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Paul Cook
Dr. Paul Cook, recently installed as Nipissing’s fourth Chancellor was bestowed an honorary doctor of letters, and delivered the convocation address on June 10, 2016. -
Debra Brown
Debra Lynne Brown is the original choreographer for the world renowned Cirque du Soleil. Born in Brantford, she got her start as a trained acrobat and choreographer at the local YM-YWCA. -
Dr. Dawn Memee Lavell-Harvard
Dr. Dawn Memee Lavell-Harvard is the President of the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), elected at the 41st Annual General Assembly, July 11, 2015, in Montreal, Quebec. She is a proud member of the Wikwemikong First Nation, is the first Aboriginal Trudeau Scholar and has worked tirelessly to advance the rights of Aboriginal women over the course of her career. -
Graeme Murray
Graeme Murray is a 2006 Paralympic gold medallist and two-time IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship gold medallist from Gravenhurst, Ontario. -
Susan Nelles Pine
Susan Nelles Pine is a respected nurse known for her courageousness in defending the profession. -
Tom Hedican
Tom Hedican is well-known professional goaltending consultant who founded the internationally recognized Coach4Food program; Hedican provides his professional coaching skills to youth teams in exchange for food drives for local food banks. -
Commissioner J.V.N (Vince) Hawkes
Commissioner J.V.N (Vince) Hawkes is the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), one of North America’s largest deployed police services. -
Dr. Colin Simpson
Dr. Colin Simpson is a Canadian entrepreneur, software developer, educator and author of six textbooks, including the bestselling Principles of Electronics. -
Edmund Metatawabin
Edmund Metatawabin is a Cree writer, educator, activist and the former Chief of Fort Albany First Nation. Metatawbin is the author of Up Ghost River: A Chief’s Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History, Harvesting: Cree Hunting and Gathering Techniques, and Hanaway. -
Ron Jamieson
Ron Jamieson, a Mohawk from Six Nations, has held senior executive positions in the financial services industry for more than 25 years and has been active in economic development initiatives for Canadian Aboriginal communities throughout his career.
