FALL GENERAL MEETING

Hoffman Auditorium, IONA COLLEGE

Tuesday, October 18, 2001, at 2.30 p.m.

Meeting Agenda 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Remarks by Dr. Ross Paul - President, U of W 3. Remarks by Mr. Brian Brown - President, WUFA 3. Remarks by Jim Butler - Human Resources 4. Remarks by Ms Asae Cuthbert - Awards Office 5. Minutes of the Meeting - March 15, 2001 6. Business arising from the minutes 7. Announcements 8. Correspondence 9. President's Report -Stan Cunningham 10. Treasurer's Report - Phyllis Nolan 11. Committee Reports: a) D7 Committee Report. b) Bursary Fund Report - Wilf Innerd c) Pension & Health Benefits - John Meyer d) Constitution Amendment 12. Nominating Committee Report - Kumar Chatterjee 13. Other Business

Honorary Degrees for

Two Emeritus Professors

Dr. Jatinder K. Bewtra, Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering will receive an Honorary Degree - Doctor of Science from the University of Guelph in June 2002. The degree is in recognition for his work and contributions in Environmental Engineering.

Dr, Stanley B. Cunningham Professor Emeritus, Communication Studies received an Honorary Degree from the Assumption University on September 28, 2001Dr. Cunningham was a professor of philosophy who moved to the newly formed Department of Communications Studies after it was formed in the 1970s. He is an award-winning teacher and his commentary on communications in our society were sought after and published in the media.

Two others joined Cunningham in receiving honorary degrees.

Mr. Bob Rae who served as Ontario's 21st premier, was elected eight times to federal and provincial parliaments before his retirement from politics in 1996. Mr. Rae has an LLB from the University of Toronto and was a Rhodes Scholar from Ontario in 1969. He is now a partner at the Goodmen law firm.

Bill Fisher, a former chair of the Board of Governors of the University of Windsor, worked 38 years in the automobile industry in Canada and USA. He is known by his colleagues for his collective bargaining skills, integrity and sense of humor at the bargaining table. He retired in 1989 from Chrysler Canada Ltd. as Vice President of Human Resources. In 1989, he joined the Faculty of Business Administration as Executive in Residence and for the next 10 years taught courses in Human Resources, Industrial Relations and Collective Bargaining.

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