Emőke Szathmáry Scientist

Emőke J.E. Szathmáry, CM OM FRSC (born January 25, 1944 in Hungary) was the 10th President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manitoba, 1996–2008. Dr. Szathmary was trained as a physical anthropologist, specializing in the study of human genetics.Dr. Szathmáry’s first administrative post was as chairman of the department of anthropology at McMaster University, a position she left to become Dean of the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Western Ontario. She left this position to serve as Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario before going to her position at the University of Manitoba. Szathmáry was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2003. In 2004, she was named one of Canada's top 100 most powerful women by the Women's Executive Network and the Richard Ivey School of Business. In 2005, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She was named also as a Distinguished Lecturer by the American Anthropological Association, which is the highest recognition given by the anthropological discipline for a lifetime of exemplary scholarship.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 25, 1944
Birth place	Hungary
Citizenship	Canada
Residence	Winnipeg
Education	Bachelor of Arts Doctor of Philosophy University of Toronto
Known for	Northwest Territories Ontario Tłı̨chǫ Diabetes mellitus type 2 Ojibwe Odawa

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awards	Franz Boas Doctor of Science Order of Canada University of Western Ontario American Anthropological Association Doctor of Letters Canada Legum Doctor Women's Executive Network
Field of study	Biological anthropology Human genetics