Provost's Circle of Distinction
Inclusion in the Circle formally celebrates the receipt of external awards of distinction for career achievements, fellowships with external bodies and other formal recognitions.
2026 recipients
Faculty of Arts and Science
Krista Byers-Heinlein
Prix Étoile montante, Fonds de recherche du Québec
Professor
Department of Psychology
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
Hassan Rivaz
Elected to Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Past recipients
Faculty of Arts and Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| David Howes | Sociology and Anthropology | Fellow, Royal Society of Canada |
| Rosemary Reily | Applied Human Science | Recipient of the 3M Teaching Award |
| Dajana Vuckovic | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Recipient of the Society Medal of the Metabolomics Society and the PerkinElmer Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy Award |
Faculty of Fine Arts
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Harnden | Creative Arts Therapies | External awards received for the film, You Arrive |
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Roch Glitho | Information Systems Engineering | Recipient of the Canadian Academy of Engineering |
| Xia Li | Chemical and Materials Engineering | Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Liangzhu Wang | Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers |
John Molson School of Business
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Anne-Marie Croteau | John Molson School of Business | Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal |
Faculty of Arts and Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Mireille Paquet | Department of Political Science | Member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| Pedro Peres-Neto | Department of Biology | Fellow of the Ecological Society of America |
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Ayhan Ince | Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering | Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
Faculty of Arts and Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Selvadurai Dayanandan | Department of Biology | 2022 Mary Elliot Award from the Canadian Botanical Association |
| Adam Radomsky | Department of Psychology | Fellowship in the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), Clinical Psychology section |
Faculty of Fine Arts
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Chih-Chien Wang | Department of Studio Arts | 2020 Prix Louis-Comtois |
| Angélique Willkie | Department of Contemporary Dance | Prix interprète de la danse de Montréal 2022 |
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Glatard | Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering | 2022 member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| Emad Shihab | Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering | 2022 member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
| Youmin Zhang | Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering | 2023 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Faculty of Arts and Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Thanh Dang-Vu | Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology | College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Prosper Dovonon | Department of Economics | Fellow of the Econometric Society |
| Gilles Peslherbe | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada |
Faculty of Fine Arts
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Deanna Bowen | Department of Studio Arts | 2020 Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media arts and 2021 Scotiabank Photography Award |
| Juan Carlos Castro | Department of Art Education | 2022 National Higher Education Art Educator award from the National Art Education Association |
| Jason Lewis | Department of Design and Computation Arts | 2021 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Kathleen Vaughan | Department of Art Education | 2021 member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Karim Zaghib | Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering | 2021 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
Faculty of Arts and Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Eric H. Reiter | Department of History | Governor General’s History Award in Scholarly research |
Faculty of Fine Arts
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Claus | Department of Studio Arts | The Eiteljorg Fellowship and the Prix Giverny Capital |
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
| Name | Affiliation | In recognition of |
|---|---|---|
| Akshay Kumar Rathore | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Fellowship of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering |