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1956 Fredericton Encaenia

Honorary degrees awarded:

Orator: Cattley, Robert E.D.

  • Beals, Carlyle Smith (D.Sc.)
  • Maheux, Joseph Thomas Arthur (LL.D.)
  • Ross, Frank MacKenzie (LL.D.)
  • Sisam, John William Bernard (D.Sc.)
  • Wallace, Dyson Walker (LL.D.)
  • Woodward, Robert Burns (D.Sc.)

Graduate awards:

  • Alumni Gold Medal - Smith, John Robert
  • City of Fredericton Gold Medal - Brophy, John Dennis
  • Douglas Gold Medal - Hawkes, Robert Ernest
  • Governor General’s Gold Medal - DeMille, George E. R.
  • Ketchum Silver Medal - Ponder, Charles Alexander
  • Montgomery-Campbell Prize - Donald, Ian B.

Addresses delivered:

  • Alumni Oration delivered by Sisam, John William Bernard
  • Graduation Address delivered by Maheux, Joseph Thomas Arthur
  • Valedictory Address delivered by Ponder, Charles Alexander
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