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Since then, Professor Cannon has visited Prince of Songkla University annually
for periods ranging from one week to 3 months. Apart from the 1978 trip during which he
acted as a consultant under the World Bank Loan Project, all his visits were financed
through his own arrangement. The purpose of these visits is to follow up the projects that
he had initiated and supported through continuous advice and guidance. During this period
he h~s assisted in planning and seeking financial assistance for further staff training as
well as providing advice for member of staff, both from the Chemistry Department and
other Departments, as to the most appropriate ways of improving their academic quali-
fications. He has also offered advice in academic matters to staff from various Departments
and initiated the close co-operation between the local staff and the staff of various univer-
sities in Australia.
He has greatly assisted the local staff in planning the curriculum for the course
of Master's degree in Chemistry and in avoiding obstacles which may arise when the
Faculty of Science has reached the point of launching a program for higher studies. This
program has now been in operation for 3 years and the first group of students will receive
their Master's degree within the current academic year. l4'<uJmi>lfl3J
In 1977, upon hearing of the Australian Goverment Decision to extend the aca- 14' 'uJ U7 i >l '13.J
demic co-operation under the Australian-Asian Universities Co-operation Scheme to Thai
land, he advised the staff of Prince of Songkla University to make the initial application.
As a result of this personal contact, Prince of Songkla University was well prepared and
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chosen to participate in the project which lasts 10 years. Prince of Songkla University 'Yl ell Lll m 'Yl Yn
expects to receive 248 million baht starting from this academic year.
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Besides this keen interest in the Prince of Songkla University, he has offered \J
his advice in helping to solve problems arising in research to the staffs of other univer-
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sities e.g. Mahidol University, Silapakorn University, the University of Santa Thomas
(Philippines) and the University of Bandung (Indonesia). In addition he played a vital
part in forming close co-operation between university staffs in the region in his following
capacities as :

1. Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee of the University of
Western Australia.
2. A member of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO
3. Australian Representative for the Regional Network for the Chemistry of
Natural Products in Southeast Asia.
4. A member of the Committee on International Affairs, Royal Australian
Chemical Institute.
5. A founding member of Federation of Asian Chemical Societies.

At present, Professor J .R. Cannon is a member of staff in the School of Chem-
istry, University of Western Australia. Due to his untiring work and his academic achie-
vement which he has contributed to the development of the Faculty of Science at the
Prince of Songkla University and to Thailand as well as other countries, the University
Council has unanimously agreed to confer upon him this honorary degree of Doctor of Science.
Now with your permission, I wish to invite Your Majesty to confer the hono-
rary degree of Doctor of Science, with all rights and honours pertai_ning to the same, upon
Associate Professor Jack Richard Cannon.