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Convocation address – University of Alberta honorary degree presentation, 2019. [ 20 ] Perhaps the Plaintive Numbers Flow – presented at Bridges Conference on Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture (Online, 2020).
The list of chancellors of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Charles Allan Stuart (1908–1926) [1] Nicolas Dubois Dominic Beck (1926–1927) [2] Alexander Cameron Rutherford (1927–1942) [3] Frank C. Ford (1942–1946) [4] George Fred McNally (1946–1952) [5] Earle Parkhill Scarlett (1952–1958) [6] Laurence Yeomans ...
A college convocation banner in India Interior of Convocation House, Oxford, the meeting place of the university's convocation. At universities, "convocation" can refer (particularly in North America) to a university's graduation ceremony [10] [11] or, more generally, to any formal assembly of the university (similar to congregation in some British universities).
Old Arts Building, University of Alberta campus, designed by Percy Erskine Nobbs & Frank Darling 1909–10.. The university was chartered in 1906 in Edmonton, Alberta as a single, public provincial university through the University Act, [13] passed during the first session of the then-new Legislative Assembly, with Premier Alexander C. Rutherford as the legislation's sponsor.
Rutherford Library was officially opened in a ceremony on May 15, 1951, in which former university president R.C. Wallace paid tribute to his former friend and colleague. . The initial library inventory included most of Alexander Cameron Rutherford's personal book collection, of over 8000 volumes, with some select books having been gifted to Queen's Universi
Michael Albert Phair (born August 1950) is a Canadian politician, who served on Edmonton City Council from 1992 until 2007. [1] He was the first openly gay elected politician in the province of Alberta, [1] as well as one of the earliest openly gay elected officials anywhere in Canada.
In addition, the University of Alberta's Working for Inclusivity in Chemistry group has launched a student-led speaker series in her name (Margaret-Ann Armour Lecture Series). [3] Armour died, aged 79, on 25 May 2019. [1] One day before her death, Armour received an honorary degree from the Concordia University of Edmonton. [1] [10]
Charles Richard Stelck, O.C., Ph.D., F.R.S.C., P.Geol. (May 20, 1917 – May 14, 2016) was a Canadian petroleum geologist, paleontologist, stratigrapher, and university professor. He is known for his pioneering work on unraveling the stratigraphy of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin , and his inspired use of biostratigraphy as an exploration ...