Dr. Stephen Hornsby Receives Prestigious Donner Medal for Dedication and Innovation in Canadian Studies in the US

Professor of geography and Canadian Studies and former director of the Canadian-American Center Dr. Stephen Hornsby recently received the prestigious Donner medal for distinguished achievement, scholarship, and program innovation in the area of Canadian Studies in the United States. The award was presented to Dr. Hornsby on November 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C., during the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Conference (ACSUS). Colleagues from the University of Maine – Drs. Anne Knowles, Mark McLaughlin, Frédéric Rondeau, Emma Schroeder, Stefano Tijerina and Daniel Troup – were present to see Professor Hornsby receive the award.   Originally from southern England, Stephen Hornsby received his M.A. from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. He began his Canadian Studies career at the Centre of Canadian Studies at the University of Edinburgh in 1984, and then joined the University of Maine in 1987. For twenty-seven years, he served as director of the Canadian-American Center. He has published and co-edited several prize-winning books, including Surveyors of Empire: Samuel Holland, J.F.W. Des Barres, and the Making of the Atlantic Neptune (2011), which received the Pierre Savard Award from the International Council for Canadian Studies. His latest book, Cod Coasts: Cultural Landscapes of the Cod Fishery from Cape Cod to Labrador, is in press. The Donner Medal in Canadian Studies is presented biennially by The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) for distinguished achievement, scholarship and program innovation in the area of Canadian Studies in the United States. More information about the Donner Medal and other awards presented by ACSUS can be found on their website.