Professor Linda Smith
Renowned researcher and leader, Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith is Pro-Vice Chancellor Māori and Dean of the School of Maori and Pacific Development at the University of Waikato. Linda was named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for Services to Maori and education in the 2013 New Year Honours List. In 2012 she was awarded the Dame Joan Metge Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand for her outstanding contribution in inspiring, mentoring and developing the capacity of Māori researchers through teaching and research. Professor Smith has also been nominated as a finalist in the Education – Mātauranga category in the Ngā Toa Whakaihuwaka – Māori of the Year Awards by TVNZ programme Marae Investigates for 2012. A recent message to University staff stated that she is nationally and internationally recognised as a scholar and trailblazer who has inspired and mentored many Māori and non-Māori social scientists.
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