Provost's Circle of Distinction
Inclusion in the Circle formally celebrates the receipt of external awards of distinction for career achievements, fellowships with external bodies and other formal recognitions.
2024 recipients
Faculty of Arts and Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Mireille Paquet | Department of Political Science | Member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| Pedro Peres-Neto | Department of Biology | Fellow of the Ecological Society of America |
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Ayhan Ince | Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering | Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
2023 recipients
Faculty of Arts and Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Selvadurai Dayanandan | Department of Biology | 2022 Mary Elliot Award from the Canadian Botanical Association |
| Adam Radomsky | Department of Psychology | Fellowship in the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), Clinical Psychology section |
Faculty of Fine Arts
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Chih-Chien Wang | Department of Studio Arts | 2020 Prix Louis-Comtois |
| Angélique Willkie | Department of Contemporary Dance | Prix interprète de la danse de Montréal 2022 |
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Glatard | Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering | 2022 member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| Emad Shihab | Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering | 2022 member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| Youmin Zhang | Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering | 2023 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Circle induction announcements
Past recipients
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Thanh Dang-Vu | Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology | College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Prosper Dovonon | Department of Economics | Fellow of the Econometric Society |
| Gilles Peslherbe | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Deanna Bowen | Department of Studio Arts | 2020 Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media arts and 2021 Scotiabank Photography Award |
| Juan Carlos Castro | Department of Art Education | 2022 National Higher Education Art Educator award from the National Art Education Association |
| Jason Lewis | Department of Design and Computation Arts | 2021 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Kathleen Vaughan | Department of Art Education | 2021 member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Karim Zaghib | Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering | 2021 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Eric H. Reiter | Department of History | Governor General’s History Award in Scholarly research |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Hannah Claus | Department of Studio Arts | The Eiteljorg Fellowship and the Prix Giverny Capital |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Akshay Kumar Rathore | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Fellowship of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Lisa Serbin | Department of Psychology |
Fellowship in both the Canadian and American Psychological Associations |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Nadia Myre | Department of Studio Arts |
Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec and Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts |
| Alice Ming Wai Jim | Department of Art History |
Royal Society of Canada |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Chadi Assi | Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Christian Moreau | Concordia Institute of Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI) |
Fellowship of the American Society of Metals |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Jean-Philippe Warren | Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Member of the Royal Society of Canada |
| André Roy | Faculty of Arts and Science | Member of the Ordre de l'excellence en education |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Martha Langford | Department of Art History | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Catherine Mulligan | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Recipient of the Engineering Institute of Canada's John B. Stirling Medal |
| Habib Benali | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Simon Bacon | Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology | 2017 Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research; 2016 Fellow of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society |
| Louis Patrick Leroux | Département d'études françaises; Department of English | 2017 member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Zhibin Ye | Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering | Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Damon Matthews | Department of Geography, Planning and Environment | 2017 Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| Diane Poulin-Dubois | Department of Psychology | 2017 recipient of the Prix Acfas Thérèse Gouin-Décarie for social science |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Haidee Wasson | Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema | Service Award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Fieldnotes project |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| John Capobianco | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | 2015 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Sandra Paikowsky | Department of Art History | 2015 Member of the Order of Canada |
| David Pariser | Department of Art Education | 2016 Distinguished Fellow of the American National Art Education Association; 2008 Gaitskell Award from the Canadian Society for Education through Art; 2001 fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 10 — Psychology and the Arts |
| John Molson School of Business | ||
| Emilio Boulianne | Department of Accountancy | Lifetime member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada; Fellow of Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA) |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Steven High | Department of History | 2014 inaugural Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| Vincent Martin | Department of Biology | 2014 inaugural Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Hoi Dick Ng | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | Fellow of the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Eleanor Bond | Department of Studio Arts | 2015 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
| Erin Manning | Department of Studio Arts | 2014 inaugural Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| John Molson School of Business | ||
| Michel Magnan | Department of Accountancy | 2014 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Philippe Caignon | Département d'études françaises | 3M Award winner, 2014 |
| Ann English | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada, 2014 |
| Ted McCormick | Department of History | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, 2010 |
| Marguerite Mendell | School of Community and Public Affairs | Prix du Québec (Prix Marie-Andrée-Bertrand), 2013 |
| Malcolm Whiteway | Department of Biology | Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, 2008 |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Amir Aghdam | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), 2014 |
| Waizuddin Ahmed | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013 |
| Robin Drew | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), 2013 |
| Abdel Sebak | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), 2014 |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Micheline Lanctôt | Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema | Jutra Homage, 2014 |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Ira Robinson | Department of Religion | Louis Rosenberg Canadian Jewish Studies Distinguished Service Award, 2013 |
| Lorna Roth | Department of Communication Studies | YWCA’s Woman of Distinction Award, education |
| Dale Stack | Department of Psychology | Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, 2012; Dean's Award for Distinguished Scholarship, 2012 |
Gina Cody of Engineering and Computer Science |
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| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Adam Krzyzak | Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011 |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Daniel Cross | Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema | Emmy Awards, 2012; Golden Horse Award, 2013 |
| John Molson School of Business | ||
| Jordan LeBel | Department of Marketing | 3M Award Winner, 2013 |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Shannon McSheffrey | Department of History | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, 2002 |
| Viviane Namaste | Simone de Beauvoir Institute | Plaque Honorifique Christine Jorgensen, 2005; Award for Action in HIV/AIDS, 2009; Outstanding Book Award, 2011 |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Andreas Athienitis | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering; Concordia University Research Fellow (Senior), 2010 |
| Rama Bhat | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | Fellow of the Canadian and American Societies for Mechanical Engineering and the Engineering Institute of Canada |
| Ahmed Kishk | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 1998 |
| Oscar Pekau | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Award, Tsinghua University in Beijing, 2001; Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 2011 |
| Pragasen Pillay | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2005; Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2005; Order of Mapungubwe, Silver Level, South Africa |
| John Molson School of Business | ||
| Steven Appelbaum | Department of Management | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, 1990; Leaders in Management Educations Award, 1998; Outstanding Teaching Award, 1994 and 1999 |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Philip Abrami | Department of Education | Whitworth Award for Education Research from the Canadian Education Association, 2010 |
| Saul Carliner | Department of Education | Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication, 2000 |
| Norman Ingram | Department of History | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, 2009 |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Martin Pugh | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME), 2011; President’s Excellence in Teaching Award, 2011 |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Raymonde April | Department of Studio Arts | Officer of the Order of Canada, 2010 |
| Geneviève Cadieux | Department of Studio Arts | Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, 2011 |
| François-Marc Gagnon | Department of Art History | Prix Gérard-Morisset (Prix du Québec), 2010 |
| John Molson School of Business | ||
| Gary Johns | Department of Management | Fellow of the Academy of Management, 2010 |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Calvin Kalman | Department of Physics and Science College | Canadian Association of Physicists with the Medal for Excellence in Teaching Physics, 1999 |
| Ronald Rudin | Department of History | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2009; Book Award, National Council of Public History (USA), 2010 |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Ali Dolatabadi | Department of Mechanica and Industrial Engineering | Fellows of the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering, 2009 |
| Abdel Sebak | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Fellows of the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering, 2009 |
| Ramin Sedaghati | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2009 |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | ||
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
| Christopher Jackson | Department of Music | Fellow into the Royal Society of Canada, 2009 |
| Françoise Sullivan | Department of Studio Arts | Officer, Order of Canada, 2009 |
| Faculty of Arts and Science | |
|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation |
| Shimon Amir | Department of Psychology |
| Yogendra Chaubey | Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Michel Despland | Department of Religion |
| John Harnad | Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Peter Shizgal | Department of Psychology |
| Sherry Simon | Département d'études françaises |
| Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science | |
| Name | Affiliation |
| M. Omair Ahmad | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Sabah Alkass | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Prabir Bhattacharya | Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering |
| Vasek Chvatal | Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering |
| Maria Elektorowicz | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Nabil Esmail | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Paul Fazio | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Fariborz Haghighat | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Adel Hanna | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Suong Van Hoa | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| John McKay | Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering and Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Osama Moselhi | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Hany Moustapha | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Muthukumaran Packirisamy | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Marius Paraschivoiu | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Subhash Rakheja | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Ventatanarayana Ramachandran | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Amruthur S. Ramamurthy | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Theodore Stathopoulos | Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Ion Stiharu | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Ching Y. Suen | Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering |
| M. N. S. Swamy | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Georgios Vatistas | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Faculty of Fine Arts | |
| Name | Affiliation |
| Raymonde April | Department of Studio Arts |
| François-Marc Gagnon | Department of Art History |
| Françoise Sullivan | Department of Studio Arts |
| John Molson School of Business | |
| Arshad Ahmad | Department of Finance |
| Michel Laroche | Department of Marketing |
| Stylianos Perrakis | Department of Finance |
| Mahesh C. Sharma | Department of Decision Sciences and MIS |