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Awards and Scholarships
Sarah Shorten Award
Background
The Sarah Shorten Award was established in 1990 in honour of Sarah Shorten, who served as Vice-President (1982-83) and two terms as President of CAUT (1983-84 & 1984-85), to recognize outstanding achievements in the promotion of the advancement of women in Canadian universities and colleges.
Criteria
The criteria used by the Committee for its nomination to CAUT Council:
- Candidates need not be a member of the academic community but the results of their contribution(s) must have benefitted women in post-secondary education;
- The form of the candidates' achievement(s) may include but are not limited to the following: organizational leadership, policy implementation, legislation, publication, educational initiatives, or distinguished service;
- The outstanding quality of the contribution may derive from the result of a single project or activity, or in the accumulation of efforts through consistent involvement over a long period of time in supporting the advancement of women in the post-secondary community; and
- Candidates' contributions to the advancement of women in the post-secondary community may have been focused locally, provincially, regionally, or nationally, or a combination of these.
The number and frequency of awards will be as the Committee and CAUT Council deem appropriate.
Recommendations
Recommendations should include the following:
- a letter giving a detailed statement describing specifically the contributions and achievements of the candidate as they relate to distinguished contributions to the advancement of women in the post-secondary sector;
- a full curriculum vitae;
- and letters of support
The Committee may gather additional information as it feels necessary to assist in its decision making.
Academic Staff associations, women's committees, or any other interested parties are invited to submit recommendations for the Sarah Shorten Award.
Recommendations should be addressed to: CAUT Women's Working Group, c/o Canadian Association of University Teachers, 2705 Queensview Drive, Ottawa, ON K2B 8K2.
Recipients
2011 — Maureen Shaw (Kwantlen)
2010 — Andrea O'Reilly (York)
2009 — Judy Rebick (Ryerson)
2008 — Audrey Kobayashi (Queen's)
2008 — Patricia Demers (Alberta)
2007 — Patricia Monture (Saskatchewan)
2007 — Jill Ker Conway
2006 — Patricia Baker (Mount Saint Vincent)
2006 — Janice Dodd (Manitoba)
2005 — Meg Luxton (York)
2003 — Jennifer Bankier (Dalhousie)
2002 — Ursula Franklin (Toronto)
2001 — Margaret-Ann Armour (Alberta)
2000 — Susan Sherwin (Dalhousie)
1999 — Jennie Hornosty (New Brunswick)
1998 — Diane Huberman-Arnold (Ottawa)
1997 — Susan Jackel (Alberta)
1996 — Dr. Elizabeth Percival (UPEI)
1995 — Lorna Cammaert (Calgary)
1994 — Mary Lou Dietz (Windsor)
1993 — Jill Vickers (Carleton) (CAUT Past President)
1992 — Helen Breslauer (OCUFA)
1991 — Dr. Norma I. Mickelson (Victoria)
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