Ruth Wodak awarded the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria in Silver
Date: 19 December 2011
The Austrian Government has presented one of its highest awards to Distinguished Professor Ruth Wodak at a ceremony in Vienna. The Minister of Science and Education Professor Karl Heinz Töchterle presented her with the "Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria" (Großes Silbernes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich), on behalf of the President of Austria, Dr Heinz Fischer.
News website: http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Austrian-Government-Honours-Lancaster-Professor.aspx
Further information
Associated staff: Ruth Wodak
Associated departments and research centres: Linguistics and English Language