Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies
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The Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies is an award established in 1995 by the International Council for Canadian Studies
. The support for this award by the Office of the Governor General of Canada
was at the initiative of late Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn The award honours a living scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to scholarship and to the development of Canadian Studies
internationally, and involves international jury selection. In alternate years, the award is referenced to a scholar of Canadian Studies whose scholarship has been developed in Canada, and a scholar of Canadian studies whose scholarship has been developed outside of Canada. Recent honourees have included Maria Teresa Gutierrez-Haces (2007), Christl Verduyn
(2006) and Serge Jaumain (2005).
International Council for Canadian Studies
The International Council for Canadian Studies is a federation of twenty-one national and multi-national Canadian Studies associations and six associate members in thirty-nine countries. Established in 1981, the Council operates in both Official Languages of Canada...
. The support for this award by the Office of the Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
was at the initiative of late Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn The award honours a living scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to scholarship and to the development of Canadian Studies
Canadian Studies
Canadian Studies is a Collegiate study of Canadian culture, Canadian languages, literature, Quebec, agriculture, history, and their government and politics. Most universities recommend that students take a double major and French, if not included in the course...
internationally, and involves international jury selection. In alternate years, the award is referenced to a scholar of Canadian Studies whose scholarship has been developed in Canada, and a scholar of Canadian studies whose scholarship has been developed outside of Canada. Recent honourees have included Maria Teresa Gutierrez-Haces (2007), Christl Verduyn
Christl Verduyn
Dr. Christl Verduyn is Professor of English Literature and Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University. She is the 2006 recipient of the Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies, awarded by the International Council for Canadian Studies...
(2006) and Serge Jaumain (2005).