Great Concordians
Concordia celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014.
To mark the occasion we honoured Great Concordians — authors, athletes, thinkers, public servants and entrepreneurs — who serve as models for our next generation of students.
Louise Archambault
Filmmaking and the tradition of excellence

Brigeen Badour
Making university possible

Maziar Bahari
Story of harrowing, 118-day capture adapted for big screen

Alexandre Bilodeau
JMSB’s two-time Olympic champion

Frank Chalk
Preventing genocide through research and advocacy

Yung Chang
Perfecting the craft of filmmaking

Corinne Charette
Canada’s top technology bureaucrat

Régine Chassagne
Arcade Fire co-founder sings for Haiti

Gina Cody
One of Canada’s top businesswomen

Daniel Cross
Activist, filmmaker and mentor

Barbara Davidson
Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist

André Desmarais
Business powerhouse and philanthropist

Stanley Drummond
Concordia’s father of biology
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Stanley Drummond
Concordia’s father of biology
Brian O’Neill Gallery
Canada’s beloved Irishman

Marc Gervais
Jesuit film scholar and peace advocate

Henry Habib
Political science from the 1960s onward

Norman D. Hébert
Dealership king and Concordia benefactor

Xavier-Henri Hervé
Engineering a better world through innovation

Lynn Hughes
The art of enabling research-creation

Virendra Jha
42 years with the Canadian Space Program

Father Emmett Johns
Official chaplain of the homeless

Barry Julien
Internationally renowned comedy writer

Micheline Lanctôt
A powerful presence in Quebec cinema for decades

George Lengvari, Jr.
Varsity basketball all-star and dedicated Concordia alumnus

Jason Edward Lewis
Making the indigenous future imaginary happen

Bernard Lonergan
A theological giant

Gabriel Bran Lopez
Youth Fusion founder keeps students in school

Loretta Mahoney
First female graduate Loyola College

Peter McAuslan
Sir George Williams' very own beer connoisseur

Carol McQueen
From Rhodes Scholar to peacebuilding advocate

L. Jacques Ménard
Vision, leadership, benevolence and commitment

Marguerite Mendell
International authority on economic policy

Guido Molinari
Enfant terrible of Canadian abstract painting

Calandra Karihwiióstha Montour
Kanien'kehá:ka and serial volunteer

Luca Patuelli
Dancer and motivational speaker

Annie Proulx
History, fiction, and award-winning stories

Richard J. Renaud
Philanthropist extraordinaire

Peter Guy Silverman
Award-winning broadcaster, consumer advocate and author

Jane Stewart
CSBN co-founder and neuroscience trailblazer

Georges Vanier
"The most important Canadian in history"

Maïr Verthuy
Champion of women’s studies

Jonathan Wener
Concordia chancellor and real estate entrepreneur




Each Great Concordian was selected by a special committee overseen by the Office of the Provost that included staff, faculty, university leaders, students and alumni representatives.