Mississauga Mayor to Receive Honorary Degree

Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion is among a group of illustrious individuals who will receive an honorary degree from the University of Toronto at one of its spring convocations.

The mayor, who was nominated by Vice-President and Principal Ian Orchard of U of T Mississauga, will accept her degree at the June 7, 9:30 a.m., ceremony. In her honorary nomination she is cited, among other reasons, for her leadership of the City of Mississauga since 1978 and as a tireless supporter of World Vision through her Hazel's Hope charity for children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.

The announcement of U of T's newest honorary degree recipients was made following the university's Governing Council meeting Jan. 21. U of T will confer 11 honorary degrees, recognizing extraordinary achievements in community, national and international service. All ceremonies take place from June 2 to June 18 in Convocation Hall on the St. George campus. Honorary degree recipients are a group of individuals whose accomplishments are of such excellence that they provide, through example, inspiration and leadership to U of T's graduates. About 11, 500 students will graduate this spring.

Other honorary degree recipients are:

• Acclaimed Canadian novelist Lawrence Hill whose works explore the theme of race relations both in Canada and internationally
• Reform Party founder Preston Manning
• Former deputy prime minister John Manley
• Richard Alway, former president of the University of St. Michael's College at U of T
• Mary Anne Chambers, former Ontario minister of training, colleges and universities, and minister of children and youth services
• Scott Tremaine, professor of astrophysics at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study and one of Canada's most distinguished astrophysicists
• Ian Hacking, a professor emeritus at U of T and one of the foremost philosophers in the world
• Charles Pachter, one of Canada's most identifiable and influential visual artists
• Marie Sanderson, a leading scholar in the field of Canadian climatology
• Dorothy Shoichet, a patron of the arts and education