Head and shoulders image of John C. Courtney, Professor of Political Science.

Bio/Historical Note: John Childs Courtney was born on 4 October 1936 in Regina. He earned a BA from the University of Manitoba in 1958, an MBA from the University of Western Ontario in 1960 and both an MA (1962) and PhD (1964) from Duke University. Courtney held the position of Assistant Professor at Brandon University from 1963-1965 before joining the University of Saskatchewan in 1965. He was promoted to full professor in 1974. Courtney has served as president of the Canadian Political Science Association (1987-1988); councillor (1985-1991) and vice-president (1989-1991) of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; founding member and sometime chair of the Timlin Trust (1977-); member of the Saskatchewan Archives Board (1985-1990, 1992-1993); English language editor of the Canadian Journal of Political Science (1981-1984); expert witness in several constitutional challenges to federal and provincial electoral laws; and visiting professor at a number of universities in the United States and Europe. Courtney is a professor emeritus of Political Science of the U of S.