BU prof Ramsey recognized on three fronts
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This article was published 27/12/2023 (828 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A Brandon University professor has received triple recognition for his commitment to community service and geography in the Prairies.
Doug Ramsey, a professor of geography at BU, was among nine new board members appointed to the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation board of directors earlier this month, announced by MBLL Minister and Brandon East NDP MLA Glen Simard.
“This new team is up to the challenge of making sure that Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries can serve Manitobans as a successful, publicly owned Crown corporation,” Simard said.
Brandon University's Doug Ramsey, a geography professor in rural development, was recently named to the Manitoba Liquors and Lotteries Board and recognized for his years of service to the Brandon community. (Submitted)
Ramsey, who teaches in the rural development department at BU, was the only Westman-based resident to join the board of directors of the MBLL, which oversees alcohol sales and gambling in the province. Ramsey has researched and written about related rural development and tourism elements for decades — including a 2007 retrospective on historic beverage rooms in Brandon titled “Called to the Bar.”
“I am looking forward to working with the board to ensure that MLLC continues to be strong,” Ramsey said. “And in doing so, I hope to be a voice for rural and small-town Manitoba.”
Ramsey was also presented the John Welsted Award for Service to Geography in the Western Interior by the Prairie Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers at its annual general meeting in November. The award recognized Ramsey’s two dozen years of service in the Brandon community, which has included terms with executive responsibilities on the boards of the Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation, the Keystone Centre, Travel Manitoba, Friends of Riding Mountain National Park, and numerous other volunteer organizations and committees.
“In addition to collaborating on projects with colleagues across Canada, I led the research in the Manitoba communities,” Ramsey said.
“I am particularly proud of this award as it is named after a former BU geography professor (now deceased), Dr. John Welsted.”
Also on Nov. 23, Ramsey was named a Life Member of the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation, recognizing years of national impact to a national, SSRHC-funded project called the New Rural Economy (NRE) from 2001-07 as well as his co-founding of the Journal of Rural and Community Development at BU.
“I was very surprised by the honour,” Ramsey said. “However, at the AGM, many people spoke about the NRE and the Journal, and in particular, the impact the Journal has had on our field, globally.”
BU’s Rural Development Institute will be co-hosting the CRRF national conference at BU in 2025, which will also be the 20th anniversary of the first issue of the Journal. An anniversary celebration is planned as part of the conference.
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