Kudos

Richard Pound, BA 63, LLD 10, was awarded a Frank Game Prize from the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Edward John Allen, BA 65, won the 2023 Spirit of Skiing Award from the New England Ski Museum.

Dominique Blain, BFA 79, received a 2024 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts for Artistic Achievement.

Edeet Ravel, MA 85, won the Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature at the Quebec Writers’ Federation Literary Awards gala for her novel A Boy Is Not a Ghost.

Nelson Henricks, BFA 94, was awarded the 2023 Prix Louis Comtois for his contributions to Montreal’s contemporary art scene.

Gwen Tolbart, BA 95, became the first Canadian journalist and first meteorologist to be inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame.

Patricia Occhiuto, GrDip 97, was a finalist for a Quebec Business Women’s Award from the Quebec Business Women’s Network.

Aphrodite Salas, MA 99, along with her team of Concordia student journalists, community partners in Inukjuak, Northern Que., and CTV News Montreal, won the Best Canadian Local News Award from RTDNA Canada for “Arctic Shift to Clean Energy.”

Nakuset, BA 00, was honoured by the City of Côte Saint-Luc with a plaque on its Human Rights Walkway in Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park.

Karen Cho, BFA 01, won a $30,000 film grant from Project: Hatched 2023.

Dawit Petros, BFA 03, was a finalist for the 2023 Prix Louis-Comtois.

Deborah Vanslet, BA 03, was a co-winner of the Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize at the Quebec Writers’ Federation Literary Awards gala for her story “Laughter in the Rain.”

Julie Hubert, BComm 04, was a finalist for a Quebec Business Women’s Award from the Quebec Business Women’s Network.

Danielle Nguyen, BEng 04, was a finalist for a Quebec Business Women’s Award from the Quebec Business Women’s Network.

Aaron Derfel, BA 06, was the winner of the Local News Prize from the Canadian Hillman Prizes for Journalism.

Katia Grubisic, MA 06, was the winner of the Cole Foundation Prize for Translation at the Quebec Writers’ Federation Literary Awards gala for her translation of David Clerson’s Dormir sans tête (To See Out the Night).

Éric St-Pierre, BA 06, was shortlisted for the Jack Layton Progress Prize by the Broadbent Institute.

Lana Khoury, BComm 08, was a finalist for a Quebec Business Women’s Award from the Quebec Business Women’s Network.

Sarah Bernstein, BA 09, was the winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Study for Obedience.

Mélanie Demers, BFA 09, multidisciplinary artist and choreographer, received the National Arts Centre Award.

Rémi Quirion, DSc 11, was bestowed the Science Diplomacy Award for Science Advice with Global Impact at the Science Forum South Africa.

Emily Skahan, BFA 11, whose alias is Georgette, was named Artist of the Year for the central Quebec region by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

Johnnie Vu, BComm 11, was named one of The Peak’s Emerging Leaders 2024 in the Finance and Investing category.

Meryam Joobeur, BFA 13, was selected for official competition in the 74th Berlin International Film Festival for her film Who Do I Belong To?

Andrew Labbad, MBA 13, was among Wealth Professional’s Top 40 Under 40 Rising Stars for 2023.

Corinne Boyer, BA 17, was among six recipients of the inaugural Canadian Journalism Foundation-Narcity News Creator Fellowships.

Jessica Barile, BA 19, GrDip 20, was among six recipients of the inaugural Canadian Journalism Foundation-Narcity News Creator Fellowships.

Mara Eagle, MFA 20, was a finalist for the 2023 Pierre-Ayot Prize.

Emily Kroft, MSc 21, was named one of Corporate Knights’ 30 Under 30 Conservation Leaders of 2023.

Jennifer Flanagan, DSc 22, received a 2023 Bold Woman Award by Veuve Clicquot.

Joyce Joumaa, BFA 22, was a finalist for the 2023 Pierre-Ayot Prize.

Suzanne Kite, PhD 23, received a Ruth Award, a new prize awarded by the Ruth Foundation for the Arts to contemporary artists working in North America.

Justine Martin, BFA 23, was shortlisted for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short Film category for Oasis.

ORDER OF CANADA

Six members of the Concordia community were among 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada, announced by Governor General Mary Simon. This highest distinction recognizes people across sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to their communities and society:

• Osama E. Moselhi, PhD 78, Member
• Louis H. Francescutti, BSc 80, Member
• Richard J. Burzynski, Attd. 83, Officer
• Lino A. Saputo, BA 89, Member
• Kim Thúy, LLD 17, Member
• Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, LLD 18, Companion

WHITNEY BIENNIAL

Three alumnae were among 71 artists selected to feature their artwork at the 81st Whitney Biennial: "Even Better Than the Real Thing," which opened on March 20 and runs until August 11:

• Lotus L. Kang, BFA 08
• Suzanne Kite, PhD 23
• Alisi Telengut, BFA 13, MFA 16

PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY GROUP

Concordia welcomes 12 community leaders to the new President’s Advisory Group, an informal consultative body that will provide diverse perspectives on complex issues facing the university and higher-education sector:

• Morton S. Minc, BA 67, chair
• Nahlah Ayed, LLD 16
• Yolande James
• Vickie Joseph
• Mélanie La Couture
• Larry Markowitz
• Brigitte Monneau
• Sabaa Quao, BComm 89
• Paule Robitaille
• Allan Rock
• Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer
• Thupten Jinpa