The Josiah Wood Lectureship
This lectureship was founded and endowed in the autumn of 1925 by the Hon. Josiah Wood, D.C.L., a member of the first Mount Allison class.

The Wood lecturers have included Sir George E. Foster, Sir Robert Falconer, Dr. T.R. Glover, Rev. Lloyd Douglas, James Irvine, Rev. H.J. Cody, Dr. Alfred Noyes, Rev. Richard Roberts, Frank Parker Day, Sir Robert Boothby, Hon. Vincent Massey, Lord Bridges, Dr. Wilder Penfield, Dr. G.P. Grant, the Hon. Robert Stanfield and Dr. John Kenneth Galbraith.

The Bronfman Lecture Series
This lecture series was established in 1979, through the generosity of the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Foundation. With the endowment of a fund to provide for the invitation to campus of a distinguished lecturer, the Bronfman Lecture series allows undergraduate researchers at the University the unique experience of meeting with noted scholars.

Distinguished lecturers have included: Professor Maurice Wilkins, FRS, winner of the Nobel Prize for his discovery of DNA, Dr. Brian Josephson, FRS, winner of the Nobel Prize for his work with the Josephson Junction, Prof. Gerhard Herzberg, FRS, winner of the Nobel Prize for his study of interplanetary matter in space, Sir Andrew Huxley, O.M., FRS, for his studies in Physiology and Medicine and Dr. James M. Buchanan for his studies in the Theory of Economics and Political Decision Making.

The Crake Lectureship In Classical Studies
The Crake Lecture was established in 1978 through the generosity of Dr. J.E.A. Crake, Professor Emeritus of Classics at Mount Allison University, and of the Crake Foundation, thus enabling the Department of Classics, in association with the Crake Foundation, to invite annually a distinguished scholar to give a public lecture on a subject drawn from the cultures of Greece and Rome.

Since the inception of the series the following distinguished academics have delivered the lectures: Professor James Russell, University of British Columbia; Professor Amanda Claridge, Princeton University; Dr. Rupert Bruce-Mitford, British Museum; Professor Malcolm McGregor, University of British Columbia; Professor Geoffrey Kirk, Cambridge University; Professor John Boardman, Oxford University; Professor T.D. Barnes, University of Toronto; Professor Peter Green, University of Texas; Professor C.W.J. Eliot, Mount Allison University; Professor Lillian Feder, City University of New York; Sir Kenneth Dover, Oxford University; Professor Keith Hopkins, Cambridge University; Professor Barry Cunliffe, Oxford University; Professor Elaine Fantham, Princeton University; Professor Oliver Taplin, Oxford University; Professor T.P. Wiseman, University of Exeter; Professor G.P. Goold, Yale University; Professor Susan Treggiari, Stanford University, Professor Eugene N. Borza, Pennsylvania State University, Professor Nial Rudd, University of Bristol, and Andrew Wallace-Hadrill of the British School at Rome.

Crake Doctoral Fellowship In Classics
This fellowship was established by the Crake Foundation in 1984 in memory of Dr. J.E.A. Crake. It is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents who at the time of taking up the fellowship have completed all course and residential requirements for the Doctorate in classics and who can reasonably be expected to finish the Doctorate during the year of tenure. The holder is asked to teach the equivalent of six credits and give a public lecture.

Since its inception, the fellowship has been held by William G. Kerr of Princeton University, Johannes vanderLeest of the University of Toronto, Sarah M. Bonnycastle of the University of Michigan, Carol Gordon of McMaster University, Riemer Faber of the University of Toronto, Thomas Goud of the University of Toronto, Frances A. Skoczylas of the University of Toronto, Christopher Marshall of the University of Edinburgh, Angela Kalinowski of the University of Toronto, Rebecca Nagel of Harvard University, Gordon Nixon of the University of Toronto and John Harris of the University of Illinois.

The Ebbutt Memorial Trust For Religious Studies
The Trust was established by the Rev. Arthur J. Ebbutt, B.A., B.D., Th.D., D.D., L.L.D., in memory of his wife Helen MacNaughton Ebbutt. Dr. Ebbutt taught at Mount Allison University from 1947 to 1971, serving as Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1954 to 1963. Under his leadership, a Department of Religion was established in 1960, the name being changed in 1968 to the Department of Religious Studies.

The Trust is intended to promote a standard of excellence within the Department of Religious Studies by supporting activities which augment those financed through the regular budget. These include provision of scholarships for students in Religious Studies, acquisition of new Library resources in Religious Studies, and sponsoring lectures by reputable scholars in Biblical and Theological Studies.

Ebbutt Lectures have been delivered by Malcolm Miller, Chartres Cathedral (1982), Dr. William Klassen, Inter-Faith Academy of Peace, Jerusalem (1985), Dr. Douglas J. Hall of McGill University (1988), Sir Owen Chadwick of Cambridge University (1989), Dr. Willem Saayman of the University of South Africa (1991), Dr. Eileen Schuller of McMaster University (1992), Dr. William Klempa of Presbyterian College, Montreal, and Dr. John S. Moir of the University of Toronto (1994), and Prof. A. †ner Turgay, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University (1966).

Endowed Chairs
The University is fortunate in the number of endowed professorships that have been established, and is very grateful to those who, by generous gift or bequest, have made them possible. The endowment of a Chair is a highly valued means of supporting the University and a particularly wise investment in higher education.

Information about the endowed chairs is of historical significance, and of general interest, too. Some of it is summarized here.

The Joseph Allison Chair In English
This Chair in English was established in 1921. Since that time the Chair has been held by William Morley Tweedie, M.A., 1921-1936; Henry Pearson Gundy, M.A., 1943-1947; Lloyd Allison Duchemin, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., 1947-1974; and Michael Thorpe, B.A., M.A., F.S.A., 1990-.

Clement Chandler Avard And Florence Sybil Avard Chair In French Language
The endowment for this Chair was provided by a bequest from the estate of Clement Chandler Avard, 1875-1956. Born in Point de Bute, he graduated from the New Brunswick Teachers' College and Mount Allison, B.A., 1898. He was called to the Bar in New Brunswick in 1901 but did not practice. He established the Sackville Tribune in 1902 and the Tribune Printing Company in 1906, and continued in control of these companies until 1947. During his lifetime he served on the Board of Directors of several Maritime Companies.

He had a deep interest in education. For fifteen years he served as Chairman of the Sackville School Board. He was a member of the Board of Regents of Mount Allison for thirty-four years, and also served as Chairman. In 1948 he was honoured by Mount Allison University with a Doctor of Literature Degree.

The Chair, established in 1956, has been held by Allan MacBeth, B.A., M.A., 1956-1965; and J. Gordon Andison, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., 1965-1970.

The Joseph L. Black And Mary A. Black Chair In Economics
In January 1914, F.B. Black, later Senator Black, and his brother, J.W.S. Black, endowed a Chair in memory of their parents, Joseph L. Black and Mary A. Black. The first payment to the fund was made at that time. In 1921 the Joseph L. Black and Mary A. Black Chair in Economics and Commerce was established. During the intervening years the name of the Chair has been changed to The Joseph L. Black and Mary A. Black Chair in Economics.

Both F.B. Black and Mary A. Black were devoted servants of the Methodist Church, actively interested in promoting the development of Mount Allison. Recently additional funds have been contributed to this endowment by J.L. Black and Sons Limited, Middle Sackville, the business organization established originally by Mr. Black, whose name together with that of his wife is perpetuated in the name of this academic Chair.

The following scholars have held the chair since establishment: Rev. B.C. Borden, D.D., D.C.L., 1921-1923; Rev. John Line, B.A., B.D., S.T.D., 1923-1926; Rev. Norman M. Guy, M.A. 1926-1934; Rev. Herbert Tucker, B.A., M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., 1934-1953; The Chair was vacant from 1953 to 1956 and was then held by William Bannerman Cunningham, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. from 1957 to 1985.

The S.M. Brookfield Chair In Engineering
The S.M. Brookfield Chair in Engineering was established in 1920. The Chair has been held by Harold Wilson McKeil, B.A., B.Sc., LL.D., 1920-1956; Frank Leslie West, B.Sc., M.A., D.Engg., 1956-1962.

The Carnegie Chair In Chemistry
The Carnegie Chair in Chemistry was established in 1938. The Chair has been held by Harold Eugene Bigelow, B.A., Ph.D., 1938-1946; Arnold Craig Cuthbertson, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., 1946-1967; Lawrence Ross Coates Barclay, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., 1967.

The Walter B. Cowan Chair In Religious Studies
The Walter B. Cowan Chair in Religious Studies is endowed with a bequest from Walter B. Cowan, a distinguished lawyer and prominent United Church layman. Professor Charles H.H. Scobie, S.T.M., M.A., B.D., Ph.D., D.D., was appointed the first Cowan Professor of Religious Studies in 1985.

The Edgar And Dorothy Davidson Chair In Canadian Studies
Believed to be the first of its kind in Canada, the Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Chair of Canadian Studies was established in 1969. The Chair has been most generously endowed and is named in honour of Dr. Edgar Davidson and Dr. Dorothy Davidson of Ottawa.

Mr. and Mrs. Davidson have over the years gathered together a rich collection of Canadiana books, imprints and manuscripts of great rarity and value and many fine examples of early Canadian glass, of Canadian furniture of the 18th Century, and of Canadian painting and sculpture of the 19th and 20th Centuries. In making the gift of this superb collection to Mount Allison, the donors stated that "we are prompted to make this gift in recognition of the great contribution made by the men and women of the Maritimes toward our national life from its early beginnings to the present time. We furthermore have selected a New Brunswick university because we believe that in this province more is done toward solving the crucial problem of achieving a bi-cultural life than anywhere else in Canada... We have been impressed with the splendid facilities and aims of Mount Allison and with what is done there for young people, not merely from an academic point of view but also from a cultural one."

Scholars who have held the Davidson Professorship are George F.G. Stanley, O.C., B.A., B.Litt., M.A., D.Phil., D-es-L., D.Litt., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R. Hist.S., F.R.S.C., 1969-1975; Douglas Grant Lochhead, B.A., M.A., B.L.S., D.Litt, LL.D., F.R.S.C., 1975-1987; Lawrence D. McCann, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., 1987-1992.

The Sir James Dunn Chair In Geology
In 1950 the Directors of Algoma Ore Properties Limited began annual contributions to the University over a twenty-five year period to endow a Chair within the University. It was agreed that the trust would be known as the Algoma Ore Properties Foundation and that the Chair would be named the Sir James Dunn Chair in Geology in honor of Sir James Dunn, President of Algoma Ore Properties Limited. The initial payment for the endowment was made in 1950. The Chair was established in 1954.

Sir James Hamet Dunn, Bart., O.C., 1874-1956, was a native son of New Brunswick. During his lifetime he became one of Canada's foremost industrial leaders. Companies with which he was directly related contributed significantly to the development of university education in Canada. Foundations, buildings and academic Chairs which bear his name pay tribute to his interest in education.

Scholars who have held the Sir James Dunn Professorship in Geology at Mount Allison are Douglas Harris Williamson, B.Sc., Ph.D., F.G.S., 1954-1966; John Carman Gailey Moore, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., 1967-1982; Laing Ferguson, B.Sc., Ph.D., 1982-.

The Ruggles Gates Chair In Biology
This Chair in Biology was established in 1960 to honour Reginald Ruggles Gates, 1882-1962, B.A., M.A., B.Sc., Ph.D., L.L.D., D.Sc., F.L.S., F.R.A.I., F.R.M.S., F.R.S., a distinguished alumnus of Mount Allison, renowned scholar and University Professor.

In his early career Dr. Gates held posts at the University of Chicago, Imperial College London, St. Thomas Hospital London, and the University of California. An eminent geneticist, he discovered but did not name the phenomenon of non-disjunction of chromosomes and was awarded the Huxley Gold Medal and the Mendel Award. After service with the R.F.C. during World War I he was appointed to the faculty of the University of London, King's College, where he became Professor of Botany in 1921, an appointment he held until his retirement in 1942.

Scholars who have held the Gates Professorship are W.B. Stallworthy, B.A., Ph.D., 1966-1976; David S. Fensom, B.A.Sc., F.R.I.C., F.R.S.A., 1977-1981; Colin G. Paterson, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., 1982-.

Fred C. Manning Chair In Commerce
This Chair is named in honour of the late Fred C. Manning, an outstanding Nova Scotian industrialist and distinguished Allisonian whose generous bequest to the University made possible its establishment.

Dr. Manning was born in Falmouth, Nova Scotia and attended Mount Allison Academy 1909-1910. When presented for the honorary degree at the May Convocation at Mount Allison in 1955 it was stated:

"... he is President and controlling owner of multimillion dollar businesses in the Maritimes, the Canadian West, and in far off Venezuala. Director of a score or more companies, Fred Manning's record stands as an inspiration and challenge to every ambitious young student in the "Commerce" Course, and effectively refutes the statement that there are no opportunities in the Maritimes."

Dr. Manning contributed to Mount Allison the cost of the Physics and Engineering Building, which is dedicated 'to the advancement of Scientific knowledge." Mrs. Manning contributed funds for decorating and furnishing the Manning Room in the Chapel, as 'an expression of her deep interest and concern for the religious life of the University Community.'

Professor Dan C. Patridge, B.Sc., M.B.A., was appointed the first Fred C. Manning Professor of Commerce in 1971.

The Hart Almerrin Massey Chair In Philosophy
The Hart Almerrin Massey Chair in Philosophy has been held by Roy Balmer Liddy, B.D., Ph.D., 1915-1931; Charles Arthur Krug, M.A., B.D., 1931-1947; Clayton Amos Baxter, M.A., Ph.D., 1947-1965 and Cyril Francis Poole, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., 1965-1977.

The Pickard-Bell Chair In Music
This Chair was established in 1966 with a generous endowment from the estate of Winthrop Pickard Bell, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. This very substantial bequest to Mount Allison was in memory of Dr. Bell's mother, Mary Emerancy Pickard Bell, the first teacher of piano in the Conservatory of Music, 1873-1882. (In 1965 Dr. Ralph P. Bell, brother of Dr. Winthrop Bell, donated the Mount Allison Chapel Organ, also in memory of his mother). Mary Emerancy Pickard Bell graduated from the Mount Allison Ladies' College in 1866 with a degree of Mistress of Liberal Arts. From 1866-1869 she taught Literature, Mathematics and Calisthenics at the Ladies College, and in 1873 she joined the Faculty of the Conservatory of Music.

Winthrop P. Bell was one of Mount Allison's most illustrious and loyal graduates. An outstanding scholar, he graduated with honours in Mathematics, Bachelor of Artsand Master of Arts degree. He also earned an M.A. from Harvard and a Ph.D. from Gottigen, Germany. He lectured at the University of Toronto and at Harvard University, eventually returning to Nova Scotia to engage in business and pursue scholarly activities.

A loyal Allisonian and churchman, he annually supported the financial program of the university and encouraged classmates and friends to rally around their "alma mater." It is for one of his earliest works, composed when a student at Mount Allison, that he is best remembered by all Allisonians, for he wrote the lyrics of the "Alma Mater" song. Since 1906 this song has been sung by students at the University and by Allisonians throughout the world. Dr. Bell served on the Board of Regents from 1948-1951. He died in 1965.

In 1965 Mount Allison received Dr. Winthrop Bell's entire library, more than half of which is a very valuable collection of Acadiana.

Professor George A. Procter, B.A., M.Mus., Ph.D., held the chair from 1967-1974.

The Reverend William Purvis Chair In English Literature
This Chair was established in 1969 in honour of the Reverend Mr. Purvis by a generous endowment from the estate of his son, Mr. William Sterling Purvis, a retired merchant of Warwick, Bermuda. Mr. William S. Purvis was a member of the class of 1905; his father served in pastorates in the Nova Scotia Conference of the United Church of Canada.

The first holder of this Chair is also a Bermudian. Professor Arthur Motyer, B.A., M.A., held the Chair from 1970 to 1994.

The Obed Edmund Smith Chair In Physics
Initial funding of this Chair came from a bequest of Obed Edmund Smith. Established in 1938, the Chair has been held by Donald Gordon MacGregor, B.A., M.A., 1938-1964; William John Noble, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., 1972-1979 and James Horace Matthews, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., 1984-1994.

The Obed Edmund Smith Chair In Mathematics
Initial funding for this Chair was provided from the estate of Obed Edmund Smith. Established in 1938, the Chair has been held by William Hayward McEwen, M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., 1938-1946; William Stanley Hayes Crawford, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., D.Sc., 1946-1982; Michael Edelstein, M.Sc., 1984-1986 and Elmer Melvin Tory, B.Sc., Ph.D., 1989 - 1996.

The Stiles-Bennett Chair In History
This Chair was endowed in 1943 with a generous gift from Viscount R.B. Bennett. It has been held by George F.G. Stanley, O.C., C.St.J., B.A., M.A., B.Litt., D.Phil., D-es-L., D.Lit., D.C.L., F.R.Hist.S., F.R.S.C., 1943-1947; Donald Grady Kerr, B.A., Ph.D., 1947-1958 and Philip Anthony Lockwood, M.A., 1959-1964.

The William Morley Tweedie Chair In English
This Chair was endowed by a bequest of Professor Tweedie, he in turn having held the Allison Chair in English for many years. The Chair has been held by Christopher Frederick MacRae, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., 1954-1963, Herbert Caryl Burke, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., 1969-1982 and by Albert Joseph Furtwangler, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., 1990 - 1996.

The Josiah Wood Chair In Classics
In 1866, Josiah Wood established an endowment of $15,000 for this chair, and Alfred Smith was appointed the first Wood Professor of Classics. An additional contribution to the endowment was made in 1934. The holders of the Chair have been: Dr. Alfred Smith - 1886-1917; Dr. C.B. Delano - 1917-1919; Dr. J.W. Cohoon - 1919-1946; Dr. J.E.A. Crake - 1947-1977; Dr. C.W.J. Eliot - 1978-1985.

The Winthrop Pickard Bell Chair In Maritime Studies
This Chair was established in 1977. The Chair was endowed with generous grants from the Marjorie Young Bell Endowment Fund. Its purpose is to enable distinguished scholars in various fields of study relating to the Maritime Provinces to reside at the University for varying periods of time. Holders of the Chair carry out research and present lectures and seminars held to initiate and encourage teaching and further work in Maritime subjects.

Winthrop Pickard Bell was a distinguished philosopher and historian and a 1904 graduate of Mount Allison. The substantial rare book collection of Acadiana in the Ralph Pickard Bell Library also bears his name.

Scholars who have held the Chair are: Herbert Halpert, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., 1979-80; Hugh MacLennan, C.C., M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt., D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S.L., 1982; William Baillie Hamilton, B.A., B.Ed., M.A. Ph.D., 1983-84; John Michael Bumsted, B.A., Ph.D., 1985-86; George A. Rawlyk, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. 1987-88 and Naomi Griffiths, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., 1988-89.

Faculty Award
The Herbert And Leota Tucker Award
The Tucker award was endowed in 1983 by members of the Tucker family to perpetuate the memory of their parents, the Reverend Herbert Tucker, B.A., M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., one time Joseph L. Black Professor of Economics and Sociology and Head of the Department, and former Dean of the Faculty of Arts and University Registrar, and his wife, Leota Tucker. The annual prize recognizes outstanding effectiveness in the university classroom as well as broader influence within the university community and the wider constituency it serves. The recipient is expected to deliver a public lecture on a subject of his or her own choice. The award was first presented in 1984 to Alexander Boyd Fancy, B.A., M.A., Professor of French; in 1985 to Evron Norinne Kinsman, B.Mus., M.A., Professor of Music; in 1986 to Kathryn Eryl Hamer, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of French; in 1987 to Clifford Marsden Allen, B.Sc., M.Sc., Professor of Geology; in 1988 to Robert Lewis Hawkes, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics; in 1989 to David Pierce Beatty, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of History; in 1990 to Carrie MacMillan, B.A, M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English; in 1991 to John T. Macfarlane, B.A., M.Sc., Professor of Physics; in 1992 to B. Arthur Miller, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; in 1993 to Ross Barclay, BSc., MSc., PhD., Professor of Chemistry; in 1994 to Roland Crooks, B.A., M.A., Associate Professor of Psychology, in 1995 to Judith A. Weiss, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Spanish and in 1996 to Robert G. Thompson, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Professor of Biology.

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