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1953 Fredericton Encaenia

Honorary degrees awarded:

Orator: Cattley, Robert E.D.

  • Bonnycastle, Charles Humphrey (LL.D.)
  • Crabtree, Walter Herbert Aubrey (LL.D.)
  • Creighton, George Wilfred Irving (D.Sc.)
  • MacKenzie, Chalmers Jack (D.Sc.)
  • MacNaughton, Katherine Flora Cameron (LL.D.)
  • Maxwell, Robert William (D.Sc.)

Graduate awards:

  • Alumni Gold Medal - Not Awarded
  • City of Fredericton Gold Medal - Neilson, Murray Morris
  • Douglas Gold Medal - Not Awarded
  • Governor General’s Gold Medal - Ayer, William Alfred
  • Ketchum Silver Medal - Brittain, Kenneth Gerald
  • Montgomery-Campbell Prize - Not Awarded

Addresses delivered:

  • Alumni Oration delivered by Creighton, G. Wilfred I.
  • Graduation Address delivered by MacKenzie, Chalmers Jack
  • Valedictory Address delivered by Bishop, John
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