Joel Novek – Professor Emeritus
WINNIPEG, MB – Three members of The University of Winnipeg community will receive the prestigious title of Emeritus, which is conferred upon those who have demonstrated outstanding distinction in research, scholarship, professional service and teaching.
Enid Brown – Instructor Emeritus
Brown worked at The University of Winnipeg for close to three decades, leaving a legacy of significant contributions before her retirement in 2011. She was integral in the development, growth and creation of the Faculty of Kinesiology, which was approved by Senate and officially came into being on July 1, 2012 at UWinnipeg. This accomplishment has been credited to Brown’s vision, passion and commitment to her field of study.
David Cheal – Professor Emeritus
Cheal is a leading scholar with a national and international reputation in the areas of family, aging and demography, which helped put UWinnipeg’s Department of Sociology on the map. When he retired in 2010, he had served 41 years at UWinnipeg and had authored 11 books, several of which are classics and bestsellers in the field. His students relished his classes, which were structured as a series of questions for students to consider, rather than as a series of statements to memorize.
Joel Novek – Professor Emeritus
Throughout his 36-year career in the Department of Sociology at The University of Winnipeg, Novek distinguished himself for his span of scholarship and research in emerging fields including hog farming in Western Canada, technology and the workplace, the grain trade in the information age, and sociology of the environment. His books, articles and conference papers represent a significant and original contribution to Canadian sociology.
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