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2011 - 2012 Event Highlights The Honourable Chief Justice Scott Welcomes the Class of 2014 Left: Chief Justice Scott, Law Student Derek Deacon, and Dr. Lorna Turnbull A tradition has been established at Robson Hall. For the second year in a row, a formal ceremony and reception took place to welcome first-year students to the Faculty of Law. The importance of professionalism and ethics were the subject of a special address from Chief Justice Scott, who spoke on the importance of integrity and the duty to uphold and protect the public interest. David Barnard, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University, along with members of the legal profession were in attendance. Each student was presented with a personalized copy of the Canadian Bar Association Code of Professional Conduct. A reception, sponsored by the Manitoba Bar Association and the Law Society of Manitoba, followed. Student Derek Deacon said that he felt incredibly privileged to be studying law at Robson Hall. “The welcome ceremony and reception were exciting, engaging, and informative.” Earlier in the day, students were welcomed to the study of law by Elder Shane Patterson of the Southern First Nations Network of Care, who spoke about the importance of being true to oneself and performed a traditional blessing. Students also heard welcome messages from Dean Lorna Turnbull and Associate Dean Lisa Fainstein. FRENCH LANGUAGE GRANT ANNOUNCED This year, Robson Hall received an Access to Justice in both Official Languages Support Fund grant from the Federal Department of Justice. It will be part of a project called “Renforcement de la capacité de la faculté de droit de l’Université du Manitoba d’offrir aux étudiants en droit une formation en français” (“Building the capacity of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law to provide law students with education in French”). The grant includes funds to support law professor Gerald Heckman’s course, Français Juridique, as well as a new course on minority language rights. In addition, French-language opportunities will be introduced in the first year of the law program by adding a French section to the currently offered judge shadowing and legal methods courses. Internships for upper-year students to serve French-speaking clients will also be developed. The grant also includes funds to conduct a survey and for advertising. Robson Hall’s partners for this grant include the Association des juristes d’expression française du Manitoba inc., Centre canadien de français juridique, La Fédération des associations de juristes d’expression française de common law inc. (FAJEF), and the Government of Manitoba’s Secrétariat aux affaires francophones. Robson Hall’s Bilingual Students Group is also key to the success of these new initiatives. 5 ROBSON HALL ALUMNI REPORT
BRIEFS An Evening of Excellence 2011 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND AWARDS RECEPTION On November 16, 2011 a group of proud family members, faculty, staff, and representatives from the profession and university gathered at Robson Hall to recognize our top achievers. The evening began with a welcome from the Dean Lorna Turnbull. Special guests included President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard, Minister of Education Erin Selby, and Chancellor Harvey Secter, who offered greetings and congratulations to the students. This year, 20 students were recognized as Pitblado Scholars and presented with a $5,000 scholarship funded by an endowment created in 2003 by Jim and Sandra Pitblado in memory of Mr. Pitblado’s father and grandfather, both of whom were lawyers with close connections to the University of Manitoba. The Pitblado endowment contribution was matched by the provincial government through the Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative. Mr. and Mrs. James Pitblado flew to Winnipeg for this special occasion to present the awards and meet the recipients. 2011 Pitblado Scholars Thirteen students also received entrance awards in the range of $2,000 to $5,000, which were established thanks to the support of Ahava Halpern & Frank Lavitt, Ben A. Shuckett, D’Arcy & Deacon LLP, Joel Nitikman/Liny Chan, Maitland Steinkopf Entrance Award, Manitoba Law School Foundation, Max Steinkopf, Morton H. Nemy, Pitblado LLP, and Taylor McCaffrey LLP. The Marcel A. Desautels Centre Private Enterprise and the Law Fellowship was presented to LL.M. student Russel Dufault. Russel Dufault, and Dr. Jennifer Schulz, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies 2011 Entrance Award Recipients Sandra Pitblado congratulates students UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, FACULTY OF LAW robsonhall.ca 6
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BRIEFS<br />
An Evening <strong>of</strong> Excellence<br />
2011 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND AWARDS RECEPTION<br />
On November 16, 2011 a group<br />
<strong>of</strong> proud family members, faculty,<br />
staff, and representatives from <strong>the</strong><br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ession and university ga<strong>the</strong>red<br />
at <strong>Robson</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> to recognize our top<br />
achievers. The evening began with<br />
a welcome from <strong>the</strong> Dean Lorna<br />
Turnbull. Special guests included<br />
President and Vice-Chancellor David<br />
Barnard, Minister <strong>of</strong> Education<br />
Erin Selby, and Chancellor Harvey<br />
Secter, who <strong>of</strong>fered greetings and<br />
congratulations to <strong>the</strong> students.<br />
This year, 20 students were<br />
recognized as Pitblado Scholars<br />
and presented with a $5,000<br />
scholarship funded by an<br />
endowment created in 2003 by Jim<br />
and Sandra Pitblado in memory<br />
<strong>of</strong> Mr. Pitblado’s fa<strong>the</strong>r and<br />
grandfa<strong>the</strong>r, both <strong>of</strong> whom were<br />
lawyers with close connections to<br />
<strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Manitoba. The<br />
Pitblado endowment contribution<br />
was matched by <strong>the</strong> provincial<br />
government through <strong>the</strong><br />
Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary<br />
Initiative. Mr. and Mrs. James<br />
Pitblado flew to Winnipeg for this<br />
special occasion to present <strong>the</strong><br />
awards and meet <strong>the</strong> recipients.<br />
2011 Pitblado Scholars<br />
Thirteen students also received<br />
entrance awards in <strong>the</strong> range<br />
<strong>of</strong> $2,000 to $5,000, which were<br />
established thanks to <strong>the</strong> support<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ahava Halpern & Frank Lavitt,<br />
Ben A. Shuckett, D’Arcy & Deacon<br />
LLP, Joel Nitikman/Liny Chan,<br />
Maitland Steinkopf Entrance<br />
Award, Manitoba <strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Foundation, Max Steinkopf,<br />
Morton H. Nemy, Pitblado LLP, and<br />
Taylor McCaffrey LLP.<br />
The Marcel A. Desautels Centre<br />
Private Enterprise and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
Fellowship was presented to LL.M.<br />
student Russel Dufault.<br />
Russel Dufault, and Dr. Jennifer Schulz,<br />
Associate Dean <strong>of</strong> Research<br />
and Graduate Studies<br />
2011 Entrance Award Recipients Sandra Pitblado congratulates students<br />
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