{"id":6399,"date":"2019-06-12T14:58:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T18:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/?p=6399"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:08:16","slug":"retiree-philosophy-graduand-awarded-governer-generals-silver-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/2019\/retiree-philosophy-graduand-awarded-governer-generals-silver-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Retiree Philosophy graduand awarded Governor General&#8217;s Silver Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Retiree Philosophy graduand awarded Governor General&#8217;s Silver Medal\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Congratulations to Anne McKay on her outstanding achievements. Having graduated in&nbsp;November&nbsp;with a BA in&nbsp;Philosophy and <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/fall-convocation-retiree-philosophy-student-awarded-chancellors-medal\/\">awarded the Chancellor\u2019s Medal<\/a> at that time, McKay is now the recipient of the Governor General\u2019s Silver Medal which is only awarded during Spring Convocation. We are CU proud!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the rest of the article by Ellen Tsaprailis below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"attachment_57206\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-57206 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anne-McKay.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anne-McKay.jpg 213w, https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anne-McKay-200x300.jpg 200w\" alt=\"Anne McKay\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\"><br>\nAnne McKay, B.A. Philosophy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel privileged and honoured to have received this amazing award,\u201d says McKay. \u201cMy experience at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ was incredible. I returned to university after having been away for 30 years (I am now 56). My sole purpose of returning to school later in life was to study philosophy\u2014something I had longed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McKay says she worked very hard for her perfect grade point average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne thing that really helped with all the essay writing required in philosophy was to allow for one week of nothing more than thinking of the essay topic and the next week to actually write it,\u201d says McKay. \u201cI found that walking my dogs was the best time to ruminate over a topic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McKay is now enjoying her retirement and time with her one-year-old grandson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donated by the Governor General of Canada, two undergraduate students standing at the head of the graduating class are receiving the Governor General\u2019s Silver Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/spring-convocation-top-medal-winners-pick-up-diplomas-and-awards\/\">Read full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Anne McKay on her outstanding achievements. Having graduated in&nbsp;November&nbsp;with a BA in&nbsp;Philosophy and awarded the Chancellor\u2019s Medal at that time, McKay is now the recipient of the Governor General\u2019s Silver Medal which is only awarded during Spring Convocation. We are CU proud! Read the rest of the article by Ellen Tsaprailis below. 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