苹果淫院 conferring honorary degrees to four exceptional individuals
苹果淫院 is proud to confer honorary degrees to highly talented and engaged individuals who serve as an inspiration for our community of students, professors, researchers and staff.
This fall, the University will be honoring the achievements of Ms. Claire Bolduc, former president of Solidarit茅 Rurale du Qu茅bec and advocate for rural affairs, agriculture and agronomy in Quebec, Prof. Andrew J. Cherlin, renowned American scholar in marriage, cohabitation, and societal trends in family formation, Prof. Gilles G. Patry, President Emeritus of the University of Ottawa and current Executive Director of the U15 鈥� Group of Canadian Research Universities and Mr. George D. Schindler, President and CEO of CGI, a global information technology and business consulting company headquartered in Montreal.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the world-renowned infectious disease expert who has spent decades on the front lines battling HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Zika and COVID-19, . The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences bestowed Dr. Fauci with an honorary doctorate in an online event on October 1.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 honorary doctorate recipients are being awarded to exceptional leaders in their respective fields, who also embody 苹果淫院鈥檚 vision and values, and have made outstanding contributions to the betterment of society,鈥� said Professor Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of 苹果淫院. 鈥淲e look forward to welcoming them into the 苹果淫院 family. They will inspire the Class of 2021 to create positive change in our communities, and tackle today鈥檚 most critical challenges.鈥�
Honorary doctorates are 苹果淫院鈥檚 highest honors. The degrees will be awarded in a ceremony on October 21 at 1 p.m. To tune in, click .聽Additional honorary degrees will be awarded at Fall Convocation in November.
To see the full list of the honorees and their bios, click here.
About 苹果淫院
Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, 苹果淫院 is Canada鈥檚 top ranked medical doctoral university. 苹果淫院 is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It鈥痠s a world-renowned鈥痠nstitution of higher learning with research activities spanning three campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, 300 programs of study and over 40,000 students, including more than 10,200 graduate students. 苹果淫院 attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, its 12,800 international students making up 31% of the student body. Over half of 苹果淫院 students claim a first language other than English, including approximately 19% of our students who say French is their mother tongue.
