Congratulations
The Department of History is proud to congratulate Dr. Robert Sweeny for the obtention of the title of Professor Emeritus.
This is a prestigious honour recognizing his numerous achievements throughout his career in our Department. Among Dr. Sweeny's many accomplishments is the publication of Why Did We Choose to Industrialize? Montreal, 1819-1849, for which he earned the Sir John Macdonald Prize (Canadian Historical Association) / Governor General's History Award for Scholarly Research (2016), awarded for the "most significant contribution to an understanding of the Canadian past."
The Department would like to thank Dr. Sweeny for his years of research and teaching at Memorial and to wish him continuing success in research in the coming years.