1971 Fredericton Convocation
Marks, Derek John
Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)
Orator: Condon, Thomas J.
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L to R: Sir Max Aitken, Derek John Marks
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Source: PR(5); Photo by Stone's Studio
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CONVOCATION, OCTOBER, 1971
DEREK JOHN MARKS
to be Doctor of Laws
Adviser to our adviser and Chancellor, Derek Marks is a wise and warm human being who cares deeply about people and issues. He is a man who bravely faces the future from the solid perspective of the present, his grasp of the present made sure by a long and distinguished career in journalism.
Educated at Seaford College, he served during World War II in the Royal Air Force, and then began what has become a life-long rendezvous with printer's ink and early morning deadlines. His first association with the newspaper world was with the Huddersfield Examiner in 1946, moving to the East African Standard in Nairobi, and ultimately to the Daily Express in 1952. He continues as a Director of the Beaverbrook Newspapers although he has recently given up the post of Editor of the Daily Express which he assumed in 1965.
A man of opinions and courage, Mr. Marks is an outstanding representative of a profession that has contributed much to the workings of the democratic process in modern society. To combine learning with relevance, education with passionate conviction, and truth with the complexity of facts, seems an impossible task to set for journalists but men such as Marks have shown that it is possible and that it can be done magnificently.
UNB has been graced by his presence as this year's Beaverbrook Lecturer and takes pleasure in honouring Derek Marks with its degree.
From: Honoris Causa - UA Case 70, Box 1
DEREK JOHN MARKS
to be Doctor of Laws
Adviser to our adviser and Chancellor, Derek Marks is a wise and warm human being who cares deeply about people and issues. He is a man who bravely faces the future from the solid perspective of the present, his grasp of the present made sure by a long and distinguished career in journalism.
Educated at Seaford College, he served during World War II in the Royal Air Force, and then began what has become a life-long rendezvous with printer's ink and early morning deadlines. His first association with the newspaper world was with the Huddersfield Examiner in 1946, moving to the East African Standard in Nairobi, and ultimately to the Daily Express in 1952. He continues as a Director of the Beaverbrook Newspapers although he has recently given up the post of Editor of the Daily Express which he assumed in 1965.
A man of opinions and courage, Mr. Marks is an outstanding representative of a profession that has contributed much to the workings of the democratic process in modern society. To combine learning with relevance, education with passionate conviction, and truth with the complexity of facts, seems an impossible task to set for journalists but men such as Marks have shown that it is possible and that it can be done magnificently.
UNB has been graced by his presence as this year's Beaverbrook Lecturer and takes pleasure in honouring Derek Marks with its degree.
From: Honoris Causa - UA Case 70, Box 1
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