Convocation
Three professors were granted emeritus status at the fall 2012 convocation ceremony at
the Moncton campus. They are, Normand Gionet, professor emeritus in kinesiology, Noyan
Turkkan, professor emeritus in engineering and George Wybouw, professor emeritus in
business administration.
Then, during convocation ceremonies held at the three campuses in May 2013, the Université
de Moncton conferred five honorary doctorates to accomplished individuals who have made
outstanding contributions in their respective fields as well as emeritus status upon two
professors. At the Shippagan campus, chancellor Jean-Claude Savoie conferred an honorary
doctorate in education to retired senator Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, and one in engineering
to entrepreneur Léopold Thériault.
At the Edmundston campus, the chancellor conferred an honorary doctorate in education
to Raymond Daigle, a provincial government career public servant, and emeritus status
in education to Jean-Guy Poitras, a professor for 40 years at the campus. At the Moncton
campus, an honorary doctorate in arts was conferred to filmmaker Phil Comeau, and
one in engineering to astronaut Julie Payette. Emeritus status in nursing was conferred
upon Jeannette LeBlanc, who taught at the school of nursing for 37 years.
Partnership with the Correctional Service of Canada
The Correctional Service
of Canada (CSC) and the
Université de Moncton
entered into a partnership
for the establishment of
the first French-language
criminology minor
program in Atlantic
Canada.
The agreement provides for the delivery by CSC of up to three criminology courses per
academic year for the next three years. This partnership supports the efforts of the
Government of Canada to enhance the vitality of official language minority communities
and foster the full recognition of both English and French.
The partnership will enable current and future students who have an interest in this field
to study in French. CSC Regional deputy commissioner Thérèse LeBlanc and Université
de Moncton president and vice-chancellor Raymond Théberge signed the agreement.
Louis R. Comeau leaves his role as chancellor
At its last meeting in 2012, the board of governors paid tribute
to Louis R. Comeau who ended his mandate as the university’s
chancellor on December 31
st
.
In December 2004, Mr. Comeau succeeded Roméo LeBlanc, former
governor-general of Canada, as the Université de Moncton’s seventh
chancellor. He had begun a second five-year mandate January 1
st
2010.
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