ne 22, 1987 $B | Mad Hatter | A Douglas College Newslette 1987 GRADUATION . BEST EVER ouglas College said a warm farewell to 712 students at the largest-ever graduating ceremony on June 3rd. Over 350 students attended to receive their diplomas and certifi- cates in front of a packed house of friends, relatives and College person- nel. "It was a very successful graduation with an exceptional turn-out,” said Trish Angus, the College Registrar. "| particularly enjoyed the speakers this year. | thought many of them combined humour and thoughtful- ness exceptionally well.” Angus explained that the size of the Spring graduation was partly a result of including people who com- pleted nine month programs. In past years those students normally attended the Fall graduating ceremony. Highlights of the ceremony included a speech, complete with bucket and popcorn as props, by the President of Chevron Canada Gerald Francis- covich, and a very warm address by valedictorian Colin McEwen. McEwen, a graduate from the Criminology University Transfer program was also (by coincidence) the winner of the Governor General's Silver Medal. Kathi-Jean Boychuk was the winner of the Lieutenant Governor's Medal for her outstanding work in the Post- Basic Occupational Nursing program. When asked what she thought the diplomas and certificates meant to the graduating students, Angus replied that in some respects this ceremony Is more meaningful to them than other graduations. Continued on page two COLIN McEWEN WINS GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD Burnaby resident Colin McEwen was this year’s recipient of the Governor General's silver medal for outstanding academic achievement in a two-year program. Graduating from the university transfer Criminology program with a Diploma of Associate in Criminology, McEwen maintained a 3.95 (A) Grade Point Average, worked to put himself through school and was an enthusiastic par- ticipant in his classes. One of his instructors, Cynthia Fulton, said he was the best student she ever had. McEwen will be transferring to Criminology at SFU, and eventually . into Law. Although he didn’t originally intend to go beyond a college education, McEwen reconsidered after encouragement from his faculty and after find- ing out all the different options once he graduated from Douglas College. This summer he is working on a Criminology work-study project with one of his instructors.