Ashley Fellowship

The Ashley Fellowship is funded by a bequest from the late Professor C.A. Ashley, longtime friend of Trent University and an enthusiastic proponent of the role which the informal contacts of College life can play in the academic pursuits of the University. The Ashley Fellow is therefore a visiting scholar who is a resident guest in one of Trent's residential Colleges. By the terms approved by Senate in 1976, and in keeping with Professor Ashley's wishes, "scholar" should be broadly interpreted to include persons not necessarily holding an academic appointment.

Historical List of Ashley Fellows

• 1976-77 Jacob Thomas, Mohawk Elder - Hosted by Otonabee
• 1977-78 Julia Phelps, Art Historian - Hosted by Traill
• 1978-79 Donald LeRoy, Chemist - Hosted by Lady Eaton
• 1979-80 Elizabeth Sewell, Poet - Hosted by Peter Robinson
• 1980-81 Rene deVilliers, Journalist - Hosted by Lady Eaton
• 1980-81 W.A.C.H. Dobon, Sinologist - Hosted by Otonabee
• 1985-86 Norma Miller, Classicist - Hosted by Traill
• 1986-87 Percy Smith, Literary Critic - Hosted by Otonabee
• 1987-88 Yasuyuki Yagi, Geographer - Hosted by Champlain
• 1987-88 Mihaly Vajda, Philosopher - Hosted by Peter Robinson
• 1988-89 William Taylor, Archaeologist - Hosted by Champlain
• 1989-90 Wilfred Cantwell Smith, Historian of Religion - Hosted by Lady Eaton
• 1990-91 Bernard Blishen, Social Scientist - Hosted by Traill
• 1991-92 D.J. Wallace Geldart, Physicist - Hosted by Lady Eaton
• 1992-93 David B. Brooks, Economist - Hosted by Otonabee
• 1993-94 Robert Bringhurst, Oral Narrative/Haida Culture - Hosted by Peter Robinson
• 1994-95 Jill Ker Conway, Women’s History & Higher Education  - Hosted by Lady Eaton
• 1995-96 Myrna Kostash, Author/Multiculturalism & Ethnicity - Hosted by Champlain
• 1996-97 Rosanne Armitage, Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Psychology - Hosted by Otonabee
• 1997-98 D. John Mulvaney, Emeritus Professor of Prehistory - Hosted by Peter Robinson
• 1998-99 Mel Watkins, Emeritus Professor of Economics & Political Science - Hosted by Lady Eaton
• 1999-00 Amiya Kumar Bagchi, Economics - Hosted by Traill
• 2000-01 Frank Augustyn PR/TC Dancer - Hosted by Peter Robinson & Traill
• 2001-02 Richard Bocking, Documentary Filmmaker - Hosted by Champlain
• 2002-03 Alistair MacLeod, Author - Hosted by Traill
• 2003-04 Dr. Carlos Escudé, Political Theorist - Hosted by Otonabee
• 2004-05 Mr. Tama Huata GZ Artistic Director - Hosted by Gzowski
• 2005-06 Dr. Timothy McGee EC Musicologist - Hosted by Lady Eaton; Dr. Randy Stoecker TC Community Based Researcher - Hosted by Traill
• 2006-07 Dr. David Montgomery, Historian - Hosted by Champlain; Dr. Peter Stephenson, Medical Anthropologist - Hosted by Otonabee
• 2007-08 Cynthia Goode, Publishing - Hosted by Traill
• 2008-09 Dr. Laura Peers, Curator of First Nations/Native American cultural history - Hosted by Lady Eaton
• 2009-10 Dr. Don Markwell, Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford - Hosted by Champlain
• 2010-11 Dr. Sherrill Grace, Canadian Literature and Canadian Studies - Hosted by Traill
• 2011-12 Dr. Lucie Edwards, Foreign Affairs & International development - Hosted by Champlain
• 2012-13 Dr. Peter Bernath, Molecular Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Chemistry - Hosted by Otonabee
• 2013-14 Dr. Veronica Strong-Boag, Women’s & Gender Studies & Educational Studies - Hosted by Traill
• 2014-15 Roy MacGregor, Journalist and author - Hosted by Gzowski
• 2015-16 Stephanie Rayner, Artist - Hosted by all five colleges
• 2016-17 Dr. Stevi Jackson, Feminist Professor - Hosted by Lady Eaton College 
• 2017-18 Lara Kramer, Artistic Director and Multimedia Artist - Hosted by Champlain and Gzowski College