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Emőke Jolán Erzsébet Szathmáry | |
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| Born | (1944-01-25)January 25, 1944 (age 82) |
| Citizenship | Hungary Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto,BA anthrop 1968,PhD anthrop 1974 |
| Known for | genetics of the indigenous peoples of North America, focusing on the causes oftype-2 diabetes, the genetic relationships within and between North American and Asian peoples, and the microevolution of subarctic and arctic populations. Her field research involvedOttawa,Ojibwa andDogrib peoples inOntario and theNorthwest Territories.[1] |
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| Awards | LL.D.: Univ Toronto, 2001, York Univ, 2008 & McMaster Univ, 2008 D.Sc.(h.c.), Univ Western Ont, 2003 D.Litt. S, Univ St Michael's Coll, 2004 Franz Boas Distinguished Achievement Award, Hum Biol Assoc, 2007 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100, Women's Executive Network, 2004 Order of Canada, Canada, 2003 Distinguished Lecturer,Amer Anthropol Assoc, 1998 Fellow of the AAAS, 1995 Fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America, 1989 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | physical anthropology human genetics |
| Institutions | Professor, Dept Med Genetics and Biochem,Univ Man, Winnipeg, 1996- Prof, Dept Antrop, Univ Man, Winnipeg, 1996- Pres & Vice Chancellor, Univ Man, Winnipeg, 1996–2008 profbiology,McMaster Univ, Hamilton, 1994–1996 prof antrop, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, 1994–1996 provost & vpres, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, 1994–1996 hon prof, DeptZool,Univ Western Ont,London, 1989–1994 prof, Dept Antrop, Univ Western Ont, London, 1989–1994 dean, Fac Social Sci, Univ Western Ont, London, 1989–1994 assoc mem, Dept Biol, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, 1985–1988 chmn, Dept Antrop, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, 1985–1988 prof antrop, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, 1983–1988 assoc prof antrop, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, 1978–1983 asst prof antrop, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, 1975–1978 asst prof antrop,Univ Trent,Peterborough, 1974–1975 chair, Council Western Canada University Press 2007–2008 co-chmn, Adv Comm Diabetes,Man Min Health 2000–2003 exec Comm & bd Assoc Univ & Colls Canada 2000-200 JW Dafoe Found 1996–2008 Assoc Univ & Coll Canada 2007–2008 Manitoba Museum Found 1997–2006 Can Genet Dis Netwrk, 2003–2007 Prime Min Adv Com Sci & Tech 2005–2007 Ed-in-Chief Am J Physl Anthropol 1995–2001; Ybk Physl Anthropol 1987–1991 exec Comm Am Assoc Physl Anthropol 1987–1991, 1995–2001 Hum Biol Council, 1985–1989 pres Hum Biol Council, 1990- 1992 Can Assoc Physl Anthropol 1975–1979 |
| Notes | |
Emőke J.E. Szathmáry,CM OM FRSC (born January 25, 1944, inHungary) is aphysical anthropologist, specializing in the study ofhuman genetics. Dr. Szathmáry served as the 10thPresident andVice-Chancellor of TheUniversity of Manitoba, 1996–2008.
Dr. Szathmáry's first administrative post was aschairman of the department ofanthropology atMcMaster University, a position she left to becomeDean of the Faculty ofSocial Science at the University of Western Ontario.[citation needed] She left this position to serve asprovost and vice-president (academic) at McMaster University inHamilton, Ontario, before going to her position at the University of Manitoba. Szathmáry was appointed a member of theOrder of Canada in 2003.[citation needed] In 2004, she was named one of Canada's top 100 most powerful women by theWomen's Executive Network and theRichard Ivey School of Business.[citation needed] In 2005, she was made aFellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She was named also as a Distinguished Lecturer by theAmerican Anthropological Association, which is the highest recognition given by the anthropological discipline for a lifetime of exemplary scholarship.[citation needed]
mőke J.E. Szathmáry served 12 years as the president of the University of Manitoba (1996-2008). As president emeritus and professor, she is continuing her academic appointments in the Department of Anthropology as well as in the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics. Szathmáry has published over 80 articles and reviews, and she has co-edited three books. She is an elected Fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America (1989), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1995) and the Royal Society of Canada (2005). She was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2003.
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| Preceded by | President of theUniversity of Manitoba 1996-2008 | Succeeded by |
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