Emőke J.E. Szathmáry, (born January 25, 1944, in

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) is a physical anthropologist, specializing in the study of

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. Dr. Szathmáry served as the 10th

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and

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of The

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, 1996–2008. Dr. Szathmáry's first administrative post was as chairman of the department of

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, a position she left to become Dean of the Faculty of

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at the University of Western Ontario. She left this position to serve as provost and vice-president (academic) at McMaster University in

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, before going to her position at the University of Manitoba. Szathmáry was appointed a member of the

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in 2003. In 2004, she was named one of Canada's top 100 most powerful women by the Women's Executive Network and the

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. In 2005, she was made a

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. She was named also as a Distinguished Lecturer by the

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, which is the highest recognition given by the anthropological discipline for a lifetime of exemplary scholarship.

Publications (partial list)

*Prehistoric Mongoloid Dispersals, Takeru Akazawa (Editor), Emoke J. E. Szathmáry (Editor) *Out of Asia: peopling the Americas and the Pacific, Journal of Pacific History, 1985, Robert Kirk, Emöke J. E. Szathmary, editors * * * * * (obituary) * * contributor * * * *

Directorships (partial)

*International Institute for Sustainable Development *

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, since 1999, Director, Member of

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and Member of Related Party & Conduct Review Committee * Power Financial, since 1999 *

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since 2006 *Can Credit Manag Found 2001- * Univ Arctic 2007- * St Boniface Gen Hosp, Manitoba 1996–2008 *Advanced Foods and Materials Network * Canada Life Financial Corporation *Great-West Life Capital Trust * The Canada Life Assurance Company

References

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Order of Canada Citation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Szathmary, Emoke 1944 births Living people Canadian university and college chief executives Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Members of the Order of Canada Members of the Order of Manitoba Directors of Power Corporation of Canada University of Toronto alumni Hungarian emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Academic staff of the University of Western Ontario Academic staff of McMaster University Academic staff of the University of Manitoba Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science