Awards & Honours + (with the Board of Directors) Canadian Blood Services, National Award in Governance (First Place), Conference Board of Canada/Spencer Stuart, 2009 + Chief Scientist Distinguished Lecturer for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Science, Technology and Society and the Advancement of Science, Health Canada, 2007 + The Saskatchewan Centennial Medal, 2006 + Agricultural Genomics Award, Genome Canada, 2003 + Award for Scholarly Research and Creative Work, Queen's University, 2000 + Tri-Council (SSHRC/NSERC/MRC) Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Queen's University, 1995-99 + Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 1991-92 + Dean's Honour Roll, Faculty of Arts, York University, 1988-89, 1987-88, 1986-87