"In my many years of teaching, at various levels, it always seemed to me that we did not stress sufficiently our Canadian heritage and did not cultivate a deep-rooted spirit, a Canadian sprit, in the minds of our young people..."
DR. MARGUERITE MICHAUD
DR. MARGUERITE MICHAUD PRIZE IN CANADIAN STUDIES
PRIZE WINNERSMay 2017 May 2015 May 2014 May 2013 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 May 2009 May 2008 May 2007 May 2006 May 2005 May 2004 May 2003 May 2002 May 2001 May 2000 May 1999 May 1998 May 1997 May 1996 May 1995 May 1994 May 1993 May 1992 May 1991 May 1990 May 1989 | In July 1903, Marguerite Michaud was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick. 
From an early age, she was interested in her studies and at the age of thirteen, her hard work and excellent scholastic results earned her a medal from the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. She continued her studies at a number of institutions including St. Mary's Academy (Newcastle); Teacher's College (Fredericton); St. Francis Xavier University, where, with a Carnegie Foundation scholarship, she was the first Acadian woman to obtain a university degree, a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, in 1923 and her master's degree in literature and history the following year. She enrolled in La Sorbonne in Paris (under the recommendation of St. F. X. Professor René Gautheron) where she received her diploma in French literature. Dr. Michaud earned a second Masters of Arts degree from Columbia University in New York, and her doctorate in history (with honours) in 1947 from the University of Montreal. Eligibility This monetary prize is conferred on a graduating Bachelor of Arts student who has successfully completed courses under the rubric of 'Canadian Studies.' Students may select from a prepared list of courses (see Academic Calendar, section 7.7 or click here) that have as their common characteristic, a substantial Canadian content. Selection Process Graduating students in Economics, English, French, History, Political Science and Sociology will have their transcripts reviewed for (i) total credits in Canadian Studies; (ii) combined course average; and (iii) the inter-disciplinary nature of their course selection.
*Looking south, the skyline of St. Francis Xavier University and the spires of St. Ninian's Cathedral. This cathedral of Romanesque architecture, was constructed of locally quarried blue limestone and granite. Dedicated in 1874, St. Ninian's did not officially become a cathedral until the Seat of the Dioc |
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