Lance W. Roberts
BA, MA, PhD (Alberta)

Dr. Lance Roberts does not offer an easy sociology course; he challenges his students with difficult tests and manageable burdens of weekly reading requirements, and they (mostly)
love him for it. Indeed, last year, he received the University 1 Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2011, he received the Faculty of Arts Teaching Excellence Award and he has received the Faculty of Arts Outstanding Achievement Award four times. In 2002, he was named Professor the Year in the Faculty of Arts and the following year he earned the U of M's outreach award. He began teaching here in 1976 and today is a Professor, a Senior Fellow at St. John's College, and a Collaborating Scholar at the National Center for the Twenty-First Century Schoolhouse at San Diego State University. In the lecture hall, he uses humour to engage students. As one student enthused, he is the "funniest prof I've ever met, I didn't know I could ever pay attention so well in class…his tests were challenging but that was awesome."

Tuesday, May 28 at 9:30 am

After completing his PhD at the University of Waterloo, Dr. David Barber returned to the University of Manitoba in 1993. He started the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) in 1994 with himself, one half-time technician, and two graduate students. In 2002, he received a Canada Research Chair in Arctic System Science. He continues as Director of CEOS and Associate Dean (Research) in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources. Dr. Barber has extensive experience in the examination of the Arctic marine environment
as a "system," and the effect climate change has on this system. He shares his experience with his students. To date, he has supervised to completion six honours theses, 18 MSc theses, 17 PhD dissertations and nine post-doctoral fellowships. He currently supervises 11 graduate students, two post-doctoral fellows, and 14 research associates. He is a member and leader of many national and international research councils, and he currently leads a polar marine science group of over 100 people. He has published over 170 articles in the peer-reviewed literature and during the latest International Polar Year (IPY) in 2007, he led the world's largest IPY project — the Circumpolar Flaw Lead system study. Throughout his years as a dedicated administrator, gifted teacher, and bold exploratory researcher, Dr. Barber has distinguished himself through his unwavering commitment to excellence. Teaching Awards

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