1969-08-22. MUN Gazette, vol. 01, no. 23

              PUBLISHED FOR THE FACULTY AND STAFF OF MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
VOLUME  1, NO. 23
AUGUST 22, 1969
MEMBERS NAMED TO
RECONSTITUTED SENATE
Twenty-seven faculty members have been named
to the Memorial University Senate for the academic
year 1969-70. These are faculty members elected
by eight academic constituencies last May under
regulations for the election of members of the reconstituted Senate approved March 11, 1968.
Nine Senators are yet to be named. These
include eight representatives of the student body
and a representative of the Faculty of Engineering
and Applied Science. They are to be elected early
in the first term.
The elected members of the Senate are: Dr.
J.B. Littlefield, Medicine; Mr. J.B. Drinkwater, Physical Education; Mr. W.G. Rowe, Dr. O.K. Crocker and
Dr. P.J. Warren, Education; Dr. E. King, Mr. E.R.
Williams and Miss H. Pritchett, Junior Division; Miss
J. Nevitt, Dr. S.S. Mensinkai, Mr. D.J. Murphy and
Dr. G. Royce, Social Sciences; Mr. C.S. Barr, Dr.
I.A.F. Bruce, Mr. J.G. Dawson, Dr. H.H. Jackson,
Mr. G.E. Panting, Dr. E.R. Seary, and Dr. G.M. Story,
Humanities; Dr. D.H. Rendell, Dr. P.J. O'Brien, Dr.
F.A. Aldrich, Mr. P.D.P. Smith, Dr. D.H. Steele,
Dr. A.R. Stein, Dr. W. Machin, and Dr. E.R.W.
Neale,  Sciences.
The permanent ex officio members of the
Senate are: Lord Taylor, President and Vice-
Chancellor; Mr. M.O. Morgan, Vice-President (Academic); Mr. P.J. Hanley, Deputy Minister of Education; Dr. L. Harris, Dean of Arts and Science;
Dr. G.A. Hickman, Dean of Education; Dr. A.A.
Bruneau, Dean of Engineering and Applied Science;
Dr. I.E. Rusted, Dean of Medicine; Mr. H.T. Renouf,
University Registrar; and Mr. D.L. Ryan, University
Librarian. Other ex officio members named to the
Senate are: Mr. S.J. Griffiths, Director of Junior
Studies; Mr. M.J. Foster, Director of Physical Education; and Dr. J.D. Eaton, Director of Student Affairs.
A representative of the Affiliated Colleges has
yet to be named. The new Senate regulations recommend that the representative of the Affiliated Colleges
be nominated by the heads of those institutions. The
list of non-permanent ex officio members is subject
to annual review.
SPECIAL CONVOCATION TO HONOUR
THREE   DISTINGUISHED   CANADIANS
Lord Taylor, President and Vice-Chancellor of
Memorial University of Newfoundland, has announced
that a Special Convocation will be held September 15
in  the  Arts  and   Culture  Centre.
Three distinguished Canadians will receive honorary degress at this convocation. They are, the Hon.
Jean Marchand, P.C., M.P., Minister of Regional
Economic Expansion, Dr. G. Malcolm Brown, Chairman of the Medical Research Council of Canada, and
Dr. D.T. Wright, Chairman of the University Affairs
Committee for the Province of Ontario. Mr. Marchand
will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws
while Dr. Brown and Dr. Wright will receive the
honorary degree of Doctor of Science. Mr. Marchand
will  deliver  the convocation  address.
In announcing the names of the new honorary
graduands, Lord Taylor said that Memorial is very
pleased to be able to honour such outstanding Canadians. 'The Hon. Jean Marchand will be attending
meetings of the Community Planning Association of
Canada in St. Johnls in September and we are
extremely happy that he will be visiting with us at
the  University,"  he  said.
Lord Taylor said that the choice of Dr. Brown
to receive an honorary degree is one with special
significance.   "This   year,   Memorial's   new   Medical