Fall 2011 Convocation

Royal Roads honours 771 graduates, presents honorary degrees to the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson and Peter H. Thomas

Friday, October 21, 2011

Royal Roads University awarded the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson an honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, on the morning of fall convocation. Also during the morning ceremony, Honorary Captain (Navy) Cedric Steele, a tireless Victoria volunteer, received the Chancellor's Community Recognition Award. In the afternoon ceremony, entrepreneur Peter H. Thomas, founding partner of the Todd Thomas Institute for Values-Based Leadership (now known as the Institute for Values-Based Leadership at Royal Roads University), received an honorary degree, Doctor of Laws.

Royal Roads also honoured 771 graduates from degree and certificate programs in the Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences, the Faculty of Management and the Centre for Applied Leadership and Management.

Convocation was hosted at the Royal Theatre, Victoria, B.C. The morning ceremony was at 9:30 a.m. and the afternoon ceremony was at 1:30 p.m.

Watch the ceremonies

Missed convocation or want to see it again? Tune in here to watch the morning and afternoon ceremonies from Oct. 21.

Jane Lawson

Governor General’s Gold Medal Recipient

To truly invest in peace, you need to go beyond food, water and shelter for refugees.That's what Royal Roads University Masters in Human Security and Peacebuilding alumna Jane Lawson knows after spending time in Africa

Sarah Gibson

Governor General's Silver Medal Recipient

When you're passionate about what you're studying, it doesn't seem like work at all. That's what Sarah Gibson learned as a student in the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science program at Royal Roads University.

The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD

Honorary Degree Recipient

The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD has left an undeniable mark on Canada and forever changed the public's perception of the governor general's role.

Peter H. Thomas

Honorary Degree Recipient

Peter Thomas is recognized in North America as one of the leading developers and lenders of his time.

Honorary Captain (Navy) Cedric Steele, MSM, CD

Chancellor's Community Recognition Award Recipient

Honorary Captain (Navy) Cedric Steele, MSM, CD has an outstanding reputation in business, having built a successful real estate career in Greater Victoria.