Scarth award

Dr. Rachael Scarth, acting associate vice-president research (operations and planning) and director of the Office of Research Services, is the 2011 winner of the Manitoba Canola Choice Award. The award is presented by Manitoba Canola Growers to individuals who contribute to the sustained growth and prosperity of the province’s canola industry. Scarth’s area of research expertise is plant breeding and genetics. Before joining UVic in 2006, she worked in the canola breeding program at the University of Manitoba where, along with colleagues, she developed more than 30 varieties of canola and rapeseed with special oil quality traits.