Individuals honoured at ceremony for significant impact on University
The University of Prince Edward Island held its fifteenth annual Recognition of Founders ceremony today to acknowledge those who have contributed to the University in a significant way. Prior to this special ceremony, UPEI's second annual Donor Picnic recognition event was held to celebrate and thank its many donors who have significantly contributed to the University.
The 2014 founders are Ms. Dulcinea Andrews, Ms. Joy Ikede, and Dr. Frances Gray. Dr. Ian Dohoo was this year's recipient of the Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award, which pays tribute to individuals who have made an exceptional impact on the Atlantic Veterinary College. Jeff Dohoo accepted the award on behalf of his father who was not able to attend the ceremony.
The recognition event was led by macebearer Mr. Lucas MacArthur, President of the UPEI Student Union; marshall Dr. Susan Dawson; and piper Mr. Matthew MacLaine. Tom Cullen, Chair of the UPEI Board of Governors acted as the event's master of ceremonies, while Sister Sue Kidd, University Chaplain provided the invocation, and Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor delivered welcome remarks.
'UPEI's Recognition of Founders Ceremony is a time to come together as a community and honour those who have helped us establish who we are today,' said Abd-El-Aziz. 'And we are so proud to honour three strong and worthy recipients as our 2014 Founders, alongside Dr. Dohoo who is well known to both the UPEI and AVC communities for his exceptional commitment and dedication. On behalf of the institution, I commend you all for your contributions to our University.'
MacArthur, President of the UPEI Student Union and fourth-year biology student delivered the citation for Andrews; Ms. Joy Ang, third-year foods and nutrition student read Ikede's citation, while Ms. Leah Inman, fourth-year music student, majoring in piano delivered Gray's citation. Dr. Larry Hammell, AVC professor and former graduate student of Dr. Dohoo delivered the citation for the Green Hat Award.
A reception was held immediately following the ceremony in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall.
About the Founders:
Ms. Dulcinea Andrews
Dulcinea attended Prince of Wales College (PWC) for grade eleven in 1950-51. Many years passed and as a working mom, she attended PWC to earn her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English in 1969. She succeeded, but a few months into the program the government decided to close PWC and Saint Dunstan's University (SDU) to develop one university and one community college.
In 1968, Dulcinea was appointed to represent the students of PWC on the university and college planning committee. The University Planning Committee (UPC) consisted of administration, senate, board of governors and students.
After receiving her BA, she went on to earn a BEd from UPEI in 1970. On July 1, she was appointed to the Board of Governors. She was on the final PWC Board, as a student representative, and participated in various stages of the UPEI transition, including as a member of the search committee that selected former president Ron Baker.
Ms. Joy Ikede
Joy Ikede was UPEI's first International Student Advisor and began her career with UPEI in 2000. During her time at UPEI, Joy was instrumental in establishing International Development Week in addition to the seasonal gathering for international students.
Joy spent a significant amount of time raising awareness of intercultural education on campus, in addition to internationalizing the campus and enabling positive transitions for international students.
Joy implemented the 'Ambassador Family' program where students were invited to Lt. Governor Barbara Hagerman's home for meals and were treated as part of the family. She secured the international flags in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, and started an emergency fund for international students in need (and is a primary donor to the fund). She launched the SIS (Society of International Students) and organized their executive elections and governance, and has hosted many students for holiday dinners at her home.
In addition to her work at UPEI as International Student Advisory and a sessional lecturer in Latin, Joy taught English to new immigrants and volunteered at the Multicultural Council in Charlottetown (what is now PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada).
Dr. Frances Gray
Dr. Frances Gray, pianist, teaches in the areas of Piano Performance, Piano Literature & Pedagogy, Collaborative Piano, and Music Theory. She received her Associate Diploma and Bachelor of Music Degree from McGill University and her Master and Doctor of Music Degrees from Indiana University, where she was a student of Menahem Pressler, renowned teacher and pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio.
Frances is the recipient of many awards and research grants, including a Silver Medal from McGill University, Canada Council Fellowships, and a Commonwealth Scholarship for a year's study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. In 1998, she received a UPEI award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement.
Frances has performed throughout Canada, in the United States, at Canadian Embassies in London, England, and Brussels, Belgium, in Rachmaninoff Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in Russia, and at the University of Melbourne, Australia. At the Banff Centre for the Arts, Frances recorded three solo piano CDs, all of which were nominated for East Coast Music Awards in the Classical category. She has performed a number of times with orchestra, most recently as guest soloist with the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra in the Gershwin Piano Concerto in F. Frances retired in 2014 after a career spanning 45 years teaching music at UPEI, and received Professor Emeritus status during the 2014 Convocation.
Dr. Ian Dohoo
Dr. Ian Dohoo completed his PhD in epidemiology at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph and worked for government before moving to Prince Edward Island to work at the Atlantic Veterinary College. Ian's work built the global reputation of AVC's epidemiology program, which led to the creation of the UPEI Centre for Veterinary Epidemiologic Research. Ian was also responsible for supervising the AVC's first MSc and PhD graduates in 1988 and 1998 respectively.
Ian is the recipient of numerous awards including, but not limited to, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association's Schering Award for Contributions to Large Animal Veterinary Medicine, Norden Distinguished Teaching Award, Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, and the Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching. Ian is also one of only five veterinarians elected to the prestigious Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. In 2008, he received an honorary doctorate from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. More recently, he received an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Guelph and the Calvin Schwabe Lifetime Achievement Award.
With more than 200 publications and many graduate students, now distributed around the globe, Ian had already put our institution on the world stage. With Henrik Stryhn and Wayne Martin, he added to that reputation by authoring the standard text(s) used for epidemiology curricula in medical and veterinary schools around the world.
