U of S Professor Awarded Prestigious Molson Prize

Posted May 18, 2004


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 18, 2004

U of S Professor Awarded Prestigious Molson Prize

Ottawa (May 18, 2004) - Maria Campbell, Metis author, playwright, filmmaker
and professor and Richard Tremblay, professor and researcher in the field of
child development have been awarded this year's Canada Council for the Arts
Molson Prizes.

Two Molson Prizes worth $50,000 each are awarded every year to distinguished
Canadians, one in the arts and the other in the social sciences or
humanities. The prizes recognize the recipients' outstanding lifetime
contribution to the cultural and intellectual life of Canada.

Maria Campbell is currently an assistant professor at the University of
Saskatchewan.

To view the complete release, go to
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/2004/nq127293590562656250.htm