McGillians named to Order of Canada
Richard Cruess听is a former Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and a Core Member of the Centre for Medical Education at 香蕉视频. He served as Chair of Orthopedics (1976-1981) and was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine from 1981 to 1995. He was President of the Canadian Orthopedic Association (1977-1978), the American Orthopedic Research Society (1975-1976), and the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (1992-1994). Since 1995, with his wife, Sylvia Cruess, he has taught and carried out independent research on professionalism in medicine.
Susan French听(叠狈鈥�65)听named as an Officer of the Order, is a McGill alumna who taught Nursing at McGill in the 1960s before embarking on a 31-year career at McMaster University, where she served as Associate Dean of Health Sciences (Nursing) and Director of its School of Nursing from 1980 to 1990. After retiring from McMaster, she returned to McGill to be Director of the McGill School of Nursing from 2001 to 2005.
Prof. Philip Branton,听the Gilman Cheney Professor Department of Biochemistry, was also named an Officer of the Order, for his leadership in the development of a national cancer research framework and for his contributions to our understanding of tumour viruses and cell division regulation.
Other Officers include McGill alumni听Marion Bogo,听(BA鈥�63; MSW鈥�65) a renowned Professor of Social Work at the University of Toronto, for her achievements in the field of social work as a scholar and teacher, and for advancing the practice in Canada and abroad, and听David Goldbloom,听(MDCM鈥�81, Dip Psych鈥�85) a leader in psychiatric medicine, for his national leadership as a mental health clinician, educator and advocate, and for his involvement in a range of community endeavours.
Marcia Ann听Boyd听(DSc鈥�07 Honorary degree in Medicine) was named a Member of the Order for her contributions to the field of dentistry and for her stewardship of the profession.
Timothy Casgrain听(BA鈥�69), for whom the Tim Casgrain Fellowship at McGill was established in 2009 by the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) in recognition of his contributions to improving literacy and economic and fiscal capability in Canada, was named a Member of the Order of Canada.
Federal Court Judge听James Hugessen听(BCL鈥�57) was named a Member for his contributions to the advancement of disability law and for his dedication as a jurist.
Kari Polanyi Levitt,听Emerita Professor of Economics who came to McGill in 1961, was also named as a Member of the Order. The author of Silent Surrender: The Multinational Corporation in Canada, published in 1970, Prof. Levitt has been a leader in the examination of the economics of developing countries.
Alumnus听Malcolm Bruce McNiven听(BCL鈥�79) was named a Member 鈥渇or his broad and sustained commitment to the preservation and flourishing of Montr茅al culture and heritage.鈥�
Mona Nemer听(PhD Chemistry鈥�82), a leading researcher in cardiology and the University of Ottawa鈥檚 Vice-President of Research since 2006, was also named a Member of the Order. She had also been named a Companion of the l鈥橭rder National du Qu茅bec in 2010.
In addition,听Universit茅 de Montr茅al Rector Guy Breton, who once trained at McGill and and taught at the Neuro in the early 1980s, was named a Member of the Order.
Recipients will accept their insignias at a ceremony to be held later.
The Order of Canada was established in 1967, during Canada鈥檚 centennial year, to recognize outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Over the last 45 years, more than 6听000听people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order.
Photo: MCpl Serge Gouin, Rideau Hall