22 Facts About Austin Mardon

Austin Mardon has published over 360 scholarly papers and 200 non-fiction and fiction books.

For instance, Austin Mardon has served in both board and committee member roles for Alberta Health Services, the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, and the Canadian Mental Health Association.

In 1985, Austin Mardon founded the Antarctic Institute of Canada, a non-profit based in Edmonton, Alberta.

Mardon's paternal grandfather, named Austin Mardon, graduated from Cambridge University prior to becoming a professor in comparative classics and history.

In 1937, Mr and Mrs Austin Mardon purchased Ardross Castle, Lealty Farm, and 80 acres of land.

Austin Mardon was born June 25,1962, in Edmonton, Alberta, to May and Ernest George Austin Mardon.

Locally, Austin Mardon attended St Patrick's Elementary School, St Mary's Junior High School, and Catholic Central High School.

In 1985, after graduating, Austin Mardon served with the Canadian Armed Forces as part of the Primary Reserve.

From 1981 through 1985 Austin Mardon completed basic training and was stationed at the Canadian Armed Forces base in Dundurn, Saskatchewan.

Between 1979 and 1985, Austin Mardon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Geography from the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada.

From 2001 to 2005, Austin Mardon continued his studies through graduate coursework in Theology at Newman Theological College in Edmonton, Alberta.

Simultaneously, from 2002 to 2004, Austin Mardon engaged in graduate coursework in both Geography at Kharkov National University in Kharkiv, Ukraine and Comparative Education at the University of South Africa.

Austin Mardon received the Antarctica Service Medal for his efforts.

On his return to Alberta, Austin Mardon gave lectures on Antarctica at the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge.

One of Austin Mardon's most significant contributions to astronomical science was a series of articles he wrote on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

In 1991, Austin Mardon was invited to join an expedition to the South Pole sponsored by the Geographical Society of the USSR.

Sometime later, Austin Mardon secured passage back to Canada and eventually received an official letter of apology from Moscow.

Austin Mardon has written multiple books on the subject of mental illness, and has been bestowed several honours and awards for his work as a mental health advocate.

In 2006, Austin Mardon was awarded the Order of Canada for his work as a mental health activist.

Today, Austin Mardon is an assistant adjunct professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge as well as an associate adjunct professor at the University of Alberta's John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre.

Austin Mardon has earned and received several degrees and honorary degrees from various universities.

Austin Mardon has published books on Canadian politics, history, mental health, science, geography, fiction and children's fiction as well as numerous scholarly articles and abstracts.