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
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.
