Marvin Westwood, a professor in the Department of Education has received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Westwood is one of the founders of the Veterans Transition Program, a UBC program that helps former members of the Canadian military make the transition back to civilian life.
Nassif Ghoussoub, a professor of mathematics and the founding director of the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Ghoussoub served as PIMS’ director from 1996 to 2003 and was a co-founder of the MITACS Network of Centres of Excellence and founded the Banff International Research Station in 2003, of which he is scientific director. For more information, click here.
Lynn Beattie, professor emerita in the Department of Medicine, has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contribution to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) through the Alzheimer Society of B.C. Beattie is the director of the Clinic for AD and Related Disorders at UBC Hospital and was the founding Head of the UBC Division of Geriatric Medicine. For more information, click here.
The medals mark the 2012 celebration of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne and serves to honour significant contributions and achievements by Canadians.
