RMC graduates were prominent among the several authors recognized recently by the Canadian Nautical Research Society / Société canadienne pour la recherche nautique (CNRS-SCRN / https://www.cnrs-scrn.org/index.html) with prestigious Keith Matthews Awards which are presented for notable scholarly achievement in maritime history:
9884 Robert “Bob” Banks was awarded “Best Book published in 2023” for his Warriors and Warships: Conflict on the Great Lakes and the Legacy of Point Frederick (Dundurn / https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781459750777-warriors-and-warships [reviewed elsewhere in this edition]); and 12355 Ian S. Yeates received an “Honourable Mention” for his article “’Admiral Jellicoe Goes to Sea’: The Naval Mission and the Ambition for an ‘Imperial Royal Navy’,” published in the Society’s journal The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord 33:1 (Spring 2023 / https://tnm.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/default/article/view/1082).
They are pictured receiving their awards from 12173 Richard Gimblett, Past President of the Society and current Chair of the Awards Committee.
More information on the Matthews and other Awards presented by the Society can be found at: https://www.cnrs-scrn.org/books_and_awards/awards_e.html / https://www.cnrs-scrn.org/books_and_awards/awards_f.html