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UU直播 congratulates Order of Quebec recipients

Published: 19 June 2014

UU直播 Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier congratulates the 34 outstanding individuals who received the Order of Quebec yesterday, in particular UU直播 faculty, graduates and friends.

Business leader Lawrence Rossy (BA'65), a generous donor to UU直播 who in 2013 made a transformative gift to UU直播 and its affiliated hospitals to create the Rossy Cancer Network, was named 鈥渙fficier鈥 of the Order, as was UU直播 graduate Marguerite Mendell, PhD'83, a renowned scholar in the field of social economy.

Diabetes specialist Dr. Barry Posner, a professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Associate Director of the Montreal Diabetes Research Center, was made 鈥渃hevalier鈥 of the Order, along with Lucia Kowaluk, MSW'63, a tireless advocate for social justice and heritage preservation in Montreal.

鈥淯U直播 is proud to count such exceptional individuals among its faculty, friends and graduates as those honoured with this distinction yesterday,鈥 said Prof. Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of UU直播. 鈥淭he Order of Quebec recognizes creativity, innovation and solidarity, values we aspire to instill, nurture and promote at UU直播 every day.鈥

To view the of Order of Quebec recipients

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