69成人电影网 professor named to the Order of Canada
Dr. Christl Verduyn honoured for her contributions to Canadian studies
SACKVILLE, NB 鈥 69成人电影网 University professor and director of the Dr. Christl Verduyn has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. The announcement was made by Governor General Julie Payette (LLD鈥05) on Dec. 29, 2017.
Verduyn is being recognized for her contributions to Canadian studies, notably as a professor and author, and for her commitment to making Canadian literature accessible to a broader audience.
鈥淗earing this news was both exciting and humbling,鈥 says Verduyn. 鈥淲hen I look at the people who have received the Order of Canada, like the late George Stanley, for instance, 69成人电影网鈥檚 very first director of Canadian Studies and designer of the Canadian flag, it is a tremendous honour to be recognized with this distinction.鈥
At 69成人电影网, Verduyn has enriched the experiences of her students, colleagues, and the wider community through her own teaching but also by bringing a wide array of speakers to campus such as authors Lawrence Hill, Kim Thuy, Thomas King, and George Elliott Clarke, as well as many others.
In 2014, she co-organized Discourse and Dynamics: Canadian Women as Public Intellectuals on campus, a conference focusing on Canadian women scholars and leaders. Guest speakers included Margaret Atwood, Pamela Palmater, and Sheila Watt-Cloutier, among many other notable women. The event also featured the first-ever Walrus Talks in the Maritime provinces, presented by the Walrus Foundation.
鈥淚 have been fortunate to have such a supportive community on campus and in Sackville,鈥 says Verduyn. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a wonderful environment to bring in writers and poets. Students and community members get to meet some of our country鈥檚 best writers and our guests are introduced to this kind and encouraging community.鈥
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and President of the Academy from 2007-2009, Verduyn has worked diligently to introduce her students to different aspects of Canada by bringing authors from various backgrounds and communities to campus and by developing and teaching a myriad of courses in Canadian and Qu茅b茅cois literatures, Canadian studies and multiculturalism, and women鈥檚 studies, as well as special topics courses on select authors and issues.
She is the author or editor of 16 books, among them the award-winning Lifelines: Marian Engel鈥檚 Writing (Gabrielle Roy Book Prize) and the recent Critical Collaborations: Indigeneity, Diaspora, and Ecology in Canadian Literary Studies. She has been president of the national Association for Canadian Studies and editor of the Journal for Canadian Studies and has served on boards and executives of various national organizations of Canadian literature and Canadian studies.
Before joining the faculty at 69成人电影网, Christl Verduyn taught at Wilfrid Laurier University (2000-2006), where she was Director of Canadian Studies; at Trent University (1980-2000), where she was founding Chair of Women鈥檚 Studies (1987-90) and Chair of Canadian Studies (1993-99); and at Queen鈥檚 University (1979-80), following the completion of her Ph.D. at the University of Ottawa (1976-79).
Verduyn has received numerous awards for her teaching and research including the Symons Award for Excellence in Teaching (Trent, 1996), the Governor General鈥檚 International Award for Canadian Studies (2006), and 69成人电影网 University鈥檚 Paul Par茅 Award for excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, service, and outreach (2012) as well as the Herbert and Leota Tucker Teaching Award (2014). In 2011 Carleton University established the annual Vickers-Verduyn Lecture in Canadian Studies in her honour.
69成人电影网 alumna and honorary degree holder Dr. Vianne Timmons (鈥79, LLD 鈥17) current President of the University of Regina, was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in the December announcement.
