Marcu
      1,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Announces
      Honorary
      Degree
      Recipients
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Senate
      of
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      has
      selected
      the
     
     
      recipients
      of
      honorary
      doctoral
      degrees
     
     
      to
      be
      conferred
      for
      the
      2004-2005
     
     
      academic
      year.
      Five
      honorary
      degrees
     
     
      will
      be
      conferred
      at
      two
      convocations
     
     
      on
      Saturday,
      May
      14.
      The
      recipients
     
     
      will
      be
      Honourable
      James
      Lee,
      Colin
     
     
      MacDonald,
      the
      Congregation
      of
      the
     
     
      Sisters
      of
      St.
      Martha,
      John
      Joe
      Sark,
     
     
      and
      Charles
      Stewart
      Scranton.
     
    

    
     
      “Over
      the
      years,
      UPEI
      has
      been
     
     
      proud
      to
      recognize
      outstanding
     
     
      achievements
      by
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Islanders
      and
      others
      through
      the
     
     
      awarding
      of
      honouring
      degrees,”
      says
     
     
      UPEI
      President
      Wade
      MacLauchlan.
     
     
      “Our
      2005
      recipients
      are
      wonderful
      role
     
     
      models
      for
      our
      graduates
      and
      for
      the
     
     
      entire
      community;
      we
      are
      happy
      to
     
     
      celebrate
      their
      successes
      and
     
     
      contributions.”
     
    

    
     
      Hon.
      James
      Lee
      served
      as
      an
     
     
      MLA
      for
      11
      years,
      as
      Minister
      of
     
     
      Health
      and
      Social
      Services,
      Minister
      of
     
     
      Tourism,
      and
      Premier
      of
      PEI
      (1981-
     
     
      86).
      After
      he
      became
      Premier,
      he
     
     
      seized
      the
      establishment
      of
      the
      Atlantic
     
     
      Veterinary
      College
      as
      the
      top
      in
      his
     
     
      mandate.
      His
      determination
      to
      expand
     
     
      post-secondary
      education
      and
      foster
     
     
      development
      on
      PEI
      has
      been
     
     
      recognized
      as
      a
      primary
      factor
      leading
     
     
      to
      Ottawa
      and
      the
      Atlantic
      provinces
     
    
   
   
    
     
      signing
      an
      agreement
      to
      build
      the
      college
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      UPEI.
      Mr.
      Lee
      has
      been
      active
      in
     
     
      numerous
      organizations,
      including
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      Unity
      Council,
      Veterans
     
     
      Review
      and
      Appeal
      Board
      and
     
     
      Canadian
      Pension
      Commission,
     
     
      Canadian
      Jaycee
      Senate,
      North
      Shore
     
     
      Community
      Council,
      Stanhope
     
     
      Historical
      Society,
      4
      H,
      and
     
     
      Hillsborough
      Rotary.
      He
      has
      recently
     
     
      retired
      as
      Chair
      of
      the
      Workers’
     
     
      Compensation
      Board
      of
      PEL.
     
    

    
     
      Colin
      MacDonald
      has
      had
      an
     
     
      extensive
      career
      in
      the
      international
     
     
      seafood
     
    
   
   
    
     
      industry.
      He
      is
      President
      and
      CEO
      of
     
     
      Clearwater
      Seafoods
      Limited
     
     
      Partnership,
      and
      is
      co-owner
      and
     
     
      director
      of
      Clearwater
      Fine
      Foods
      Inc.
     
     
      An
      active
      community
      member
      and
     
     
      volunteer,
      his
      activities
      include
      serving
     
    
   
   
    
     
      as
      Chair
      of
      the
      IWK
      Children’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hospital
      Foundation,
      and
      chairing
      the
     
     
      Chester
      and
      Area
      Family
      Resource
     
     
      Centre
      and
      the
      Wherehouse
      Youth
     
     
      Centre.
      Mr.
      MacDonald
      is
      a
      strong
     
     
      supporter
      of
      the
      Atlantic
      Veterinary
     
     
      College
      and
      UPEI
      through
      his
     
     
      leadership
      and
      vision
      as
      a
      founding
     
     
      member
      of
      the
      AVC
      Lobster
      Science
     
     
      Centre.
      He
      has
      also
      served
      as
      President
     
     
      of
      the
      Canadian
      Lobster
      Producers’
     
     
      Association.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Congregation
      of
      the
      Sisters
     
     
      of
      St.
      Martha,
      commonly
      referred
      to
     
     
      as
      “The
      Marthas”,
      was
      founded
      in
     
     
      1916.
      The:
      activities
      of
      the
     
     
      Congregation
      have
      had
      a
      powerful
      and
     
     
      positive
      influence
      in
      PEI.
      They
      have
     
     
      participated
      extensively
      in
      higher
     
     
      education
      at
      St.
      Dunstan’s
      University
     
     
      and
      UPEI,
      and
      in
      primary
      and
     
     
      secondary
      education
      as
      teachers
      and
     
     
      administrators.
      The
      Sisters
      of
      Martha
     
     
      have
      made
      significant
      contributions
      to
     
     
      health
      care
      in
      their
      diverse
      roles
      in
      the
     
     
      Charlottetown,
      Queen
      Elizabeth,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Western
      hospitals.
      They
      have
      also
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      contributed
      to
      the
      social
      welfare
      of
     
     
      Islanders
      through
      their
      activities
     
     
      involving
      child
      welfare,
      treatment
     
     
      centres,
      and
      health
      care
      for
      seniors,
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      parish
      and
      prison
      ministry.
      They
     
     
      have
      lived
      up
      to
      their
      motto,
      “to
      love
     
     
      and
      serve,”
      throughout
      PEI
      and
     
     
      beyond.
     
    

    
     
      John
      Joe
      Sark
      was
      the
      first
      Island
     
     
      Mi’kmagq
      graduate
      of
      UPEI
      in
      1979.
     
     
      He
      is
      the
      Keptin
      of
      the
      Mi’kmaq
      Grand
     
     
      Council
      and
      one
      of
      the
      foremost
     
     
      authorities
      on
      the
      Mi’kmaq
      people.
     
     
      Sark
      has
      led
      the
      way
      in
      speaking
      out
     
     
      against
      racist
      attitudes
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      actions
      on
      PEI.
      He
      is
      well-known
     
     
      across
      Canada
      for
      his
      work
      on
     
     
      campaigns
      in
      support
      of
      human
      rights
     
     
      and
      against
      racism.
      Asa
      representative
     
     
      of
      the
      Mi’Kmagq
      Council,
      Sark
      has
     
     
      lobbied
      for
      rights
      and
      recognition
     
     
      internationally,
      including
      audiences
      with
     
     
      the
      Pope
      regarding
      residential
      schools.
     
     
      He
      was
      involved
      in
      the
      drafting
      of
      the
     
     
      UN
      Declaration
      of
      Indigenous
      Peoples
     
     
      of
      the
      World.
      In
      February
      2005,
      he
     
     
      was
      recognized
      for
      his
      accomplished
     
     
      career
      with
      a
      National
      Aboriginal
     
     
      Achievement
      Award.
     
    

    
     
      Charles
      Stewart
      Scranton
      hada
     
     
      32-year
      career
      in
      agriculture,
      first
      as
      a
     
     
      poultry
      fieldman
      and
      later
      as
      Inspector
     
     
      in
      Charge
      of
      the
      Poultry
      Division
      of
     
     
      Agriculture
      Canada
      for
      PEI.
      He
      retired
     
     
      early
      to
      devote
      his
      time
      to
      the
      raising
     
     
      and
      promotion
      of
      Hereford
      cattle.
      The
     
     
      high
      quality
      Herefords
      of
      Scranton
      Park
     
     
      Ranch
      have
      captured
      numerous
      national
     
     
      honours.
      Mr.
      Scranton
      has
      served
      as
     
     
      a
      director
      of
      many
      agricultural
     
     
      organizations,
      including
      the
      PEI
     
     
      Federation
      of
      Agriculture
      and
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      Hereford
      Association.
      In
     
     
      2005,
      in
      his
      90th
      year,
      he
      will
      serve
      as
     
     
      President
      of
      the
      Easter
      Beef
      Show
      and
     
     
      Sale,
      a
      role
      that
      he
      has
      played
      for
      many
     
     
      years.
      Mr.
      Scranton
      has
      spent
      much
     
     
      of
      his
      life
      supporting
      his
      community
      and
     
     
      church.
      He
      was
      a
      founder
      of
      Camp
     
     
      Segunakadeck
      (Seggie),
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      largest
      Baptist
      camps
      in
      Atlantic
     
     
      Canada.
      A
      new
      chapel
      on
      the
      camp
     
     
      site
      bears
      the
      name
      “‘Scranton
      Chapel”
     
     
      in
      recognition
      of
      Charles
      and
      his
      wife,
     
     
      Helen
      Scranton’s
      many
      years
      of
      service
     
     
      and
      support.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Contact:
     
     
      Anne
      McCallum
      902-566-0760
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      However,
      one
      has
      to
      wonder
     
     
      if
      sponsoring
      a
      local
      awareness
     
     
      campaign
      for
      something
      which
      has
      been
     
     
      dominating
      local
      news
      for
      the
      past
     
     
      several
      months
      is
      necessary,
      or
      at
     
     
      worst,
      a
      waste
      of
      time
      and
      tuition
     
     
      dollars.
     
    

    
     
      From
      the
      time
      the
      project
      had
     
     
      begun
      until
      it
      wrapped
      up,
      the
     
     
      awareness
      campaign
      had
      seen
      two
     
     
      front
      page
      spreads
      in
      provincial
     
     
      newspaper,
      The
      Guardian.
      However,
     
     
      can
      this
      feat
      alone
      mean
      success
      for
      the
     
     
      campaign?
      :
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      not
      clear
      if
      the
      trial
      was
      a
     
     
      success.
      Success,
      is
      defined
      as
      the
     
     
      achievement
      of
      something
      desired,
     
     
      planned,
      or
      attempted.
      My
      question
      to
     
     
      the
      university
      would
      be:
      Did
      the
      project
     
     
      raise
      awareness
      in
      regards
      to
     
     
      Charlottetown
      needing
      a
      transit
      system?
     
     
      More
      importantly,
      would
      you
      do
      it
     
     
      again?
      I
      would
      be
      sincerely
      doubtful
     
     
      that
      the
      project
      raised
      any
      awareness
     
     
      at
      all.
     
    

    
     
      The
      University
      continues
      to
     
    

    
     
      show
      inconsistencies
      in
      direction.
      By
     
     
      playing
      a
      major
      role
      in
      this
      project,
      it
     
     
      has
      unofficially
      declared
      where
      its
     
     
      priorities
      are.
      We’re
      into
      March
      now,
     
     
      and
      still
      the
      university
      fails
      to
      repair
      the
     
     
      very
      weather/bus
      shelters
      that
      would
      be
     
     
      used
      when
      Charlottetown’s
      transit
     
     
      system
      comes
      into
      place.
     
     
      This
      student
      wonders
      what
      it
     
     
      will
      take
      for
      administration
      to
      realize
     
     
      that
      students
      would
      rather
      have
      their
     
     
      shelter
      fixed
      than
      a
      one-week
      bus
     
     
      service
      downtown
      and
      back.
      Does
      it
     
     
      really
      make
      sense
      to
      sponsor
      an
     
     
      awareness
      for
      public
      transit
      well
      after
     
     
      the
      fact
      that
      transit
      is
      already
      coming
      to
     
     
      Charlottetown?