The McGill University Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement

In order to acknowledge retired members of McGill University's academic staff who are uniquely deserving in light of their exceptional contributions to their discipline, to the University and to society at large, the University established a Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement (the McGill Medal).  

Nominations for the McGill Medal are reviewed by the President's Advisory Committee for the Conferral of the McGill University Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement, which is chaired by the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic). The Advisory Committee makes conferral recommendations to the Honorary Degrees and Convocations Committee, which in turn makes recommendations to Senate. 

Current Membership of the President's Advisory Committee for the Conferral of the McGill University Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement:

Five Members:

  • Professor Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) - ex officio (Chair)
  • Professor David Theodore (Architecture, ENGINEERING) - 2024
  • Professor Marguerite Deslauriers (Philosophy, ARTS) - 2024
  • Professor Niky Kamran (Mathematics and Statistics, SCIENCE) - 2025
  • TBD

 

Members' terms begin September 1, and end August 31 of the indicated year.

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Past winners of the McGill Medal

2023

William Caplin - Schulich School of Music

2022

Phil Gold - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

2021

Nancy J. Adler - Desautels Faculty of Management

2020

Barry Posner - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Leon Glass - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

John Rea - Schulich School of Music

2019

No recipient

2018

Jorge Angeles - Faculty of Engineering

2017

Brenda Milner - Faculty of Medicine

2016

John Bergeron - Faculty of Medicine

Philip Branton - Faculty of Medicine

Donald Taylor - Faculty of Science

2015

No recipient

2014

Roderick Macdonald - Faculty of Law

2013

No recipient

2012

Margaret Lock - Faculty of Medicine/Faculty of Arts

2011

No recipient

2010

Aberto J. Aguayo - Faculty of Medicine

Adi Eisenberg - Faculty of Science

Lawrence Mysak - Faculty of Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

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