Memorial University will confer honorary degrees upon Inuit Elder and respected healer, artist and educator G. Jean Crane and upon Inuit Elder and renowned artist, author and educator Nellie May Winters in a special convocation to be held in Happy Valley-Goose Bay tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 21st, at 1 p.m. AST/1:30 p.m. NST.
Dr. Susan Dyer Knight, Chancellor, and Dr. Vianne Timmons, President and Vice-Chancellor, will preside over the ceremony.
Due to public health restrictions, the event will be held in hybrid format, with a limited number of people invited to be on site. Other guests and the general public will be invited to watch the event via webcast.
Honorary degree recipients are chosen by the Senate, the university’s academic governing body, after careful examination of the grounds for their nomination. The honorary doctorate is designed to recognize extraordinary contributions to society or exceptional intellectual or artistic achievement.
The awarding of honorary doctorates typically takes place during a convocation ceremony. Memorial did not hold in-person convocation ceremonies in 2020 due to COVID-19-related restrictions. When public health requirements permit larger gatherings, graduates from 2020 will be invited to participate in a future convocation event.
More details will be shared when they are available.