1972 Fredericton Convocation
Carman, John Stanley
Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)
Orator: Condon, Thomas J.
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L to R: Sir Max Aitken, John Stanley Carman
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Source: UA RG95 - College Hill Report, v.6, no. 6 (13 Nov. 1972)
Citation:
CONVOCATION, OCTOBER, 1972
JOHN STANLEY CARMAN
to be Doctor of Science
Over the long reaches of time surely one of man's continuing concerns has been the quest for minerals. Where once the search led man through the jungle of the natural environment, it now leads him through the jungle of law and politics and the thicket of national interest and international cooperation. Standing before us now we have a modern guide extraordinaire.
For the past decade and a half Dr Carman has been associated with the various development programmes of the United Nations in the field of mineral exploration. Some two hundred million dollars have been expended by the United Nations and recipient governments in this effort. As an adviser to governments, as the manager of many projects, Dr. Carman has visited over seventy countries from periods of one day to two years. In this present post as Chief Technical Adviser, Resources and Transport Division, his desk is at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York although his bags may be anywhere around the world.
In this decade of the 70's as students question the pell mell rush to careers and the security of the job ladder which seemed to preoccupy students in the 60's, the career of this distinguished Canadian earth scientist is especially instructive. Dr. Carman did not race on to university after completing high school in Belleville, Ontario but worked as a bank clerk and mine laborer for three years. He then obtained his first degree in Mining Engineering at Michigan Technological University and shipped off to Chile where he was a shift boss in a copper mine before returning to Canada to enlist in the Royal Canadian Engineers for the course of World War II. While studying for his PhD in Mineral Economics at Columbia University he worked for various mining companies. He was a member of the Canadian Delegation to the International Minerals Conference in Washington in 1951, and then had a brief stint with the United Nations. From 1954 to 1958 he was a senior officer of a uranium company in Canada and served as a mining consultant to various industrial and government organizations. In 1958 he rejoined the United Nations where he has remained ever since.
For his many contributions as a scientist and as an international public servant, UNB wishes to honour him today.
Praeses admittit Johannem Stanleium Carman honoris causa ad gradum Doctoris in Scientia.
From: Honoris Causa - UA Case 70, Box 1
JOHN STANLEY CARMAN
to be Doctor of Science
Over the long reaches of time surely one of man's continuing concerns has been the quest for minerals. Where once the search led man through the jungle of the natural environment, it now leads him through the jungle of law and politics and the thicket of national interest and international cooperation. Standing before us now we have a modern guide extraordinaire.
For the past decade and a half Dr Carman has been associated with the various development programmes of the United Nations in the field of mineral exploration. Some two hundred million dollars have been expended by the United Nations and recipient governments in this effort. As an adviser to governments, as the manager of many projects, Dr. Carman has visited over seventy countries from periods of one day to two years. In this present post as Chief Technical Adviser, Resources and Transport Division, his desk is at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York although his bags may be anywhere around the world.
In this decade of the 70's as students question the pell mell rush to careers and the security of the job ladder which seemed to preoccupy students in the 60's, the career of this distinguished Canadian earth scientist is especially instructive. Dr. Carman did not race on to university after completing high school in Belleville, Ontario but worked as a bank clerk and mine laborer for three years. He then obtained his first degree in Mining Engineering at Michigan Technological University and shipped off to Chile where he was a shift boss in a copper mine before returning to Canada to enlist in the Royal Canadian Engineers for the course of World War II. While studying for his PhD in Mineral Economics at Columbia University he worked for various mining companies. He was a member of the Canadian Delegation to the International Minerals Conference in Washington in 1951, and then had a brief stint with the United Nations. From 1954 to 1958 he was a senior officer of a uranium company in Canada and served as a mining consultant to various industrial and government organizations. In 1958 he rejoined the United Nations where he has remained ever since.
For his many contributions as a scientist and as an international public servant, UNB wishes to honour him today.
Praeses admittit Johannem Stanleium Carman honoris causa ad gradum Doctoris in Scientia.
From: Honoris Causa - UA Case 70, Box 1
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