Doctor Nash
Steve Nash addresses Convocation after receiving an honorary doctor of laws degree from UVic on Sept. 18.
Homecoming: Honorary doctorate for Victoria’s Steve Nash
As a kid, he was a self-described McKinnon Gym rat. He soaked up the expertise of Vikes basketball coaches Ken Shields and Kathy Shields and studied the moves of Vikes great Eli Pasquale, BA ’85.
Mead-Willis: “Unfinished business” leads to top graduate paper
UVic will surely miss Sarah Mead-Willis, this year’s winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Silver Medal for best non-thesis graduate paper. The Edmonton-born English student will return to her home town in July to begin an unusual job as the rare book cataloguer at the University of Alberta. “I’m excited but a little nervous,” says the 27-year-old.
Spring 2009 Convocation addresses (podcasts)
The Convocation podcast presents the addresses of the honorary degree recipients twice a year. You may either subscribe to the podcast to be updated automatically when each new address is posted, or listen to the addresses individually by clicking on the links provided below.
Jonson: Passion for Middle Ages takes grad to Oxford
Trent Jonson returned to school to find his passion, and—judging by his future plans that include both an MA and a PhD—he found it at UVic somewhere between the 5th and 16th centuries in Medieval history.
Honorary degrees conferred on four exceptional individuals
Four individuals with distinguished accomplishments in the fields of language, entrepreneurship, physics, and academic leadership are this spring’s honorary degree recipients. Recipients are selected based on exceptional records of distinction and achievement in scholarship, research, teaching, the creative arts or public service.
Napoleon: Law grad carves a new path with her studies
Val Napoleon made many firsts while completing her PhD in Law and Society at UVic.
Major medal winners
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Governor General’s Gold Medal
(top PhD, all faculties)
Dr. Javier Tello, biology -
Governor General’s Silver Medal
(top undergraduate, all faculties)
Jennifer Christie, biology - Lieutenant Governor’s Silver Medal
Pang: "Everything clicked" for student from China
Yuanjie Pang has always had a passion for science, but it wasn’t until he began studying electrical engineering at UVic that everything clicked. This career choice has proven fruitful—he completed his studies last August with a Bachelor of Engineering and convocated in November 2008 with the IEEE Victoria Section Gold Medal in Electrical Engineering, a handful of strong co-op work experiences, and a seat in UVic’s Masters of Engineering Program.
Grad profiles
It's a momentous occasion and the culmination of a great deal of hard work for thousands of UVic students. During Spring Convocation, from June 15-18, the University of Victoria will award 3,024 degrees, diplomas and certificates and formally install the university's tenth chancellor, Murray Farmer, BA '68. Congratulations and best wishes to all convocating students. In the following pages, we present profiles of a few of the many outstanding members of this year's graduating class.
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