Baldwin, Michel and Sainte-Marie to Receive Honorary Degrees from U of S

Posted May 01, 2003


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 1, 2003 2003-05-02-OTHER

Baldwin, Michel and Sainte-Marie to Receive Honorary Degrees from U of S

Today, the University of Saskatchewan announced the latest recipients of
honorary degrees.

They are: Buffy Sainte-Marie, an accomplished Cree musician, artist and
writer; Bernard Michel, an internationally renowned engineer and
businessman, and stalwart supporter of the province and the U of S; and
Douglas Baldwin, a distinguished engineer and U of S alumnus.

Buffy Sainte-Marie was born of Cree parents on the Piapot Reserve in
Saskatchewan. She received a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from the University of
Massachusetts and holds degrees in both Oriental Philosophy and teaching.
She is a musician of international stature, a Native rights activist and a
pacifist whose music has sensitized people to political and social issues.
Her stirring songs tell the universal story of love and hope, sadness and
joy, struggle and triumph. She has also dedicated much of her life to the
Cradleboard Teaching Project, which links Native and other children across
the continent through computer networking. Her contribution to the
development and funding of this interactive educational exchange has helped
to facilitate communication and build a sense of identity and self-esteem in
school children through the study of Aboriginal culture.

Dr. Sainte-Marie has served as an adjunct professor at York University,
Saskatchewan Indian Federated College and Evergreen State College in
Washington. In 1982, she won an Academy award for her song "Up Where We
Belong" and later helped establish a new category - Music of Aboriginal
Canada, at the Juno Awards. In 1998, she received the Order of Canada.

Bernard Michel graduated in engineering from the École Polytechnique
in Paris, France. Most recently, he retired as Chair and CEO of Cameco
Corporation. He helped develop and grow Cameco into a premiere blue chip
company. He is respected nationally and internationally for his management
skills and business acumen.

Michel is a forceful advocate of Saskatchewan's mining industry and of
Canada's nuclear technology. Cameco established scholarships for
Saskatchewan Aboriginal students and for women in geological sciences. The
Cameco Chair in Environmental and Aqueous Geochemistry was established at
the U of S.

He sits on the board of directors of Ipsco Inc., the Canadian Light Source
Inc., and was awarded the French Order of the Legion d'Honneur, Chevalier
rank, in 1998. Michel, in a quiet and unassuming manner, has been a sincere
friend of the U of S, a stalwart supporter of the province and an excellent
ambassador of the Canadian mining and nuclear industry.

Douglas Baldwin was born in Yorkton and received a Bachelor of Science
(Chemical Engineering) from the U of S in 1958. He had a distinguished
career in the oil industry including positions at Exxon Corporation in New
York, and was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of Esso
Resources Canada Limited.

He retired from Imperial Oil and its affiliates in 1998 when he went on to
serve as President and Chief Executive Officer, TransCanada Pipelines. He
retired in 2001. His affiliations include: being a member of the Board of
Governors of the University of Calgary, Member of the Board of Directors of
TransCanada Pipelines Limited, Talisman Energy Inc., UTS Energy Corporation,
Citadel Group of Funds, and the Calgary Airport Authority.

The sum of his work-related achievements, industry commitments and community
service are indicative of an outstanding individual deserving of public and
scholarly recognition.

The awards will be presented during Convocation ceremonies at the Centennial
Auditorium at the following times:

Buffy Sainte-Marie - May 28 9:00 a.m.
Bernard Michel - May 28 2:00 p.m.
Douglas Baldwin - May 29 9:00 a.m.

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For more information, please contact:

Gordon Barnhart
University Secretary
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-4632
E-mail: gordon.barnhart@usask.ca
www.usask.ca/university_secretary/