U of S Announces Honorary and Earned Degree Recipients

Posted April 26, 2005


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 26, 2005
2005-04-12-OTHER

U of S Announces Honorary and Earned Degree Recipients

Today, the University of Saskatchewan announced the latest recipients of
honorary and earned degrees. They will be presented at Spring Convocation
ceremonies May 25 and 26 in Saskatoon.

Honorary degrees will be awarded to acclaimed journalist Allan Fotheringham
and teacher and conservationist Frank Roy.

"Through his writing and humour, Mr. Fotheringham has awakened many
Canadians to political and democratic processes," said U of S Secretary,
Gordon Barnhart. "Mr. Roy is recognized as a master teacher and leader in
his profession dedicating many years to teaching and nurturing students."

Earned degrees will be presented to professor emeritus of political studies
John Courtney and professor of veterinary medicine Reuben Mapletoft.

"Dr. Mapletoft has set international standards and his work has led to new
developments in reproductive technologies in cattle on every continent."
said Barnhart. "Professor Courtney is a highly sought after public policy
advisor and scholar. These men truly embody the values of our University."

Allan Fotheringham is a native of Hearne, Saskatchewan and has been a
columnist for the better part of his nearly half a century in journalism.
His first job as a journalist was for the Vancouver Sun. After three years
he traveled to Europe where he worked for Reuters and Canada News. In 1959,
he returned to Canada and to the Vancouver Sun as a writer and columnist.
Soon after, his column was syndicated across the country. He later worked
for Southam News, The Financial Post, The Globe and Mail, and Sun Media.
Fotheringham also occupied the prestigious "back page" of Macleans for more
than 25 years. He is the author of eight books all following political
themes and was a panelist for 10 years on the nationally televised program,
Front Page Challenge.

Mr. Fotheringham will receive an honorary doctor of letters on May 25 at
9:00 a.m. All ceremonies will take place at the Centennial Auditorium,
Saskatoon.

J. Frank Roy was born near Tullis, Saskatchewan. He earned a BA in
Philosophy and History from the U of S in 1948, a BEd in 1953 and an MA in
1968. A high school teacher for more than 35 years he contributed
significantly to changes in the English curriculum. He also taught
internationally in Germany and West Africa. An active promoter of the
Outdoor Education program Roy is also a committed environmentalist and
conservationist having drafted provincial and national policies on ecology.
Also an author, he has written a regional bird guide - one of the most
comprehensive in Canada.

Mr. Roy will receive an honorary doctor of laws on May 26 at 2:00 p.m.

John Courtney served on faculty for 39 years at the U of S first with the
former department of economics and political science and more recently with
the department of political studies. He is a professor emeritus and in the
fall will serve as a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Centre in
Washington D.C. His research and publications have been devoted to
questions of representation, party leadership and party conventions,
electoral reform, and electoral districting. He is the author of four books
and has received several research grants. Numerous awards have been bestowed
upon him and he has held visiting teaching appointments in Germany, the
United States and Jerusalem.

Prof. Courtney will receive an earned doctor of letters on May 25 at 2:00
p.m.

Dr. Reuben Mapletoft joined the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at
the U of S in 1977. His research in reproductive biology and the application
of assisted reproductive technologies in cattle spans more than 30 years. He
is world renowned for his work and his protocols have become the standard
for clinical use worldwide. Dr. Mapletoft has played a central role in
building the U of S Reproductive Science and Medicine program, the only one
in Canada, where there is close collaboration between a veterinary college
and a college of medicine. Reproductive research on animal models has paid
dividends in learning how to treat fertility disorders in people.

Dr. Mapletoft will receive an earned doctor of science on May 26 at 9:00
a.m.

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(306) 966-6919.

For more information, please contact:

Gordon Barnhart
University Secretary
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: (306) 966-4635