Eight awarded Queen’s Jubilee medals

Several past and present members of the UVic campus community were among those who received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal at a special ceremony during the monarch’s recent visit to Victoria.

The commemorative medal goes to Canadians who, over the past 50 years, have helped create the Canada of today through outstanding and exemplary achievement or service to the community or Canada as a whole.

Among the medal recipients were: professor emeritus Pat Martin Bates; former UVic chancellor Dr. William Gibson; former UVic board of governors chair George Kidd; current UVic geography professor Dr. David Chuen-Yan Lai; professor emeritus Dr. Gerald Moreau; current UVic chancellor Dr. Norma Mickelson; and former UVic presidents Dr. Howard Petch and Dr. David Strong.

The medals and certificates were presented to the recipients by Victoria MP David Anderson at a reception on Oct. 6.