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Memorial University of Newfoundland Publications Mail Registration No. 551 988 Volume 29 Number 4 A MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND PUBLICATION Oct. 3, 1996 Prospectors, famous soprano to receive honorary degrees Fall convocation will be held Oct. 26 at the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre. This year approximately 550 undergraduate and graduate degrees will be awarded to Memorial University students — the satisfying culmination of years of hard work and study. Three honorary degrees will also be awarded at convocation. Albert Chislett and Chris Verbiski will receive honorary degrees at the 10 a.m. session because of the contribution they have made to the provincial economy by discovering minerals in Labrador. At the 3 p.m. session, an honorary degree will be conferred upon renowned soprano Rosemarie Landry in recognition of her contribution to Canadian culture. It is not everyday that Memorial honors a great partnership, but Mr. Chislett and Mr. Verbiski are not ordinary prospectors and discoverers. Their company, Archean Resources — in association with Diamond Fields of Vancouver, B.C. — was responsible for the rich find of nickel, copper and cobalt at Voisey's Bay, Labrador, in 1994. Albert Chislett Mr. Chislett was bom in Islington, Trinity Bay in 1949. After studying business administration at Ryerson Polytechnical Albert Chislett Rosemarie Landry Chris Verbiski Institute in Toronto, and working in the accounting department at Swift Premium in Ontario for five years, he established a successful construction company in St. John's and operated it for 15 years. His interest in geology and mineral exploration began in the late 1980s, stemming in part from his love of the outdoors. In 1988 he started operating an independent mineral exploration company and began prospecting full time. He was soon one of the most active prospectors in the province, and was the first to receive a provincial Prospector's Assistance Program grant. Today Mr. Chislett is president of Archean Resources. Chris Verbiski Mr. Verbiski was bom in 1968 in the mining town of Buchans. At convocation he will become the youngest person ever to receive an honorary degree from Memorial. Mr. Verbiski has spent most of his life working in the mining industry. During his summers as a student in Springdale he worked with numerous contractors, and in 1986 he began carrying out geophysical, geochemical and sampling work for the Newfoundland office of Noranda Inc. For the next three years he combined his work with studies at Memorial University, then formed his own independent contracting company in 1989. One year later he began teaching the prospector course offered annually at Westviking College in Stephenville. Mr. Verbiski is vice-president of Archean Resources, which was established in 1993. Today the company has 157 employees and manages quarterly budgets that range between $12-16 million. Mr. Chislett and Mr. Verbiski have received several honors for their accomplishments, including being named Mining Men of the Year by 77ie Northern Miner. This year they received the Prospector of the Year Award from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Rosemarie Yvonne Landry Dr. Landry is one of the world's leading interpreters of French art song. She is an especially apt recipient of an honorary degree this year, since 1996 marks the 20th anniversary of the See HONORARY DEGREES, page 2 Program judged best By Jean Graham Memorial University's naval architectural engineering program is not just the only degree of its kind in Canada, it's the best in North America. That's according to Evaluation of Marine Structures Education in North America, a report prepared for the Ship Structures Committee (SSC), a prestigious body with the mandate to further oceans engineering education in North America. "The SSC commissioned the study to determine the state of ship structures education on the continent, as well as its profile in the workforce," said Dr. Mahmoud Haddara, chair of the discipline of naval architectural engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Undergraduate and graduate marine structures education programs at several institutions — including Memorial, the University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Texas A & M University, the University of California at Berkeley, the United States Coast Guard Academy and the United States Naval Academy — were evaluated for curriculum content. The 114-page report contains descriptions of courses, subject areas studied, and the syllabi at the institutions. The entry on Memorial reads in part, "The graduates of this program are thus nearly but not quite fully equivalent in educational breadth and professional preparation to those receiving master's degrees at most other schools being described The Ship Structures Committee report is good news to (L-R): Dr. Gary Sabin, associate dean (undergraduate) of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science; Dr. Mahmoud Haddara, chair of the discipline of Naval Architectural Engineering; and Term 6 student Clifton Meade. here...The professional content of what must still be termed an undergraduate curriculum is perhaps stronger and more varied than that offered by any of the schools in the U.S." Engineering and Applied Science reps are pleased. "We didn't expect to be rated, and didn't expect to be rated so well," said Dr. Gary Sabin, associate dean See BEST PROGRAM, page 2 Tim IV in uriei ar switched to headlines, a easier rea impact. We've a names. The the seconc paper, whei are listed — "Out and A confuse it ' Calendar pi mic year. / the research Extra! Extra! New shows at the galleries 8
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Title by Date | 1996-10-03. MUN Gazette, vol. 29, no. 04 |
Publisher | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Place of Publication | St. John's (N.L.) |
Date | 1996 |
Physical Description | ill. |
Description | The official newspaper of Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
Subject | Memorial University of Newfoundland--20th century--Periodicals |
Note | Range: 1968-present, biweekly during the university year and monthly during June, July and August. |
Indexed In | Newfoundland Periodical Article Bibliography |
Location | Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's |
Time Period | 20 Century |
Type | Text |
Resource Type | Periodical |
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Language | eng |
Collection | MUN Gazette newspaper |
Sponsor | Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
Source | Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. |
Repository | Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
PDF File | (3.23 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/mun_gazette/MUNGaz_V29N04.pdf |
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Title by Date | Cover |
Description | MUN Gazette, Vol. 29, No. 04 (October 03, 1996) |
PDF File | (3.23MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/mun_gazette/MUNGaz_V29N04.pdf |
Transcript | Memorial University of Newfoundland Publications Mail Registration No. 551 988 Volume 29 Number 4 A MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND PUBLICATION Oct. 3, 1996 Prospectors, famous soprano to receive honorary degrees Fall convocation will be held Oct. 26 at the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre. This year approximately 550 undergraduate and graduate degrees will be awarded to Memorial University students — the satisfying culmination of years of hard work and study. Three honorary degrees will also be awarded at convocation. Albert Chislett and Chris Verbiski will receive honorary degrees at the 10 a.m. session because of the contribution they have made to the provincial economy by discovering minerals in Labrador. At the 3 p.m. session, an honorary degree will be conferred upon renowned soprano Rosemarie Landry in recognition of her contribution to Canadian culture. It is not everyday that Memorial honors a great partnership, but Mr. Chislett and Mr. Verbiski are not ordinary prospectors and discoverers. Their company, Archean Resources — in association with Diamond Fields of Vancouver, B.C. — was responsible for the rich find of nickel, copper and cobalt at Voisey's Bay, Labrador, in 1994. Albert Chislett Mr. Chislett was bom in Islington, Trinity Bay in 1949. After studying business administration at Ryerson Polytechnical Albert Chislett Rosemarie Landry Chris Verbiski Institute in Toronto, and working in the accounting department at Swift Premium in Ontario for five years, he established a successful construction company in St. John's and operated it for 15 years. His interest in geology and mineral exploration began in the late 1980s, stemming in part from his love of the outdoors. In 1988 he started operating an independent mineral exploration company and began prospecting full time. He was soon one of the most active prospectors in the province, and was the first to receive a provincial Prospector's Assistance Program grant. Today Mr. Chislett is president of Archean Resources. Chris Verbiski Mr. Verbiski was bom in 1968 in the mining town of Buchans. At convocation he will become the youngest person ever to receive an honorary degree from Memorial. Mr. Verbiski has spent most of his life working in the mining industry. During his summers as a student in Springdale he worked with numerous contractors, and in 1986 he began carrying out geophysical, geochemical and sampling work for the Newfoundland office of Noranda Inc. For the next three years he combined his work with studies at Memorial University, then formed his own independent contracting company in 1989. One year later he began teaching the prospector course offered annually at Westviking College in Stephenville. Mr. Verbiski is vice-president of Archean Resources, which was established in 1993. Today the company has 157 employees and manages quarterly budgets that range between $12-16 million. Mr. Chislett and Mr. Verbiski have received several honors for their accomplishments, including being named Mining Men of the Year by 77ie Northern Miner. This year they received the Prospector of the Year Award from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Rosemarie Yvonne Landry Dr. Landry is one of the world's leading interpreters of French art song. She is an especially apt recipient of an honorary degree this year, since 1996 marks the 20th anniversary of the See HONORARY DEGREES, page 2 Program judged best By Jean Graham Memorial University's naval architectural engineering program is not just the only degree of its kind in Canada, it's the best in North America. That's according to Evaluation of Marine Structures Education in North America, a report prepared for the Ship Structures Committee (SSC), a prestigious body with the mandate to further oceans engineering education in North America. "The SSC commissioned the study to determine the state of ship structures education on the continent, as well as its profile in the workforce," said Dr. Mahmoud Haddara, chair of the discipline of naval architectural engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Undergraduate and graduate marine structures education programs at several institutions — including Memorial, the University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Texas A & M University, the University of California at Berkeley, the United States Coast Guard Academy and the United States Naval Academy — were evaluated for curriculum content. The 114-page report contains descriptions of courses, subject areas studied, and the syllabi at the institutions. The entry on Memorial reads in part, "The graduates of this program are thus nearly but not quite fully equivalent in educational breadth and professional preparation to those receiving master's degrees at most other schools being described The Ship Structures Committee report is good news to (L-R): Dr. Gary Sabin, associate dean (undergraduate) of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science; Dr. Mahmoud Haddara, chair of the discipline of Naval Architectural Engineering; and Term 6 student Clifton Meade. here...The professional content of what must still be termed an undergraduate curriculum is perhaps stronger and more varied than that offered by any of the schools in the U.S." Engineering and Applied Science reps are pleased. "We didn't expect to be rated, and didn't expect to be rated so well," said Dr. Gary Sabin, associate dean See BEST PROGRAM, page 2 Tim IV in uriei ar switched to headlines, a easier rea impact. We've a names. The the seconc paper, whei are listed — "Out and A confuse it ' Calendar pi mic year. / the research Extra! Extra! New shows at the galleries 8 |