University of Alberta

Degrees and Awards

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Academic and Honorary Degrees

  • B.Sc. North Dakota State University, 1962
  • D. Phil. Oxford University, 1966
  • D.Sc. (Honorary) North Dakota State University, 1978
  • D.Sc. (Honorary) University of Victoria, 1990
  • D.Sc. (Honorary) Athabasca University, 1992
  • D.Laws. (Honorary) Trent University, 1995
  • D.Sc. (Honorary) Brock University, 2001
  • D.Sc. (Honorary) University of Winnipeg, 2002
  • D.Laws. (Honorary) University of Windsor, 2002
  • D.Sc. (Honorary) Acadia University, 2003
  • D.Sc. (Honorary) Queen's University, 2005
  • D.Sc. (Honorary) University of Lethbridge, 2006
  • D. Laws (Honorary) Mount Allison University, 2012

Awards and Honours

  • President's Award, Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, 2011
  • Alberta Venture Magazine: selected for list of Alberta's 50 most influential people, 2011 and 2002
  • Edward T. LaRoe Memorial Award, Society for Conservation Biology, 2010
  • Sandford Fleming Award, 2009
  • Alberta Order of Excellence, 2008
  • David Schindler Endowed Professorship in Aquatic Sciences established at Trent University, 2008
  • Co-recipient, Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, 2006
  • Ruth Patrick Award for Environmental Problem Solving, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2006
  • Officer of the Order of Canada, 2004
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy, 2004
  • Killam Prize, Canada Council for the Arts, 2003
  • Elected Foreign Member, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science, 2003
  • Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, Office of the Governor General of Canada, 2002
  • City of Edmonton, Award of Distinction, 2002
  • Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences (USA), 2002
  • Environment Canada, EcoLogo/Natural Marine Environmental Award, 2002
  • R.A. Vollenweider Lectureship, National Water Research Institute, 2001 
  • Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada), 2001
  • Award of Excellence, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada), 2001
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, 2001
  • Douglas H. Pimlott Award for Conservation, Canadian Nature Federation, 2001
  • NSERC Award of Excellence, 2000
  • ASTech (Alberta Science and Technology) Award for Outstanding Leadership in Alberta Science, 1999
  • Distinguished Member, International Water Academy, Oslo, Norway, 1999
  • J Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research, University of Alberta, 1999
  • Co-recipient, Volvo Environment Prize, 1998
  • Walter Bean-Canada Trust Award for Environmental Science, 1996
  • First Romanowski Medal, Royal Society of Canada, 1994
  • Manning Distinguished Achievement Award, 1993
  • First Stockholm Water Prize, Stockholm Water Foundation, 1991
  • Naumann-Thieneman Medal, International Limnology Society, 1989
  • Hutchinson Medal, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 1985
  • Frank Rigler Award, Canadian Society of Limnologists, 1984
  • Outstanding Achievement Award of the American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists, 1984
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1983
  • Rhodes Scholarship, 1962-1966
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