Date & time
Monday, May 25, 2026
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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Alumni Recognition Awards Celebration 2026
Cost
$65 (includes cocktail dînatoire)
Organization
University Advancement
Contact
Where
Maison Alcan
1188 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal
Join the Concordia University Alumni Association to recognize and honour our outstanding community members at the 34th annual Alumni Recognition Awards. We look forward to celebrating the many accomplishments of this year’s cohort.
CBC Montreal host Sudha Krishnan, BA 99, will be our emcee.
Monday, May 25, 2026
5:30 p.m. Registration/doors open
6:15 – 8:30 p.m. Awards ceremony and cocktail dînatoire
- $65 (includes cocktail dînatoire)
Register by May 16.
2026 Award Recipients
Humberto Santos Award of Merit and Service
Rana Ghorayeb, BA 97, MEng 01
Honorary Life Membership
Lenore Vosberg
Benoît Pelland Alumnus of the Year
Alex Ionescu, BCompSc 12
MBA Alumnus of the Year
Gaetan Lefebvre, BComm 86, EMBA 06
John F. Lemieux Medal
Alexandra Kindrat, PhD 18
Hayfa Akoubi, BSc 17, BSc 22
International Excellence Award
Hong Deng, MEng 01
Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award
Lai-King Hum, BA 85
Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award
Sharon-May Nelson, BSc 97, BEng 10
Outstanding Student Leader Award
June Aldinucci
Emcee: Sudha Krishnan, BA 99
Sudha Krishnan is a multi-platform host and senior journalist at CBC Montreal.
Born and raised in Montreal, Krishnan worked as a local reporter at CBC Montreal before heading out west for 10 years, covering Alberta and Saskatchewan for Global, Citytv and Omni.
She returned to her hometown in 2012 as the late lineup editor for CBC Montreal News at 11. She took on other roles as a host, radio newsreader and reporter, covering the floods of 2017, the Indigenous blockades and the COVID-19 crisis in long-term care homes.
Krishnan has won awards for her reporting and is a proud alumna of the Concordia University Department of Journalism.
Outside journalism, Krishnan is a Indian Classical dancer and teacher and loves power walking in and around Montreal’s vibrant neighbourhoods.