1976 Fredericton Encaenia
Christie, Florence McCracken
Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)
Orator: Shaw, Alvin J.
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L to R: Sir Max Aitken, Florence McCracken Christie
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Source: Joe Stone fonds-UA RG340, 1976 (#12333)
Citation:
ENCAENIA, MAY, 1976
FLORENCE MCCRACKEN CHRISTIE
to be Doctor of Laws
lf faith, hope and charity -- qualities which have characterized and made noble the Good Samaritan, Nurse Nightingale and their long line of heirs and successors -- can be said to be embodied in one person, surely that individual is the gentle and distinguished lady upon whom the University of New Brunswick gratefully bestows its accolade.
The product of our gracious seaside province, Florence Christie graduated from the Saint John High School and completed an undergraduate program at the University of New Brunswick. At the University of Toronto, she completed studies at the School of Social Work and later became associated with a Toronto family agency, the Neighbourhood Workers Association.
Subsequently, she received the degree of Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago and did field work at McGill University. Employment with a family agency in Ottawa was followed by a return to New Brunswick in 1964 to work with Saint John Family Services where, until her retirement, she directed a staff of six social workers.
Although some of her most valuable service took place on a community level, it would not be correct to think of her activity in a purely local sense. Her regional interest led her to the presidency of the New Brunswick Association of Social Workers in 1967-1968. Even wider scope was found for her considerable talent when she served, from 1946 to 1948, as National President of the Canadian Association of Social Workers.
A dedicated student, a skilled practitioner and an expert executive in the field of social work, Florence Christie's greatest contributions to her chosen metier lie in her unfailing appreciation of human values, her enjoyment of people and her delight in working with them. For her, a work environment in homelike surroundings, the eager and excited rush of children and the opportunity to provide self-help leadership to a mature generation are more important than esoteric theories of social development. The seeds of social work and, in particular, of family service have found a rich soil in her gracious, humane and generous attitudes -- in her faith, hope and charity.
The University of New Brunswick likes to feel that it has played a small role in the development of her talent, is proud of her fine contribution to human values and now welcomes her warmly as an honorary alumna.
Praeses admittit Florentiam McCracken Christie honoris causa ad gradum Doctoris in Utroque Jure.
From: Honoris Causa - UA Case 70, Box 2
FLORENCE MCCRACKEN CHRISTIE
to be Doctor of Laws
lf faith, hope and charity -- qualities which have characterized and made noble the Good Samaritan, Nurse Nightingale and their long line of heirs and successors -- can be said to be embodied in one person, surely that individual is the gentle and distinguished lady upon whom the University of New Brunswick gratefully bestows its accolade.
The product of our gracious seaside province, Florence Christie graduated from the Saint John High School and completed an undergraduate program at the University of New Brunswick. At the University of Toronto, she completed studies at the School of Social Work and later became associated with a Toronto family agency, the Neighbourhood Workers Association.
Subsequently, she received the degree of Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago and did field work at McGill University. Employment with a family agency in Ottawa was followed by a return to New Brunswick in 1964 to work with Saint John Family Services where, until her retirement, she directed a staff of six social workers.
Although some of her most valuable service took place on a community level, it would not be correct to think of her activity in a purely local sense. Her regional interest led her to the presidency of the New Brunswick Association of Social Workers in 1967-1968. Even wider scope was found for her considerable talent when she served, from 1946 to 1948, as National President of the Canadian Association of Social Workers.
A dedicated student, a skilled practitioner and an expert executive in the field of social work, Florence Christie's greatest contributions to her chosen metier lie in her unfailing appreciation of human values, her enjoyment of people and her delight in working with them. For her, a work environment in homelike surroundings, the eager and excited rush of children and the opportunity to provide self-help leadership to a mature generation are more important than esoteric theories of social development. The seeds of social work and, in particular, of family service have found a rich soil in her gracious, humane and generous attitudes -- in her faith, hope and charity.
The University of New Brunswick likes to feel that it has played a small role in the development of her talent, is proud of her fine contribution to human values and now welcomes her warmly as an honorary alumna.
Praeses admittit Florentiam McCracken Christie honoris causa ad gradum Doctoris in Utroque Jure.
From: Honoris Causa - UA Case 70, Box 2
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