1 10 3 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/15853396ed2ed6c7d693a79aead4d176.pdf e9ac1f97c05cccd048418cd62e7630bb PDF Text Text May 2001 A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff ~ j y l Two to Receive Honorary Degrees at Convocation Saturday, May 26th by Frances Harding A Pulitzer prize-winning author and a renowned wildlife biologist will receive Honorary Degrees from Lakehead University on Saturday, May 26 at the Community Auditorium. Carol Shields Dr. Jack Thomas Carol Shields, the author of The Stone Diaries and other novels, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree during the morning Convocation ceremony which begins at 9:00 a.m. Her address to the graduating class will be delivered by her daughter Catherine Shields. Dr. Jack Thomas, former chief of the U.S. Forest Service, wildlife biologist, and author based at the University of Montana, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science degree during the afternoon ceremony beginning at 2:30 p.m. Two community leaders will have the title 'Fellow of Lakehead University' conferred upon them. During the morning, the title will be awarded to Dr. Jim Colquhoun, a physician and teacher who taught in the Northern Ontario Medical Program up until 1990 and served on the Lakehead University Board of Governors for 14 years, including two years as chair. Dr. Jim Colquhoun TonySeuret ( During the afternoon, the same title will be awarded to Tony Seuret, vice-president and general manager of Thunder Bay Television and a former professor of Business Administration at Lakehead University, who served on the Board of Governors for 16 years, including two years as chair. The Alumni Honour Award will be given to Peter Prior (Bus.Dip.'70), managing director and vice-president, national operations, of BMO Nesbitt Burns. Peter Prior is a member of the Lakehead University Foundation, actively raising funds for the construction of the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre. For more information contact the Office of the Registrar. Peter Prior Lakehead UN I VE R SITY �Lakehead 2 UNIV ERS ITY From the President's Desk Much has happened since my last message in the Agora. The Nortel Networks/Bell Canada agreement was finally announced and the IP telephony component is being installed. The provincial government has committed to a northern medical school and the NORMS Liaison Council has been preparing a process proposal for implementation. The Lakehead representatives on the Council, John Whitfield, John Augustine, Blair Schoales and Jim Kraemer, are to be commended along with their colleagues in Sudbury for their efforts. Bill Mccready, chair of NOMP, has rejoined the Council. Bill was a member of the George Expert Panel and could not participate on Council during that appointment because of the conflict of interest involved. The provincial budget contained significant news for the post-secondary education sector. The government has committed to full cost funding for growth in the universities and colleges through 2003/04. It has made additional funds available for facilities renewal and increased the northern grant by 10 per cent. However, our primary issue of unfunded students has not been resolved and unless it is in next year's budget, with the balanced budget requirement Lakehead University will be unable to meet its current obligations. While I will continue to make the case for our University, we must be prepared to deal with the consequences of current policy decisions. It is true that growth at Lakehead will be funded and so recruitment and retention become even more critical elements of self determination. We will continue to position the University for revenue generation resulting from joint venture and development opportunities. The bottom line is that we must find ways not only to balance the budget but also to pay down the accumulated debt. Until the Ministry of Finance acknowledges the inequities that exist within the university system and addresses them, it will constrain Lakehead's ability to foster economic development in the region through its academic activities. To summarize: in 2001/02, Lakehead University's budget is achievable; planning for the 2002/03 budget must acknowledge both the balanced budget requirement and possible continued lack of support for our unfunded BIU's; and there will be every effort made to convince government of Lakehead's special circumstances. I remain optimistic that the case can be made. The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities fully appreciates our situation and tried very hard to convince Finance as well as Management Board to fund the unfunded BIU's. The message of the unfairness of the current funding policy must be persistent and clear. Every one of us has to impress this on government whenever there is an opportunity. Annual events that have recently taken place reinforced the importance of the people of Lakehead University and the long-term commitments they have made to the institution. Both the Service Awards' Reception and the QuarterCentury Club Dinner are testament to the strong attachment that individuals have with the University. It is always a pleasure to recognize such long-term dedication. Another Convocation is almost upon us and, although a joyous occasion, this year will mark John Whitfield's last Convocation as a member of the administration. John will be appropriately honoured at a special AGORA - May 2001 by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President retirement party on Friday, May 25, but I want to thank him for his fine service to this University and for the wisdom and understanding he has brought to the Administrative Executive Committee and his most recent role as vice-president (research and development). John is a dedicated, principled and kind person whose counsel will be missed at AEC. I thank him for all that he has done for Lakehead University and for the assistance that he has provided me these past three years. A ground-breaking ceremony for the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre will take place next month. This will s1gnal the start of construction and a fundamental change in traffic circulation on campus. As we move to implement the recommendations of a study on vehicular and pedestrian traffic, Lakehead should become a safer and more pedestrian-friendly environment. So, while we continue to face fiscal challenges, the University is moving ahead on many fronts. We expect many more positive events in the months ahead. �Lakehead 3 U N I V ERSI T Y Prostate Cancer Research The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada has awarded funds to a group of scientists at the Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre and Lakehead University. The aim of the project is to study damages to a subset of genes in cells of the prostate as a potential early detection method. Achieving Convergence Emerging Technologies I Dr. Bob Thayer (Kinesiology) is part of a research team that includes Dr. Sunil Gulavita (Radiation Oncologist), Dr. John Th'ng (Research Scientist), and Dr. Mamdouh Abdel-Malak (Urologist). I \ t Jt\~ Employment Rates Better Than Average The results of the recent University Graduate Employment Rate Survey show that Lakehead University's 1998 graduates have performed better than the provincial average of university graduates in terms of employment. Lakehead placed second in the province in the six-month employment rate for 1998 graduates. The survey measures the employment rate of students employed or looking for work six months after graduation and two years after graduation. It focuses on the employment rate of students employed or looking for work, as opposed to students who are continuing their education or are out of the work force for personal reasons. At six months, 95.9 per cent of Lakehead graduates were employed versus 94.6 per cent for the system overall. At two years, 97.3 per cent of Lakehead graduates were employed. The provincial average for the two-year mark was 97.2 per cent. LUSU President Re-elected Jeremy Salter will serve another year as LUSU president. Joining him on the executive for 2001-02 is Dan Mackie, vice president finance and Jen Keystone, vice president student issues. Eric McGoey will serve as editor of The Argus. "Lakehead University is the first learning institution in North America to adopt IP telephony on such a vast scale." - Terry Mosey, President, Bell Canada (Ontario) On March 20, 2001 , Lakehead University announced an innovative partnership with Nortel Networks and Bell Canada that will see the campus become the site of the largest installation of voice-over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephony in North America and an important regional training centre. The new system builds on Lakehead's existing communications infrastructure, migrating it to an IP-based infrastructure. The new, converged network, including 2,100 IP phones, totally integrates Lakehead's voice and data information into one common network. Users will be able to effectively collaborate on research, work together on projects and talk on the telephone through their computers (software-based PC phone); regardless of whether they're in a laboratory, an office or a dormitory. What does this agreement do for Lakehead? As a partner with Bell and Nortel, Lakehead will be an integral player in the on-going research, training, development and marketing associated with Internet protocol communications technology. As a result, Lakehead University will be at the forefront of communications technology providing its students, faculty and staff with a distinct advantage over those at other institutions. AGORA - May 2001 �Lakehead 4 UNIVERSITY The African Millennium Box Project The Little Donation that Grew and Grew by Nancy Angus, Co-ordinator, Communications and Public Affairs Dr. Douglas Thom, a professor in the Faculty of Education, will remember the year 2000. He applied his leadership ideas to a research and development project of shipping educational and medical goods to schools and hospitals in Ghana, West Africa, and Uganda, East Africa. His "little" project started as a box of books to donate to schools in Uganda. Thom's personal venture to mark the Year 2000 grew from a one box donation to boxes weighing in at a total of 30 tons. His African Millennium Box project sent 1O tons of books, computer equipment, and medical supplies to Tamale, Ghana, and saw 20 tons of the same plus hospital equipment successfully arrive in Kampala, Uganda. People and organizations locally, provincially, nationally and worldwide assisted with the effort which before it was over, involved all of land, air and sea travel via three routes. The origin of the project was in 1996 when Thom, whose teaching areas of expertise include educational administration, leadership, and finance, spoke at a conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the conference, a colleague from Uganda asked him if he might be able to help the Ugandan schools. They kept in touch over the years and in November, 1999, Thom put a box outside his Lakehead University office inviting students and faculty to drop off donations of books. "Around that same time, I read a feature article in Newsweek. It was called The Plague Years and reading about the devastation of AIDS and wars on the African people, especially the children, had a profound impact on me," said Thom. "I knew that I could collect books and more. To my surprise, people started calling me. School boards had used computers, hospitals were replacing some of their aging equipment, and many organizations wanted to make sure supplies, equipment, and books found a new life somewhere else. I had also learned that the donated material had to be in working order for Africa so we spent considerable time ensuring the computers and the hospital equipment were operable." Getting the donations was one thing but transporting them proved to be a tale of adventure with risk, serendipity, and some anxious moments. Initially, goods were flown by Air Canada on a route from Thunder Bay to Washington, DC, and then by Ethiopian Airlines across the Atlantic to Uganda. Then, transport companies donated their services to truck goods from Thunder Bay to Toronto. Once in Toronto, goods were prepared for travel on two other routes. Air Canada flew Many people on campus helped Dr. Doug Thom (right) with his Millennium Project including (l-r): Stan Nemec, manager of printing and mail services; Frank Sebesta, supervisor, administrative services/circulation, Chancellor Paterson Library; Dawn O/dford, a graduate student in the Faculty of Education; and Roland Morais, security the Ghanaian donation to Heathrow Airport, UK, where it was taken across the English Channel to the Netherlands and loaded onto a container ship and transported down the west coast of Africa to Ghana. Other goods were loaded on a container ship at the Toronto dockyards and transported up the St. Lawrence River over to the Mediterranean and down the east coast of Africa to Uganda. There were potential roadblocks: getting through customs; airline strikes; airport ston:!ge fees; goods never getting to the children they were intended for; corruption along the route; and international intrigue. Some interesting characters were involved - example, Sintaro. "At one point, part of the project was put into the hands of Sintaro, a Ghanaian based in Australia who routinely works with airport and container ship officials. Sintaro and I kept up an e-mail correspondence. It was challenging for me not to be able to oversee the whole operation -- I had to rely on Sintaro and his crew, " said Dr. Thom, "but once the goods made it to Ghana and his role was completed, this person exited as mysteriously as he had entered the scene." AGORA - May 2001 continued on page 5 �_ Lakehead 5 U N IV ERSITY Box Project continued from page 4 Doug Thom learned a great deal throughout the year 2000. He learned patience and the feeling of frustration that you can never do enough to help others. But he believes that people can make a difference. His team's example of perseverance and staying focused on the goal are qualities that we all can all learn from in this new year, a new century and a new millennium. Editor's Note: Dr. Doug Thom has recently been asked to become involved in a project similar to his African one with respect to helping poor schools in China. To discuss the matter further this month, he is travelling to London, England, where the Dr. Douglas John Thom Collection of Scholarly Works is housed. Many people contributed to The African Millennium Box Project including: Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, universities, publishers, hospitals and community health units, City of Thunder Bay, Air Canada, Ethiopian Airlines, Courtesy Freight Systems, Erb Transport Limited, the Wing Group, Bowater, Dagbon Network, the Sisters of St. Joseph, the Friends of Makerere, the Uganda Council for Educational Administration, Latif Abdul-Rahman, Jim Arnot, Professor Emeritus David Bates, Justin and Paul BeauParlant, David Belrose, John Bonofiglio, Mary Boyer, Aldina DaRosa, Andrew Douglas, John Gourley, Dr. Jim Haines, Craig Hardy, Becky Hurley, John Hutton, Tania Killian, Dr. Daniel Klassen, Elsie Klassen, Dr. Zeng Lin, Roland Morais, Stan Nemec, Dawn Oldford, Dr. Julia O'Sullivan, Dr. Medhat Rahim, Dr. Fenley Scott, Frank Sebesta, Joan Seeley, Dr. Teresa Socha, Eydie Stewart, Professor Linda Strey, Dr. Bob Sweet, Susan Thom, Wes Thom, Or. Marta Vargas, Professor Dolores Wawia, Sheila Wilson, and members of senior administration of Lakehead University. Research Lakehead is pleased to announce the nomination of the three Canada Research Chairs. NSERC Tier II Canada Research Chair Nominee: Dr. Heidi Schraft The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program was established by the Government of Canada to foster worldclass centres of research excellence in the global, knowledge-based economy. Dr. Schraff received her Dr. med. vet. at the University of Zurich in 1991. She is currently an assistant professor at the University of Guelph in the Department of Food Science. Her work in molecular food biology involves molecular microbiology work aimed at sustaining and improving the safety of our food supply. Her research activities are concentrated primarily in three areas: a) biofilm formation by foodborne microorganisms, b) coldadaptation of Bacillus cereus and other foodborne pathogens and c) molecular techniques for detection, typing and ecological studies of bacteria. Lakehead's nominees will be assessed by a College of Reviewers in Ottawa. If accepted, they will be named Canada Research Chairs and Lakehead University will be granted funds to support their research programs. NSERC Tier I Canada Research Chair Nominee: Dr. Ellie E. Prepas Dr. Prepas received her PhD from the University of Toronto in 1980 and is presently a professor (Limnology) at the University of Alberta in the Department of Biological Sciences. Prepas' research focus is sustainable water management where she brings over 20 years of experience on the Boreal Plain. One of her goals is to extend this research to the Boreal Shield and landscapes to the south in Ontario and Quebec. NSERC Tier II Canada Research Chair Nominee: Dr. Lionel Catalan Dr. Catalan received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterlo o in 1993. Before joining Lakehead University as an assistant professor in November 1999, he acquired five-and-a-half years ofextensive industrial and research experience as a project leader and a scientist with the Noranda Technology Centre in Point-Claire, Quebec. Dr. Catalan's expertise and research interests focus on waste management related to the mining, metallurgical, and petroleum industries and the subsequent environmental impacts created by such industries. AGORA -- May 2001 Letters I want lo congratulate Erik Knutson on his article in the February issue concerning the Maclean's rankings. I am a graduate of three universities, the University of British Columbia, the University of Toronto, and the University of London (England). I taught part-time in the graduate schools of UBC and McGill University and was a full-time faculty member at the University of Saskatchewan and Lakehead University and was also a Fellow at the University of Minnesota in the USA. I can say unequivocally that the Lakehead MA is equal to that of any university I was associated with and that goes for the undergrad program too. -- Hugh McLeod, Prof. Emeritus of Psychology To all friends and colleagues, I want to express my sincere gratitude for the special part each of you played in saying Auf Wiedersehn. Thank you to everyone who took the time to offer warm good wishes. -- Bev Stefureak, Assistant Secretary, Governing Council, U ofT �Lakehead 6 U NI VERSI TY From Canaries to Black-billed Cuckoos A Profile of Biologist Dr. Janice Hughes by Carrie Gibbons How do you raise your child to be a biologist? Although Dr. , Janice Hughes acknowledges that there were many influences that directed her interests to the field of biology, one of the first was her father. "My father was always very much into science. He never told me bedtime stories; he used to teach me about continental drift and about Charles Darwin." Obviously these unconventional childhood tales had an impact, for in September 2000 she joined the faculty at Lakehead University and now works as an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and in the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment. Hughes studied image arts at Ryerson Polytechnic in Toronto and was self employed as an architectural and industrial photographer when her husband gave her a pet Canary. The little bird changed her life. "I found this Canary so interesting that it dawned on me that maybe I should go back to school." After taking her first university course, Hughes knew she wanted an academic career and finished her undergraduate honours degree in ecology and environmental biology at the University of Toronto in twoand-a-half years. "I skipped my master's degree and applied directly to the PhD program at the University of Toronto." Where do birds come into all of this? Besides the infamous Canary, her interest was encouraged during her undergraduate years and later at the ,.., THE ROM flHD GUIOt TO bird graduate level where her advisor, Dr. J.C. Barlow, was the curator of birds at the Royal Ontario Museum. Hughes completed her doctoral dissertation on the evolution of brood parasitism in New World Cuckoos. (Brood parasitism is the fascinating process whereby an adult Cuckoo lays its egg in the nest of another bird. When the egg hatches, the Cuckoo offspring kills the host chicks and is subsequently raised by the host parent.) Dr. Hughes continued on at the Royal Ontario Museum as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associate where, along with field work in Canada and the United States, she did research in the molecular systematics laboratory. One of her many projects was on the phylogenetic classification of the AGORA •• May 2001 Hoatzin which "was considered one of the most vexing problems in avian systematics for 200 years." The Hoatzin had been deemed most closely related to the Cuckoos, but Hughes was not convinced of this position. She examined numerous bird species, very long DNA sequences (5,487 nucleotide base pairs) from both mitochondrial and nuclear genomes, and appropriate models of molecular evolution determined empirically using computer software created for this purpose. She concluded that this rather strange South American bird should not be classified among the Cuckoos or Galliformes (fowllike birds). It was instead most similar to the Turacos, a bird family from subSaharan Africa. Janice Hughes is the author of the Royal Ontario Museum's Guide to the Birds of Ontario published by McClelland and Stewart. She says researching and writing about more than 350 birds was one of the best parts of this project: "We're lucky in Ontario because we're centrally located in the continent and because of the Great Lakes there is a huge diversity of birds here, far more that you would otherwise think'.' In terms of the future direction for her own research at Lakehead, Hughes would like to start a long-term study of the Blackbilled Cuckoo found in this region. 'Whal a lot of people don't know is that there are Cuckoos up here. We really don't know much about it. There are a couple of little papers where someone has observed three or four nests, but nobody has devoted their life to it." The location of Lakehead University will certainly give Janice Hughes the opportunity to do just that. "Being able to have a field population five miles down the road is such a good opportunity. One of the best things that Lakehead has to offer is outside the window -- my Black-bills are out there; the forest is out there." Carrie Gibbons is one of many students taking part in SPARK, a student writing program at Lakehead funded by The Chronicle-Journal �Lakehead 7 U NIVERSI TY Dr. Reino Pulkki Appointed Dean of the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment Congratulations The following professors will be awarded the title Professor Emeritus/ Professor Emerita at Convocation: Prof. Frederick Anderson Professor Emeritus of Economics Prof. Harry Elmslie After a nation-wide search, Lakehead University has selected Dr. Reino Pulkki to be dean of the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment. Professor Emeritus of Business Administration Dr. Minoru Hasegawa Professor Emeritus of Computer Science Reino Pulkki is a graduate of Lakehead University (BScF'78) who continued his education at the University of Helsinki (MScF'80, LicScF'82, DrScFor '85) in Finland. Prof. Lillian Hoffman Professor Emerita of Nursing Dr. Claude Johnson A member of the Lakehead faculty since 1987, Pulkki has a distinguished record of service to the University and to the forestry industry. Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Dr. Brian Phillips Professor Emeritus of Geography He is currently chair of the Canadian Woodlands Forum, Central Branch, a member of the Advisory Committee of the Central Woodlands Magazine, a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Forest Engineering, and a member of the Board of Examiners of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association. \ His awards include the Logging and Sawmilling Journal Award for the best English paper delivered at a Canadian Pulp & Paper Association Woodlands Section Branch Meeting (1997), the W.A.E. Peplar Award for the best paper of the current year on improving the utilization of wood (1989), and the Canadian Institute of Forestry Gold Medal (1978). He has also been named as an honourary foreign member of the Finnish Society of Forest Science, and recently was appointed a visiting professor in forest science (forest engineering) at the University of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. Pulkki sees a number of challenges and opportunities ahead. In a recent presentation at the annual meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry, he spoke about the need to improve public awareness of how sustainable forest management is practised now and how it must be practised in the future. Pulkki would like to see Lakehead make better use of innovative and effective methods for developing student skills and to further develop partnerships to help in the delivery of programs. "Graduate training in forestry is critical to develop the research potential of the country. To be able to have our full impact we must develop a PhD program in forestry," he says. Pulkki succeeds Dr. David Euler who retired from Lakehead University in December. AGORA -- May 2001 Dr. Douglas Rabb Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Dr. Paul Satinder Professor Emeritus of Psychology Dr. Edson Setliff Professor Emeritus of Forestry Dr. Neil Weir Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Dr. John Whitfield Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences Leaders of the Pack For the second consecutive year, Lakehead awarded its highest honour to the same two students athletes. Runner Ria Dienning picked up the title of Female Athlete of the Year, while runner and wrestler Aaron Coutts was awarded the title Male Athlete of the Year. Both varsity athletes are Academic All Canadians -- that is. they maintained an average of 80 per cent while taking part in varsity sports. This year, Lakehead University had 14 Academic All Canadians. �Lakehead 8 U NIVER SI TY Lakehead UNIVERSITY May 2001 Vol. 18, No.4 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828·5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8075 E-mail:frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Farewell Dinner for Dr. John Whitfield Lakehead University will bid farewell to its vice-president (research and development) at a Farewell Dinner in the Faculty Lounge on Friday, May 25, 2001. Whitfield, who joined Lakehead in 1965 as an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, is retiring on June 30. Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P78 5E1 At the Employee Service Recognition Reception held on April 17, Lakehead President Dr. Fred Gilbert made the following remarks: Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 "John Whitfield's career has been a long and distinguished one. He was promoted to the rank of associate professor in 1970 and full professor in 1982. He served as dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science from 1986 to 1990 when he became acting vice-president (academic) until 1991. He accepted the position of vice-president (academic) on a full-time basis in 1991, and held that office until his appointment as acting president for the period 19971998. John then accepted the new and challenging position of vice-president (research and development) where he has worked diligently promoting Lakehead University within Photography: Peter Puna the corporate sector. "Over the years John has been involved in many community activities and has served on numerous professional boards and committees, the most recent and widely recognized being that of co-chair of the NORMS Liaison Committee promoting the development of a medical school in the north. John's tireless dedication to such efforts are a testament to his commitment, not only to Lakehead, but to the . community as a whole.... We wish John all the best for a long, happy and healthy retirement." For Tickets to the Farewell Dinner contact Linda Phillips (807) 343-8200. AGORA -- May 2001 Printing: Lakehead Print Shop Deadline for submissions for the next issue is June 1, 2001 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-05 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation 2001 Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/563131dbe6e539025bd287009400554d.pdf 64f0001b4f40756b2d060bc157560786 PDF Text Text June 2001 A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff Convocation Messages Speak of Optimism and Change by Frances Harding Two Honorary Degree recipients shared their wisdom with about 775 members of the graduating class who attended Convocation on Saturday, May 26. In the morning, author Carol Shields (represented by her daughter Catherine) spoke about the importance of finding work that you love because work "places us inside the wheel of human experience." "You will form lifelong attachments, you will travel, perhaps have children of your own, but your future will, in very large part, be your work. Your task will be to bring creativity or excellence -- or both -- to work which may at first not open to those twin assaults. Another task will be to contribute to making the workplace more equitable, more humane, more graceful, more rewarding for everyone -- in short, a happy, productive environment. The day of the bossy boss is over. The work hierarchy is being challenged and reconstructed. The old way was too hard on everyone." In the afternoon, teacher and wildlife biologist Jack Ward Thomas, spoke about his optimism in our ability to resolve the most important challenge -- "living well on our Spaceship Earth and passing on our legacy from generation to generation intact." "We have the experience, knowledge, technology, and skilled people to make headway in heading off, mitigating, and repairing environmental problems. It comes down to focus, will, understanding, setting priorities, and caring.... "In 40 years or so, one of today's graduates, weighty in years and achievement, may address another graduating class. The speaker will acknowledge achievements made in the husbandry of the Good Earth since the century's turn. She will marvel at new understandings and knowledge and note expansion in the human mind and spirit and the extension of ethics to include the land itself." The award for outstanding citizenship given to a student who has contributed most to the welfare of the University went to Michael Poulin -- a strong advocate for the Aboriginal community and students. During his undergraduate years, Poulin worked full-time as the HIV/AIDS Coordinator of the Ontario Native Women's Association, and was appointed their representative on the Lakehead University Aboriginal Management Council (AMC). In addition, he served as AMC's representative to Senate, president of the Lakehead Social Planning Council, chair of the Aboriginal lnteragency Council, and Cultural Coordinator of the Lakehead University Native Students Association. In recent years, Poulin was instrumental in forming a partnership between Aboriginal students and LUSU to establish an Aboriginal Commissioner within LUSU, and approving a proposal to establish an Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Centre.. Poulin graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts (Political Science). He is shown holding the Poulin Award which was named in memory of the late Robert Poulin (no relation to Michael) in 1951. Lakehead U N I VERS I TY �Lakehead 2 UNIV E RS IT Y From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President Convocation, despite the gloomy weather, was another wonderful day. The glowing faces of the graduates and their friends and family certainly more than compensated for the climatic conditions. Both speeches by the Honorary Degree recipients, Carol Shields and Jack Ward Thomas, were challenging and upbeat. Certainly both from the different perspectives of the arts and the sciences, showed the value of the individual in helping to bring about positive change whether in the work environment or the planetary environment. It was especially gratifying to see Jim Colquhoun and Tony Seuret receive Fellow of the University recognition. There are so many people from Thunder Bay and beyond who have volunteered their time and effort to the University as well as their community. All are appreciated and it is important to recognize their contributions at the time of Convocation. The success of our alumni/ae was represented in the Alumni Honour Award given to Peter Prior. All in all, a special day with special people involved. Our new graduates will do well if they emulate any of the awardees in their own personal careers. As can be seen elsewhere in this edition of the Agora, Lakehead University continues to receive awards for the actions of its faculty, staff and students. In addition to those mentioned in these articles is the success of our civil engineering students in the steel bridge contest at Clemson University where, as the only Canadian team, they placed leh in a field with 42 U.S. universities. Having won the mid-west competition three years straight, our students and faculty in Civil Engineering clearly demonstrate their excellence. Also, Lakehead received an award from AGORA - June 2001 Ontario Library Resources-North for the pioneering efforts of LU-Net in connecting Northwestern Ontario to the Internet by making LU-Net available in community libraries. Two publications by the University won 2nd and 3rd place awards in the annual report and fundraising categories respectively of the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education. Our Business Administration students ranked in the top six teams in Canada in this year's Intercollegiate Business Competition at Queen's University. These are but a few examples showing that Lakehead competes successfully with the best in North America and makes contributions to its region that have significant impact on people. We can be justifiably proud of our University especially considering that all this is accomplished with funding per student well below the provincial average. This inequity has been a constraint on us all but despite the unfairness of the funding situation, Lakehead has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to excel under difficult circumstances. Once we are able to complete on an equal footing from a funding perspective, our impact will be further enhanced. Well done and congratulations to all who haye made Lakehead University recognized for the quality of its efforts. There is a lot more to come! Mark Your Calendars 18th Annual Alumni Association Open Strathcona Golf Course Friday, August 24, 2001 To register, call Alumni Relations 343-8155 �Lakehead 3 U N I VERS I TY Honours, Awards & Appointments Water Resources Engineering Students Bring Honours to Lakehead University Amin Eishorbagy, who has completed a doctoral thesis entitled "Group-based Estimation of Missing Hydrological Data" under the supervision of Lakehead University Professor of Civil Engineering U. S. Panu and Professor Simonovic of The University of Western Ontario, has been awarded the prestigious NSERC Fellowship for two years (valued at $70,000). Eishorbagy will conduct his post-doctoral research investigations in water resources engineering at the University of Kentucky, Lexington Campus. In a nationwide competition conducted by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, the undergraduate project supervised by Professor Panu and entitled "Corrosion Study of the Thunder Bay Drinking Water Supplies" by Christopher Martin (BEng 2000) has won the first place in the Environmental Engineering Division. The award will be presented at the upcoming CSCE Annual Conference in June. 2001 Alumni Entrance Award The Alumni Association is pleased to announce that Raymond Salee has been awarded the 2001 Alumni Entrance Award. Salee is a graduate of Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate and Vocational Institute where he has been the school champion for the Canadian Mathematics Competition for the last two years. He was also the first student in Northern Ontario to be one of the top three in the CA Challenge 2000 OAC Accounting Contest. Salee plans to study biology at Lakehead in preparation for medical school. Lori Chambers receives Prentice Award Dr. Lori Chambers, an assistant professor of women's studies, is the recipient of the Alison Prentice Award for 2000, granted by the Ontario Historical Society. She receives this award for the best book on Ontario history in recognition of her book Married Women and Property Law in Victorian Ontario, published in 1997 by the University of Toronto. Employer Support Award The Canadian Forces Liaison Council awarded Lakehead University a national Employer Support Award (Special Award for Support to Operation ABACUS) to recognize the University as an employer who has been particularly supportive of its employees' reservist military service. Dr. Fred Gilbert received the award at a national ceremony on Parliament Hill on June 2 from the Minister of National Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff. Captain Robert Omeljaniuk of 736th (Thunder Bay) Communication Squadron, who made the nomination, attended the ceremony and formal military dinner in Ottawa with Dr. Gilbert. Omeljaniuk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Lakehead University. The award recognizes Lakehead University Senate's passing of a formal motion in November 1999 granting all Reserve Force students "approval for absence from classes without academic penalty in support of Operation ABACUS." This action affected 70 Lakehead University student Reservists in the Thunder Bay Garrison (38th Brigade). The motion ensured all Lakehead University faculty would make alternate arrangements for student examinations and assignments in recognition of particular time constraints imposed by their participation in Operation ABACUS. AGORA - June 2001 Meloche Monnex Fellowship in Alumni Affairs Lakehead has secured a Meloche Monnex Fellowship in Alumni Affairs to hire a graduate, Gord McLean (BA2000), on a one-year contract to assist the University in increasing the number of its alumni chapters. McLean is now working on an alumni survey and planning a strategy for alumni chapter development that will strengthen Lakehead's fundraising and friend-raising endeavors. McLean is shown above (right) with Chris Daniel, vice-president of Meloche Monnex. Gary Locker elected to the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board Dr. J. Gary Locker, professor emeritus of civil engineering and executive director of the Native Access Program for Engineering, has been elected as a member-at-large of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CEAB). The CEAB is responsible for the accreditation of Canadian undergraduate engineering programs. Locker has been vice-chair of accreditation visits to the University of Waterloo, Queen's University, Ryerson University, the University of Manitoba and the University of Saskatchewan. He has been the program visitor for Civil Engineering at Concordia University and the University of Costa Rica. While he was chair, National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science, he helped design a new accreditation unit system for curriculum content. �Lakehead 4 UNIVE R SITY English Prof Brings Out the Best in His Students by Twyla Carolan Kristen Poluyko, a master's student in English, seems to have lost the ability to explain why Dr. Rick Holmes is such a good instructor. Not just good, but good enough to be the recipient of Lakehead University's Distinguished Instructor Award for 2000. 1 In a very short amount of time though, she recovers well and says, "He's approachable. He's not intimidating at all, and he just elicits from his students this desire to do well; you want to impress this man. If he's going to do that much for you, you want to make sure that your work comes across as extraordinary." As for Rick Holmes, he says that just getting nominated by his students was the real award -- the real honour. Holmes received his BA from the University of Winnipeg, his MA from the University of Manitoba, and his PhD from Queen's University. He began as a teaching assistant at the University of Manitoba, and has been teaching for many years since learning his trade at Queen's University, the University of Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg, the University of Calgary, and Lakehead University, where he's been since 1987. Holmes' area of expertise is Twentieth-century British literature, with special emphasis on contemporary fiction and narrative theory. He has a secondary interest in Victorian literature. Holmes' most frequently taught courses are Major British Writers, The Victorian Period, and British Literature 1900-1930 and 1930present. Holmes believes that professors have three main responsibilities: teaching, research, and administrative service, with teaching and research being the most important. He often teaches what he is researching and writing papers about, and, over the years, has noticed a connection between the two. Holmes finds the dynamic interaction between the material he presents and the students' reception and reaction to the information to be very fruitful. He says, "I get ideas from my students. There's a reciprocity there. It's very symbiotic." When working with students, Holmes believes that listening to them and trying to get them involved is a key motivator in the classroom. He's interested in where they are in their lives, what their problems are, and what their futures look like. He is enthusiastic and open with ideas, and believes it is critical to involve the students in the learning process, rather than just standing at the front of the classroom lecturing. Holmes has great respect for his students, and reciprocally, they admire and respect him as well. Twyla Carolan is one of several students taking part in SPARK, a student writing program at Lakehead funded by The Chronicle-Journal Top-Notch Chemical and Civil Engineering Students The Lakehead University Student Chapter of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) is the 2001 winner of the Student Chapters' Merit Award. The Lakehead Student Chapter is the smallest chapter of its kind in Canada, yet the group has won five national awards in the last six years. They won Merit Awards in 1995, 1996, 2000 and now in 2001 and received an honourable mention in 1997 and 1998. Lakehead's civil engineering students have consistently placed among the top-ranking teams in the Steel Bridge Competition sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineering/American Institute of Steel Construction. For the past three years, Lakehead's team has placed first in the mid-west region competition. Over the years, Holmes' teaching methods have evolved. He says, "I've probably become more focused on making students their own teachers in the sense of really making them responsible for what happens in the classroom. " He accomplishes this by This year Lakehead's team was the only Canadian team organizing the students into small structured groups, giving each to compete in the national competition at Clemson group a specific task, and then letting the group take control of University in South Carolina, where it placed 16'h overall the learning experience. He says, "It's amazing how they take competing against 42 other teams. ownership of what they are doing and really become responsible for it." AGORA - June 2001 �LAl"EHEAD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY VOYAGER NEWS Volumcz FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN'S DESK W<?lcom<? to th<? last installm<?nt of VOYAGER NEWS. Wilh th<? impl<?m<?ntation of VOYAGER just around th<? corn<?r w<? hop<? that you hav<? found this n<?Wsl<?rt<?r informative?. Th<? impl<?m<?ntation of th<? VOYAGER syst<?m at Lak<?h<?ad U niv<?rsity marks an important st<?p in our ability to coll<?ct. maintain and mak<? acc<?ssibl<? th<? growing numb<?r of r<?sourc<?s available? in digital format. All Library staff arn to b<? comm<?nd<?d for th<?ir hard work and d<?dication in making this proj<?ct a succ<?ss. Watch th<? Library w<?b pag<? and oth<?r promotional mat<?rials for more? information on th<? Voyagar syst<?m. 1. lssucz J June 18, 2001 VOYAGER OPAC SEARCH SCREEN Th<? Public Acc<?ss T<?am has prototyp<? of th<? 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With Citation Scrrvcrr. thcr Library will bcr ablcr to inrcrgratcr crlcrctronic indcrxcrs and abstracts with thcr Library's catalogucr. This will allow you to scrarch multiplcr databascrs with oncr scrarch scrcren. Ciration S<trv<tr, together with VOYAGER, is a vcrry powcrrful tool for providing access to information in elcrctronic format. \ \ \ /mag(! S(!rv(!r: This is yet another part of the new library system that will ba lmplamanted following th<? implementation of Citation S<?Vcrr. Image Server is a documcrnt management system that will work with VOYAGER and Citation Scrrvcrr to providcr access to any typcr of digitally formarrcrd matcrrial. With the click of a mouscr you will bcr able to jump from the description of any item to rhcr digitized item ilscrlf. LIBRARY AUTOMATION INITIATIVES (Exc<?rptad from th<? May 14. 2001 issue of Lalwh(!ad Univ<trsity Library VOYAGER NEWS1 Although th<? immadiat<? focus of thasa (curr~ t library automation) afforts is rha impl<?m<?ntatioi of rhcr basic VOYAGERsoftwarcr. it is important ro rnmembcrr that this is only th<? first st<?p. Th<?r<? are many picrccrs to thcr sysrcrm. including a Citation Serv<?r modulcr rhat will intcrgratcr acc<?Ss to <?l<?ctronic ind<?xcrs and abstracts. Evcrnrually thcr system will interface with th(?: province-wide documcrnt d<?-livery and interlibrary loan system (Fretwcrll-Downing's VD)() and th<? alacrronic materials provided by thcr Canadian National Sire Licansing Project (CNSLP). IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY Implementation of the Voyagar software will allow the Library to provide accass to <Zlactronic matcrrials to all mambars of rha univ<Zrsity community authorized to rcrccriva tham. regard lass of their location. This will include dimer acc<Zss to a wide rang<? of res<?arch support materials previously unavailable. such as electronic journals. specialized databasas. and othar resources. �4 For mat<?rials nor own<?d or imm<Zdiat<Zly acC<?ssibl<!, rhey will b<? abl<! ro ord<?r th<! r<?quirnd docum<?nls through th<? docum<Znr d<?liv<Zry/int<Zrlibrary loan syst<?m. VDX Nirtual Docum<?nt <?Xchang<?) sofrwarn will crnat<? a dimer link b<?tw<?<?n s<?arch and rnqu<?st activiti<?s. This ~ will <?nabl<? th<? authoriz<?d us<?r to inifiat<? an ILL { rnqu<?st from a display<?d rnsult s<?t, with bibliographic d<?tails automatically <?nt<?rnd into an ILL form. Th<! Library also plans to d<?v<?lop int<?rfac<?s b<?tw<?<?n th<? Library and oth<Zr syst<?ms on campus Ci.<?. th<? R<Zgistration and Financial syst<?ms) in ord<?r to op<Zrar<Z <?ffici<?ntly. NEWS FLASH DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS,Jun<? 15, 2001: End<?avor Information Syst<?ms and rh<? Yal<? 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ChanC<?llor Pat<?rson Library 955 Oliv<?r Road Thund<?r Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1 PROJECT WEB SITE T <!l<!phon<Z: (807) 343-8147 http://www.lakehczadu.ca/~llbrwww/ systems/voyager.html Fax: (807) 343-8007 E - mail: voyag<?r@lak<?h<?adu.ca �Lakehead 5 UNIVERSITY NSERC Awards for 2001-2002 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) recently announced the results of their annual research and equipment grants competition. Department of Geology For the year 2001-2002, the total value of grants awarded was $922,858 for both research and equipment grants. The success rate for new research grants, as opposed to ongoing installments, was 65% compared with 48% for last year. At present, there are 38 NSERC holders at Lakehead. This represents 38% o( the total eligible faculty R.H. Mitchell, "Petrology of Kimberlites and Alkaline Rocks;' $86,625, research grant (6/6). G.J. Borradaile, "Rock Magnetism and Deformation," $62,300, research grant (2/4). Department of Mathematical Sciences A.J. Dean, "Derivations of Inductive Limit C*-algebras," $8,000, research grant (1/4). W. Huang, "Job Scheduling Problems in Modern at Lakehead. The following is a list of all NSERC recipients at Lakehead University who were successful in the 2001-2002 research and equipment grants competition. They are grouped according to the new academic structure that goes into effect on July 1, 2001. Office of Research M.L. Howe, "Development of Retention and Reasoning," $39,000, research grant (year 2 of 4 (2/4)). FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Department of Biology Manufacturing Systems and Management Science," $9,702, research grant (3/4). D. Li, "Asymptotic Behaviour in Stochastic Modelling," $15,000, research grant (2/4). L. Liu, "Reliability in the Finite Element Method for Non-Linear Problems," $9,500, research grant (2/4). L. Liu, "Reliability in the Finite Element Method for Non-Linear Problems," $16,000, equipment grant. T. Miao, "Amenability of Locally Compact Groups and Geometric Properties of Ap (G)," $13,650, research grant (3/ 4). Department of Physics S.J. Hecnar, "Species Richness and Spatial Dynamics in Amphibians," $15,750, research grant (3/4). M.W. Lankester, "Impact of Parasites and Disease on Northern Animals," $26,188, research grant (2/4). A.U. Mallik, "Induction and Release of Retrogressive Succession After Fire in Kalmia-Black Spruce Communities;· $19,000, research grant (2/4). D.W. Morris, "Habitat Selection, Patch Choice, and Spatial Dynamics of Small Mammals in Changing Environments," $51,000, research grant (1/5). Department of Chemistry C. Gottardo, "The Photochemistry of Compounds Which Contain Heteroatoms," $30,000, research grant (3/3). S.D. Kinrade, "Aqueous Chemistry of Silicon;• $38,115, research grant (4/4). Department of Computer Science X. Li, "A Multithreaded Logic Virtual Machine for Intelligent Mobile Agents," $17,000, research grant (1/4). X. Li, "A Multithreaded Logic Virtual Machine for Intelligent Mobile Agents," $22,960, equipment grant. A. Wei, "Combinatorial Methods in Threshold Crytography: Protocols, Structures and Optimizations," $14,000, research grant (1/4). M.C. Gallagher, "Atomic Structure of Ultrathin Films," $30,000, research grant (1/4). M.C. Gallagher, "Sputter Ion Gun for Sample Cleaning," $13,734, equipment grant. M.H. Hawton, "Photo-Matter Interactions," $15,000, research grant (2/4). W.J. Keeler, "Ultrafast Ti:Sapphire Laser Applications," $16,300, research grant (2/4). V.V. Paranjape, "Research in Solid State Physics," $12,000, research grant (1/3). FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Department of Chemical Engineering L.J.J. Catalan, "Studies in Stabilisation/Solidification of Industrial Waste," $19,000, research grant (2/4). L.J. Garred, "Modelling Studies of Solute and Fluid Transport in Kidney Dialysis," $21,500, research grant (1/4). A. Gilbert, "Optimizing Control of Kraft Mill Processes," $21,945, research grant (4/4). I. Nirdosh, "Solid-Liquid Mass Transfer Applications," $23,909, research grant (4/5). ... continued on page 6 AGORA - June 2001 �Lakehead 6 U NI VER SI TY NSERC Awards continued from page 5 Department of Civil Engineering D.K. Eigenbrod, "Shaft Resistance of Piles in Sand During Loading in Tension and Compression," $14,700, research grant (3/4). S.A. Mirza, "Strength and Stiffness of Slender Composite Steel-Concrete Beam-Columns," $19,520, research grant (4/ 4). U.S. Panu, "Development of Group Based Hydrologic Data Infilling Procedures," $14,000, research grant (2/4). S.K. Vanapalli, "Design of Flexible Pavements Using the Soil Mechanisms for Unsaturated Soils;' $18,000, research grant (1/4). Department of Electrical Engineering S.M.J. Alirezaie, "Three-dimensional Visualization and Segmentation of Multispectral Medical Images," $15,000, research grant (1/4). K. Natarajan, "Model Reference Adaptive Control in the Frequency Domain;' $23,310, research grant (3/4). A.T. Tayebi, "Iterative Learning Control for Uncertain Systems," $21 ,405, research grant (1/4) Department of Mechanical Engineering K. Liu, "Identification and Control of Linear Time-Varying Systems," $17,000, research grant (1/4). SSHRC 2001-2002 Competition Results Lakehead University is pleased to announce its successful applicants in this year's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council competition. The number of successful research grants applicants represents an increase over the previous year's results. This year's success rate was 22%, whereas the previous competition saw a success rate of 12%. G.A. Genosko, Department of Sociology (new scholar category) , 'The Role of Journals (Defunct) and Splinter Groups (Disbanded) in the Institutionalization of Critical and Postmodern Theory in Canada," $71 ,000 over three years, including a research time stipend worth $12,150. J.P. Jasen, Department of History (regular scholar category), "Women and Cancer: Historical Perspectives on the Concept of Risk," $50,900 over three years. H.E. Smith, Department of History/Women's Studies (regular scholar category) and P. Wakewich, Sociology/ Women's Studies "Cultural Representations and Women's Narrative of Wartime Work and Lives,"$52,850 over three years. M. Liu, 'Transformation Matrices for Finite Element Analysis of Plates and Shells With Structural Discontinuities," $13,737, research grant (4/4). In addition to the new awards, the following are Lakehead University's continuing SSHRC awards: A. Sedov, "Modeling the Ultrasonic Inspection of Complex Components," $10,300, research grant (2/3). L. Di Matteo, Department of Economics, "Late 191h and Early 20th Century Wealth and Economic Development in Ontario," third year of three-year grant (3/3), total grant value: $48,506. S.A.Q. Siddiqui, "Vibration Suppression in Systems Characterized by Interaction Between Lumped and Distributed Parameter Elements," $17,000, research grant (1/4) FACULTY OF FORESTRY AND THE FOREST ENVIRONMENT Q.L. Dang, "Interacting Effects of Soil Conditions on Ecophysiological Traits and Their Responses to Changing Aboveground Environment in Boreal Tree Species," $34,073, research grant (4/4). W.H. Parker, "Development of a GIS Methodology to Determine Breeding Zones for Second Generation Tree Programs;• $19,635, research grant (4/4). J.R. Wang, "Relationship Between Hydraulic Conductivity and Photosynthesis of Paper Birch," $18,000, research grant (1/4). T. Dufresne, Department of Philosophy, "An Introduction to Critical Freud Studies," 2/3, total grant value: $65, 170 (including research time stipend). B. O'Connor, Department of Psychology, "Interpersonal Rigidity, Hostility and Corpplementarity: Associations with Psychopathology, Relationship Quality and Attachment History," 3/3, total grant value: $36,850. Thunder Bay Regional Arts Council Business & Education Awards Congratulations to Dr. Fiona Blaikie (Faculty of Education) and Janet Clark, former curator of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, for receiving an award at the annual Mayor's Arts Luncheon honouring Business and Education. The two women developed a special kit of resource materials for the teaching of art in local elementary schools which incorporated color reproductions of art by 16 regional artists. AGORA •• June 2001 �Lakehead 7 UNIVERSITY Allen Bibby Endows Memorial Bursary and gives a gift of art to Lakehead University. by Jennifer Willianen Development Researcher and Writer It has been over 70 years since artist Joan Bibby (nee Keefer) left Northwestern Ontario; yet her legacy lives on in the region thanks to the thoughtfulness and generosity of her husband. In loving memory of his wife, Allen Bibby of Vermont, recently donated her painting - The Red Coral Bean - to Lakehead University and endowed a memorial bursary in her name. Joan, who was born in Port Arthur in 1919, is the granddaughter of Francis (Frank) Keefer after whom the local Keefer Terminal is named. The Red Coral Bean is an exquisite watercolour painting featuring a Florida wildflower sprouting pods of scarlet beans. It is prominently displayed in the reference section of The Chancellor Paterson Library. Also in her honour, Allen Bibby donated stock holdings to Lakehead worth over $15,000. The gift, in combination with matched funds from the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund, endowed in perpetuity the Joan Keefer Bibby Memorial Bursary. Annually, two students from the Department of Visual Arts will each be awarded a bursary valued at $1000 on the basis of financial need and academic standing. Allen Bibby's motivation in creating the Development Officer Laurie Hill adjusts the watercolor painting by the late Joan Bibby now on display on the ground floor of the Chancellor Paterson Library. Bibby's husband Allen recently endowed a bursary that will benefit students in Visual Arts endowment is twofold. First, he is celebrating Joan's talent and love of art. And vitally important, he is fulfilling a desire to afford young art students an opportunity to revel in their creativity. He sincerely hopes the bursaries will "urge students to do their best, to enjoy their own work and to be receptive to the possibility that others may also find pleasure in it." Joan is described by her husband as having been "innately modest'' to the point where she was reluctant to take due credit for her work. Her artistic talent, which she discovered after the age of 50, is said to beautifully reflect her varied interests as a gardener, outdoor adventurer, world traveller, and photographer. AGORA -- June 2001 In a letter addressed to all future recipients of the Joan Keefer Bibby Memorial Bursary, Allen conveys the depth of his wife's artistic imagination by quoting one of Joan's fellow artists who said, "This gentle woman leapt joyfully into the combat between abstract forms and the demands of the thing seen. Her work doesn't just reflect the pleasure of a moment lived, but like a strong storage battery, it contains energy within it, a life of idea and impulse that will continue through time." It is a quintessential fit that Joan Bibby's artistic legacy will "continue through time" at the University of her birthplace and in a department where the lives of ideas and impulses flourish much like her work. �Lakehead 8 U N IVERS I TY Lakehead UNIVERSITY June 2001 Vol. 18, No.5 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN D828•5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Meet the staff and faculty at Lakehead's new Paleo-DNA Laboratory: (back row) Dr. Ryan Parr, Curtis Hildebrandt and Dr. El Motto (front row): Renee Praymak, Jen Maki, Amy Junnila, Arlene Lahti, Dr. Wera Schmerer Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Paleo-DNA Laboratory moves to New State-of-the-Art Facility "There is a revolution taking place in science, and DNA is at the centre of it," says Dr. Keith McKenney. The forensic scientist from George Mason University was speaking at a reception held on June 8th to celebrate the opening of the new Paleo-DNA Laboratory located on the third floor of the Northwestern Ontario Technology Centre. The new lab places Lakehead "among the leaders" in DNA research. ''This is the genesis," says Dr. El Molto who, along with Dr. Ryan Parr, is co-director of the Lab. "Ours is the best facility in Canada primarily dedicated to the extraction, amplification and analysis of ancient DNA." Since its founding in 1996, Lakehead's Paleo-DNA Lab has combined state-of-the-art equipment and staff with special skills in handling ancient DNA. In fact, the opening of the new Paleo-DNA Lab coincided with the conclusion of a two-and-a-half week internship for 20 qualified advanced undergraduate or master's level students interested in working in the growing field of DNA research. This is the third year Lakehead has offered such a course which all five of the Lab's full-time analysts have completed. Lakehead's Paleo-ONA Lab has developed special expertise in extracting and recovering DNA from bone samples. The primary research project is a world-class study arising from a large collection of skeletal remains from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. The Lab is also involved in studies of the ancient Nubian peoples of Kerma and the ancient Chinese of Anyang. Another project that has recently attracted international attention has been a project to identify some of the "last of the lost" from the Titanic disaster at the request of surviving family members. Lakehead's new Paleo-DNA Laboratory is funded primarily by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund, the Ontario Innovation Trust, and Lakehead University. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.18 No.5 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on convocation 2001, a message from the President, and announces the Allen Bibby Endows Memorial Bursary. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-06 2001 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation 2001 Dr. Frederick F. 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Title A name given to the resource 2001 Convocation Program Subject The topic of the resource Universities University Life Description An account of the resource Program for the Convocation held on May 26, 2001. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-05-26 Convocation Convocation 2001 Lakehead University