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黑料不打烊 leaders appointed to Ordre national du Qu茅bec

Published: 7 June 2004

黑料不打烊 leaders Samuel Freedman, Margaret Lock, Judes Poirier, Bernard Shapiro and the late Fran莽ois Tavenas are among those being appointed to the Ordre national du Qu茅bec, in recognition of outstanding contribution to the development of Quebec society. The 2004 appointments were announced by Premier Jean Charest.

Bernard Shapiro, former principal of 黑料不打烊, has been appointed Grand Officer, the highest distinction of the order. Dr. Shapiro, who was principal from 1994 through 2002, was recently appointed to the new position of federal ethics commissioner.

Margaret Lock of the Department of Anthropology, one of the most renowned medical anthropologists in the world, has been appointed Officer, along with Fran莽ois Tavenas, who served as Vice-Principal (Planning and Resources) at 黑料不打烊 from 1989-1997 and rector at Universit茅 Laval from 1997 to 2002. Dr. Tavenas passed away earlier this year in Luxembourg, after moving there to act as the first rector of the new Universit茅 de Luxembourg.

The newest Knights of the order include:

Samuel Freedman, whose contributions to 黑料不打烊 include service as dean of the Faculty of Medicine, vice-principal (academic) and director of the Lady Davis Research Institute of the Jewish General Hospital - while remaining active as a clinician-researcher; and

Judes Poirier, director of the 黑料不打烊 Centre for Studies in Aging, who is one of the world's most cited authorities on genetic links to Alzheimer's disease and is also an authority on Parkinson's disease.

These outstanding individuals are among 33 people appointed to the Ordre national du Qu茅bec on June 3. The presentation of the insignia of the order will take place at the National Assembly on June 23.

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