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Larry’s Bench: Carol Shields Remembered

Carol Shields

Carol Shields

Larry Weller was “president of nothing, member of no organization, unathletic, with barely average marks . . . an unmemorable smudge in the yearbook” and the unlikely hero of Carol Shields’ Larry’s Party. It has been said that we all know a “Larry” and that, in fact, many of us – at one time or another – have identified with the character of Larry Weller.

The Shields family and The University of Winnipeg will honour the spirit of Carol Shields and her ability to find the extraordinary in the seemingly ordinary.

A ceremony marking the dedication of Larry’s Bench will take place:

Friday, October 8, 2004
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The University of Winnipeg’s outdoor Quadrangle
(between Centennial and Graham halls)
A reception will follow in the Atrium.

At the ceremony, The University of Winnipeg will announce a new program that bears the name of former University of Winnipeg Chancellor Carol Shields and honours her work with students.