Feature Story: President and Vice-Chancellor Vianne Timmons to receive Education award from Indigenous organization

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University of Regina President and Vice-Chancellor Vianne Timmons has been announced as a recipient of a 2019 Indspire Award for Education.

The announcement of the 2019 Indspire Award recipients is being made today in the House of Commons. Later, the recipients will be recognized at a reception hosted by the Honourable Geoff Regan, Speaker of the House of Commons.

“As someone who has worked to promote and enhance Indigenous education in Canada, I am honoured to be recognized with an Indspire Award,” says Timmons. "This award means a great deal to me, and I like to think that my Mi’kmaq ancestors would be proud of the work I have tried to do over the years.”