College Convocations

Presbyterian College, Montreal
Date: May 13, 2010
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul
Speaker: Prof. Ellen Aitken, dean of the faculty of religious studies at McGill University, Montreal.
Recipient of Honorary Doctorate of Divinity Degree: Rev. Ian Victor, minister at St. Andrew’s, Victoria, B.C.

Vancouver School of Theology
Date: May 10, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Kerrisdale Presbyterian
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Barbara Brown Taylor, author, professor, and Episcopal priest.
Recipients of Honorary Doctorate of Divinity Degrees: Rev. Jean Morris, director of spirituality and pastoral care services for the Bethany Care Society, Calgary, and a former moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Rev. Dr. Derek Evans of the United Church of Canada, an independent consultant in leadership and human rights and longtime senior employee of Amnesty International.

Knox College, Toronto
Date: May 12, 2010
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Convocation Hall, University of Toronto
Speaker: Dr. Don Posterski, researcher, author and former director of faith and development at World Vision International.
Recipients of Honorary Doctorate of Divinity Degrees: Rev. Ian S. Wishart, former minister at St. Andrew’s, St. John’s, and contributor to Living Faith. Wilma Welsh, elder at Knox, Guelph, Ont., and a former Presbyterian moderator. She has been an active member of the Women’s Missionary Society, is a former missionary to Taiwan, and was formerly administrator at the Board of Congregational Life and International Ministries.