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FALL 2015 simon 9 SFU.CA 8. (L-R) Bard on the Beach artistic director Christopher Gaze; Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan; SFU president Andrew Petter; SFU professor Paul Budra; Simon Fraser Student Society president Enoch Weng; Leslie Murray Beck, SFU charter alumna (who was one of the University's town criers in the early days); Hon. Andrew Wilkinson, minister of advanced education, and SFU chancellor Anne Giardini at the Sept. 9 "Celebrate & Savour" event. 9. SFU's Surrey campus executive director Stephen Dooley addresses students and faculty gathered at the Surrey campus to kick off SFU's 50th Anniversary celebration. 10. SFU vice-president of advancement and alumni engagement, Cathy Daminato, with architect Geoffrey Massey who, with Arthur Erickson, designed the SFU campus. 11. City of Surrey mayor Linda Hepner walks with RCMP offi- cers at the opening of Surrey's annual Fusion Festival at Holland Park. To recognize SFU's 50th Anniversary, the City of Surrey presented the University with a special proc- lamation—a call to celebrate SFU's milestone and highlight the University's commitment to meeting the growing demands for higher education in Surrey. 12. SFU 50th Anniversary associate project director, Adam Brayford, stands at the site selected for the installment of Haida artist Bill Reid's Black Eagle Canoe, a gift to SFU from the Bill Reid Gallery. 13. The Sept. 9 anniversary celebration ended with a bang as more than 2,000 guests witnessed a light show and fire- works atop Burnaby Mountain. 14. VP of research Joy Johnson stands in front of the Gordon Smith Mosaic Mural that inspired the artwork for the 50th Anniver- sary campus décor and banner campaign. Smith's design, com- missioned in 1964, symbolizes diversity, energy and growth. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14