Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

Shastri News - July 2009

Friends of Shastri inducted into the Order of Canada

The Shastri Institute is pleased to congratulate two of its long-time friends and alumni for their recent inductions into the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is the highest honor given to Canadian civilians recognizing a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.

Dr. James Morrison from Saint Mary’s University has been a representative for the Shastri Institute for many years and has researched in India under multiple Shastri grants. His research and teaching interests lie in Global, Southeast Asian and oral history. He has held visiting fellowships at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore), Hokkaido University of Education (Japan), and Jawaharlal Nehru University (India). He has been teaching at Saint Mary’s for 30 years during which time he has served as Executive Director of the International Education Centre, as Dean of Arts, as coordinator of the Asian Studies Program and as coordinator of the Development Studies Program. Dr. Morrison was inducted into the Order of Canada on December 30, 2008.

Dr. Jeanne Wolfe, former Director of the School of Urban Planning at McGill University, was inducted into the Order of Canada on May 25, 2009, for her contributions to urban planning in Canada and abroad. For four years, Dr. Wolfe co-led a bi-national research project on urban governance and environmental management in India. The project was funded through a Shastri Applied Research Programme (SHARP) grant. Drawing on the work conducted in this project, she co-edited, with Professor Mahadevia, a book on solid waste management in Indian cities. Her work in India is just one example of the many policy-related projects she has conducted across the globe.

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