King Charles III Coronation Medal awarded to UdeM members
- UdeMNouvelles
03/31/2025
The Roger-Gaudry campus
Credit: Université de Montréal
Recognizing their outstanding contribution to Canada or on the international stage, the medal commemorates the crowning of the former Prince of Wales in 2022.
Members of the Université de Montréal community have been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal. Seven received theirs last Dec. 7 in a ceremony at HEC Montréal presided over by Quebec's lieutenant-governor, Manon Jeannotte.
Commemorating the crowning of the former Prince of Wales in 2022, the medal recognizes Canadians who have made significant contributions to the advancement of their field here or abroad in areas such as reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and service to others.
Recipients are also distinguished by, among other things, their dedication to environmental protection through sustainable practices and their role in promoting an inclusive and responsible society focused on equity and sustainability.
In alphabetical order, here's the list of recipients:
- Josée Aspinall, director of UdeM Legal Clinic
- Alexandre Beaudoin, biodiversity advisor to UdeM's Sustainable Development Unit
- Céline Bellot, professor in the School of Social Work
- Daniel Bichet, professor in the Departments of Medicine and of Pharmacology and Physiology
- Michèle Brochu, honorary professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
- Chantal Cara, professor in the Faculty of Nursing
- Francine Ducharme, professor in the Department of Pediatrics
- Sandro Echaquan, professor in the Faculty of Nursing
- Isabelle Ferdinand, clinical lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine
- Oumar Brahim Hamza, doctoral student in the School of Public Health
- Daniel Jutras, UdeM rector
- Yvette Mollen, professor in the Department of Linguistics and Translation
- Edward Ou Jin Lee, professor in the School of Social Work
- Geneviève Matte, professor in the Department of Neurosciences
- Jacinthe Pepin, faculty secretary and professor in the Faculty of Nursing
- Richard Robitaille, professor in the Department of Neurosciences
- Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, professor in the School of Social Work
- Yves Rondenay, assistant director of UdeM's Veterinary Hospital
- Sébastien Sauvé, professor in the Department of Chemistry
- Nathalie Sanon, training program manager at IVADO
- Christine Vande Velde, professor in the Department of Neurosciences
- Marie-Josée Hébert, vice-rector of research, discovery, creation and innovation, and professor in the Department of Medicine
