Two SMU honourees for Royal Society of Canada

Two Saint Mary’s faculty members were honoured in Ottawa recently, during the Royal Society of Canada’s annual Celebration of Excellence and Engagement..

Dr. S. Karly Kehoe

Dr. S. Karly Kehoe

Dr. S. Karly Kehoe, Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities at Saint Mary’s, has served on the Royal Society’s national executive and Atlantic region steering committee for several years.

At the event, she became Vice-President of its College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, and will advance next year to become President.

The Royal Society of Canada also recognized Dr. R. Blake Brown for outstanding scholarship, naming him a member of its College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. His membership was announced in September but he was officially inducted into the College on Nov. 22.

Dr. Blake Brown

Dr. Blake Brown

A history professor and Graduate Coordinator for Atlantic Canada Studies, Dr. Brown is one of Canada’s leading legal historians whose research tackles vital questions in the history of law and public policy.

The Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary’s now has five scholars associated with the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Peter Twohig, Associate Dean of Arts, and Dr. Gavin Fridell, Canada Research Chair in International Development Studies, became members of the College of New Scholars in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Dr. John Reid, Professor Emeritus of History and Atlantic Canada Studies, was elected in 2004 as a Fellow of the Society’s Academy of the Arts and Humanities.