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Alumni and Community Partners Honoured with Awards

7 October 2014 - Thunder Bay & Orillia

On the 7 October the Department of History was proud to recognized the contributions of two alumni and two community partners at its annual Awards Reception.

Recipients of this year’s Alumni Honour Awards were Elinor Barr (BA 1974, HBA 1989) and Mark Chochla (BA 1967, HBA 1975) for their contributions to their respective professions, the field of history, and ongoing support for the department.

The Department also present the City of Thunder Bay Archives and Beth Boegh with Community Partnership Awards for their important role in the establishment and continuing success of our undergraduate and graduate programs.

Photos of the event can be found at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/programs/departments/history/photo-gallery

The Alumni Honour and Community Partnership awards reception is held each year in an effort to recognize the achievements of talented and noteworthy alumni and community partners who have made significant contributions to their chosen field(s) and bring prestige and honour to the Department of History through their connection to the institution as graduates.

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Alumni and Faculty Nominated for Publication Awards

25 October 2014 - Thunder Bay

The Department of History is pleased to announce that our alumni and faculty have received 8 nominations for the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s 2015 Publications Awards.Thunder Bay Museum Logo

Adjudicated by an independent panel of jurors, the awards are given out every two years for the best publications dealing with the history of Northwestern Ontario. Awards are given in four categories: the M. Elizabeth Arthur Award (full-length scholarly works); the J.P. Bertrand Award (scholarly articles); the Gertrude H. Dyke Award (full-length popular works); and the George B. Macgillivray Award (popular articles).

Congratulations to Michel S. Beaulieu, Mark Chochla, C. Nathan Hatton , Roy Piovesana, John Potestio, and Beverly Soloway.

Recipients of the awards will be announced at the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society's President's Reception held on Sunday, 4 January 2015 between 1:30 and 3:30 pm. at the Thunder Bay Museum (425 Donald Street East).

Information about the awards and past winners can be found at http://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/publications/awards/

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