains, NS
John Rooney.................................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Davian Rutherford............................................................................................Nassau, Bahamas
Lillian Samson..........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Lauren Sapier..................................................................................................... Lennox Island, PE
Maggie Sarsfield.......................................................................................................Waterville, NS
Brody Schmitt............................................................................................................. Bible Hill, NS
Katie Sexton.................................................................................................................Moncton, NB
Yuning Shang..........................................................Changzhou, People’s Republic of China
Ethan Sherwood........................................................................................................... Calgary, AB
John Shore..................................................................................................................... Orleans, ON
Declan Smith............................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Jeremy Smith........................................................................................................... Edmonton, AB
Garrett Sten................................................................................................................ Dewinton, AB
William Stewart..............................................................................................................O’Leary, PE
Nicholas Suriwka...................................................................................................... Nobleton, ON
Courtney Taylor.................................................................................................... St. Stephen, NB
Donovan Taylor............................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Liam Tompkins.......................................................................... Head of St Margarets Bay, NS
Meghan Tylak.............................................................................................................Brantford, ON
Ross Van Steinburg................................................................................................... Boylston, NS
Joshua Vinet.................................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Geetika Vinni.................................................................................................................Mohali, India
Josh White....................................................................................................................... Millville, NS
Peter Young.................................................................................................................Rothesay, NB

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH MAJOR WITH DISTINCTION

Michael Delaney...................................................................................................... Saint John, NB
Jessica Faiella.............................................................................................................King City, ON

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Jaclyn Fitzpatrick............................................................................. Upper Nine Mile River, NS
Hannah George..........................................................................................................St. John’s, NL
Royer Thompson Prize for Management & Leadership
Shauna Graveson................................................................................................Maple Ridge, BC
Travis Maloney............................................................................................................. Amherst, NS
Claudia Ng Yin Hing...................................................................................Pereybere, Mauritius
Schwartz Prize in International Business
Anna Payson....................................................................................................... Salmon River, NS
Kaitlyn Priddle....................................................................................................Corner Brook, NL
Lola Rosquist................................................................................................................. Calgary, AB
Taylor Van De Wiel...................................................................................................St. John’s, NL

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH ADVANCED MAJOR

Alena Abbott........................................................................................................Oxford Mills, ON
McKullen Astill...........................................................................................................Stavenger, NT
Alexandra Avard.......................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Stewart Bagnell............................................................................................................... Halifax, NS
Charlie Bell..............................................................................................................Mount Pearl, NL
Connor Boudreau..................................................................................................... Stellarton, NS
Nasha Cunningham...........................................................................................Arusha, Tanzania
Bradley Dennis............................................................................................................Moncton, NB
Aaron Fanning........................................................................................................Drum Head, NS
Jacob Henderson............................................................................................................Barrie, ON
Molly Henry...................................................................................................................... Greely, ON
Neil Jennings.......................................................................................................... Sheenboro, QC
Amanda Johnson........................................................................................................... Navan, ON
Joane Maillard.............................................................................................................. Toronto, ON
Samuel Mattie......................................................................................................Saint-Lazare, QC
Kimberly May............................................................................................................. Espanola, ON
St Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers Book Prize
Jenna McClure............................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Talia Morin................................................................................................................... Manotick, ON
Delaney Mutch.......................................................................................................... Miramichi, NB
Michael Parsons...........................................................................................................Paradise, NL
Juliette Poziomka................................................................................................... Saint John, NB
Devon Sanders..................................................................................................................Manor, SK
Tanner Smith...............................................................................................................St. Teresa, PE

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH ADVANCED MAJOR

WITH DISTINCTION
Kyle Barnes..................................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Eileen Bekkers................................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Johnathon Brophy........................................................................................... New Glasgow, NS
Bronwen Campbell..................................................................................... West Vancouver, BC
Will Chapman............................................................................................................... Bedford, NS
Austin Coolen.................................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Ethan Crossman..........................................................................................................Sackville, NB

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Dion Durant................................................................................................... Upper Pomquet, NS
Argentinean Consulate of Montreal Prize for Spanish
The CIBC Wood Gundy Prize in Finance
Luke Geiger................................................................................................................... Toronto, ON
Josh Graham............................................................................................................. Scotsburn, NS
Maddie Harroun.............................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Emma Hause.......................................................................................................................... Ayr, ON
Schwartz Prize in Enterprise Systems
Jillian Hayden................................................................................................................ Bedford, NS
Leah Heavey...................................................................................................................... Fernie, BC
Ana Huestis...................................................................................................................... Halifax, NS
Gregory Linton........................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Renee MacLeod.............................................................................................................. Halifax, NS
Zachary McDonald....................................................................................................... Magog, QC
Montana McKenna....................................................................................................... Ottawa, ON
Connor Newbold.............................................................................................................Barrie, ON
Brianna Pellerine............................................................................................................ Sydney, NS
CPA Nova Scotia Award of Excellence
Katrina Phillips........................................................................................................... Osgoode, ON
Ben Pierrynowski......................................................................................................... Bedford, NS
Sophie Sharp................................................................................................................ Toronto, ON
Mitch Stedman.................................................................................................Peterborough, ON
Nicole Taylor.................................................................................................................. Ottawa, ON
Jayden Thompson.......................................................................................Blue Mountains, ON
Logan Tramble............................................................................................................. Bedford, NS

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS

Jane Goguen................................................................................................... Salisbury West, NB
Killam Apartment REIT Prize in Marketing
Sammy Johnson.......................................................................................Hammonds Plains, NS

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH JOINT FIRST

CLASS HONOURS
Cassidy Pettipas.....................................................................................................Antigonish, NS
Matt West........................................................................................................................ Wallace, NS

POST-BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA IN ENTERPRISE IT MANAGEMENT

Jasitha Eramath................................................................................................. Ramanthali, India
Schwartz School Post Baccalaureate Prize
Aakash Dineshkumar Patel............................................................................... Vadodara, India
Anna Rivard............................................................................................................ Cambridge, ON
Kamran Warsi............................................................................................................... Toronto, ON

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CHAIRS AND PROGRAM CO-ORDINATORS

Ken MacAulay, Ph.D. Iker Gondra, Ph.D.

Chair, Accounting & Finance Chair, Computer Science
Maureen Coady, Ph.D. Santo Dodaro, Ph.D.
Chair, Adult Education Program Co-ordinator, Develop-
ment Studies
Jane McMillan, Ph.D.
Chair, Anthropology Lisa Kellman, Ph.D.
Chair, Earth Sciences
David Garbary, Ph.D.
Program Co-ordinator, Patrick Withey, Ph.D.
Aquatic Resources Chair, Economics
Sharon Gregory, Ph.D. David Young, Ph.D.
Chair, Art Chair, Curriculum & Leadership
Kara Thompson, Ph.D Leo MacDonald, Ph.D.
Program Co-ordinator, Chair, Teacher Education
Bachelor of Arts and
Frank Cormier, Ph.D.
Science in Health
Chair, Engineering
Moira Galway, Ph.D.
Cory Rushton, Ph.D.
Chair, Biology
Chair, English
Joseph Khoury , Ph.D.
Andrew Foran, Ph.D.
Program Co-ordinator,
Chair, History
Catholic Studies
Charlene Weaving, Ph.D.
Ranke de Vries Ph.D.
Chair, Human Kinetics
Chair, Celtic Studies
Ann Fox, Ph.D.
Manuel Aquino, Ph.D.
Chair, Human Nutrition
Chair, Chemistry
Neil Maltby, Ph.D.
Doug Al-Maini Ph.D.
Chair, Management
Program Co-ordinator,
Classical Studies Todd Boyle, Ph.D.
Chair, Marketing & Enterprise
Andrew MacDougall
Program Co-ordinator, Stephen Finbow, Ph.D.
Climate and Environment Chair, Mathematics & Statistics

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CHAIRS AND PROGRAM CO-ORDINATORS

Maria Paz, Ph.D. Lynda Harling-Stalker, Ph.D.

Chair, Modern Languages Chair, Interim, Sociology
Paul Tynan, MM Rachel Hurst, Ph.D.
Chair, Music Program Co-ordinator Women’s &
Gender Studies
Marion Alex, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Katarin MacLeod, Ph.D.
School of Nursing Coordinator, PhD in Educational
Studies
William Sweet, Ph.D.
Chair, Philosophy Mahasti Kakpour, Ph.D.
Chair, Faculty of Arts
Carl Adams, Ph.D.
Chair, Physics Robert van den Hoogen, Ph.D.
Chair, Faculty of Science
Jim Bickerton, Ph.D.
Chair, Political Science Mary Oxner, Ph.D.
Chair, Faculty of Business
Erin Austen, Ph.D.
Chair, Psychology William Walters, Ph.D.
Chair, Faculty of Education
Jim Bickerton, Ph.D.
Program Co-ordinator Public William Sweet, Ph.D.
Policy & Government Chair, University Faculty
Ken Penner, Ph.D. Marcia English, Ph.D.
Chair, Religious Studies Chair, University Senate
Mary Oxner, Ph.D.
Program Co-ordinator,
Service Learning

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UNIVERSITY OFFICERS

Andrew Hakin, Ph.D. Joe Apaloo, Ph.D.

President and Vice-Chancellor Dean of Science
Dr. Amanda Cockshutt Timothy Hynes, Ph.D.
Academic Vice-President Dean of Business
& Provost
Lace Marie Brogden, Ph.D.
Monica Foster, FCPA Dean of Education
Vice-President Finance
Cathy MacDonald, Ph.D.
and Administration
Interim Assistant Vice-President,
Elizabeth Yeo, M.Ed Academic Affairs
Vice-President Students
Tara Buksaitis, BA, MLIS
David Graham, BBA Registrar & Director Enrollment
Vice-President, Advancement Planning
Richard Isnor, D.Phil. Eileen Alma
Associate Vice-President Research Executive Director
& Graduate Studies Coady International Institute
Karen Brebner, Ph.D.
Dean of Arts

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 YOU’VE WORKED HARD FOR THAT DEGREE,
NOW FRAME IT IN STYLE.

StFX degree frames will be available for purchase

Charles V. Keating Centre - Conference Room A
Sat, May 6 2 pm - 5 pm
Sun, May 7 8 am - 12 pm / 2 pm - 6 pm
To view frame styles, visit: www.stfx.ca/frames
Inquiries: 902 867-2186 • [email protected]
Frames sold year-round in the Alumni Office, Xavier Hall.
Description of Degree Hoods
All hoods for earned degrees at this university follow the approved design and
colour coding of the Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume. This guarantees
uniqueness of design and colour arrangement for the academic hoods of each
university.

For purposes of academic regalia, the university colours are described as Yale
blue and white, and they are used in identical fashion in the hoods for all earned
degrees. That is to say, the lining for hoods are all the same and serve to identify
the university rather than any particular degree. This lining, therefore, is blue
divided by a chevron of white.

The binding or edging of the hood is of velvet, two inches wide for all bachelor’s
degrees and three inches wide for all master’s degrees and five inches for PhD. The
academic discipline is recognizable from the colour of this velvet binding or trim.

Degree candidates will wear gowns and the hood of the degree to be received.
Colours of the lining of the hood are exposed over the left shoulder, velvet trim and
black shell on the right shoulder.

Diploma candidates will wear collars. If candidate also has a degree, the colours of
that degree should be worn.

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies...................................................................... blue

Master of Arts.................................................................................................................................. white
Master of Science......................................................................................................................... yellow
Master of Adult Education................................................................................................ royal blue
Master of Arts in Teaching.......................................................................................................... white
Master of Education........................................................................................................................ blue
Bachelor of Arts.............................................................................................................................. white
Bachelor of Business Administration................................................................................... brown
Bachelor of Arts in Human Kinetics .......................................................................... sage green
Bachelor of Arts in Music.............................................................................................................. pink
Bachelor of Music............................................................................................................................. pink
Bachelor of Education................................................................................................................... blue
Diploma in Adult Education....................................................................... blue and white collar
Diploma in Jazz Studies.............................................................................. blue and white collar
Bachelor of Science.................................................................................................................... yellow
Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition.............................................................. yellow maize
Bachelor of Science in Nursing..............................................................................apricot orange
Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics.................................................................... sage green
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education............................................................. sage green
Bachelor of Science in Business............................................................................................ yellow
Bachelor of Arts and Science in Health........................................................ white and yellow
Bachelor of Arts and Science in Climate & Environment.......................... white and yellow
Diploma in Engineering............................................................................... blue and white collar
Diploma in Community-Based Development.................................... blue and white collar
Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence......................blue and white collar
Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Enterprise IT Management........ blue and white collar

Regalia for all honorary doctor degrees, however described, is composed of a

medium blue (periwinkle blue) gown with white trim and lining. Hoods are blue
and lined with white. Doctoral bonnets are also worn, tassels to the left.

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LIFE OFFICERS
The StFX Alumni Association includes 52,000 alumni worldwide. Graduation
weekend is the first formal opportunity for the association to welcome graduates
into the alumni branch of the Xaverian family. During convocation exercises,
members of the Alumni Association present an alumni lapel pin to each graduate
as a gesture of “Welcome.” In the tradition of the university, the Class of 2023 Life
Officers will represent them in their ongoing relationship with their alma mater.
You may contact the StFX Alumni Affairs Office if you need to reach your Life
Officers. The class of 2023 Life Officers are:

Renee MacLeod, Halifax, NS Sam Silver, Antigonish, NS

Ryder Ferris, Bristol, RI Allie Avard, Toronto, ON
Thomas MacLellan, Halifax, NS Aliyah Fraser, New Glasgow, NS
Jillian Hayden, Bedford, NS Findlay Day, Victoria, BC
Kira Tosi, Boston, MA Grace MacDonald, Mabou, NS
Mia Landi, Canmore, AB

ALUMNI COUNCIL, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, StFX UNIVERSITY

The StFX Alumni Association serves to advance and promote the best interests
of St. Francis Xavier University and to foster and encourage a spirit of loyalty to
the university in former and present students, faculty and friends of StFX.

EXECUTIVE
Kathleen Sheridan ’15, ON, President Flo Campbell ’83 ’84 ’05, NS, Treasurer
Devon McGrath ’16, NL, Vice President Marc Rodrigue ’08, ON, Past President
Gina Gill Hartmann ’05, ON, Secretary

ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Marc Rodrigue ’08, ON • Kathleen Sheridan ’15, ON

COUNCIL
Kathleen Sheridan ’15, ON, AJ Doyle ’14, NB Donna Brushey ’72, NS
President Lisa Belanger ’07, AB Rose Ann MacGillivray ’74, NS
Devon McGrath ’16, NL, Mike Gillis ’87, NS Kristie Forbes ’10, NS
Vice President John Edem ’18, NS Blaire Gould ’10, NS
Sarah Comandante ’19, AB, Marlee Boyle ’09, NS Megan Thompson ’17, NS
Secretary Laurie Oakes ’79 ’80, NS
Heather, Johnson ’93, ’94, QC, Quin Gilbert-Walters ’14, ON
Treasurer Zak Lewis ’14, ON
Marc Rodrigue ’08, ON, Tory Novakova ’11, MA
Past President Maureen Duffy-Mason ’78, NS

OFFICE St. Francis Xavier University

PO Box 5000, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5
Phone: (902) 867-2186 · Fax: (902) 867-3659
E-mail: [email protected] · stfx.ca/alumni

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QUAECUMQUE SUNT VERA
Whatsoever things are true

Philippians 4:4–9
The St. Francis Xavier University motto is taken from the letter
of Paul to the Philippians. The following is an excerpt from the
epistle.

I want you to be happy, always happy in the Lord;

I repeat, what I want is your happiness.

Let your tolerance be evident to everyone: the Lord

is very near.

There is no need to worry; but if there is anything you need, pray

for it, asking God for it with prayer and thanksgiving, and that
peace of God, which is so much greater than we can understand,
will guard your hearts and your thoughts, in Christ Jesus.

Finally, beloved, fill your minds with everything that is true,

everything that is noble, everything that is good and pure,
everything that we love and honour, and everything that can be
thought virtuous or worthy of praise.

Keep doing all the things that you learned from me and have been
taught by me and have heard or seen that I do. Then the God of
peace will be with you.

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