Congratulations to Alexis Shotwell and Blair Rutherford on Their Recent Achievements
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology would like to congratulate two of our faculty members on their latest accomplishments and career milestones!
Dr. Blair Rutherford has been appointed Chancellor’s Professor. This honour is bestowed upon faculty members with at least 10 years of service at the rank of Full Professor, and whose “scholarly activities have been and continue to be of outstanding merit with substantial international impact”. Chancellor’s professors are also expected to provide research leadership and to actively participate in the development of research at the University.
Dr. Alexis Shotwell has received the 2026 Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award. This award recognizes faculty and contract instructors dedicated to sustained excellence in teaching, scholarship of teaching, and the continual development of teaching. Recipients of this award are designated as Provost’s Teaching Fellows, and as such, are invited and encouraged to participate in activities relating to the advancement of teaching excellence.