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BRIEFS<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> Awards & Achievements<br />
DR. LORNA A.<br />
TURNBULL -<br />
2012 WOMEN<br />
OF DISTINCTION<br />
NOMINEE<br />
Left: Bilan Arte (UMSU president), Darcy MacPherson (Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>),<br />
Hon. Erin Selby (Manitoba Minister <strong>of</strong> Advanced Education and Literacy), Brandon Trask<br />
(law student), Mary Neely (St. John’s-Ravenscourt), Lisa Fainstein (Associate Dean, <strong>Faculty</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>), Dr. Karen Grant (Vice-Provost, Academic Affairs)<br />
PROFESSOR DARCY MACPHERSON HONOURED<br />
A passion for teaching and an<br />
unmatched commitment to students<br />
earned Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Darcy MacPherson a<br />
Student-Teacher Recognition Award.<br />
This year marks <strong>the</strong> 20 th anniversary<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Student-Teacher Recognition<br />
Reception (STRR), in which an<br />
exemplary student from each<br />
faculty honours teachers that<br />
have had a positive impact on<br />
his or her educational growth<br />
and development. The students<br />
nominate two teachers, one from<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir primary school and high school<br />
years, and one from <strong>the</strong>ir years at <strong>the</strong><br />
University <strong>of</strong> Manitoba.<br />
<strong>Law</strong> student Brandon Trask chose<br />
to nominate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor MacPherson,<br />
who once gave up a week’s<br />
vacation to help Brandon perfect<br />
his oral arguments for <strong>the</strong> Corporate<br />
Securities Moot Competition in<br />
Toronto. Brandon also commended<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor MacPherson for providing<br />
weekly tutorials for his Corporate<br />
<strong>Law</strong> class. “He did this not for extra<br />
money, not for recognition, but<br />
simply because he cares about his<br />
students,” said Brandon. Brandon also<br />
nominated Mary Neely, his grade<br />
5-6 teacher at St. John’s-Ravenscourt<br />
School. Ms Neely, who currently lives<br />
in Dubai, travelled to Winnipeg to<br />
receive <strong>the</strong> award.<br />
Earlier this year, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
MacPherson received a<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Manitoba Outreach<br />
Award for his role as an academic<br />
advisor to <strong>the</strong> Bison Women’s<br />
Basketball Program. With his<br />
weekly study sessions for<br />
first- and second-year student<br />
athletes, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor MacPherson<br />
ensures that <strong>the</strong> students are<br />
aware <strong>of</strong> and prepared for <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
weekly academic goals and<br />
responsibilities. The Outreach<br />
Award also recognized Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
MacPherson’s longstanding<br />
involvement on <strong>the</strong> board <strong>of</strong><br />
directors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Canadian Centre<br />
on Disability Studies, a nonpr<strong>of</strong>it,<br />
charitable organization<br />
dedicated to research, education,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> dissemination <strong>of</strong><br />
information on disability issues.<br />
On May 2, 2012, Dr. Lorna<br />
Turnbull was among<br />
seventy-nine Manitoba<br />
Women nominees<br />
celebrated at <strong>the</strong> YMCA-<br />
YWCA 2012 Women <strong>of</strong><br />
Distinction Awards gala<br />
dinner. Colleagues in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> nominated Dr.<br />
Turnbull for her outstanding<br />
and collaborative approach<br />
to leadership. She has helped<br />
lead initiatives at <strong>the</strong> U <strong>of</strong> M<br />
to develop interdisciplinary<br />
research and pursue new<br />
joint degree programs and<br />
has encouraged <strong>the</strong> leading<br />
role <strong>the</strong> faculty is playing<br />
in <strong>the</strong> University’s new<br />
Centre for Human Rights<br />
Research. She has served as<br />
president <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Canadian<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Teachers,<br />
spearheading <strong>the</strong> initiative<br />
to develop Canada’s only<br />
scholarly journal dedicated<br />
to legal education. She is an<br />
internationally recognized<br />
expert in analyzing <strong>the</strong><br />
legal framework within<br />
which women carry out<br />
<strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> mo<strong>the</strong>ring and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r caregiving, and she<br />
has lent her expertise to<br />
<strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> legal<br />
arguments in some key<br />
Charter challenges on <strong>the</strong><br />
treatment <strong>of</strong> pregnancy and<br />
childcare responsibilities<br />
under <strong>the</strong> Employment<br />
Insurance Act.<br />
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