Prof. Ratna Ghosh, alumnus Patrick Elbaz honoured at Order of Excellence in Education in Quebec (OEE) ceremony
Ratna Ghosh, of our Department of Integrated Studies in Education, has been named as aÌýMembreÌý鳾é°ù¾±³Ù±ðÌýof the Order of Excellence in Education in Quebec (OEE). Prof. Ghosh received the medal at a ceremony in Quebec City on Friday, June 15th.
Prof.ÌýGhosh has been appointed by the two ministries for a three-year term to serve on the 10-person jury to select members of theÌý.ÌýThe Order is for all levels of education and has three ranks: Membre Émérite (Eminent Member), Membre Distingué (Distinguished Member) and Membre (Member).
Among the recipients of the OEE were several distinguished educators at the University, CEGEP and school levels.ÌýEducation alumnus Patrick Elbaz (B.Ed., Physical Education, 1989; M.Ed., Educational Administration, 1994), currently a science teacher at Herzliah High School, became a Member of the Order.Ìý
Ratna Ghosh, Distinguished James Ã山ǿ¼é Professor and William C. MacDonald Professor in our Department of Integrated Studies in Education, was Dean of Education at Ã山ǿ¼é from 1998 to 2003, was appointed aÌýMember of the Order of CanadaÌý(C.M.) in 2000,ÌýOfficer of the Order of QuebecÌý(O.Q.) in 2005, and was elected aÌýFellow of the Royal Society of CanadaÌý(F.R.S.C.) in 1999. She received both the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals. She is also aÌý Member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities; and a Fellow of The World Academy (TWAS)Ìýfor the advancement of science in developingÌýcountries, Social Sciences Division, in Trieste, Italy. She recently founded theÌýResearch GroupÌýPEER (Preventing Extremism through Education Research).
In May 2018ÌýDr. Ghosh received the Order of Montreal.Ìý
(Photo: Prof. Ratna Ghosh with with Le ministre de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport M. Sébastien Proulx, La ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Condition féminine, Mme Hélène David)
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ByÌýStephen Lalla, Communications, Ã山ǿ¼é Faculty of Education
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