donated the Mary O, a marine biology research vessel that has contributed greatly to the growth of the marine biology program. In 1992, UNBSJ named Philip W. Oland Hall in his honour. He served as President of the Saint John Board of Trade and took on roles with numerous other boards, including the University of New Brunswick, St. Thomas University, the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific and the Canadian Council of Business and the Arts in Canada. A patron of the arts, Mr. Oland was the national chairman of fundraising for the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, helped lead the efforts to restore the Imperial Theatre in Saint John and supported the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Theatre New Brunswick and Opera New Brunswick. Among his awards and honors: Officer of the Order of Canada, the Coronation Medal, the Centennial Medal, the Canadian Forces Decoration, the Canadian Silver Jubilee Medal and Freeman of the City of Saint John. He also has honorary degrees from St. Thomas University, Saint Francis Xavier University, Mount Allison University, the University of New Brunswick and the University of Prince Edward Island. He died on November 29, 1996 at the age of 86. References 1910 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Canadian businesspeople Officers of the Order of Canada