The contributions of Martha Crago, who helped found the Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI), and Barb Neis, an OFI researcher at Memorial University of Newfoundland, have been recognized through their naming as Members of the Order of Canada.
- Dr. Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, McGill
University received the Order of Canada in recognition for her contributions
to research and innovation, especially in the area of ocean science. Dr. Crago is the former Vice President of Research at Dalhousie University and in that role served as a key architect for the creation of OFI and served as its first Chair of the OFI Executive Council.
protection and human health, especially as it relates to the unique
applications within Canada’s coastal communities. This is a significant theme of her OFI research work, Informing Governance Responses in a Changing Ocean. Dr. Neis also recently received Memorial University’s John Lewis Paton Distinguished University Professorship.
