Pieczonka, Dodge to be honoured at Fall convocation

Hamilton, Ont. November 3, 2010—An opera singer and the former governor of the Bank of Canada will each receive honorary degrees at McMaster University’s Fall convocation ceremonies on Friday, Nov. 19 in the Great Hall of Hamilton Place.

At the morning ceremony, degrees will be conferred on the graduating classes of the DeGroote School of Business, the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Arts & Science program. Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree. The morning ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m.

Pieczonka began her career at the Canadian Opera Company in 1988, and since then, she has been acclaimed around the world. She will perform at the convocation, adding to the celebratory mood as it will be at the same ceremony that Patrick Deane will be officially installed as the University’s 7th president and vice-chancellor. (Before 1950, McMaster presidents were called chancellors.)

During the afternoon ceremony, degrees will be conferred on the graduating classes of the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Health Sciences. David Dodge, former governor of the Bank of Canada, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. The afternoon convocation begins at 2:30 p.m.

Dodge has had distinguished career in the federal public service. He was appointed to the Bank of Canada in 2001, a position he held until his retirement in 2008.

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