Exclusive honorary degree interviews with Dr. Mary Ferguson-Paré

NU News is pleased to present exclusive interviews with Nipissing University’s honorary degree recipients from the recent convocation ceremonies in North Bay and Brantford.

Each honorary degree recipient was asked: What is your message to graduates? What are some of your accomplishments that make you proud? And, what does this honorary degree from Nipissing University mean to you?

Today, we present Dr. Mary Ferguson-Paré.

Dr. Mary Ferguson-Paré is one of Canada’s most widely respected nurse leaders with 43 years of dedicated service to the nursing profession. Prior to retirement, Dr. Ferguson-Paré worked as Vice-President, Professional Affairs and Chief Nurse Executive at the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto. During the SARS outbreak, she served as a member of the Clinical Advisory Team for the provincial health ministry and was later appointed to the National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health. She is one of the foundational architects for Nipissing University’s innovative Scholar Practitioner Program. Dr. Ferguson-Paré is a Member of the Order of Canada and received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal.

Stay tuned for more honorary degree interviews in coming weeks.

Enjoy!