Waterloo College graduate Doreen Sanderson at convocation ceremony

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Black and white photograph of Waterloo College graduate Doreen Sanderson at the 1958 spring convocation ceremony held at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. She is wearing an academic cap and gown, and holding a bouquet of roses. A campus building is visible in the background.

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In 1955 Doreen Sanderson (Doreen Smith) entered Waterloo College as a student in the Department of Secretarial Science. She graduated in 1958.

Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. From 1925 to 1960, Waterloo College was an affiliated college of the University of Western Ontario. Waterloo College students received degrees conferred by the University of Western Ontario, and participated in convocation ceremonies at UWO. In 1960 affiliation with the University of Western Ontario ended, and Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University. In 1973, the university became Wilfrid Laurier University.

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May 24, 1958

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