MONTREAL/December 1, 2004—
2004 Fall Convocation Ceremonies
Honourary Degree recipients
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Dr. Michael Gordon Gibbons
(BSc, BEng, MSc, PhD, LLD, MBE)
Eminent Professor
Former Secretary General, Association of Commonwealth Universities
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr. Marc Garneau
(O.C., PhD, BSc)
Engineer and Astronaut
First Canadian in Space
President of the Canadian Space Agency
Chancellor of Carleton University
JOHN MOLSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Daniel Langlois
President and Founder of Ex-Centris, the Daniel Langlois Foundation, DigiScreen, Media Principia Inc.
Founder of Softimage Inc.
Dr. Bruce Mallen
(PhD, MBA, MSc, BCommerce, BA)
Dean of College of Business
Professor of Marketing, Economics and Finance and Real Estate
Florida Atlantic University
Biography: Dr. Michael Gordon Gibbons
Michael Gordon Gibbons' academic career has been devoted to personal scholarship over a period of some thirty-five years. He has been dedicated to excellence in research and teaching and has been able to inculcate these values in the individuals with whom he has worked and to embody them in the organisations with which he has been associated.
In June 1996, he was appointed Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) comprising 500 universities from 36 countries. It is among the largest non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the Commonwealth. Michael Gibbons was also the Dean of the Graduate School and Director of the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex (1992-1996); the Chairman and Founding Director of PREST (Policy Research in Engineering, Science and Technology) from 1979 to 1992; Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Policy (1967-92); and Chairman, Marinetech North West (1981-91).
In management, he has fostered institutional innovation and has an acknowledged capability to initiate and execute fundamental change. He has wide experience of university governance and management in the United Kingdom and internationally. In his academic career, he has been active in research, teaching and the pastoral care of students, and administration.
Encouraging the love of learning in students has always been a high priority and a personal pleasure for Dr. Gibbons. Born in April 1939, married to Gillian and father of Justin and Joanna, Dr. Gibbons has also acquired a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Manchester University, an MSc. in Radio Astronomy from Queen's University, a BEng. in Electrical Engineering from McGill University and a BSc. in Mathematics and Physics from Concordia University.
His numerous achievements have been recognized by honours bestowed upon him, such as: MBE, Government of Canada's Golden Jubilee Medal, the Fellow, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, an LLD (honoris causa) University of Ghana and the Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal (Quèbec). Furthermore, Dr. Gibbons is the author of 13 books and has been published in over 90 journals.
Biography: Dr. Marc Garneau
Born in February 1949 in Quèbec City, Canada, Marc Garneau received his early education in Quèbec City and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in Quèbec an((((())d in London, England. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the Royal Military College of Kingston in 1970, and a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England, in 1973. He attended the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College of Toronto in 1982-1983.
Marc Garneau was a Combat Systems Engineer in HMCS Algonquin from 1974 to ë76. While serving as an instructor in naval weapons systems at the Canadian Forces Fleet School in Halifax from 1976 to ë77, he designed a simulator for use in training weapons officers in the use of missile systems aboard Tribal class destroyers. He served as Project Engineer in naval weapons systems in Ottawa from 1977 to 1980. Promoted to Commander in 1982 while at Staff College, he was transferred to Ottawa in 1983 and became design authority for naval communications and electronic warfare equipment and systems. In January 1986, he was promoted to Captain. He retired from the Navy in 1989. He was one of six Canadian astronauts selected in December 1983. He was seconded to the Canadian Astronaut Program from the Department of National Defence in February 1984 to begin astronaut training. He became the first Canadian astronaut to fly in space as a Payload Specialist on Shuttle Mission 41-G in October 1984. He was named Deputy Director of the Canadian Astronaut Program in 1989, providing technical and program support in the preparation of experiments to fly during future Canadian missions. He was selected for Mission Specialist training in July 1992, and reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1992. He completed a one-year training and evaluation program to be qualified for flight assignment as a Mission Specialist. Marc Garneau has logged over 677 hours in space.
In February 2001, Marc Garneau was appointed Executive Vice-President, Canadian Space Agency, and subsequently appointed President of the Canadian Space Agency, effective November 22, 2001.
Honourary Fellow of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute. Member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia, and the Navy League of Canada. He was named Honourary Member of the Canadian Society of Aviation Medicine in 1988 and a Member of the International Academy of Astronautics in 2002. Marc Garneau is the National Honourary Patron of Hope Air and Project North Star and the President of the Board of the McGill Chamber Orchestra.
He was promoted Companion of the Order of Canada in 2003, having been appointed as an Officer in 1984. Named Chancellor of Carleton University (2003). Awarded a Doctor of Science degree, honoris causa, by York University (2002) and by the University of Lethbridge (2001). Recipient of the Prix Montfort en sciences (2003); Golden Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (2002); NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1997); NASA Space Flight Medals (1984, 1996, 2000); the Canadian Decoration (military) (1980); the Athlone Fellowship (1970); and the National Research Council (NRC) Bursary (1972). Awarded Honourary Doctorates by the University of Ottawa (1997); the CollËge militaire royal de Saint-Jean (1990); the UniversitÈ Laval, Quèbec (1985); the Technical University of Nova Scotia (1985); and the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario (1985). Co-recipient of the F.W. (Casey) Baldwin Award in 1985 for the best paper in the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal.
Biography: Dr. Bruce Mallen
Bruce Mallen, a native of Montrèal, and a graduate of the High School of Montrèal, entered Sir George Williams College just over a half century ago, at the age of 16. He spent the next twenty-five years at Sir George Williams/Concordia, as a student, graduating with a B.Commerce (1958), then as a faculty member and as an administrator.
Bruce Mallen went on to receive an MSc at Columbia University (1959), an MBA at the University of Michigan (1960), and a Ph.D at New York University (1963), where he was a Ford Foundation Fellow. In 1962, while still working on this doctoral dissertation he returned to Montrèal and Sir George Williams, taught in the evenings as a part-time lecturer, while serving, at age 24, as the National Director of Economics and Marketing Research and Senior Consultant at the consulting affiliate of the firm now known as Deloitte & Touche.
At that time, Bruce Mallen did the unexpected, a trait that those who know him have come to expect. For example, while teaching at Sir George, working at Deloitte & Touche, and completing his doctoral dissertation at NYU, he quietly enrolled as an evening student at Sir George Williams in its B.A. program, with concentration in philosophy. He graduated with his second Sir George Williams degree in 1964, making the Dean's Honour List.
After leaving Deloitte & Touche, and initially building a very active private consulting practice to a variety of major corporations and government agencies, such as the World Bank, Bruce Mallen joined Sir George Williams University full-time faculty in 1965 as an Associate Professor, and continued his active consulting practice for another 13 years, until his departure from Montrèal.
Then, in 1978, at the peak of Mallen's scholarly and consulting careers, he made another one of his unexpected moves ó literally. As one commentator said, ìhe ran off to the circus!î He decided to become involved in the film industry and moved to Hollywood, five young kids and all.
In 1996, Bruce Mallen shifted gears again, having previously sold his business interests. He returned to the academic world after an eighteen-year ìsabbaticalî. He was invited to join Florida Atlantic University, as Dean of its now 6400-student College of Business.
Dean Mallen has been listed in Canadian Who's Who, Men of Achievement, Who's Who in America, American Men and Women of Science, The International Scholars Director and Contemporary Authors. He was appointed a Ford Foundation Fellow in 1961, received the New York University Founders Day Award (1964), cited by the American Marketing Association as one of only two individuals outside the United States to be ìA World Leader in Marketing Thoughtî (1976), received the New York University Stern School of Business Alumni Achievement Award for Distinction in the Entertainment Industry (1990), and was honoured by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce with the International Business Leader of the Year Award (1999).
Biographie: Daniel Langlois
La Fondation Daniel Langlois est un organisme privÈ ‡ but non lucratif et philanthropique crÈÈ en 1997 par Daniel Langlois. Sa vocation est de faire avancer les connaissances en art et en science en favorisant leur rencontre sur le terrain des technologies. Media Principia Inc. est une sociÈtÈ de production cinÈmatographique fondÈe en 1998 par Daniel Langlois.
Daniel Langlois est le prÈsident du Festival international du nouveau CinÈma et des nouveaux MÈdias de Montrèal qu'il a crÈÈ en 1996. ConsacrÈ au cinÈma indÈpendant, ‡ la vidÈo et aux nouveaux mÈdias, le Festival international du nouveau CinÈma et des nouveaux MÈdias de Montrèal est un lieu de dÈcouverte unique qui favorise la fusion des genres et la promotion dynamique des oeuvres sÈlectionnÈes afin d'en encourager la diffusion et la distribution.
Daniel Langlois est Ègalement le fondateur de Softimage Inc. dont il a ÈtÈ le prÈsident et le directeur technologique de novembre 1986 ‡ juillet 1998. Softimage Inc. est reconnue mondialement dans le domaine du cinÈma et de la crÈation mÈdia pour ses technologies numÈriques d'avant-garde et, plus particuliËrement, pour ses techniques d'animation 3D assistÈes par ordinateur. La plupart des effets spÈciaux en 3D utilisÈs dans les grands films ‡ succËs furent rÈalisÈs ‡ l'aide des logiciels mis au point par Softimage Inc. Les effets spectaculaires de plusieurs films importants dont Star Wars, The Matrix, Titanic, Men in Black, Twister, Jurassic Park, The Mask, and The City of Lost Children, furent possibles gr‚ce ‡ la technologie crÈÈe par Softimage Inc.
Avant de fonder Softimage Inc., monsieur Langlois a obtenu un baccalaurÈat en design de l'UniversitÈ du Quèbec ‡ Montrèal. Pendant huit annÈes, il a acquis une solide expÈrience de rÈalisateur et d'animateur de films tant dans l'entreprise privÈe qu'‡ l'Office national du film du Canada. Pendant cette pÈriode, monsieur Langlois a apportÈ une contribution majeure ‡ l'industrie du cinÈma et, principalement, au domaine de l'infographie. Il s'est mÈritÈ une reconnaissance mondiale pour la crÈation de la toute premiËre animation stÈrÈoscopique 3D par ordinateur en format IMAX (prÈsentÈe ‡ l'Expo 86), ainsi que la co-rÈalisation du film Tony de Peltrie (1985) lequel s'est mÈritÈ plusieurs prix internationaux.
Daniel Langlois s'est vu dÈcerner plusieurs prix importants. Entre autres, il a ÈtÈ Èlu, en 1994 par l'entreprise Ernst & Young, Entrepreneur national de l'annÈe pour le Canada. Un doctorat honorifique en administration lui fut confÈrÈ en 1996 par l'UniversitÈ de Sherbrooke. En 1997, il a reÁu un Oscar scientifique et technique attribuÈ par l'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. En 1999, il fut nommÈ Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Quèbec et s'est vu dÈcerner le grade d'Officier de l'Ordre du Canada en l'an 2000. En 2002, M. Langlois a eu l'honneur d''tre dÈsignÈ PersonnalitÈ Arts-Affaires de la ville de Montrèal. ParallËlement, l'UniversitÈ McGill lui a octroyÈ un doctorat Ës sciences honoris causa de la facultÈ de gestion. Au cours de cette m'me annÈe, en septembre, il a ÈtÈ rÈcompensÈ par la Ville de Montrèal pour la restauration exemplaire de l'ancien Èdifice des Commissaires du Port situÈ 357, rue de la Commune ouest, dans le Vieux Port de Montrèal. En mai 2003, la FÈdÈration de l'informatique du Quèbec lui a remis le Prix Octas 2003 ‡ titre de ´Grand b‚tisseurª pour avoir contribuÈ ‡ l'intÈgration des technologies numÈriques d'avant-garde dans les domaines du cinÈma et de la crÈation mÈdia. Tout rÈcemment, en octobre 2004, il a ÈtÈ nommÈ ´Grand Montrèalaisª par la Chambre de commerce du Montrèal mÈtropolitain.
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