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Honorary Degree interviews Foster, Green and Oliver
AlumniConvocationMy NipissingEach honorary degree recipient was asked: What is your message to graduates? What are some of your proudest accomplishments? And, what does this honorary degree from Nipissing University mean to you? Today, we present Sandy Foster, Geoff Green and Craig Oliver.
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Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, OM, MSM, BA, LLB is one of the most decorated and admired athletes in Canadian sports history, a six-time national curling champion, two-time world champion, and Olympic gold medalist. -
William Prince
William Prince’s music is a masterclass in graceful storytelling. Rooted in gratitude and humility, his songs carry a quiet power, offering reflections on his own moments of self-discovery and the larger questions we face together, ones that resonate across cultures and generations. -
Janine Lafrenière
Janine Lafrenière has spent her career standing up for those whose voices are too often silenced. As Executive Director of Nipissing Transition House (NTH) since 2004, Lafrenière has been a driving force in the movement to end intimate partner violence in North Bay and the surrounding district. -
Corina Moore
Corina Moore is the Executive-Vice President of Transportation and Infrastructure at WSP in Canada, joining in January 2024. In her role, she leads a team of over 3,400 employees across the country that is dedicated to developing sustainable, resilient and innovative Transportation and Infrastructure solutions. -
Jeremy Dutcher
Jeremy Dutcher is a Two-Spirit song carrier, composer, activist, ethnomusicologist and classically-trained vocalist from New Brunswick, Canada who currently lives in Montréal, Québec. -
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, PC, OBC, KC, was raised to be a leader. The daughter of a hereditary chief and Indigenous leader, she always knew that she would seek leadership roles and responsibilities. -
Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw was born and raised in North Bay Ontario. He attended Chippewa High school, graduated from the BPHE program at Nipissing University in 2013, and completed his PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies at The University of British Columbia in 2021. -
Victoria (Vicky) Paine-Mantha
Victoria’s professional biography showcases over 40 years of diverse experience spanning post-secondary education, business, health software sales and implementation, and professional accounting. -
Waubgeshig Rice
Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation. He has written three fiction titles, and his short stories and essays have been published in numerous anthologies. His most recent novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, was published in 2018 and became a national bestseller.
