Dr. Paul Thomas - University of Manitoba
Paul G. Thomas is the Duff Roblin Professor of Government at the University of Manitoba where he has taught for over 40 years.

Over his career he has received numerous types of recognition for his scholarship and contributions to public policy. In July 2007 he was inducted into the Order of Manitoba which annually recognizes twelve Manitobans for their outstanding contributions to the province, Canada and abroad. In May , 2007 he was awarded the Public Service Citation by the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada for his contribution to promoting understanding of the role of the public service.

In 2003 he was awarded the Vanier Medal for exceptional achievement in the field of public administration and in the same year the Queen's Jubilee Commemorative Medal for Public Service. In 1994 he was awarded the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Distinguished public service by the Manitoba Chapter of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada.

He is the author of approximately 100 articles and chapters in books on a wide range of topics: federalism, constitutional reform, parliamentary reform, party caucuses, budgeting, crown corporations, accountability in government and organizational change in the public sector. Earlier in his career, he was the co-author of the best-selling textbook "Canadian Public Administration", Prentice Hall, 1987. His article "Debating a whistleblower protection act for employees of the Government of Canada" which appeared in Canadian Public Administration 42,2 Summer, 2005 received the J.E. Hodgetts Award for the best English article in the journal that year.

From 1993 to 1999 he served as editor of "Canadian Public Administration", the journal published by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada.

Professor Thomas has twice won university-wide teaching awards and the community outreach award given by the University of Manitoba. In August, 2007 he was awarded the national Pierre DeCelles Award for excellence in teaching in public administration by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. He holds B.A. (Honors) and M.A. degrees from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.