Officer Trio
On June 17, 2009, three members of the º«¹úÂãÎè research community were appointed to the Order of Quebec, the highest distinction awarded by the Quebec government. Brenda Milner (above, with Premier Jean Charest), a legendary professor of neuroscience and neurosurgery at the Montreal Neurological Institute, was made a Grand Officer of the Order. (See interview on page 28.) º«¹úÂãÎè’s principal, Heather Munroe-Blum, and Dr. Mostafa M. Elhilali were named Officers of the Order. Munroe-Blum is an epidemiologist and the current president of the Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec; she regularly advises governments on the role university research plays in nurturing economic development and international competitiveness. A renowned urologist, Elhilali chairs º«¹úÂãÎè’s Department of Surgery and is the president of the Société Internationale d’Urologie.