FASS Members Appointed to the Order of Canada
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences community was well represented in the latest appointments to the Order of Canada. The recipients were recently announced by Gov. Gen. David Johnston for Canada’s 150th year. A ceremony will be held at a later date.
Recipients include faculty member Norman Hillmer, Chancellor’s Professor of History and International Affairs, and former FASS faculty member Julian Smith.
A member of the Department of History in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Hillmer receives the Order in recognition of his scholarly work in the areas of Canadian foreign policy and international affairs. Dr. Hillmer is a two-time recipient of the university’s Marston LaFrance Fellowship and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award, as well as the Excellence Award in Graduate Teaching from the Graduate Students’ Association and the Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award. He is the author or editor of thirty books. His latest book, O.D. Skelton: A Portrait of Canadian Ambition, delves into the legacy of a man widely regarded as the architect of the Canadian foreign service. O.D. Skelton: A Portrait of Canadian Ambition was a finalist for the Canada Prize in the Humanities, the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, and the J.W. Dafoe Book Award – the only book to appear on all three prize shortlists.
“As an historian, it gives me particular pleasure that this honour comes at the beginning of Canada’s 150th year and Carleton University’s 75th,” said Hillmer. “I salute my students and colleagues in the Department of History and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. I’ve found wonderful inspiration and support in both places.”
Smith receives the Order for his work in the conservation of historical sites, both domestic and international. He founded and directed the Heritage Conservation program at what is now the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton.
“This award was quite a surprise and reflects the contributions of the many colleagues I have been fortunate enough to work with over the years,” said Smith. “This includes the wonderful faculty at Canadian Studies, who welcomed me back in the late 1980s when I was looking for a place to establish Canada’s first English-language graduate program in heritage conservation.”