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Spring Convocation at Queen’s entered the second half of its schedule on Wednesday, June 5 with the 10^th and 11^th ceremonies being held at Grant Hall.

The sun returned as the university conferred an honorary degree upon Deborah Turnbull (Artsci’75), who served as a member of the Queen’s University Council (1990-2002) and has organized events for her graduation class. For her more than 40 years of distinguished voluntary and professional service, she received the 2018 Queen’s Alumni Toronto Branch Award. Over her career, Turnbull has worked with the International Development Research Centre, Agrodev Canada, and Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) and taught international development studies courses at the University of Toronto. She is or has been on the board or chaired a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Queen’s is presenting a total of seven honorary degrees during convocation.

Three more ceremonies will be held Thursday, June 6, with honorary degrees being conferred upon Sir Richard Evans in the morning and Fiona Sampson in the afternoon.

A total of 18 ceremonies are being held for Spring Convocation, with the final one scheduled for Wednesday, June 12. The  is available online.

 will begin approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled start of each ceremony.

More information about Convocation at Queen's is available on the website of the .

More photos can be viewed at the .