Catherine Sheldrick Ross FRSC (November 4, 1945 – September 11, 2021) was a professor at and later dean of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario.
Due to budget cuts, Ross was unable to find a career in teaching until 1981, when she joined the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at the University of Western Ontario.
[9] The same year, the SLIS merged with the School of Journalism and Part-time and Continuing Education to form the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS).
[10] In 2007, Ross stepped down as dean; she was the recipient of the Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science Education in 2008.
[5] In 2013, Ross was the recipient of the NoveList's Margaret E. Munroe Award for her “significant contributions to library adult services.”[13][14] In 2015, her book Shapes in Math, Science and Nature: Squares, Triangles and Circles was shortlisted for the Information Book Award by the Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada.