OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 26, 2013) - The Royal Society of Canada has awarded 28 prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals. This distinction is an expression of appreciation for significant contributions to scholarship, arts and science, as well as the invaluable services rendered to one's peers and one's community.
The Society held an open nomination process, and a large number of nominations were received for scholars, artists and scientists whose achievements in service to the RSC, and in service to scholarship and the arts in Canada, have been remarkable.
A large number of the medals were awarded in collaboration with Institutional Member universities of the RSC.
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal was created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. This commemorative medal has been presented over the last year to 60 000 deserving Canadians to celebrate significant contributions and achievements.
The names of the recipients follow.
| BELOSEVIC, Miodrag (Mike) - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta |
| BEUGNOT, Bernard - Département d'études françaises, Université de Montréal |
| BONIN, Bernard - École nationale d'administration publique |
| BOULAD-AYOUB, Josiane - Département de philosophie, Université du Québec à Montréal |
| BRODIE, Janine - Department of Political Science, University of Alberta |
| DAVIES, Gwendolyn - English and School of Graduate Studies, University of New Brunswick |
| DEMERS, Patricia - Department of English, University of Alberta |
| GRACE, Sherrill - Department of English, The University of British Columbia |
| HANSSON, Carolyn - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo |
| HRUDEY, Steve - Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta |
| KOLB, Bryan - Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge |
| LOCKWOOD, David - Institute for Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council Canada |
| MAHEU, Louis - Département de sociologie, Université de Montréal |
| MAJOR, Robert - Département de français, University of Ottawa |
| MARTIN, Peter - Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto |
| MCDANIEL, Susan - Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy, University of Lethbridge |
| MCGARRY, John - Department of Political Studies, Queen's University |
| MCLEAN, Alexander - Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto |
| MUSSIVAND, Tofy - Cardiovascular Devices Division, University of Ottawa |
| RACHUBINSKI, Richard - Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta |
| REID, John - Department of History, Saint Mary's University |
| REMPEL, Garry - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo |
| ROOTS, Betty - Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto |
| SAINT-PIERRE, Céline - Département de sociologie, Université du Québec à Montréal |
| SMITH, Daniel - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta |
| SOKOLOWSKI, Marla - Department of Biology, University of Toronto |
| WU, Ke - Department of Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal |
| YOUNG, R. Paul - Office of the Vice-President, Research, University of Toronto |
Contact Information:
The Royal Society of Canada
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