Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Cliff Wright at spring Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Clifford Emerson Wright was born (1927) and raised in Saskatoon. He attended Albert and Victoria elementary schools and Nutana Collegiate. After high school, he studied engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, although he left before completing his degree to join Smith Brothers and Wilson in 1947 as an apprentice carpenter. There he rose through the ranks, eventually becoming the company's Vice President in Saskatchewan. In 1987 he bought out the company's Saskatchewan assets and started Wright Construction. Wright oversaw the company as it became the largest general contractor based in Saskatchewan, working on projects from British Columbia to Ontario. Wright was mayor of Saskatoon from 1976-1988 and the first mayor of Saskatoon to have been born in the city. He was a member of the Saskatoon City Council from 1967 until he was elected mayor in 1976. Wright served for four successive terms until 1988. From 1989-1993 he served as a Treaty Commissioner. He was also chair of the Saskatoon Health Board during the 1990s. In 1988 Wright was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1998 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of "his contributions to province and country.” In 1999 he was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Wright died in 2014 in Saskatoon at age 87.